    [Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
    [S. 1071 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

            S.1071

                         One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                     of the

                            United States of America

                              AT THE FIRST SESSION

               Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
             the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five

                                     An Act

    To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities
    of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
    activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
             strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

        Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
    United States of America in Congress assembled,
    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
        This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2026''.
    SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
        (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into 8 divisions as follows:
            (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
            (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
            (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security
        Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
            (4) Division D--Funding Tables.
            (5) Division E--Department of State Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2026.
            (6) Division F--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2026.
            (7) Division G--Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025.
            (8) Division H--Other Matters.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:
    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
    Sec. 3. Definitions.
    Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
    Sec. 5. Joint explanatory statement.

                DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                              TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

                            Subtitle B--Army Programs

    Sec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.
    Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft.
    Sec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-
              range assault aircraft.
    Sec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation
              Command and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army.

                            Subtitle C--Navy Programs

    Sec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical
              fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve.
    Sec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned
              surface vessels.
    Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers;
              modification of prohibition on availability of funds for
              legacy waterborne security barriers.
    Sec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program.
    Sec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program.
    Sec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to
              support continuous production of Virginia-class submarines.
    Sec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships.
    Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing,
              and Messing Barges.
    Sec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain
              Navy vessels.
    Sec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft.
    Sec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program.
    Sec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and
              repair parts in Navy budget justification materials.

                         Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

    Sec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air
              refueling tanker aircraft.
    Sec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft.
    Sec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
              relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
    Sec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter
              aircraft force structure.
    Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
    Sec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber
              aircraft squadrons.
    Sec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10
              aircraft.
    Sec. 148. Preservation of retired KC-10 aircraft.
    Sec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E-3 airborne
              warning and control system aircraft.
    Sec. 150. B-21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices.
    Sec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap.
    Sec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and
              reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force.
    Sec. 153. Report on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.
    Sec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on
              acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability.

            Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

    Sec. 161. Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft.
    Sec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and
              contracting related to foreign-made light detection and
              ranging.
    Sec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination
              or production line shutdown for E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.
    Sec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC-46 aircraft pending
              certification on correction of deficiencies.
    Sec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F-35 aircraft.
    Sec. 166. Annual GAO reviews of the F-35 aircraft program.

              TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

         Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 211. Modification to authority to award prizes for advanced
              technology achievements.
    Sec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense
              laboratories and other entities for research and development
              of technologies for military missions.
    Sec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,
              test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or
              furnishing of test facilities and equipment.
    Sec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for
              fundamental research collaboration with certain academic
              institutions.
    Sec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies
              for management and certification of Link 16 military tactical
              data link network.
    Sec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced
              Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with
              critical research and development expertise.
    Sec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense
              acquisition programs.
    Sec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation
              oversight.
    Sec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and
              evaluation infrastructure.
    Sec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies
              relating to digital engineering.
    Sec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program.
    Sec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program.
    Sec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence
              Institute.
    Sec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing.
    Sec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and
              long-range weapons.
    Sec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration.
    Sec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to
              enhance weapon system platforms.
    Sec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring
              systems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor
              aircraft.
    Sec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for
              institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.
    Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with
              requirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition
              Office.
    Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of
              research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint
              conventional armaments and ammunition.
    Sec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software.
    Sec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of
              Defense for Research and Engineering pending report on study
              results.

                        Subtitle C--Biotechnology Matters

    Sec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial
              manufacturing processes.
    Sec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office.
    Sec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program.
    Sec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program.
    Sec. 245. Biological data for artificial intelligence.
    Sec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy.
    Sec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of
              biotechnology within the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance.

                  Subtitle D--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and
              investment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office.
    Sec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology
              areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.
    Sec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and
              evaluation laboratories and facilities.

                      TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

    Sec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and
              remediation in annual report on defense environmental
              programs.
    Sec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or
              hybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings.
    Sec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire
              prevention and response.
    Sec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of
              fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam.
    Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of
              personal protective equipment for firefighters containing
              perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
    Sec. 317. Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose
              private drinking water is contaminated with
              perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid
              substances from Department of Defense activities.
    Sec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and
              operational nuclear energy.
    Sec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.
    Sec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial
              weather data.
    Sec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy.
    Sec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from
              perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
    Sec. 323.  Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in
              Guam.
    Sec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of
              perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

                      Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

    Sec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of
              certain mishaps.
    Sec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and
              services for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations.
    Sec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for
              unspecified minor military construction.
    Sec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of
              global contested logistics posture management.
    Sec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of
              firefighting or security-guard functions.
    Sec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal
              property matters.
    Sec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and
              readiness of certain naval surface vessels.
    Sec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for
              implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
              of the Navy.
    Sec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on
              operational status of amphibious warship fleet.
    Sec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements.
    Sec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.
    Sec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational
              exercises.
    Sec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of
              declining aircraft readiness rates.
    Sec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance.
    Sec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation
              logistics for household goods.
    Sec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence
              capabilities into logistics operations.
    Sec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment.
    Sec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force
              Special Operations Component Command.
    Sec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance.
    Sec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army.

                    Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Munitions

    Sec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total
              Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers.
    Sec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained
              Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers.
    Sec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used
              by the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous
              conflicts.

                            Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local
              governments affected by depot reductions.
    Sec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs
              during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries.
    Sec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety.
    Sec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system.
    Sec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System.
    Sec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System.
    Sec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air
              carriers.
    Sec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and
              facilities.
    Sec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain
              transportation service providers.
    Sec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the
              area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
              Command.
    Sec. 382. Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam.
    Sec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the
              Armed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the
              Indo-Pacific region.
    Sec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter
              training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

                   TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                            Subtitle A--Active Forces

    Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.

                           Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

    Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
    Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
              Reserves.
    Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
    Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active
              duty for operational support.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations; Reports

    Sec. 421. Military personnel.
    Sec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements.

                       TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                           Subtitle A--Officer Policy

    Sec. 501. Space Force general officer management.
    Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air
              Force to the Space Force.
    Sec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board
              reports and promotion lists.
    Sec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools
              for education required for appointment.
    Sec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for
              reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for
              general and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and
              O-8.
    Sec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General.
    Sec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on
              successive selection boards for boards to consider officers
              for promotion to major general or rear admiral.
    Sec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions.

                    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

    Sec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National
              Guard and Air Force National Guard.
    Sec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a
              State disaster.
    Sec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of
              National Guard to perform homeland defense activities.
    Sec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and
              response training.
    Sec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components:
              consideration of amount of time of service in activation;
              authority to waive limitation on release from active duty.

          Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

    Sec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification;
              expansion.
    Sec. 522. Women's initiative teams.
    Sec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of
              Defense.
    Sec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability
              Evaluation System reviews.
    Sec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and
              exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions.
    Sec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent
              change of station.

                      Subtitle D--Recruitment and Accession

    Sec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools.
    Sec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by
              individuals denied enlistment.
    Sec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose
              score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a
              prescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory
              course.
    Sec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration.

                           Subtitle E--Member Training

    Sec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor
              qualifications.
    Sec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
    Sec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training.
    Sec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant
              Learning initiative of the Navy.
    Sec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security
              law.
    Sec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve
              Officers' Training Corps instructors.
    Sec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and
              spatial computing for performance training and proficiency
              assessment.
    Sec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve
              Officers' Training Corps of the Army.
    Sec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.

                          Subtitle F--Member Education

    Sec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility
              detail as a student at a law school.
    Sec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions
              regarding professional military education.
    Sec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for
              professional military education.
    Sec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass
              Destruction Studies.
    Sec. 555. Military service academy nominations.
    Sec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and
              midshipmen.
    Sec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of
              Representatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service
              Academies.
    Sec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy.
    Sec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air
              Force Institute of Technology.
    Sec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or
              activities at the military service academies that are
              designated for women or girls.
    Sec. 559B. Organization of Army War College.

              Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

    Sec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates.
    Sec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders.
    Sec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful
              broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the
              Uniform Code of Military Justice.
    Sec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training
              guidance.
    Sec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military
              installations.
    Sec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of
              abusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military
              Justice.
    Sec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive
              article for child pornography-related offenses under the
              Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                          Subtitle H--Career Transition

    Sec. 571. Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program;
              reports.
    Sec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance
              Program.
    Sec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals
              retiring or separating from the Armed Forces.

        Subtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education

    Sec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a
              military child development center.
    Sec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees
              in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education
              Activity.
    Sec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the
              reserve components.
    Sec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for
              students of Defense Dependent Schools.
    Sec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and
              military child development centers.
    Sec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to
              members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.
    Sec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health
              care.
    Sec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the
              Armed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond
              the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
    Sec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
              dependents of military and civilian personnel.
    Sec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected
              children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.
    Sec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices
              in Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
    Sec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by
              Department of Defense Education Activity.
    Sec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in
              high-cost areas.

         Subtitle J--Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams
              for acts of valor during the Korean War.
    Sec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-
              service cross to Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho for acts of valor in
              Vietnam.
    Sec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements.

               TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                      Subtitle A--Basic Pay and Retired Pay

    Sec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay
              and allowance authorities.
    Sec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement
              and early discharges.
    Sec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.

                Subtitle B--Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays

    Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
              authorities.
    Sec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and
              benefits.
    Sec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of
              reserve components.
    Sec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas.

                             Subtitle C--Allowances

    Sec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for
              subsistence for enlisted members.
    Sec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase.
    Sec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed
              Forces assigned to Alaska.
    Sec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing.

                                Subtitle D--Leave

    Sec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces.
    Sec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen.

                    Subtitle E--Family and Survivor Benefits

    Sec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care
              and youth program services providers.
    Sec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased
              members of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission
              requirements.

                       Subtitle F--Defense Resale Matters

    Sec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military
              Sealift Command.
    Sec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage;
              privatization.

        Subtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and
                                    Briefings

    Sec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements.
    Sec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance
              programs for members receiving orders for a change of
              permanent station.
    Sec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on
              military installations.
    Sec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign.
    Sec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as
              remote and isolated military installation.

                        TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                  Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

    Sec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care
              for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents.
    Sec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic
              examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise
              ineligible individuals.

                     Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

    Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health
              Agency.
    Sec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program.
    Sec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical
              manning end strength.
    Sec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to
              modify scope of services provided at military medical
              treatment facilities.
    Sec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes
              countries.
    Sec. 716. Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner
              countries.
    Sec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to
              chiropractic clinics at military installations.
    Sec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan.
    Sec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms
              relating to health care provider credentialing and privileging
              of Department of Defense.

                 Subtitle C--Studies, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from
              facilities and providers of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs.
    Sec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department
              of Defense.
    Sec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces
              and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating
              to cancer.
    Sec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment
              facilities.
    Sec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military
              rotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel.
    Sec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of
              unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations.

      TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
                                     MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

    Sec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts.
    Sec. 802. Changes to certain documents.
    Sec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities.
    Sec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and
              certain munitions.
    Sec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
                                 and Limitations

    Sec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition
              process.
    Sec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.
    Sec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the
              procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.
    Sec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual
              actions.
    Sec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and
              requirements validation.
    Sec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign
              acquisition.
    Sec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to
              conventional ammunition management.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

    Sec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange.
    Sec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense
              Acquisition University.
    Sec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps.
    Sec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting.
    Sec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University.
    Sec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the
              acquisition workforce.

     Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

    Sec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain
              seafood.
    Sec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary
              source qualification.
    Sec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain
              illumination efforts.
    Sec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from
              certain nations.
    Sec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from
              certain nations.
    Sec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing
              requirements for covered products.
    Sec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources.
    Sec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department
              of Defense dependent on foreign materials or components.

             Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

    Sec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with
              certain retailers.
    Sec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain
              foreign sources.
    Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic
              materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials.
    Sec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or
              germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization
              for production from recovered material.
    Sec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese
              entities.
    Sec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that
              have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian
              Federation or the Russian energy sector.
    Sec. 847.  Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters
              from foreign entities of concern.
    Sec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to
              acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in
              certain countries.
    Sec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive
              manufacturing machines.
    Sec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
              entities owned or controlled by China.
    Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology
              providers.

                       Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

    Sec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program.
    Sec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense
              Executive Agent authority.
    Sec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and
              Capabilities Initiative.
    Sec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group.
    Sec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base.
    Sec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization.
    Sec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to
              advance international product support capabilities in a
              contested logistics environment.
    Sec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement.
    Sec. 873. Combatant command experimentation authority.
    Sec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations.
    Sec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of
              pendancy of a bid protest.
    Sec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually
              hazardous risks.
    Sec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-
              generation wireless technology.

           TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

       Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

    Sec. 901. Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of
              the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary
              of Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility.
    Sec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments
              Cooperation.
    Sec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational
              Test and Evaluation.
    Sec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of
              Strategic Capital.
    Sec. 906. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital.
    Sec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational
              structure for digital solution and software delivery.

      Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
                                     Matters

    Sec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant
              commanders.
    Sec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401.
    Sec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the
              Defense Innovation Unit.
    Sec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group.
    Sec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy
              Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific.
    Sec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or
              consolidation of geographic combatant commands.
    Sec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending
              submittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint
              Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command.

                           TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          Subtitle A--Financial Matters

    Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
    Sec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to
              Department of Defense financial improvement and audit
              remediation plan.
    Sec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense
              Business Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of
              Defense annual financial statements.
    Sec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements.
    Sec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense
              components.
    Sec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to
              title II of Public Law 119-21.
    Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate
              audit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense
              for fiscal year 2026.

                       Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

    Sec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
              transnational organized crime.

                     Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

    Sec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure.
    Sec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy
              construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of
              vessel projects.
    Sec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority.
    Sec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the
              Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Sec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for
              Navy amphibious ship maintenance.
    Sec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship
              construction.
    Sec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite
              quantity contract for destroyer maintenance.
    Sec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission
              oceanographic research vessels of the Navy.
    Sec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime
              industrial base.
    Sec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater
              vehicles from certain technical authority requirements.
    Sec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies
              and capabilities.
    Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the
              National Defense Sealift Fund.

                          Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

    Sec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law
              enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.
    Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
              release of individuals detained at United States Naval
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
    Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
              modify facilities in the United States to house detainees
              transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
              Cuba.
    Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
              release of individuals detained at United States Naval
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.
    Sec. 1035. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
              relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
              Bay, Cuba.

              Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

    Sec. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of
              Department of Defense accounting for missing United States
              Government personnel.
    Sec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other
              specified persons: authority to provide protection.
    Sec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil
              authorities by Armed Forces.
    Sec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to
              provide certain assistance to secure the southern land border
              of the United States.
    Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove
              the Maritime Industrial Base Program.
    Sec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft
              systems.
    Sec. 1047. Authority to transfer T-37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation
              Historical Group.
    Sec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-
              domain operations and robotic autonomous systems training,
              testing, and experimentation.
    Sec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary
              Combat Aviation Brigades.
    Sec. 1050.  Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense
              live fire trauma training.
    Sec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era
              aircraft.
    Sec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
              the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration
              enforcement operations.

                         Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

    Sec. 1061. Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive
              3000.09.
    Sec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain
              surplus firearms, ammunition, and parts.
    Sec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study.
    Sec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities
              at the Southwest border.
    Sec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center.
    Sec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance
              systems in military rotary-wing aircraft.
    Sec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor
              Network assessments.
    Sec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on
              and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease.
    Sec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds
              allocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic
              infrastructure.
    Sec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the
              southern land border.
    Sec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs
              for secure facilities and networks at universities.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the
              Navy.
    Sec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission.
    Sec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War
              Commission.
    Sec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnership.
    Sec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025.
    Sec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign
              disclosure policies.
    Sec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary
              supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the
              United States Special Operations Command.
    Sec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to
              improve Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system
              capabilities for base defense.
    Sec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating
              protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
              aircraft.
    Sec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation
              service providers and transportation officers.
    Sec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22
              attack.
    Sec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at
              Arlington National Cemetery.
    Sec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise.
    Sec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory.
    Sec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy.

                          TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

    Sec. 1101. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring
              freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a
              public shipyard.
    Sec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian
              employees with permanent duty station in Guam.
    Sec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired
              members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of
              Defense.
    Sec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of
              maritime vessels operated by or for the United States.
    Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on
              premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal
              civilian employees working overseas.
    Sec. 1106. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
              allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on
              official duty in a combat zone.
    Sec. 1107. Modifications to total force management requirements.
    Sec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes
              of direct hire authority.
    Sec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in
              Guam.
    Sec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
    Sec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain
              employees.
    Sec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense
              industrial base facilities.
    Sec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.
    Sec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program.
    Sec. 1115. Personnel management.

                 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

    Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities.
    Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
              security forces.
    Sec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for
              Security Studies.
    Sec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense
              Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
              and Technical Training School.
    Sec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis.
    Sec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity.

            Subtitle B--Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes

    Sec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense
              acquisition workforce.
    Sec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes.
    Sec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list.
    Sec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the
              acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by
              foreign allies and partners.
    Sec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers.

                 Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Middle East

    Sec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition
              nations for support provided to United States military
              operations.
    Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power
              of Iran.
    Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance
              to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.
    Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance
              to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
    Sec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support.
    Sec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon.
    Sec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization.
    Sec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security
              forces.
    Sec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the
              Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement.
    Sec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria.
    Sec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in
              Syria.

                     Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Israel

    Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-
              tunnel cooperation.
    Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel
              cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting
              domains.
    Sec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to
              munitions replacement.
    Sec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging
              technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the
              United States and certain partner countries.
    Sec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises.

        Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian
                                   Federation

    Sec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and
              security developments involving the Russian Federation.
    Sec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to
              sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally
              recognized territory of Ukraine.
    Sec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance
              Initiative.
    Sec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine.
    Sec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine.
    Sec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO's
              eastern flank.
    Sec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative.
    Sec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and
              exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
              countries.
    Sec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.
    Sec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the
              European region.

             Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

    Sec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
    Sec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot
              program.
    Sec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience.
    Sec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-
              Pacific.
    Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
              the Indo-Pacific region.

                      Subtitle G--Matters Relating to Asia

    Sec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with
              foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.
    Sec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in
              third-party countries.
    Sec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities
              added to certain other lists.
    Sec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects
              with ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
    Sec. 1266.  Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed
              systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
    Sec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin
              cleanup.
    Sec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean
              Peninsula.
    Sec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines.
    Sec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines.

                            Subtitle H--Other Matters

    Sec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
              the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded
              operations.
    Sec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable
              partnerships and tactics.
    Sec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter
              transnational criminal organizations.

                         TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                          Subtitle A--Military Programs

    Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
    Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
    Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
    Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
    Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.

                     Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

    Sec. 1411. Modifications to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock
              Piling Act.
    Sec. 1412. Recycling for critical minerals.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of joint
              Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
              Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health
              Care Center, Illinois.
    Sec. 1422. Beginning balances of the Defense Logistics Agency Working
              Capital Fund for audit purposes.
    Sec. 1423. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
              Home.

                      TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

    Sec. 1501. Planning, programming, and budget coordination for operations
              of cyber mission force.
    Sec. 1502. Modification to reporting requirements for Senior Military
              Advisor for Cyber Policy.
    Sec. 1503. Framework for integration of information technology technical
              debt assessment into annual budget process.
    Sec. 1504. Department of Defense Data Ontology Governance Working Group.
    Sec. 1505. Future force employment concepts development tabletop
              exercises.
    Sec. 1506. Occupational resiliency of the Cyber Mission Force.
    Sec. 1507. Prohibition on the elimination of certain cyber assessment
              capabilities for test and evaluation.
    Sec. 1508. Prohibition on availability of funds to modify authorities of
              the Commander of United States Cyber Command.
    Sec. 1509. Limitation on availability of funds for the Combined Joint
              All-Domain Command and Control initiative.

                            Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

    Sec. 1511. Secure mobile phones for senior officials and personnel
              performing sensitive functions.
    Sec. 1512. Artificial intelligence and machine learning security in the
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1513. Physical and cybersecurity procurement requirements for
              artificial intelligence systems.
    Sec. 1514. Collaborative cybersecurity educational program.
    Sec. 1515. Incorporation of artificial intelligence considerations into
              cybersecurity training.

             Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

    Sec. 1521. Accountability of the Authorization to Operate processes.
    Sec. 1522. Annual report on Department of Defense unified datalink
              strategy.

                       Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

    Sec. 1531. Modification of high-performance computing roadmap.
    Sec. 1532. Guidance and prohibition on use of certain artificial
              intelligence.
    Sec. 1533. Artificial intelligence model assessment and oversight.
    Sec. 1534. Digital sandbox environments for artificial intelligence.
    Sec. 1535. Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee.

                      Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 1541. Modification to certification requirement regarding
              contracting for military recruiting.
    Sec. 1542. Amendment to annual assessments and reports on assignment of
              certain budget control responsibility to Commander of the
              United States Cyber Command.
    Sec. 1543. Study on reducing incentives for cyber attacks on defense
              critical infrastructure of the United States.
    Sec. 1544. Integration of reserve component into cyber mission force.
    Sec. 1545. Annual report on Mission Assurance Coordination Board
              activities.
    Sec. 1546. Limitation on the divestment, consolidation, and curtailment
              of certain electronic warfare test and evaluation activities.

       TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
                                     MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Space Activities

    Sec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force.
    Sec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches.
    Sec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space
              warfighting and control.
    Sec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated
              warfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency.
    Sec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration.
    Sec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite
              Program.
    Sec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance,
              reconnaissance, and tracking program of record.
    Sec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space
              launch capacity.
    Sec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead
              Persistent Infrared satellites.
    Sec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force
              launch complexes.

      Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

    Sec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities.
    Sec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program.
    Sec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for
              intelligence community.
    Sec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote
              sensing data.
    Sec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security
              clearances.

                           Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

    Sec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council.
    Sec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic
              missiles of the United States.
    Sec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise
              missile.
    Sec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification
              requirement.
    Sec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the
              Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence,
              Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs;
              limitation on availability of certain funds.
    Sec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of
              the United States.
    Sec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force
              Global Strike Command.
    Sec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of
              tasking authority delegation.
    Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of
              annual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the
              Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the
              United States.
    Sec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps.
    Sec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic
              missile and maximize end-of-life margin.
    Sec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command.

                      Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

    Sec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect
              Golden Dome for America policy.
    Sec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system.
    Sec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile
              Defense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense
              activities and programs.
    Sec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile
              defense intercept capabilities.
    Sec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense
              capabilities to defend Guam.
    Sec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range
              safety vessels.
    Sec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
              cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-
              production.
    Sec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt
              operation of the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar.
    Sec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent
              analysis of space-based missile defense capability.
    Sec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense
              Test Site.
    Sec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
              Defense Test Site.

        Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

    Sec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena
              by North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States
              Northern Command.
    Sec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to
              unidentified anomalous phenomena.
    Sec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to
              unidentified anomalous phenomena.

             Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare

    Sec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum
              Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum
              Operations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies.
    Sec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2
              joint training exercises.
    Sec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management
              Software Program.
    Sec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA-37B Compass
              Call aircraft.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds.
    Sec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based
              resources by certain individuals.

                        TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS

    Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.
    Sec. 1702. Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty
              member of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
              in the course of such employment: free use by the Federal
              Government.
    Sec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on
              Wake Island.
    Sec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports.
    Sec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft
              work at Department of Defense depots.
    Sec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms
              embargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability
              gaps.
    Sec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
              aircraft.

                         TITLE XVIII--ACQUISITION REFORM

             Subtitle A--Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System

    Sec. 1801. Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of
              members of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive.
    Sec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support.
    Sec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds.
    Sec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy.
    Sec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards.
    Sec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum.

                     Subtitle B--Requirements Process Reform

    Sec. 1811. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
    Sec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform.

       Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial
                                    Services

    Sec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to
              procurement of commercial products and commercial services.
    Sec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.
    Sec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.
    Sec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
              subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial
              services.
    Sec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions.
    Sec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.
    Sec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial
              products and commercial services.
    Sec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services
              acquisition approach.

                Subtitle D--Improvements to Acquisition Programs

    Sec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.
    Sec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system
              approach.
    Sec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition
              program.

           Subtitle E--Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base

    Sec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.
    Sec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical
              readiness items of supply.
    Sec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce.
    Sec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations
              of the defense industrial base.
    Sec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense
              industrial consortiums.
    Sec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing.
    Sec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base.

                DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

    Sec. 2001. Short title.
    Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
              specified by law.
    Sec. 2003. Effective date.

                      TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2102. Family Housing.
    Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
    Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
              at Fort Gillem, Georgia.
    Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
              project at Smith Barracks, Germany.

                     TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2202. Family Housing.
    Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
    Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project
              at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
    Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.

                  TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
              projects.
    Sec. 2302. Family Housing.
    Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
    Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
              at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
    Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
              projects.
    Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
              projects.
    Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
              2025 projects.

               TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition
              projects.
    Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment
              program projects.
    Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
    Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
              at Iwakuni, Japan.
    Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024
              project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
    Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024
              project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri.
    Sec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
              project at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
    Sec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
              project at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

                        TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

       Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                     Program

    Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

                 Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

    Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
    Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

                 TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

    Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
              acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
              projects.
    Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction
              and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
              acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
              acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
    Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023
              project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona.

              TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
              closure activities funded through Department of Defense base
              closure account.

             TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs

    Sec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation
              resilience.
    Sec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than
              contracts and grants.
    Sec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and
              update a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan.
    Sec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military
              installations.
    Sec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects
              and services.
    Sec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
    Sec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community
              Infrastructure Program.
    Sec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects.
    Sec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive
              design-build procedures for military construction projects.
    Sec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land
              acquisition for equine welfare.
    Sec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and
              execution of design funds for military construction projects.
    Sec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable
              building materials in military construction to include
              sustainable building technologies identified by the
              Comptroller General of the United States.
    Sec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects
              for damaged or destroyed facilities.
    Sec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military
              construction projects.
    Sec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation,
              research, development, test, and evaluation.
    Sec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for
              certain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military
              construction projects.
    Sec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
              relating to information sharing to improve oversight of
              military construction.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms

    Sec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements
              and Market Analysis.
    Sec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered
              military unaccompanied housing.
    Sec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting
              requirements with respect to privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure
              of maintenance work orders for privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in
              certain annual report on privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic
              military housing and associated historic properties of the
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied
              housing.
    Sec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot
              authority for use of other transactions for installation or
              facility prototyping.
    Sec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control
              and mitigation.
    Sec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across
              military departments.
    Sec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and
              Government-owned military housing.
    Sec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability
              of Department of Defense data with respect to real property,
              infrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing.

             Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

    Sec. 2841. Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital
              investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and
              modernization for military departments.
    Sec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of
              utility systems for infrastructure improvements.
    Sec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense
              pilot program for use of cost savings realized.
    Sec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements
              for ordnance disposal.
    Sec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support
              agreements for installation-support services.
    Sec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and
              report on Army organic industrial base sites.
    Sec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning
              coordination for grid resiliency on military installations.
    Sec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism
              and force protection or urban-training operations.
    Sec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost
              reimbursements from major range and test facility base users
              at certain Department of the Air Force installations.
    Sec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies.
    Sec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain
              facilities.
    Sec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
              relating to critical military housing supply and
              affordability.
    Sec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future
              generation Open Radio Access Network architecture on
              Department of Defense military installations.

                          Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

    Sec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure
              at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range.
    Sec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury
              Point Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis,
              Maryland.
    Sec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air
              Reserve Base with civil aviation.
    Sec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot,
              Lathrop, California.
    Sec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas.
    Sec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction
              of certain land descriptions.
    Sec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland.
    Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key
              West, Florida.

      Subtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction

    Sec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for
              certain military construction projects.
    Sec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for
              certain military construction projects.
    Sec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program
              authority to provision of law with respect to military
              construction projects for research, test, development, and
              evaluation.
    Sec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain
              unspecified minor military construction projects.

                            Subtitle F--Other Matters

    Sec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for
              Development and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool.
    Sec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of
              public infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine
              corps forces in Asia Pacific region.
    Sec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of
              defense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region
              Marianas.
    Sec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at
              Kwajalein Atoll.
    Sec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated
              installation.
    Sec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction
              technologies at military installations.
    Sec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for
              installations of the Department of Defense through areawide
              contracts.
    Sec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military
              construction projects with protective design elements.
    Sec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish
              an enduring location in a foreign country.

     DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
                              OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

           TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

            Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

    Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
    Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
    Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.

        Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
              to atomic energy defense activities.
    Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity.
    Sec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of
              the National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
              unmanned aircraft.
    Sec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific,
              engineering, and technical personnel.
    Sec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
              Energy projects.
    Sec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
              within the National Nuclear Security Administration.

                      Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to
              nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
              responsiveness plan.
    Sec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration
              Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project.
    Sec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction
              authorities for National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance
              metrics for reducing risk.
    Sec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive
              waste disposal planning and optimization.
    Sec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste.
    Sec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy.
    Sec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private
              entities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report.

              TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

    Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                      TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

    Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

                       TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

    Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration.

                           DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

    Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

                             TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

    Sec. 4101. Procurement.

             TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

    Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.

                     TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

    Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.

                         TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

    Sec. 4401. Military personnel.

                         TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

    Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.

                        TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 4601. Military construction.

          TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

    Sec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security programs.

     DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

    Sec. 5001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 5002. Definitions.

                      TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

                   Subtitle A--Management and Consular Affairs

    Sec. 5111. Under Secretary for Management.
    Sec. 5112. Office of Medical Services.
    Sec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration.
    Sec. 5114. Bureau of Administration.
    Sec. 5115. Office of the Historian.
    Sec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology.
    Sec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.
    Sec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.
    Sec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs.
    Sec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of
              consular systems.
    Sec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.

                           Subtitle B--Human Resources

    Sec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources.
    Sec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources.
    Sec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute.
    Sec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign
              Affairs Training Center.

                          Subtitle C--Political Affairs

    Sec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
    Sec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau
              jurisdiction.
    Sec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic.
    Sec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region.
    Sec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
    Sec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
    Sec. 5147. Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of
              East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
    Sec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit.
    Sec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs.
    Sec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs.
    Sec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs.
    Sec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
    Sec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs.
    Sec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
    Sec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
    Sec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
    Sec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs.
    Sec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs.
    Sec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
    Sec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit.
    Sec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs.
    Sec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs.

                            Subtitle D--Other Matters

    Sec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
    Sec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations.
    Sec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered
              departures.
    Sec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance.
    Sec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer
              program.
    Sec. 5176. Report on China's diplomatic posts.
    Sec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered
              diplomatic posts.
    Sec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes.

                           TITLE II--WORKFORCE MATTERS

    Sec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language
              instructors.
    Sec. 5202. Training limitations.
    Sec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees.
    Sec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations.
    Sec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities.
    Sec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign
              Service.

               TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

    Sec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program.
    Sec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas.
    Sec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the
              Department.
    Sec. 5304. Commercial spyware.

                           TITLE IV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

    Sec. 5401.  Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.
    Sec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
    Sec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
    Sec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy.
    Sec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international
              expositions.

                          TITLE V--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY

    Sec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.
    Sec. 5502. Special agents.
    Sec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement
              relating to embassy reopening.
    Sec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security
              agents.
    Sec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program
              to include nonsecurity staff.
    Sec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required
              for the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission.
    Sec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations
              return to standards report.
    Sec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services.

                             TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

    Sec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development
              center reports to Congress.
    Sec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access.
    Sec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR
              license applications.
    Sec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix.
    Sec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United
              States Mission in China.
    Sec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing.
    Sec. 5607. Extensions.
    Sec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports.

         DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

    Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 6002. Definitions.
    Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement.

                       TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
    Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account.

    TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

    Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.

                   TITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

    Sec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
    Sec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
              law.
    Sec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on
              intelligence community.
    Sec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property.
    Sec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and
              employees of elements of the intelligence community.
    Sec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic
              standards.
    Sec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community.
    Sec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence
              Community Directive 705.
    Sec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the
              intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive
              compartmented information facilities.
    Sec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.

         TITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

    Sec. 6401. Short title.
    Sec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the
              Director of National Intelligence.
    Sec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of
              National Intelligence.
    Sec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.
    Sec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement.

      TITLE LXV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

                     Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency

    Sec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes
              of notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
              1949.
    Sec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency
              installations.
    Sec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate
              assessment.
    Sec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central
              Intelligence Agency.
    Sec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central
              Intelligence Agency.

                  Subtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense

    Sec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed
              Forces.

                   Subtitle C--Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Sec. 6521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations
              by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or
              holders of Federal office.
    Sec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures
              governing terrorist watchlist and transnational organized
              crime watchlist.
    Sec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch
              list.
    Sec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data.

       TITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

                       Subtitle A--Artificial Intelligence

    Sec. 6601. Artificial Intelligence security guidance.
    Sec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence
              community.
    Sec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the
              intelligence community to publicly available models hosted in
              classified environments.
    Sec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community
              systems.

                            Subtitle B--Biotechnology

    Sec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology.
    Sec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign
              adversary biotechnological threats.
    Sec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence
              community.
    Sec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United
              States biological data.
    Sec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic
              United States production of synthetic DNA and RNA.
    Sec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China's
              investment in United States-origin biotechnology.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics.
    Sec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for
              advanced nuclear technologies.
    Sec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to
              critical and emerging technologies.

               TITLE LXVII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

                      Subtitle A--Matters Relating to China

    Sec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and
              campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party.
    Sec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party
              efforts in Europe.
    Sec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with
              Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research,
              development, or manufacturing.
    Sec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese
              Communist Party.
    Sec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People's Republic
              of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.
    Sec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the
              People's Liberation Army.
    Sec. 6707. Mission manager for the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in
              biotechnology by the People's Republic of China.

                            Subtitle B--Other Matters

    Sec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian
              enrichment of uranium-235.
    Sec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments.
    Sec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian
              atrocities accountability.
    Sec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign
              influence intended to continue or expand the conflict in
              Sudan.
    Sec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign
              governments to assist persons evading justice.
    Sec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere.
    Sec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination,
              and cooperation with the Government of Mexico.
    Sec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior
              officials and other United States persons.

                     TITLE LXVIII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.
    Sec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence
              collection adjustments.
    Sec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency
              measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Sec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and
              submission of intelligence community drug control resource
              summary.
    Sec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and
              certification of voting systems.
    Sec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and
              document anomalous health incidents.

                DIVISION G--COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

    Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 7002. Definitions and directions.
    Sec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes.

                             TITLE LXXI--COAST GUARD

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.

                           Subtitle B--Accountability

    Sec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects.
    Sec. 7112. Major acquisitions.
    Sec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements.
    Sec. 7114. Overdue reports.
    Sec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of
              alternatives for aircraft.
    Sec. 7116. Oversight of funds.
    Sec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates.
    Sec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific;
              feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and
              deployments in support of operation blue pacific.
    Sec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean.
    Sec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow
              presentations.

     TITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF
                                 THE COAST GUARD

                             Subtitle A--Authorities

    Sec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3.
    Sec. 7202. Public availability of information.
    Sec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and
              improvement project management.
    Sec. 7204. Agreements.
    Sec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in
              tsunami inundation zones.
    Sec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.
    Sec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund.

                             Subtitle B--Acquisition

    Sec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems
              integrators.
    Sec. 7212. Acquisition improvements.
    Sec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of
              vessels in foreign shipyards.
    Sec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.
    Sec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking.
    Sec. 7216. Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft-heavy weather
              second generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest.
    Sec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet.
    Sec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems.

                              Subtitle C--Personnel

    Sec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military
              justice or healthcare.
    Sec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for
              health professions officers.
    Sec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process.
    Sec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired
              grade determinations.
    Sec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard.
    Sec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program.
    Sec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual
              assault, or traumatic brain injury.
    Sec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for
              dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska,
              Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and
              bullying.
    Sec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers.
    Sec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve
              selection boards.
    Sec. 7231. Behavioral health.
    Sec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to
              Alaska.
    Sec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot
              program.
    Sec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for
              civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote
              locations.
    Sec. 7235. Notification.

                         Subtitle D--Coast Guard Academy

    Sec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct
              in Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer
              of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a
              sexual assault or related offense; room reassignment.
    Sec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors.
    Sec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.
    Sec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and
              equipment by covered foundations.
    Sec. 7245. Policy on hazing.
    Sec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.
    Sec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight.
    Sec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy
              cadet room security.
    Sec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support
              services facilities at Coast Guard Academy.
    Sec. 7250. Required posting of information.
    Sec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms.
    Sec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on
              sexual harassment and sexual violence.

                        Subtitle E--Reports and Policies

    Sec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat
              opioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses.
    Sec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime
              drug trafficking.
    Sec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and
              leadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan
              Coast Guard administration.
    Sec. 7264. Aids to navigation.
    Sec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air
              Station Corpus Christi aviation hanger.
    Sec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of
              Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems.
    Sec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
    Sec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve
              Officers' Training Corps program.
    Sec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic
              examination kits.
    Sec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills.
    Sec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
    Sec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation.
    Sec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking.
    Sec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal
              conditions on Coast Guard missions.
    Sec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program.
    Sec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote
              units.
    Sec. 7277. Retention of certain records.
    Sec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training
              Center Cape May medical facility.
    Sec. 7279. Childhood protection program.

                      TITLE LXXIII--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

                    Subtitle A--Merchant Mariner Credentials

    Sec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing.
    Sec. 7302. Nonoperating individual.

                            Subtitle B--Vessel Safety

    Sec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.
    Sec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule.
    Sec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research.
    Sec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac.
    Sec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses.
    Sec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender
              vessels.
    Sec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels.
    Sec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.

                                Subtitle C--Ports

    Sec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety.
    Sec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and
              emergency response posture at ports of the United States.
    Sec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring.
    Sec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels.
    Sec. 7325. Cyber-incident training.
    Sec. 7326. Navigational protocols.
    Sec. 7327. Anchorages.

                 Subtitle D--Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems

    Sec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed
              maritime systems.
    Sec. 7332. Coast Guard training course.
    Sec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council.
    Sec. 7334. Technology pilot program.
    Sec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report.
    Sec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study.
    Sec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and
              use of data.
    Sec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems.

                            Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates.
    Sec. 7342. Clarification of authorities.
    Sec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety
              requirements.
    Sec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for
              Puget Sound region.
    Sec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on
              AIS for purposes of making fishing gear.
    Sec. 7346. Classification societies.
    Sec. 7347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals.
    Sec. 7348. Offshore operations.
    Sec. 7349. Port access routes.

                       TITLE LXXIV--OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE

    Sec. 7401. Vessel response plans.
    Sec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations.
    Sec. 7403. Timing of review.
    Sec. 7404. Online incident reporting system.
    Sec. 7405. Investment.
    Sec. 7406. Additional response assets.
    Sec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response.

            TITLE LXXV--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE

                    Subtitle A--Accountability Implementation

    Sec. 7501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms.
    Sec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission
              recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual
              harassment in the military.

                             Subtitle B--Misconduct

    Sec. 7511. Covered misconduct.
    Sec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered
              misconduct.
    Sec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of
              members who have reported covered misconduct.
    Sec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct.
    Sec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct
              prevention and response.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or
              sexual harassment and related persons.
    Sec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders.
    Sec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to
              allegations of certain special victim offenses.
    Sec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program.
    Sec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.
    Sec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections.
    Sec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual
              assault incident database.
    Sec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic
              violence.
    Sec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged
              sex-related offenses.
    Sec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances.

                    TITLE LXXVI--COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS

    Sec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research,
              development, and innovation program.
    Sec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center
              employment, compensation, and retention.
    Sec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of
              Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel
              wellness.
    Sec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce
              prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and
              sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs
              and other entities.
    Sec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility
              infrastructure.
    Sec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure
              needs of Coast Guard stations conducting border security
              operations.
    Sec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for
              housing.
    Sec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security
              infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy.
    Sec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard
              Academy.
    Sec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of
              station process.
    Sec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative
              Service.

                            TITLE LXXVII--AMENDMENTS

    Sec. 7701. Amendments.

                            DIVISION H--OTHER MATTERS

                     TITLE LXXXI--FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS

    Sec. 8101. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension.
    Sec. 8102. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites
              for purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the
              Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
    Sec. 8103. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal
              stockholders.
    Sec. 8104. Study and report.

                         TITLE LXXXII--JUDICIARY MATTERS

    Sec. 8201.  Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court
              Police.
    Sec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization.
    Sec. 8203. Trauma kit standards.
    Sec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the
              public safety officers' death benefits program.
    Sec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes.

                     TITLE LXXXIII--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS

                Subtitle A--Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025

    Sec. 8301. Short title.
    Sec. 8302. Findings.
    Sec. 8303. Sense of the Congress.
    Sec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF.
    Sec. 8305. Testimony requirement.

                          Subtitle B--BUST Fentanyl Act

    Sec. 8311. Short title.
    Sec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
    Sec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking
              from the people's republic of china and other relevant
              countries.
    Sec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.
    Sec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People's
              Republic of China.
    Sec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.
    Sec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or
              instrumentalities of foreign states.
    Sec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of
              methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.
    Sec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti.
    Sec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.

              Subtitle C--Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity

    Sec. 8331. Short title.
    Sec. 8332. Findings.
    Sec. 8333. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 8334. Definitions.
    Sec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans.
    Sec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity
              initiatives.
    Sec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement.
    Sec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative.
    Sec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western
              Balkans.
    Sec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
    Sec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations
              and campaigns in the Western Balkans.

              Subtitle D--Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025

    Sec. 8351. Short title.
    Sec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of
              Unlawful or Wrongful Detention.
    Sec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs
              and recovery.
    Sec. 8354. Rule of construction.

                            Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families.
    Sec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian
              children.
    Sec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted
              Ukrainian children.
    Sec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security
              Service personnel.
    Sec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations
              in Mexico.
    Sec. 8366. International nuclear energy.
    Sec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People's Republic
              of China.
    Sec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to
              the Houthis in Yemen.
    Sec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.
    Sec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating
              to Iraq.

          TITLE LXXXIV--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

    Subtitle A--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned
                                  Officer Corps

    Sec. 8401. Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and
              Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and
              Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag
              officers.
    Sec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet.
    Sec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers.
    Sec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain
              positions.
    Sec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated
              service agreements with standard for veterans' benefits.
    Sec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process.
    Sec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified.
    Sec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance.
    Sec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the
              National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

                  Subtitle B--South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters

    Sec. 8411. References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.
    Sec. 8412. Definitions.
    Sec. 8413. Prohibited acts.
    Sec. 8414. Exceptions.
    Sec. 8415. Criminal offenses.
    Sec. 8416. Civil penalties.
    Sec. 8417. Licenses.
    Sec. 8418. Enforcement.
    Sec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce.
    Sec. 8420. Disclosure of information.
    Sec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements.
    Sec. 8422. Observers.
    Sec. 8423. Fisheries-related assistance.
    Sec. 8424. Arbitration.
    Sec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other
              moneys.
    Sec. 8426. Additional agreements.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement.

    TITLE LXXXV--COMPREHENSIVE OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF
                                      2025

                           Subtitle A--General Matters

    Sec. 8501. Secretary defined.
    Sec. 8502. Severability.
    Sec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 8504. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 8505. Termination.

                       Subtitle B--Imposition of Sanctions

    Sec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions.
    Sec. 8512. Definitions.
    Sec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods.

      Subtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to
                     Covered National Security Transactions

    Sec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to
              covered national security transactions.

                   Subtitle D--Securities and Related Matters

    Sec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-
              Industrial Complex Companies List.

     TITLE LXXXVI--SECURING THE AIRSPACE, FACILITATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE,
     AND SAFEGUARDING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND STADIUMS

    Sec. 8601. Short title.
    Sec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical
              infrastructure.
    Sec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned
              aircraft systems.
    Sec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft.
    Sec. 8605. Penalties.
    Sec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation.
    Sec. 8607. Severability.

        TITLE LXXXVII--DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

    Sec. 8701. Short title.

            Subtitle A--Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus

    Sec. 8711. Definitions.
    Sec. 8712. Less developed country focus.

                      Subtitle B--Management of Corporation

    Sec. 8721. Structure of Corporation.
    Sec. 8722. Board of Directors.
    Sec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer.
    Sec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer.
    Sec. 8725. Chief Development Officer.
    Sec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer.
    Sec. 8727. Officers and employees.
    Sec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council.
    Sec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group.
    Sec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan.
    Sec. 8731. Development finance education.
    Sec. 8732. Internships.
    Sec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism.

          Subtitle C--Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support

    Sec. 8741. Equity investment.
    Sec. 8742. Special projects.
    Sec. 8743. Terms and conditions.
    Sec. 8744. Termination.

                            Subtitle D--Other Matters

    Sec. 8751. Operations.
    Sec. 8752. Corporate powers.
    Sec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability.
    Sec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning.
    Sec. 8755. Annual report.
    Sec. 8756. Publicly available project information.
    Sec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation.
    Sec. 8758. Limitations and preferences.

                          TITLE LXXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement.
    Sec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates
              to National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.
    Sec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act.
    Sec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia.
    Sec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association
              Amendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely
              Associated States.
    Sec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam
              Houston National Cemetery, Texas.
    SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
        In this Act:
            (1) In divisions A through D, the term ``this Act'' refers to
        divisions A through D.
            (2) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United
        States Code.
    SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.
        The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying
    with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
    reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
    Legislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the
    Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget
    Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to
    the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report
    or amendment between the Houses.
    SEC. 5. JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
        The joint explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the
    House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 10,
    2025, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services
    of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the
    implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement
    of a committee of conference.

                DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
                              TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

                            Subtitle B--Army Programs

    Sec. 111. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.
    Sec. 112. Multiyear procurement authority for UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft.
    Sec. 113. Authorization to initiate early production of future long-
              range assault aircraft.
    Sec. 114. Limitation on availability of funds for the Next Generation
              Command and Control portfolio of capabilities of the Army.

                            Subtitle C--Navy Programs

    Sec. 121. Modification to requirements for recapitalization of tactical
              fighter aircraft of the Navy Reserve.
    Sec. 122. Modification to limitations on Navy medium and large unmanned
              surface vessels.
    Sec. 123. Recapitalization of Navy waterborne security barriers;
              modification of prohibition on availability of funds for
              legacy waterborne security barriers.
    Sec. 124. Contract authority for Ford-class aircraft carrier program.
    Sec. 125. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program.
    Sec. 126. Authority for advance procurement of certain components to
              support continuous production of Virginia-class submarines.
    Sec. 127. Procurement authorities for Medium Landing Ships.
    Sec. 128. Multiyear procurement authority for Yard, Repair, Berthing,
              and Messing Barges.
    Sec. 129. Vessel construction managers for the construction of certain
              Navy vessels.
    Sec. 130. Limitation on construction of Modular Attack Surface Craft.
    Sec. 131. Limitation on availability of funds for TAGOS ship program.
    Sec. 132. Inclusion of information on amphibious warfare ship spares and
              repair parts in Navy budget justification materials.

                         Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

    Sec. 141. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for air
              refueling tanker aircraft.
    Sec. 142. Modification of prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft.
    Sec. 143. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
              relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
    Sec. 144. Modification to annual report on Air Force tactical fighter
              aircraft force structure.
    Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
    Sec. 146. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to B-1 bomber
              aircraft squadrons.
    Sec. 147. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A-10
              aircraft.
    Sec. 148. Preservation of retired KC-10 aircraft.
    Sec. 149. Prohibition on certain reductions to inventory of E-3 airborne
              warning and control system aircraft.
    Sec. 150. B-21 bomber aircraft program accountability matrices.
    Sec. 151. Bomber aircraft force structure and transition roadmap.
    Sec. 152. Requirement for an intelligence, surveillance, and
              reconnaissance roadmap for the Air Force.
    Sec. 153. Report on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.
    Sec. 154. Limitation on availability of funds pending report on
              acquisition strategy for Airborne Command Post Capability.

            Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

    Sec. 161. Requirements relating to executive airlift aircraft.
    Sec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and
              contracting related to foreign-made light detection and
              ranging.
    Sec. 163. Prohibition on availability of funds for contract termination
              or production line shutdown for E-7A Wedgetail aircraft.
    Sec. 164. Limitation on procurement of KC-46 aircraft pending
              certification on correction of deficiencies.
    Sec. 165. Plan for open mission systems of F-35 aircraft.
    Sec. 166. Annual GAO reviews of the F-35 aircraft program.

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

        SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air
    Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in
    the funding table in section 4101.

                           Subtitle B--Army Programs

        SEC. 111. STRATEGY FOR ARMY TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROGRAM.
        Section 112(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 7013 note) is amended by
    inserting ``2027,'' after ``fiscal years 2025,''.
        SEC. 112. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR UH-60 BLACKHAWK
          AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 3501
    of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Army may enter
    into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year
    2027 program year, for the procurement of UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft.
        (b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
    into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
    United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year
    after fiscal year 2027 is subject to the availability of appropriations
    or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
        (c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Army
    may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2026,
    for advance procurement associated with the aircraft for which
    authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is
    provided under subsection (a), which may include procurement of
    economic order quantities of material and equipment for such aircraft
    when cost savings are achievable.
        SEC. 113. AUTHORIZATION TO INITIATE EARLY PRODUCTION OF FUTURE
          LONG-RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Army may enter into
    contracts, in advance of full-rate production, for the procurement of
    future long-range assault aircraft as part of an accelerated low-rate
    early production effort for such aircraft.
        (b) Objectives.--In carrying out the early production effort
    described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall pursue the
    following objectives:
            (1) To expedite delivery of future long-range assault aircraft
        operational capability to the warfighter.
            (2) To maintain momentum and learning continuity between test
        article completion and full production ramp-up.
            (3) To stabilize and retain the specialized workforce and
        industrial base supporting future assault aircraft, including
        critical suppliers and production facilities.
            (4) To mitigate cost escalation risks and improve program
        affordability across the life cycle.
        (c) Considerations.--In executing the authority provided by
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) prioritize program continuity, cost-efficiency, and
        workforce retention across the supply chain for tiltrotor aircraft;
            (2) ensure that aircraft procured as part of the early
        production effort described in subsection (a) incorporate lessons
        learned from test article evaluations;
            (3) maintain flexibility in design to accommodate future
        upgrades through the modular open systems architecture and digital
        backbone;
            (4) ensure that the program completes a rigorous developmental
        test flight campaign prior to delivering the platform to the
        operational forces; and
            (5) ensure that the program completes a rigorous operational
        test and evaluation prior to entering into full rate production.
        (d) Briefing to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall provide
    to the congressional defense committees a briefing detailing--
            (1) the implementation plan and timeline for the procurement
        and early production effort described in subsection (a);
            (2) the status of industrial base readiness and supply chain
        coordination in support of such early production effort; and
            (3) estimated long-term cost savings and operational benefits
        expected to be derived from such early production effort.
        SEC. 114. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT
          GENERATION COMMAND AND CONTROL PORTFOLIO OF CAPABILITIES OF THE
          ARMY.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of the Army for
    the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) portfolio of
    capabilities, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended
    until the Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense
    committees a report that includes the following:
            (1) The Army's detailed funding plans for current and new
        procurements for experimentation and final fielding for its
        tactical network, and a cost and capability assessment of current
        and proposed solutions.
            (2) Testing and fielding plans for any new procurements for
        such network, including an explanation of--
                (A) how any new programs meet the resiliency requirements
            specified in section 168 of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1251);
            and
                (B) how any new programs will utilize NSA High Assurance
            certified encryption and decryption.
            (3) Plans to integrate existing programs of record with new
        programs of record and plans to ensure all systems are
        interoperable with both fielded systems of the Army and the systems
        of foreign partners.
            (4) Plans to complete a developmental test campaign and a
        formal operational test and evaluation prior to fielding new
        capabilities to the operational forces for use other than for
        experimentation.

                           Subtitle C--Navy Programs

        SEC. 121. MODIFICATION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR RECAPITALIZATION OF
          TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE NAVY RESERVE.
        Section 127 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1806) is amended by striking
    subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Covered F-18 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
    `covered F-18 aircraft' means--
            ``(1) the eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft procured using
        funds authorized and appropriated for the Navy during fiscal year
        2023; or
            ``(2) in lieu of an aircraft described in paragraph (1), any
        Block II or newer F/A-18E/F tactical fighter aircraft that--
                ``(A) has a minimum of 2,000 flight hours of service-life
            remaining airframe flight time prior to the need for a required
            high flight-hour inspection and Service Life Modification
            process; and
                ``(B) is included in the Naval Aviation Master Aviation
            Plan and designated for the Navy Reserve.
        ``(d) Master Aviation Plan.--In conjunction with the activities
    required under this section, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure
    that the Naval Aviation Master Aviation Plan remains up-to-date and
    relevant with respect to aviation units of the Navy Reserve.''.
        SEC. 122. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATIONS ON NAVY MEDIUM AND LARGE
          UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS.
        (a) Repeal.--Section 122 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
    116-283; 134 Stat. 3425) is repealed.
        (b) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Navy may not award a detail
    design or construction contract or other agreement, or obligate funds
    from a procurement account, for a covered program unless such contract
    or other agreement includes a requirement for an operational
    demonstration of not less than 720 continuous hours without
    preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, emergent repair, or
    any other form of repair or maintenance, on any of the following:
            (1) The main propulsion system, including the fuel and lube oil
        systems.
            (2) The electrical generation and distribution system.
        (c) Certification.--The Secretary of the Navy may not accept
    delivery of articles constructed under a contract or other agreement
    for a covered program until the Secretary certifies to the
    congressional defense committees that the operational demonstration
    described in subsection (b) has been successfully completed.
        (d) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not make contract
    financing payments for a contract or other agreement entered into for a
    covered program greater than 90 percent for small businesses and 80
    percent for all other businesses until the certification described in
    subsection (c) is submitted.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' means a
        program for--
                (A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or
                (B) large unmanned surface vessels.
            (2) Operational demonstration.--The term ``operational
        demonstration'' means a land-based or sea-based test of the systems
        concerned in vessel-representative form, fit, and function.
        SEC. 123. RECAPITALIZATION OF NAVY WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS;
          MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR LEGACY
          WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.
        Section 130 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most
    recently amended by section 123 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1805), is
    further amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``; recapitalization''
        after ``barriers'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting
            ``subsection (b)''; and
                (B) by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through
            2026'';
            (3) by striking subsection (b);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b)
        and (c), respectively;
            (5) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection (d):
        ``(d) Recapitalization.--
            ``(1) Plan submission.--
                ``(A) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
            Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
            committees a recapitalization plan to replace legacy waterborne
            security barriers for Navy ports.
                ``(B) Elements.--The plan required by subparagraph (A)
            shall include the following:
                    ``(i) A Navy requirements document that specifies key
                performance parameters and key system attributes for new
                waterborne security barriers for Navy ports.
                    ``(ii) A certification that the level of capability
                specified under clause (i) will exceed that of legacy
                waterborne security barriers for Navy ports.
                    ``(iii) The acquisition strategy for the
                recapitalization of waterborne security barriers for Navy
                ports, which shall meet or exceed the requirements
                specified under clause (i).
                    ``(iv) A certification that any contract for new
                waterborne security barriers for a Navy port will be
                awarded in accordance with the requirements for full and
                open competition set forth in sections 3201 through 3205 of
                title 10, United States Code.
            ``(2) Implementation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall complete
        implementation of the plan required by paragraph (1) by not later
        than September 30, 2027.''.
        SEC. 124. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER
          PROGRAM.
        (a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into
    one or more contracts for the procurement of not more than two Ford-
    class aircraft carriers.
        (b) Authority for Advance Procurement and Economic Order
    Quantity.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or more
    contracts for advance procurement, advance construction, and material
    and equipment in economic order quantities associated with the
    procurement of the Ford-class aircraft carriers for which contracts are
    authorized under subsection (a).
        (c) Use of Incremental Funding.--With respect to a contract entered
    into under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary of the Navy may use
    incremental funding to make payments under the contract.
        (d) Liability.--Any contract entered into under subsection (a) or
    (b) shall provide that--
            (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under
        the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for
        that purpose; and
            (2) the total liability of the Federal Government for
        termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the
        total amount of funding obligated to the contract at time of
        termination.
        SEC. 125. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAM.
        (a) Contract Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into a
    contract, beginning with fiscal year 2026, for the procurement of up to
    five Columbia-class submarines.
        (b) Incremental Funding.--With respect to a contract entered into
    under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy may use incremental
    funding to make payments under the contract.
        (c) Funding and Liability.--Any contract entered into under
    subsection (a) shall provide that--
            (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under
        the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for
        that purpose; and
            (2) the total liability of the Federal Government for
        termination of any contract entered into shall be limited to the
        total amount of funding obligated to the contract at time of
        termination.
        SEC. 126. AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS
          TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF VIRGINIA-CLASS SUBMARINES.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one or
    more contracts, prior to ship authorization, for the advance
    procurement of covered components for Virginia-class submarines,
    including procurement of such components in economic order quantities
    when cost savings are achievable.
        (b) Funding and Liability.--Any contract entered into under
    subsection (a) shall provide that--
            (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under
        the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for
        that purpose; and
            (2) the total liability to the Federal Government for
        termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of
        funding obligated for the contract at the time of termination.
        (c) Budget Requests.--In the budget justification materials
    submitted in support of the budget of the Department of Defense (as
    submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of
    title 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year
    thereafter, the Secretary of the Navy shall include a separate budget
    display identifying the amounts requested pursuant to this section set
    forth by the specific program, project, or activity under the Virginia-
    class submarine program for which such funds are requested.
        (d) Covered Components Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered components'' means the following components for Virginia-
    class submarines:
            (1) Propulsion plant equipment.
            (2) Diesel Systems and associated components.
            (3) Castings, forgings, and tank structures.
            (4) Air flasks.
            (5) Payload tubes.
            (6) Major valves and associated components.
            (7) Hatches.
            (8) Steering and dive components.
            (9) Major pumps and motors.
            (10) Snorkel mast and components.
            (11) Torpedo tubes.
            (12) Atmosphere control equipment.
            (13) Bulkheads, decks, and associated equipment.
            (14) SONAR arrays and associated components.
            (15) Electrical components, penetrators, and associated
        equipment.
            (16) Commodity material in support of manufacturing.
        SEC. 127. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS.
        (a) Contract Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into one
        or more contracts for the procurement of not more than 15 Medium
        Landing Ships.
            (2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.--The
        ships authorized to be procured under paragraph (1) may be procured
        as additions to existing contracts covering the Medium Landing Ship
        program.
        (b) Certification Required.--A contract may not be entered into
    under subsection (a) unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to the
    congressional defense committees, in writing, not later than 30 days
    before entry into the contract, each of the following, which shall be
    prepared by the milestone decision authority (as defined in section
    4251(e) of title 10, United States Code) for the Medium Landing Ship
    program:
            (1) The use of such a contract is consistent with the
        Department of the Navy's projected force structure requirements for
        such ships.
            (2) The use of such a contract will result in significant
        savings compared to the total anticipated costs of carrying out the
        program through annual contracts.
            (3) There is a reasonable expectation that throughout the
        contemplated contract period the Secretary of the Navy will request
        funding for the contract at the level required to avoid contract
        cancellation.
            (4) There is a stable design for the property to be acquired
        and the technical risks associated with such property are not
        excessive.
            (5) The estimates of the cost of the contract and the
        anticipated cost avoidance through the use of the contract are
        realistic.
            (6) During the fiscal year in which the contract is to be
        awarded--
                (A) sufficient funds will be available to perform the
            contract in such fiscal year; and
                (B) the future-years defense program submitted to Congress
            under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for such
            fiscal year will include the funding required to execute the
            program without cancellation.
        (c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy
    may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement associated
    with the ships for which authorization to enter into a contract is
    provided under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems
    associated with such ships in economic order quantities when cost
    savings are achievable.
        (d) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
    into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
    United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is
    subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such
    fiscal year.
        (e) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary of the Navy to
    enter into contracts under subsection (a) shall terminate on September
    30, 2029.
        SEC. 128. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR YARD, REPAIR,
          BERTHING, AND MESSING BARGES.
        (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 3501
    of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter
    into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year
    2026 program year, for the procurement of Yard, Repair, Berthing, and
    Messing Barges and associated material.
        (b) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy
    may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2026,
    for advance procurement associated with the barges for which
    authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is
    provided under subsection (a), which may include procurement of
    economic order quantities of material and equipment for such barges
    when cost savings are achievable.
        (c) Availability of Funds and Termination Liability.--Any contract
    entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that--
            (1) any obligation of the United States to make a payment under
        the contract is subject to the availability of appropriations for
        that purpose; and
            (2) the total liability of the Federal Government for
        termination of the contract shall be limited to the total amount of
        funding obligated to the contract at the time of termination.
        SEC. 129. VESSEL CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
          CERTAIN NAVY VESSELS.
        (a) Medium Landing Ships.--
            (1) In general.--After the award of the lead ship of the Medium
        Landing Ship program, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter
        into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction manager
        pursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to
        enter into one or more contracts for the construction of not more
        than 8 additional landing ships under the program.
            (2) Requirements for additional ships.--The additional landing
        ships authorized to be constructed under paragraph (1) shall be
        nondevelopmental items constructed using a design that is--
                (A) the same as the design of the lead ship; or
                (B) derived from such design.
            (3) Lead ship defined.--In this subsection, the term ``lead
        ship'' means the first landing ship procured as a commercial or
        nondevelopmental item as authorized under section 128(b) of the
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
        118-159; 138 Stat. 1807).
        (b) Light Replenishment Oilers.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
    seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate vessel construction
    manager pursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to
    enter into one or more contracts for the construction of light
    replenishment oilers (TAO-L).
        (c) Auxiliary and Support Vessels.--The Secretary of the Navy may
    enter into agreements with an appropriate vessel construction manager
    pursuant to which the vessel construction manager shall seek to enter
    into one or more contracts for the construction of any auxiliary vessel
    or support vessel of the Department of the Navy.
        (d) Design Standards and Construction Practices.--The Secretary of
    the Navy shall ensure that vessels procured through subsections (b) and
    (c) by the Secretary are, to the maximum extent practicable,
    constructed using commercial design standards and commercial
    construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of
    the Federal Government.
        SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON CONSTRUCTION OF MODULAR ATTACK SURFACE
          CRAFT.
        The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a contract or other
    agreement that includes a scope of work, including priced or unpriced
    options, for the construction, advance procurement, or long-lead
    material for Modular Attack Surface Craft Block 0 until the Secretary
    certifies to the congressional defense committees that such vessels
    will be purpose-built unmanned vessels engineered to operate without
    human support systems or operational requirements intended for crewed
    vessels.
        SEC. 131. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TAGOS SHIP
          PROGRAM.
        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Navy
    may be obligated or expended for the scope of work, including priced or
    unpriced options, for the construction, advance procurement, or long-
    lead material of any ships in the TAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor
    system ship program unless the Secretary of the Navy submits the report
    described in subsection (b) to the Committee on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
    Representatives not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act.
        (b) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives a report on the following:
            (1) Progress made on basic and functional design completion for
        TAGOS surveillance towed-array sensor system ships and how
        compliance with section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, will
        be maintained.
            (2) The accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the Navy's
        provisioning of contract baseline design, general arrangement
        drawings, and other government-furnished information to the prime
        contractor for such ships.
            (3) The ability of the functional design of such ships to meet
        program requirements, including speed requirements.
            (4) The adherence of the Navy to performance-based requirements
        and the ability of the prime contractor for such ships to make
        design choices to meet those requirements, commensurate with its
        responsibility for cost and schedule in the contract structure.
            (5) Alternative solutions to meeting the general set of Navy
        requirements for anti-submarine warfare covered by such ships,
        including unmanned solutions.
        SEC. 132. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ON AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP
          SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS IN NAVY BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS.
        (a) In General.--In the budget justification materials submitted to
    Congress in support of the Department of the Defense budget for fiscal
    year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter (as submitted with the budget
    of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
    Code), the Secretary of the Navy shall include information on the costs
    of spare parts and repair parts for amphibious warfare ships in the
    materials for other procurement, Navy.
        (b) Amphibious Warfare Ship Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``amphibious warfare ship'' has the meaning given that term in section
    8062(h) of title 10, United States Code.

                         Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

        SEC. 141. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR
          REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section 9062(j) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a total aircraft inventory
        of air refueling tanker aircraft of not less than 466 aircraft.''
        and inserting ``a total aircraft inventory of air refueling tanker
        aircraft--
            ``(A) of not less than 466 aircraft during the period ending on
        September 30, 2026;
            ``(B) of not less than 478 aircraft during the period beginning
        on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027;
            ``(C) of not less than 490 aircraft during the period beginning
        on October 1, 2027, and ending on September 30, 2028; and
            ``(D) of not less than 502 aircraft beginning on October 1,
        2028.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``below 466'' and inserting
        ``below the applicable level specified in paragraph (1)''.
        (b) Retention Within Aircraft Inventory.--Such section is further
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and
        inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
        paragraph:
        ``(3) In the case of a KC-135 aircraft that is replaced in the
    aircraft inventory by a KC-46 aircraft, the Secretary of the Air Force
    may reassign the KC-135 aircraft to any Air Refueling Wing that has the
    capacity to expand its aircraft inventory to include such reassigned
    aircraft. In determining whether an Air Refueling Wing has the capacity
    to so expand its inventory, the Secretary shall consider, among other
    things, the capacity of the Air Refueling Wing to man the additional
    aircraft and support pilot training requirements for the additional
    aircraft.''.
        (c) Prohibition on Reduction of KC-135 Aircraft in Primary Mission
    Aircraft Inventory of the Reserve Components.--
            (1) In general.--None of the funds authorized to be
        appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
        year 2026 for the Air Force may be obligated or expended to reduce
        the number of KC-135 aircraft designated as primary mission
        aircraft inventory within the reserve components of the Air Force.
            (2) Primary mission aircraft inventory defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``primary mission aircraft inventory'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10,
        United States Code.
        SEC. 142. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-15E
          AIRCRAFT.
        (a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 9062 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(l)(1) During the covered period, the Secretary of the Air Force
    may not retire more than a total of 51 F-15E aircraft as follows:
            ``(A) From the beginning of the covered period through the end
        of fiscal year 2026, the Secretary may not retire any F-15E
        aircraft.
            ``(B) In fiscal year 2027, the Secretary may not retire more
        than 21 F-15E aircraft.
            ``(C) In fiscal year 2028, the Secretary may not retire more
        than 30 F-15E aircraft.
        ``(2) During the covered period the Secretary of the Air Force may
    not--
            ``(A) reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system
        sustainment activities for retained F-15E aircraft in a manner that
        presumes future congressional authority to divest such aircraft; or
            ``(B) keep an F-15E aircraft (other than an aircraft identified
        for retirement under paragraph (1)) in a status considered excess
        to the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting
        disposition instructions (commonly referred to as `XJ' status).
        ``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered period' means the
    period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and ending on September 30,
    2030.''.
        (b) Repeal.--Section 150 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1812) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``prohibition on
        retirement of f-15e aircraft and'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a)
        and (b), respectively.
        SEC. 143. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY
          REQUIREMENT RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.
        Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in
    the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30,
    2029'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
        SEC. 144. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON AIR FORCE TACTICAL
          FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE.
        Section 9062a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2029'' and inserting ``2030''; and
            (2) by striking ``consultation'' and inserting
        ``coordination''.
        SEC. 145. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C-130 AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Extension of Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section
    146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most
    recently amended by section 145(a) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.
    1810), is further amended by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.
        (b) Extension of Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft
    Assigned to National Guard.--Section 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
    117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as most recently amended by section 145(b) of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159; 138 Stat. 1810), is further amended by striking ``2025'' and
    inserting ``2026''.
        (c) Report Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit
    to the congressional defense committees a report detailing the
    following:
            (1) The total number and variant types of C-130 aircraft in the
        inventory of the Air Force.
            (2) Any planned retirements, divestments, or reductions to the
        fleet of such aircraft.
            (3) Modernization and recapitalization efforts, including block
        upgrades and procurement schedules.
            (4) Planned basing actions for fielding C-130J aircraft to
        recapitalize C-130H aircraft.
        SEC. 146. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO B-1
          BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRONS.
        Subsection (d)(1) of section 133 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat.
    1574), as most recently amended by section 146 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.
    1810), is further amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and
    inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
        SEC. 147. MODIFICATION TO MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT FOR A-10
          AIRCRAFT.
        (a) In General.--Section 134(d) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat.
    2038) is amended by striking ``96 A-10 aircraft designated as primary
    mission aircraft inventory until a period of 90 days has elapsed
    following the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional
    defense committees the report under subsection (e)(2)'' and inserting
    ``93 A-10 aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory
    until October 1, 2026''.
        (b) Prohibition on Retirement.--
            (1) In general.--During the period beginning on October 1, 2025
        and ending on September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force
        may not--
                (A) reduce funding for unit personnel or weapon system
            sustainment activities for A-10 aircraft in a manner that
            presumes future congressional authority to divest such
            aircraft;
                (B) keep an A-10 aircraft in a status considered excess to
            the requirements of the possessing command and awaiting
            disposition instructions (commonly referred to as ``XJ''
            status); or
                (C) decrease the total aircraft inventory of A-10 aircraft
            below 103 aircraft.
            (2) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall not
        apply to individual A-10 aircraft that the Secretary of the Air
        Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer mission
        capable and uneconomical to repair because of aircraft accidents,
        mishaps, or excessive material degradation and non-airworthiness
        status of certain aircraft.
        (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on
    the status of A-10 aircraft inventory and the proposed plan for
    divesting all A-10 aircraft prior to fiscal year 2029. The briefing
    shall cover, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) The number of A-10 Total Aircraft Inventory aircraft
        disaggregated by Combat Coded Aircraft, Primary Mission Aircraft
        Inventory, Backup Aircraft Assigned, Attrition Reserve, tail
        number, and location.
            (2) The planned divestment date of each such aircraft.
            (3) The detailed plan for how and when the Secretary proposes
        to proceed with divestment of aircraft for each A-10 unit prior to
        fiscal year 2029.
            (4) The aircraft transition plan for replacing A-10 aircraft
        with new or existing replacement aircraft in each unit that is
        divesting of the A-10 aircraft, which shall include an explanation
        of--
                (A) how the Secretary plans to minimize adverse personnel
            impacts within such units, including adverse impacts with
            respect to retention, currency, proficiency, qualifications,
            certifications, and training; and
                (B) how the Secretary plans to minimize or eliminate any
            scheduling gap that may occur with respect to a unit divesting
            from the A-10 aircraft and transitioning to a new or existing
            replacement aircraft.
            (5) The information and content format that was provided in the
        briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
        House of Representatives by the Headquarters Air Force, Deputy
        Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs (HAF/A8), on February 13,
        2023, titled ``A-10 Divestment Placemats''.
            (6) Any other information the Secretary determines relevant.
        SEC. 148. PRESERVATION OF RETIRED KC-10 AIRCRAFT.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall preserve each
    retired KC-10 aircraft in the same storage condition in which such
    aircraft was preserved as of September 30, 2025.
        (b) Authority to Dispose of Preserved Aircraft.--A KC-10 aircraft
    preserved under subsection (a) may be disposed of in accordance with
    chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code.
        SEC. 149. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO INVENTORY OF E-3
          AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
    by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
    Air Force may be obligated or expended to retire, prepare to retire, or
    place in storage or in backup aircraft inventory any E-3 aircraft if
    such actions would reduce the total aircraft inventory for such
    aircraft below 16.
        (b) Exception for Plan.--If the Secretary of the Air Force submits
    to the congressional defense committees a plan for maintaining
    readiness and ensuring there is no lapse in mission capabilities, the
    prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken to
    reduce the total aircraft inventory for E-3 aircraft to below 16,
    beginning 30 days after the date on which the plan is so submitted.
        (c) Exception for E-7 Aircraft Procurement.--If the Secretary of
    the Air Force procures enough E-7 Wedgetail aircraft to accomplish the
    required mission load, the prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
    apply to actions taken to reduce the total aircraft inventory for E-3
    aircraft to below 16 after the date on which such E-7 Wedgetail
    aircraft are delivered.
        SEC. 150. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY MATRICES.
        (a) Submittal of Matrices.--Concurrent with the President's annual
    budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31,
    United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the
    Comptroller General of the United States--
            (1) the matrices described in subsection (b) relating to the B-
        21 bomber aircraft program; and
            (2) the estimate, as of the date of such submission, for the
        program's average procurement unit cost, acquisition unit cost, and
        life-cycle costs.
        (b) Matrices Described.--The matrices described in this subsection
    are the following:
            (1) Program goals and execution.--A matrix that identifies, in
        six-month increments, plans for and progress in achieving key
        milestones and events, and specific performance metric goals and
        actuals for the development, production, and sustainment of the B-
        21 bomber aircraft program, which shall be subdivided, at a
        minimum, according to the following:
                (A) Technology readiness levels of major components, and
            associated risks and key demonstration events through maturity
            (technology readiness level 7) for baseline and modernization
            efforts.
                (B) Engine design maturity, and plans and progress of
            engine test events.
                (C) Software development progress and related metrics,
            including--
                    (i) percent of capabilities complete and system
                features complete; and
                    (ii) software quality metrics.
                (D) Manufacturing progress and related metrics for the
            prime contractor and key suppliers, including--
                    (i) manufacturing readiness levels through level 8;
                    (ii) touch labor hours; and
                    (iii) scrap, rework, and repair.
                (E) System verification and key ground and flight test
            events for developmental and operational testing, including--
                    (i) percent complete;
                    (ii) time on condition;
                    (iii) sorties; and
                    (iv) test points.
                (F) Aircraft reliability, availability, and maintainability
            metrics, including--
                    (i) mean time to repair;
                    (ii) operational availability;
                    (iii) mission capable; and
                    (iv) cost per flying hour.
                (G) Operations and sustainment plans and progress,
            including--
                    (i) main operating base setup;
                    (ii) training system deliveries;
                    (iii) depot maintenance; and
                    (iv) technology data packages.
            (2) Cost.--A matrix expressing, in six-month increments, the
        total cost for the Air Force service cost position for the
        engineering and manufacturing development phase and production lots
        of the B-21 bomber aircraft, and a matrix expressing the total cost
        for the prime contractor's estimate for such phase and production
        lots, each of which shall be phased over the entire engineering and
        manufacturing development period and subdivided according to the
        costs of the following:
                (A) Air vehicle.
                (B) Propulsion.
                (C) Mission systems.
                (D) Vehicle subsystems.
                (E) Air vehicle software.
                (F) Systems engineering.
                (G) Program management.
                (H) System test and evaluation.
                (I) Support and training systems.
                (J) Contract fee.
                (K) Engineering changes.
                (L) Direct mission support, including congressional general
            reductions.
                (M) Government testing.
        (c) Semiannual Update of Matrices.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
        which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the matrices required
        by subsection (a), concurrent with the submittal of each annual
        budget request to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United
        States Code, thereafter, and not later than 180 days after each
        such submittal, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General
        updates to the matrices described in subsection (b).
            (2) Elements.--Each update submitted under paragraph (1) shall
        detail progress made toward the goals identified in the matrix
        described in subsection (b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates.
        (d) Assessment by Comptroller General of the United States.--Not
    less frequently than annually, the Comptroller General shall--
            (1) review the sufficiency of each matrix received under this
        section; and
            (2) submit to the congressional defense committees an
        assessment of such matrix, including by identifying cost, schedule,
        or performance trends.
        (e) Repeal.--Section 238 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2067) is repealed.
        SEC. 151. BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCE STRUCTURE AND TRANSITION ROADMAP.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees a comprehensive roadmap detailing
    the planned force structure, basing, modernization, and transition
    strategy for the bomber aircraft fleet of the Air Force through fiscal
    year 2040.
        (b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A detailed schedule and rationale for the planned
        divestment of B-1 bomber aircraft, including location-specific
        retirements, infrastructure disposition, and mitigation of any
        resulting capability gaps.
            (2) A transition plan for the operational fielding of B-21
        bomber aircraft, including basing decisions, training and
        sustainment plans, operational concepts, and anticipated initial
        operational capability and full operational capability timelines.
            (3) A strategy for integrating units of the Air National Guard
        and the Air Force Reserve into B-21 bomber aircraft operations,
        including planned force structure, association, training, and
        mobilization models.
            (4) An update on--
                (A) modernization efforts for B-52 bomber aircraft,
            including engine replacement, radar upgrades, and digital
            integration efforts; and
                (B) the expected service life and mission profile of B-52
            bomber aircraft through the 2050s.
            (5) A detailed timeline with key milestones for each of the
        elements described in paragraphs (1) through (4), including
        programmatic decision points, resourcing requirements, risk
        assessments, and coordination with other components of the Air
        Force Global Strike Command and the Air Combat Command.
        (c) Objective.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall
    support a deliberate and balanced transition to a modernized, dual-
    capable bomber aircraft force that ensures long-range strike capacity,
    survivability, and deterrence in both nuclear and conventional mission
    sets, with a minimum of 100 B-21 bomber aircraft.
        (d) Form.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        SEC. 152. REQUIREMENT FOR AN INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND
          RECONNAISSANCE ROADMAP FOR THE AIR FORCE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
    comprehensive roadmap detailing the strategic plan for the development,
    acquisition, modernization, and integration of intelligence,
    surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of the Air Force.
        (b) Elements.--The roadmap required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A strategic assessment of current (as of the date on which
        the roadmap is submitted) and projected intelligence, surveillance,
        and reconnaissance requirements for the Air Force across all
        domains, including air, space, and cyberspace.
            (2) An inventory of current (as of the date on which the
        roadmap is submitted) intelligence, surveillance, and
        reconnaissance platforms, sensors, and associated data-processing
        systems, including the mission capabilities, operational status,
        and expected service life for each.
            (3) A plan for the modernization or divestment of legacy
        airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems,
        with individualized justification of the modernization or
        divestment plan for each such legacy system.
            (4) A detailed outline of planned investments and capabilities
        in emerging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
        technologies, including--
                (A) artificial intelligence;
                (B) machine learning;
                (C) space-based intelligence, surveillance, and
            reconnaissance; and
                (D) autonomous or remotely piloted platforms.
            (5) An assessment of the integration of intelligence,
        surveillance, and reconnaissance data into command and control
        networks, including interoperability with joint, interagency, and
        allied partners.
            (6) A risk assessment identifying potential capability gaps,
        threats, and mitigation strategies.
            (7) A description of the roles and responsibilities of the
        components of the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
        effort of the Air Force in implementing the roadmap.
            (8) A proposed timeline and milestones for the implementation
        of the roadmap over the next ten fiscal years.
        SEC. 153. REPORT ON THE F-47 ADVANCED FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the
    Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    on the F-47 advanced fighter aircraft program.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include following:
            (1) A description of the F-47 aircraft program, including
        system requirements, employment concepts, and projected costs,
        schedule, and funding requirements over the period covered by the
        program objective memorandum process for fiscal years 2028 through
        2034.
            (2) The acquisition strategy for the F-47 program of record,
        including consideration of implementing a middle tier acquisition
        pathway or major capability acquisition pathway (as such terms are
        defined in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, titled
        ``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on August 6, 2020 (or a
        successor instruction)).
            (3) A proposed fielding strategy for the F-47 aircraft,
        including--
                (A) estimated force structure requirements;
                (B) strategic basing considerations;
                (C) an estimate of military construction requirements;
                (D) an estimate of personnel training requirements; and
                (E) a strategy for integrating units of the Air National
            Guard and Air Force Reserve into F-47 fighter aircraft
            operations, including planned force structure, association,
            training, and mobilization models.
        (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
        SEC. 154. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING REPORT ON
          ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR AIRBORNE COMMAND POST CAPABILITY.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance, Air
    Force, and available to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
    for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or
    expended until the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with
    the Commander of the United States Strategic Command, submits to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the acquisition strategy
    of the Air Force to maintain the Airborne Command Post capability,
    including--
            (1) options to expand production of the C-130J-30 Super
        Hercules aircraft to provide additional airframes to preserve the
        Airborne Command Post capability; and
            (2) an outline of the future relationship of the Airborne
        Command Post capability with the Secondary Launch Platform-Airborne
        effort.

           Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

        SEC. 161. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXECUTIVE AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Analysis of Alternatives.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
        the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct an
        analysis of alternatives to identify potential solutions for the
        recapitalization of the executive airlift aircraft fleets of the
        Armed Forces. In conducting such analysis, the Secretary of Defense
        shall seek to identify aircraft solutions that have capabilities
        comparable to the capabilities of commercial passenger aircraft in
        terms of range.
            (2) Timeline.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
                (A) initiate the analysis of alternatives required under
            paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date of the
            enactment of this Act; and
                (B) complete such analysis not later than April 1, 2026.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing the
        analysis of alternatives required under paragraph (1), the
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on
        the results of the analysis.
        (b) Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--Section 120(b) of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended--
                (A) by striking paragraph (2);
                (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
                (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraphs:
        ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall establish standards for
    prioritizing access to executive aircraft controlled by the Secretaries
    of the military departments among authorized users of such aircraft
    within the Federal Government.
        ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall assign a career appointee (as
    that term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5) in the Senior
    Executive Service of the Department of Defense to coordinate the
    efficient tasking of executive aircraft controlled by the Secretaries
    of the military departments and compliance with rules, regulations,
    policies, and guidance relating to such aircraft, including the
    standards established under paragraph (2). The career appointee shall,
    as determined by the Secretary of Defense, have knowledge and
    experience relating to executive aircraft, including familiarity with
    the executive aircraft fleets controlled by the Secretaries of the
    military departments and procedures for the prioritization of executive
    aircraft users.''.
            (2) Timelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
                (A) establish the standards required by paragraph (2) of
            such section 120(b) (as amended by this section) not later than
            December 1, 2025; and
                (B) assign the career appointee required by paragraph (3)
            of such section 120(b) (as amended by this section) not later
            than January 1, 2026.
        SEC. 162. AMENDMENTS TO PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND
          CONTRACTING RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING.
        Section 164 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``shall not operate'' and inserting ``may not operate,'';
                (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) covered LiDAR technology; or''; and
                (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``covered'' before
            ``LiDAR technology'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(e) Mitigation of Risk of Use of Covered LiDAR Technology.--
            ``(1) Strategy required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        develop a strategy to mitigate the risk to the Department of
        Defense of the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense
        contractors and subcontractors (at any tier).
            ``(2) Elements.--In developing the strategy required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                ``(A) publish a list of covered LiDAR companies in the
            Federal Register;
                ``(B) conduct an assessment of the potential risks to the
            Department associated with the use of covered LiDAR technology
            by defense contractors, including an assessment of the severity
            and likelihood of occurrence of each such risk and a
            prioritization of such risks; and
                ``(C) solicit input from defense contractors and
            subcontractors (at any tier) to identify effective approaches
            to reducing or eliminating use of covered LiDAR technology by
            such contractors and subcontractors.
            ``(3) Implementation.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the
        Secretary shall implement the strategy required by paragraph (1).
        Such strategy shall actively monitor risk mitigation measures
        related to the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense
        contractors based on the assessment conducted and the input
        received under paragraph (2).''; and
            (4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by amending
        paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) The term `covered LiDAR technology' means LiDAR
        technology and any related services and equipment--
                ``(A) manufactured by a covered LiDAR company;
                ``(B) uses operating software developed in a covered
            foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign
            country; or
                ``(C) uses network connectivity or data storage located in
            a covered foreign country or administered by an entity
            domiciled in a covered foreign country.''.
        SEC. 163. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONTRACT
          TERMINATION OR PRODUCTION LINE SHUTDOWN FOR E-7A WEDGETAIL
          AIRCRAFT.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
    Defense may be obligated or expended--
            (1) to terminate the mid-tier acquisition rapid prototype
        contract for the E-7A aircraft; or
            (2) to terminate the operations of, or to prepare to terminate
        the operations of, a production line for the E-7A aircraft.
        SEC. 164. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF KC-46 AIRCRAFT PENDING
          CERTIFICATION ON CORRECTION OF DEFICIENCIES.
        (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not accept or take
    delivery of covered KC-46 aircraft in excess of the maximum quantity
    specified in subsection (c) until the Secretary--
            (1) certifies to the congressional defense committees that the
        Secretary has developed and is implementing a plan of corrective
        actions and milestones to resolve all Category 1 deficiencies
        identified with respect to KC-46 aircraft; and
            (2) submits such plan to such committees, which shall include--
                (A) an estimate of the total amount of funds required to
            complete implementation of the plan;
                (B) realistic event-driven schedules to achieve the
            objectives of the plan; and
                (C) a schedule risk assessment to a minimum of 80 percent
            confidence level.
        (b) Form.--The plan described in subsection (a)(2) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
        (c) Maximum Quantity.--The maximum quantity of covered KC-46
    aircraft specified in this subsection is 188 aircraft.
        (d) Covered KC-46 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered KC-46 aircraft'' means new production KC-46 aircraft the
    procurement of which is fully funded by the United States.
        SEC. 165. PLAN FOR OPEN MISSION SYSTEMS OF F-35 AIRCRAFT.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to
    establish an open mission systems computing environment that is
    controlled by the Federal Government on the F-35 aircraft of the
    Department of Defense.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall do the
    following:
            (1) Enable the portability of software applications between the
        F-35 aircraft, the F-22 aircraft, and the Next Generation Air
        Dominance initiative of the Air Force.
            (2) Enable the integration of new open mission system software,
        or changes to existing open mission system software, with minimal
        integration work required by the prime contractor of the air
        vehicle.
            (3) Eliminate or minimize aircraft airworthiness impacts due to
        software changes within the open mission systems computing
        environment.
            (4) Enable the rapid upgrade of onboard processors.
            (5) Leverage a Federal Government reference architecture.
            (6) Ensure control by the Federal Government over the
        airworthiness and security processes, as well as ownership by the
        Federal Government of the open mission system technical
        documentation and data rights.
            (7) Be capable of connection to all relevant aircraft apertures
        sufficient to meet current and future combat requirements,
        including cockpit connectivity via ethernet.
            (8) Leverage modern commercial software languages and
        techniques necessary to support reliable, high-throughput, and low-
        latency use-cases.
            (9) Be applicable across all blocks and variants of the F-35
        aircraft.
        (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report that includes the plan required under subsection (a).
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
        SEC. 166. ANNUAL GAO REVIEWS OF THE F-35 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.
        (a) Annual Reviews and Reports.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and
    not later than March 1 of each year thereafter through March 1, 2030,
    the Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) complete a review of the F-35 aircraft program; and
            (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the results of the review.
        (b) Elements.--Each review and report under subsection (a) shall
    include an assessment of--
            (1) the cost, scope, and schedule of the F-35 aircraft program
        and its subprograms;
            (2) the status of the efforts of the Department of Defense to
        modernize the F-35 aircraft; and
            (3) such other matters relating to the F-35 aircraft program as
        the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

             TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

         Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 211. Modification to authority to award prizes for advanced
              technology achievements.
    Sec. 212. Modification to mechanisms to provide funds to defense
              laboratories and other entities for research and development
              of technologies for military missions.
    Sec. 213. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,
              test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 214. Modification to authority for acquisition, construction, or
              furnishing of test facilities and equipment.
    Sec. 215. Extension of limitation on availability of funds for
              fundamental research collaboration with certain academic
              institutions.
    Sec. 216. Modification of requirement for Department of Defense policies
              for management and certification of Link 16 military tactical
              data link network.
    Sec. 217. Extension of authority for assignment to Defense Advanced
              Research Projects Agency of private sector personnel with
              critical research and development expertise.
    Sec. 218. Alternative test and evaluation pathway for designated defense
              acquisition programs.
    Sec. 219. Congressionally directed programs for test and evaluation
              oversight.
    Sec. 220. Application of software innovation to modernize test and
              evaluation infrastructure.
    Sec. 221. Review and alignment of standards, guidance, and policies
              relating to digital engineering.
    Sec. 222. Catalyst Pathfinder Program.
    Sec. 223. Modifications to defense research capacity building program.
    Sec. 224. National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence
              Institute.
    Sec. 225. Advanced robotic automation for munitions manufacturing.
    Sec. 226. Evaluation of additional test corridors for hypersonic and
              long-range weapons.
    Sec. 227. Western regional range complex demonstration.
    Sec. 228. Demonstration of near real-time monitoring capabilities to
              enhance weapon system platforms.
    Sec. 229. Pilot program on modernized health and usage monitoring
              systems to address obsolescence in rotary-wing and tiltrotor
              aircraft.
    Sec. 230. Prohibition on modification of indirect cost rates for
              institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.
    Sec. 231. Limitation on availability of funds pending compliance with
              requirements relating to the Joint Energetics Transition
              Office.
    Sec. 232. Limitation on availability of funds for realignment of
              research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint
              conventional armaments and ammunition.
    Sec. 233. Limitation on use of funds for certain Navy software.
    Sec. 234. Limitation on availability of funds for Under Secretary of
              Defense for Research and Engineering pending report on study
              results.

                        Subtitle C--Biotechnology Matters

    Sec. 241. Support for research and development of bioindustrial
              manufacturing processes.
    Sec. 242. Biotechnology Management Office.
    Sec. 243. Bioindustrial commercialization program.
    Sec. 244. Biotechnology supply chain resiliency program.
    Sec. 245. Biological data for artificial intelligence.
    Sec. 246. Department of Defense biotechnology strategy.
    Sec. 247. Ethical and responsible development and deployment of
              biotechnology within the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance.

                  Subtitle D--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 251. Modification of energetic materials strategic plan and
              investment strategy of Joint Energetics Transition Office.
    Sec. 252. Extension of period for annual reports on critical technology
              areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.
    Sec. 253. Quarterly briefings on research, development, test, and
              evaluation laboratories and facilities.

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

        SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development,
    test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section
    4201.

        Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

        SEC. 211. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO AWARD PRIZES FOR ADVANCED
          TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENTS.
        (a) Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4025 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting after ``the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment,'' the following: ``the
    Director of the Defense Innovation Unit,''.
        (b) Maximum Amount of Award Prizes.--Subsection (c) of such section
    is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
        ``$20,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting
        ``$2,000,000''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``$10,000'' and inserting
        ``$20,000''.
        (c) Congressional Notification Threshold.--Subsection (g)(1) of
    such section is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
    ``$20,000,000''.
        SEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO MECHANISMS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO DEFENSE
          LABORATORIES AND OTHER ENTITIES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF
          TECHNOLOGIES FOR MILITARY MISSIONS.
        Section 4123 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and test
        organizations'' after ``defense laboratories'';
            (2) by inserting ``or test organization'' after ``laboratory''
        each place it appears;
            (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``or test
        organizations'' after ``laboratories''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Test Organization Defined.--In this section, the term `test
    organization' means a test organization of the Major Range and Test
    Facility Base specified in Department of Defense Directive 3200.11 or
    any successor directive.''.
        SEC. 213. PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
          TEST, AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Making Permanent and Improving Pilot Program for the
    Enhancement of the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Centers
    of the Department of Defense.--Chapter 305 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4145. Program for the enhancement of the research, development,
        test, and evaluation centers of the Department of Defense
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
    the military departments shall jointly carry out a program to
    demonstrate methods for the more effective development of technology
    and management of functions at eligible centers.
        ``(b) Eligible Centers.--For purposes of the program, the eligible
    centers are--
            ``(1) the science and technology reinvention laboratories, as
        designated by section 4121(b) of this title;
            ``(2) the test and evaluation centers which are activities
        specified as part of the Major Range and Test Facility Base in
        Department of Defense Directive 3200.11 (or any successor
        document);
            ``(3) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
            ``(4) the Defense Innovation Unit; and
            ``(5) the Strategic Capabilities Office.
        ``(c) Definition of Responsible Officials Concerned.--For purposes
    of this section, the term `responsible official concerned' means--
            ``(1) the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
        Technology, and Logistics, with respect to matters concerning the
        Army;
            ``(2) the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
        Development, and Acquisition, with respect to matters concerning
        the Navy and the Marine Corps; or
            ``(3) the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,
        with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space
        Force;
            ``(4) the Deputy Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
        concerning the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the
        Defense Innovation Unit, and the Strategic Capabilities Office, and
        any other matters not covered by paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
        ``(d) Participation in Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the head of each
        eligible center shall submit to the responsible official concerned
        a proposal on, and implement, alternative and innovative methods of
        effective management and operations of eligible centers, rapid
        project delivery, support, experimentation, prototyping, and
        partnership with universities and private sector entities--
                ``(A) to generate greater value and efficiencies in
            research and development activities;
                ``(B) to enable more efficient and effective operations of
            supporting activities, such as--
                    ``(i) facility management, construction, and repair;
                    ``(ii) business operations;
                    ``(iii) personnel management policies and practices;
                and
                    ``(iv) intramural and public outreach; and
                ``(C) to enable more rapid deployment of warfighter
            capabilities.
            ``(2) Implementation.--The head of an eligible center shall
        implement each method proposed under paragraph (1) unless such
        method is disapproved in writing by the responsible official
        concerned within 60 days of receiving the proposal from the
        eligible center.
        ``(e) Waiver Authority for Demonstration and Implementation.--The
    head of an eligible center may waive any regulation, restriction,
    requirement, guidance, policy, procedure, or departmental instruction
    that would affect the implementation of a method proposed under
    subsection (d)(1), unless such implementation would be prohibited by a
    provision of a Federal statute or common law.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 233 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C.
    4141 note prec.) is repealed.
        SEC. 214. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION,
          OR FURNISHING OF TEST FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
        (a) Jointly Funded Projects.--Section 4174 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``A contract of a military
        department'' and inserting ``A covered contract''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
        ``(d)(1) In a case in which research, developmental, or test
    facilities and equipment described in this section are used to support
    multiple contracts or programs across different military departments,
    other elements of the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies
    outside the Department of Defense, or eligible non-Federal entities, a
    jointly funded project may be established.
        ``(2) Under a jointly funded project, the Secretary of Defense (or
    the Secretary's designee) shall enter into a written agreement with
    each entity participating in the project. Each such agreement shall, at
    a minimum, address the following:
            ``(A) Cost sharing arrangements, including the proportion of
        total project costs to be borne by each entity.
            ``(B) Allocation of access to the facilities and equipment,
        including prioritization procedures in cases of competing demands.
            ``(C) Management and oversight responsibilities, including the
        designation of a lead agency.
            ``(D) Ownership and intellectual property rights related to the
        facilities, equipment, and any resulting data or inventions.
            ``(E) Dispute resolution mechanisms.
        ``(3) A non-Federal entity, including a private company, academic
    institution, or non-profit organization, may participate in a jointly
    funded project under this subsection only if the Secretary of Defense
    determines such participation is in the national security interest and
    consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
        ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to implement
    this subsection. Such regulations shall include specific criteria for
    evaluating proposed jointly funded projects, standardized agreement
    templates, and procedures for ensuring the transparency and
    accountability of such projects.
        ``(e) This section applies to contracts funded using funds
    appropriated or otherwise made available for--
            ``(1) research, development, test, and evaluation, including
        science and technology funds designated as budget activity 1 (basic
        research), budget activity 2 (applied research), and budget
        activity 3 (advanced technology development) (as those budget
        activity classifications are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of
        the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD
        7000.14-R)); and
            ``(2) operation and maintenance, to the extent that such funds
        are used to support activities authorized under this section.
        ``(f) In this section, the term `covered contract' means--
            ``(1) a contract of a military department; or
            ``(2) a contract for a jointly funded project as described
        subsection (d).''.
        (b) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue or
    revise regulations (as necessary) to implement the amendments made by
    subsection (a).
        SEC. 215. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR
          FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC
          INSTITUTIONS.
        Section 238(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1842) is amended by inserting
    ``or fiscal year 2026'' after ``fiscal year 2025''.
        SEC. 216. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
          POLICIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF LINK 16 MILITARY
          TACTICAL DATA LINK NETWORK.
        Section 228(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``the Nevada Test and
        Training Range, Restricted Area 2508, Warning Area 151/470, Warning
        Area 386, and the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex'' and
        inserting ``military special use airspace including all prohibited
        areas, restricted areas, warning areas, and military operational
        areas'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
        striking ``training, and large-scale exercises.'' and inserting
        ``regular training, and large-scale exercises. Under such
        processes, approval of Link 16 operations shall be presumed and
        denial of Link 16 operations shall be accompanied with
        substantiated evidence demonstrating compromise of safety due to
        electromagnetic interference.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``regular'' before
        ``training''.
        SEC. 217. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR ASSIGNMENT TO DEFENSE ADVANCED
          RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY OF PRIVATE SECTOR PERSONNEL WITH
          CRITICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPERTISE.
        (a) Extension.--Subsection (e) of section 232 of the Carl Levin and
    Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4091) is amended by
    striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
        (b) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (f)(2) of such section is
    amended by striking ``section 2302'' and inserting ``section 3014''.
        SEC. 218. ALTERNATIVE TEST AND EVALUATION PATHWAY FOR DESIGNATED
          DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.
        (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an
    alternative test and evaluation pathway as described in subsection (b)
    for covered programs to enhance agility, accelerate delivery of
    capabilities, and ensure data-driven decisionmaking, while maintaining
    independent oversight of evaluation outcomes.
        (b) Elements.--The pathway required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following elements:
            (1) For each covered program, the Secretary of the military
        department concerned, through its service test activities, shall--
                (A) develop and implement a unified test and evaluation
            strategy that aligns developmental testing and operational
            testing to a single set of test objectives that build system
            understanding throughout the test program to more effectively
            support capability delivery within rapid prototyping and
            iterative updates with early and continuous operational
            feedback;
                (B) develop and implement a test data strategy that
            includes--
                    (i) collection of raw data from system components
                during test events and operational activities, including
                submission of industry-derived data from their development
                and testing evolutions;
                    (ii) evaluation criteria to assess the mission effects
                and suitability of the system based on the data to be
                collected, including from live-fire test events, if
                applicable;
                    (iii) a process for independently validating industry-
                derived data, if needed;
                    (iv) provision of resources for automated data
                collection, storage, and access; and
                    (v) automated analytics tools to assess performance
                trends, reliability, and maintenance needs;
                (C) incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, best
            practices such as--
                    (i) hardware-in-the-loop testing to validate system
                integration;
                    (ii) continuous data collection from prototypes and
                fielded systems to refine designs and update lifecycle
                costs;
                    (iii) testing subsystem prototypes throughout system
                development to assess their contribution to the mission
                effect of the fielded system; and
                    (iv) integration of supporting or complementary data
                from digital twins or other model-based systems engineering
                tools;
                (D) define general test and evaluation objectives and data
            needs while allowing detailed execution plans to evolve based
            on test results and emerging requirements, avoiding rigid
            milestone-driven schedules; and
                (E) ensure all raw test data and associated analytics are
            owned by the Federal Government, stored in accessible
            repositories, and available to authorized Department entities,
            including the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
            throughout the program lifecycle.
            (2) Each such covered program shall be exempt from--
                (A) any requirement in law, regulation, or policy,
            including Department of Defense Instruction 5000.02 or other
            policies, to develop and submit a test and evaluation master
            plan, as long as a unified test and evaluation strategy and
            test data strategy are implemented, as required by
            subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1);
                (B) any requirement in law, regulation, or policy to
            conduct any milestone-specific operational test event, such as
            the requirement in section 4171 of title 10, United States
            Code, to conduct initial operational test and evaluation; and
                (C) any other test and evaluation documentation or approval
            process that the Secretary determines is inconsistent with the
            agile and iterative nature of this pathway.
        (c) Role of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.--For
    each covered program designated for oversight by the Director of
    Operational Test and Evaluation, the Director of Operational Test and
    Evaluation shall--
            (1) provide independent evaluation of test data across all
        phases of the program lifecycle, including--
                (A) assessing the sufficiency of the program's test and
            evaluation strategy and data strategy to demonstrate military
            effectiveness;
                (B) evaluating whether the program collects and analyzes
            sufficient raw data, learns from test results at a pace
            relevant to operational needs, and converges on military
            effectiveness based on data trends;
                (C) identifying deficiencies in test and evaluation
            strategies that risk system performance, suitability, or
            survivability; and
                (D) providing continuous oversight through ongoing analysis
            of test data;
            (2) have unrestricted access to all raw test data, data
        repositories, and analytics maintained by the military departments
        for the covered program;
            (3) not require of the covered program--
                (A) any specific test plan, execution method, or
            documentation format, or any pre-approval of test and
            evaluation activities, as a condition of testing, data
            collection, or evaluation; or
                (B) any Director of Operational Test and Evaluation-
            approved test and evaluation master plan or other pre-execution
            documentation under existing policies; and
            (4) include in the annual report required under section 139(h)
        of title 10, United States Code, a summary of the adequacy of data
        strategies, rates of learning, and risks that aligns with the
        evaluation processes established in this section.
        (d) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
    with the Secretaries of the military departments and the Director of
    Operational Test and Evaluation, shall issue guidance to implement the
    alternative test and evaluation pathway under this section, including
    standards for data strategies and modern testing practices and
    procedures to support evaluation by the Director of Operational Test
    and Evaluation under subsection (c).
        (e) Report.--Not later than three years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of this
    section, including an assessment of the effectiveness of the pathway in
    accelerating capability delivery and improving system performance and
    any recommendations for expanding or modifying the pathway.
        (f) Covered Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    program'' means the following:
            (1) A defense acquisition program that the Secretary of Defense
        designates, on or after the date on which guidance is issued under
        subsection (d), for use of the alternative test and evaluation
        pathway under this section.
            (2) A defense acquisition program relating to software and
        covered hardware initiated on or after the date of the enactment of
        this Act.
        SEC. 219. CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED PROGRAMS FOR TEST AND EVALUATION
          OVERSIGHT.
        (a) Requirement.--The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
    shall include in the annual report required by section 139(h) of title
    10, United States Code, an assessment of the operational and live fire
    test and evaluation activities for--
            (1) command and control and data integration architecture for
        layered integrated missile defense of the homeland;
            (2) the Joint Fires Network; and
            (3) the Cryptographic Modernization Program.
        (b) Alternative Pathway.--For any effort under subsection (a)
    assigned to the software acquisition pathway pursuant to section 3603
    of title 10, United States Code, the Director of Operational Test and
    Evaluation shall assess the effort in accordance with the alternative
    test and evaluation pathway established by section 218 of this Act.
        SEC. 220. APPLICATION OF SOFTWARE INNOVATION TO MODERNIZE TEST AND
          EVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
        (a) Establishment of Digital Test and Evaluation Environment.--
            (1) Program.--The Director of the Test Resource Management
        Center, in coordination with the officials specified in paragraph
        (4), shall establish and maintain a digital test and evaluation
        environment for developmental and operational testing of
        warfighting capabilities.
            (2) Requirements.--The digital test and evaluation environment
        required under paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) incorporate commercially-derived data management,
            analysis, and operations software tools to enable rapid test
            and evaluation;
                (B) enable real-time and iterative data collection,
            management, analysis, and feedback loops across the life cycle
            of tested systems;
                (C) provide secure environments for testing systems with
            operational security sensitivities; and
                (D) use a modular open system approach (as defined in
            section 4401 of title 10, United States Code) to ensure the
            environment can be accessed by multiple vendors and is
            interoperable with multiple data sources, data formats, and
            digital tools.
            (3) Use of software acquisition pathway.--In procuring software
        and covered hardware (as defined in section 3603 of title 10,
        United States Code) for the digital test and evaluation environment
        required under paragraph (1), the Director of the Test Resource
        Management center shall use a software acquisition pathway
        described in section 3603 of title 10, United States Code.
            (4) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this
        paragraph are--
                (A) the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit;
                (B) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation; and
                (C) each chief of a covered Armed Force.
        (b) Pilot Program to Accelerate Test.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit
        and the Director of the Test Resource Management Center, in
        coordination with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
        shall jointly carry out a pilot program to determine how commercial
        software can be used to accelerate and improve testing efforts--
                (A) to accelerate continuous integration and continuous
            testing of warfighting capabilities by applying industry best
            practices and tooling for scalability, advanced analysis, and
            data sharing; and
                (B) to enable continuous and iterative testing throughout
            capability design, development, engineering, and fielding.
            (2) Reports required.--The Director of the Defense Innovation
        Unit and the Director of the Test Resource Management Center, in
        coordination with the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
        shall--
                (A) not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
            of this Act, submit to the congressional defense committees an
            interim report that includes an implementation plan for the
            pilot program under paragraph (1); and
                (B) following submittal of the report under subparagraph
            (A), but not later than 270 days after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, submit to the committees a report on the
            progress of the pilot program, which shall include a
            description of--
                    (i) the metrics used to measure the performance of
                commercial software under the program;
                    (ii) the initial findings of the program; and
                    (iii) based on such findings, any identified roadblocks
                or limitations to using commercial software and digital
                tools for accelerated testing.
            (3) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
        under this subsection shall terminate five years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act.
        (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
    and Space Force.
        SEC. 221. REVIEW AND ALIGNMENT OF STANDARDS, GUIDANCE, AND POLICIES
          RELATING TO DIGITAL ENGINEERING.
        (a) Review Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department, in
        coordination with the officials specified in subsection (c), shall
        complete a comprehensive review of the standards, guidance, and
        policies relating to digital engineering within the covered Armed
        Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary.
            (2) Elements.--Each review under paragraph (1) shall include,
        with respect to the covered Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of
        the Secretary concerned, the following:
                (A) A review of the reference architectures, standards, and
            best practices for the use of digital engineering tools
            (including digital twins and digital threads) as in effect at
            the time of the review, including standards for the use of such
            tools at all stages of program design, development, and
            testing.
                (B) Identification of the current standards guiding the use
            of such digital engineering tools, at all stages of program
            design, development, and testing.
                (C) Assessment of--
                    (i) the extent to which the use of such standards and
                related governance structures is consistent across the
                covered Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the
                Secretary concerned; and
                    (ii) the level of interoperability of such standards
                across such Armed Forces.
                (D) Identification of best practices for digital
            engineering within each such Armed Force.
                (E) Recommendations for improvements to the use of digital
            engineering tools in each such Armed Force.
        (b) Development of Standard Reference Architecture.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
        which the Secretary of a military department completes the review
        required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop and
        implement a standard reference architecture to guide the use of,
        and best practices for, digital engineering for program design,
        development, and testing within each covered Armed Force under the
        jurisdiction of that Secretary. Each reference architecture shall
        include--
                (A) a framework and clear requirements for developing and
            deploying digital engineering tools across program lifecycles;
                (B) defined standards for data management and modeling; and
                (C) consideration for either consensus-based standards or
            nonconsensus-based standards, depending on what is determined
            to be in the best interests of the government based on the
            ability to adopt such standards quickly and prevent technology
            vendor lock.
            (2) Periodic review.--Not less frequently than once every three
        years following implementation of the standard reference
        architecture required under paragraph (1), but ending on September
        30, 2034, each Secretary of a military department shall--
                (A) conduct periodic reviews of the reference architecture
            to ensure it effectively addresses advancements in technology
            and evolving operational needs; and
                (B) if necessary, modify the reference architecture to
            address such advancements and needs.
            (3) Approval and certification required.--Before a reference
        architecture may be implemented under this subsection, the Under
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in
        coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
        Engineering and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation,
        shall--
                (A) review and approve the reference architecture; and
                (B) submit certification of such approval to the Secretary
            of the military department concerned.
            (4) Recommendations for further standardization.--Based on the
        reviews conducted under paragraph (3), the Under Secretary of
        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the
        Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the
        Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall--
                (A) identify and develop recommendations regarding areas in
            which further standardization of reference architectures across
            the covered Armed Forces may be feasible; and
                (B) submit such recommendations to the Secretaries of the
            military departments.
        (c) Officials Specified.--The officials specified in this
    subsection are the following:
            (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
        Sustainment.
            (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
        Engineering.
            (3) The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Air
        Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
            (2) The term ``reference architecture'' means an authoritative
        source of information about a specific subject area that guides and
        constrains the instantiations of multiple architectures and
        solutions, as described in the guidance of the Office of the
        Assistant Secretary of Defense titled ``Reference Architecture
        Description'', dated June 2010, or any successor to such guidance.
        SEC. 222. CATALYST PATHFINDER PROGRAM.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary
    of the Army shall establish a program that--
            (1) creates partnerships between operational units of the Army
        and research universities to provide a platform for university-
        based researchers and small businesses to collaborate directly with
        soldiers on innovative applied research and development; and
            (2) integrates soldiers into the problem identification process
        and early-stage development efforts to ensure technical solutions
        are meeting soldier needs and enhancing lethality.
        (b) Activities.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall--
            (1) establish activities at select divisions of the Army to
        accelerate the incorporation of soldier insights into capability
        development;
            (2) establish policies that streamline collaboration between
        soldiers, Army Transformation and Training Command, research
        universities, and small businesses;
            (3) establish a governance board that includes representatives
        from the research, development, test, and evaluation, acquisition,
        requirements, and research university communities; and
            (4) promote transition of successful program projects to Army
        programs.
        (c) Inclusion in Future-years Defense Program.--The program shall
    be treated as a research, development, test, and evaluation activity in
    the Army's input to the future-years defense program submitted to
    Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 223. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING
          PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year
    thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all funding
    opportunities executed in Program Element 0601228D8Z, or successor
    program element, shall include separate funding solicitations each
    focused toward--
            (1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribal
        Colleges and Universities; and
            (2) Minority-Serving Institutions that are not described in
        paragraph (1).
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Historically Black College or University'' has
        the meaning given the term ``part B institution'' in section 322 of
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061).
            (2) The term ``Minority-Serving Institution'' means an eligible
        institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)).
            (3) The term ``Tribal College or University'' has the meaning
        given the term in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)).
        SEC. 224. NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
          INSTITUTE.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish one or more
    National Security and Defense Artificial Intelligence Institutes
    (referred to in this section as ``Institutes'') at eligible host
    institutions.
        (b) Institute Described.--A National Security and Defense
    Artificial Intelligence Institute referred to in subsection (a) is an
    artificial intelligence research institute that--
            (1) is focused on a cross-cutting challenge or foundational
        science for artificial intelligence systems in the national
        security and defense sector;
            (2) establishes partnerships among public and private
        organizations, including, as appropriate, Federal agencies,
        institutions of higher education, including community colleges,
        nonprofit research organizations, Federal laboratories, State,
        local, and Tribal governments, and industry, including the Defense
        Industrial Base and startup companies;
            (3) has the potential to create an innovation ecosystem, or
        enhance existing ecosystems, to translate Institute research into
        applications and products used to enhance national security and
        defense capabilities;
            (4) supports interdisciplinary research and development across
        multiple institutions of higher education and organizations; and
            (5) supports workforce development in artificial intelligence
        related disciplines in the United States.
        (c) Financial Assistance Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may award financial
        assistance to an eligible host institution, or consortia thereof,
        to establish and support one or more Institutes.
            (2) Use of funds.--Financial assistance awarded under paragraph
        (1) may be used by an Institute for--
                (A) managing and making available to researchers
            accessible, curated, standardized, secure, and privacy
            protected data sets from the public and private sectors for the
            purposes of training and testing artificial intelligence
            systems and for research using artificial intelligence systems
            with regard to national security and defense;
                (B) developing and managing testbeds for artificial
            intelligence systems, including sector-specific test beds,
            designed to enable users to evaluate artificial intelligence
            systems prior to deployment;
                (C) conducting research and education activities involving
            artificial intelligence systems to solve challenges with
            national security implications;
                (D) providing or brokering access to computing resources,
            networking, and data facilities for artificial intelligence
            research and development relevant to the Institute's research
            goals;
                (E) providing technical assistance to users, including
            software engineering support, for artificial intelligence
            research and development relevant to the Institute's research
            goals;
                (F) engaging in outreach and engagement to broaden
            participation in artificial intelligence research and the
            artificial intelligence workforce; and
                (G) such other activities as may determined by the
            Secretary of Defense.
            (3) Duration.--Financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall
        be awarded for a five-year period, and may be renewed for not more
        than one additional five-year period.
            (4) Application for financial assistance.--An eligible host
        institution or consortia thereof seeking financial assistance under
        paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense an
        application at such time, in such manner, and containing such
        information as the Secretary may require.
            (5) Competitive, merit review.--In awarding financial
        assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall use
        a competitive, merit-based review process.
            (6) Collaboration.--In awarding financial assistance under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense may collaborate with other
        departments and agencies of the Federal Government with missions
        that relate to or have the potential to be affected by the national
        security implications of artificial intelligence systems.
            (7) Limitation.--No financial assistance authorized in this
        section shall be awarded to an entity outside of the United States.
        All recipients of financial assistance under this section,
        including subgrantees, shall be based in the United States and
        shall meet such other eligibility criteria as may be established by
        the Secretary of Defense.
        (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``eligible host
    institution'' means--
            (1) an institution of higher education (as defined in section
        102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the
        United States that conducts research sponsored by the Department of
        Defense; or
            (2) a senior military college (as defined in section 2111a(f)
        of title 10, United States Code).
        SEC. 225. ADVANCED ROBOTIC AUTOMATION FOR MUNITIONS MANUFACTURING.
        (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a
    program to support the maturation and expansion of robotic automation
    capabilities for munitions manufacturing at government-owned,
    contractor-operated production facilities.
        (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program under subsection (a)
    shall include the following:
            (1) The design and integration of inherently safe, scalable
        robotic load, assemble, and pack (LAP) systems for munitions
        production.
            (2) The demonstration of increased throughput and production
        capacity, while reducing manual handling of energetic materials.
            (3) The development of cyber-hardened data infrastructure for
        secure integration of factory-floor operations with enterprise
        systems.
            (4) Support for workforce upskilling and training in robotics,
        automation, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
            (5) The evaluation of applicability across multiple munition
        types and organic industrial base sites.
        (c) Coordination.--In carrying out the program under subsection
    (a), the Secretary of the Army shall coordinate with the Joint Program
    Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition and other relevant components
    of the Department of the Army.
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of the
    Army shall provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on
    the program carried out under subsection (a). Such briefing shall
    cover--
            (1) the progress made under the program;
            (2) lessons learned; and
            (3) recommendations for the wider adoption of robotic
        automation technologies within the defense industrial base.
        SEC. 226. EVALUATION OF ADDITIONAL TEST CORRIDORS FOR HYPERSONIC
          AND LONG-RANGE WEAPONS.
        (a) Evaluation Required.--To assess impact effectiveness and
    increase the cadence of testing and training for long-range and
    hypersonic systems, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the
    Director of the Test Resource Management Center and in consultation
    with requirements owners of long-range and hypersonic systems of the
    Armed Forces, evaluate--
            (1) the comparative advantages of episodic and permanent
        special activity airspace designated by the Federal Aviation
        Administration for use by the Department of Defense suitable for
        the test and training of long-range and hypersonic systems;
            (2) requirements for continental test ranges, including--
                (A) attributes, including live, virtual, and constructive
            capabilities;
                (B) scheduling and availability;
                (C) safety;
                (D) end strength;
                (E) facilities, infrastructure, radar, and related systems;
                (F) launch locations;
                (G) impact areas; and
                (H) such other characteristics as the Secretary considers
            appropriate; and
            (3) potential enhancements to existing Federal Government
        facilities needed to enable use of these facilities by the
        Department of Defense for testing and research of hypersonic
        systems.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the Secretary shall
    provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a briefing
    on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the evaluation
    conducted pursuant to subsection (a), including an assessment of the
    completion date.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``impact area'' means the point at which a test
        terminates.
            (2) The term ``launch location'' means the point from which a
        test is initiated.
        SEC. 227. WESTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX DEMONSTRATION.
        (a) Demonstration Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry
    out a demonstration project under which the Secretary--
            (1) interconnects ranges or training sites in the western
        States; and
            (2) uses such interconnected ranges and sites as a joint multi-
        domain kinetic and non-kinetic testing and training environment for
        the military departments.
        (b) Use of Existing Ranges and Capabilities.-- In carrying out the
    project under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall use
    ranges, testing sites, and related capabilities that are in existence
    as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (c) Activities.--The range complex established under subsection (a)
    shall be capable of facilitating testing and training in the following:
            (1) Electromagnetic spectrum operations.
            (2) Electromagnetic warfare.
            (3) Operations that blend kinetic and non-kinetic effects.
            (4) Joint All Domain Command and Control (commonly known as
        ``JADC2'').
            (5) Information warfare, including--
                (A) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;
                (B) offensive and defensive cyber operations;
                (C) space operations;
                (D) psychological operations;
                (E) public affairs; and
                (F) weather operations.
        (d) Timeline for Completion of Initial Demonstration.--In carrying
    out subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to complete an
    initial demonstration, interconnecting two or more ranges or testing
    sites of two or more military departments in the western States, not
    later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (e) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on--
            (1) a phased implementation plan and design for connecting
        ranges and testing sites in the western States as required under
        subsection (a), including the initial demonstration required by
        subsection (d);
            (2) how the design architecture of the plan is in alignment
        with recommendations of the most recent Electromagnetic Spectrum
        Superiority Strategy of the Department of Defense; and
            (3) how the design architecture is expected to support high-
        periodicity training, testing, research, and development.
        (f) Western State Defined.--In this section, the term ``western
    State'' means a State located west of the Mississippi River.
        (g) Termination.--This section shall terminate on September 30,
    2028.
        SEC. 228. DEMONSTRATION OF NEAR REAL-TIME MONITORING CAPABILITIES
          TO ENHANCE WEAPON SYSTEM PLATFORMS.
        (a) Demonstration.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
    the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the service acquisition
    executives, shall carry out a demonstration to equip selected weapon
    system platforms with onboard, near real-time, end-to-end serial bus
    and radio frequency monitoring capabilities to detect cyber threats and
    improve maintenance efficiency.
        (b) Phases.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement the
    demonstration under subsection (a) in phases as follows:
            (1) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
        this Act, the Secretary shall--
                (A) select not fewer than three weapon system platforms for
            initial participation in the demonstration, prioritizing the
            MH-60R and MQ-9 aircraft fleets and using the priorities
            identified under section 1559 of the James M. Inhofe National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
            263; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note); and
                (B) complete the initial deployment of monitoring
            capabilities to such platforms.
            (2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
        this Act, the Secretary shall extend monitoring capabilities to the
        complete fleets of selected platforms and complete initial data
        collection and analysis from all participating platforms.
        (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the findings of the Secretary with respect to the demonstration
        conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)
        shall include the following:
                (A) The effectiveness of the monitoring capabilities with
            respect to--
                    (i) cyber threat detection;
                    (ii) maintenance efficiency; and
                    (iii) operational readiness and mission capable rates.
                (B) Specific recommendations regarding--
                    (i) whether near real-time monitoring capabilities
                should be implemented across additional Department weapon
                system platforms;
                    (ii) if additional implementation is recommended, which
                specific weapon system platforms should receive priority
                for such implementation, along with the estimated costs and
                funding requirements;
                    (iii) an analysis of the advisability of developing a
                program for implementing such capabilities, including
                potential risks, benefits, and trade-offs; and
                    (iv) proposed metrics for measuring successful
                implementation and operational effectiveness.
            (3) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph
        (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
        classified annex.
        SEC. 229. PILOT PROGRAM ON MODERNIZED HEALTH AND USAGE MONITORING
          SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS OBSOLESCENCE IN ROTARY-WING AND TILTROTOR
          AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the
    Navy may establish and carry out a pilot program to evaluate
    commercially available, next-generation Health and Usage Monitoring
    Systems (referred to in this section as ``HUMS'') technologies intended
    to address obsolescence issues affecting legacy HUMS currently
    installed on Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and tiltrotor aircraft.
        (b) Objectives.--In conducting the pilot program, the Secretary of
    the Army and Secretary of the Navy shall assess whether modernized HUMS
    technologies--
            (1) effectively mitigate obsolescence risks associated with
        legacy HUMS systems;
            (2) enhance the operational readiness, availability, and
        sustainment of Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and tiltrotor
        aircraft; and
            (3) deliver advanced predictive analytics capabilities,
        reducing maintenance burden and lifecycle costs.
        (c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out for a period
    not exceeding one year.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after completion of the pilot
    program, the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Navy shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report summarizing--
            (1) the pilot program results, including effectiveness in
        addressing obsolescence, improving predictive maintenance, and
        enhancing readiness and aircraft availability; and
            (2) recommendations regarding broader adoption of evaluated
        HUMS technologies across the Army and Marine Corps rotary-wing and
        tiltrotor aircraft fleet.
        SEC. 230. PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF INDIRECT COST RATES FOR
          INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
        (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not change or modify
    indirect cost rates (otherwise known as facilities and administration
    cost rates) for Department of Defense grants and contracts awarded to
    institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations (as those
    terms are defined in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations)
    until the Secretary makes the certification described under subsection
    (b).
        (b) Certification.--A certification under this subsection is a
    certification to the congressional defense committees that the
    Department of Defense--
            (1) working with the extramural research community, including
        representatives from universities, university associations,
        independent research institutes, and private foundations, has
        developed an alternative indirect cost model that has--
                (A) reduced the indirect cost rate for all applicable
            institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations
            (compared to indirect rates for fiscal year 2025); and
                (B) optimized payment of legitimate and essential indirect
            costs involved in conducting Department of Defense research to
            ensure transparency and efficiency for Department of Defense-
            funded grants and contracts; and
            (2) established an implementation plan with adequate transition
        time to change budgeting and accounting processes for affected
        institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.
        SEC. 231. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLIANCE
          WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION
          OFFICE.
        (a) Limitation.--Of the funds described in subsection (b), not more
    than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which
    the Secretary of Defense--
            (1) establishes a Joint Energetics Transition Office as
        required under section 148 of title 10, United States Code;
            (2) provides that Office with the staff and other resources
        necessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities specified
        in subsection (c) of such section; and
            (3) submits to the congressional defense committees the reports
        required under subsections (b) and (c) of section 241 of the
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
        118-31; 137 Stat. 208).
        (b) Funds Described.--The funds described in this subsection are
    funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
    available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense and
    available for travel expenses for any of the following:
            (1) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
        Acquisition and Sustainment.
            (2) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
        and Engineering.
        SEC. 232. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR REALIGNMENT OF
          RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION FUNCTIONS OF JOINT
          CONVENTIONAL ARMAMENTS AND AMMUNITION.
        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
    Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to disestablish, or
    modify the duties assigned to, an organization responsible (as of the
    date of the enactment of this Act) for research, development, test, and
    evaluation functions of Joint conventional armaments and ammunition
    until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date on which the
    report required under subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional
    defense committees.
        (b) Report Required.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the
    Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report that includes the following with respect to the
    proposed realignment of functions described in subsection (a):
            (1) An explanation of whether Army personnel, including
        contractors, would be required to relocate to a new location and if
        so an estimate of how many personnel would relocate and to what
        locations.
            (2) An explanation of whether the Army expects to build new
        facilities and infrastructure at new locations to accomplish the
        research, development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint
        conventional armaments and ammunition and, if so, identification
        of--
                (A) what new facilities and infrastructure would have to be
            constructed; and
                (B) where such facilities and infrastructure would be
            constructed.
            (3) A detailed estimate of the costs of relocating personnel
        and equipment and constructing new facilities and infrastructure.
            (4) A detailed explanation of the efficiencies, if any, that
        the Army expects to realize by realigning the research,
        development, test, and evaluation functions of Joint conventional
        armaments and ammunition.
        SEC. 233. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN NAVY SOFTWARE.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available may be obligated or expended to develop,
    procure, or operate the autonomy baseline manager or the common control
    system of the Navy for a proposed unmanned surface vessel program
    unless, with respect to that program--
            (1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the congressional
        defense committees--
                (A) the original baseline schedule of key capability
            deliverables and the current schedule as of the date of
            submission;
                (B) the original cost estimate and the current cost
            estimate as of the date of submission, including the total
            funding received for the program;
                (C) all reports of test and experimentation events,
            including a comparison of performance to alternative industry
            capabilities;
                (D) the unaltered assessment of the Defense Innovation Unit
            on a market assessment of industry capabilities compared to the
            capabilities of the autonomy baseline manager and the common
            control system of the Navy; and
                (E) an assessment that the program is delivering new
            capabilities at a pace and quality that meets or exceeds
            industry capabilities; and
            (2) the Chief of Naval Operations validates to the
        congressional defense committees that the program meets operational
        user needs of the Navy.
        SEC. 234. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR UNDER SECRETARY
          OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING PENDING REPORT ON STUDY
          RESULTS.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
    Defense-wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Research and Engineering for travel expenses, not more than
    80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
    Under Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the
    report required by section 245(d) of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1850).

                       Subtitle C--Biotechnology Matters

        SEC. 241. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL
          MANUFACTURING PROCESSES.
        Section 215 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is
    amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections
        (e) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(d) Funding.--Funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise
    made available to the Department of Defense for research, development,
    test, and evaluation may be used to carry out the activities described
    in subsection (c), including the design and construction activities
    described in subsection (c).''.
        SEC. 242. BIOTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT OFFICE.
        (a) Designation of Senior Official.--Not later than 90 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    designate a senior official, with relevant biotechnology experience,
    from a position within the Department of Defense that was in effect on
    the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to--
            (1) be the senior official for biotechnology issues;
            (2) be the head of the Biotechnology Management Office
        established under subsection (b); and
            (3) carry out the responsibilities for the office in subsection
        (c).
        (b) Establishment of Biotechnology Management Office.--Not later
    than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall, with input from the senior official
    designated under subsection (a), charter and establish, under the
    authority, direction, and control of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, a
    Biotechnology Management Office to foster the development, acquisition,
    and sustainment of broad-based biotechnology capabilities for the
    Department.
        (c) Responsibilities.--The office established under subsection (b)
    shall be responsible for the following:
            (1) Maintaining and executing the Defense Biotechnology
        Strategy required by section 246, including development and
        execution of a long-term research, development, acquisition, and
        sustainment roadmap.
            (2) Updating policies and guidance within the Department
        relating to the acquisition, adoption, and transition of
        biotechnology-based products into Department use.
            (3) Coordinating with activities across the Department, the
        Federal Government, industry, academia, and international partners
        relating to biotechnology.
            (4) Proposing options for streamlining the regulatory or
        acquisition process of the Department.
            (5) Conducting, as may be needed, global competition analyses,
        net assessment, or forecasting to support decisionmakers on
        biotechnology advances.
            (6) Supporting the development of public-private partnerships
        with academia, industry, and other State and local government
        partners, including through the development or fostering of
        regionally focused innovation ecosystems.
            (7) Identifying biotechnology workforce and training gaps
        across the workforce of the Department.
            (8) Such other responsibilities as the Secretary considers
        appropriate.
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30, 2030.
        (e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the designation of the
    senior official pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide
    to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the proposed
    scope of the charter for the office to be established pursuant to
    subsection (b), as well as implementation plans for preliminary
    activities the office will pursue during the proceeding one-year
    period.
        SEC. 243. BIOINDUSTRIAL COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may establish a program
    to support the expansion of the domestic capacity for bioindustrial
    manufacturing of critical biomanufactured products at a commercial
    level through awards to entities for establishing, upgrading, and
    retooling of bioindustrial manufacturing facilities.
        (b) Awards.--
            (1) In general.--An entity seeking an award under the program
        shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
        manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines
        appropriate.
            (2) Competitive awards.--The Secretary shall make each award
        under the program to an entity in a competitive manner.
            (3) Award criteria.--In selecting entities to receive awards
        under the program, the Secretary shall consider the following
        criteria:
                (A) The potential of the technology of such entity to
            improve domestic resilience and protect critical supply chains
            with biomanufactured products.
                (B) How the technology of such entity could help meet the
            demand for the capabilities required by the next generation of
            warfighters.
                (C) The ability of the bioindustrial manufacturing facility
            with respect to which such entity is seeking such award to be
            repurposed and the range of products that such bioindustrial
            manufacturing facility is capable of producing.
                (D) Whether the bioindustrial manufacturing facility with
            respect to which such entity is seeking such award supports the
            goal of wide geographic distribution of bioindustrial
            manufacturing facilities across the United States.
                (E) Whether the bioindustrial manufacturing facility with
            respect to which such entity is seeking such award is located
            in geographic proximity to sources of input materials for the
            production of critical biomanufactured products or areas with
            established biomanfuacturing capabilities.
                (F) Such additional considerations that the Secretary deems
            appropriate.
            (4) Use of award funds.--A recipient of an award under the
        program may use funds received under such award for the
        establishment, upgrading, or retooling of one or more bioindustrial
        manufacturing facilities to produce critical biomanufactured
        products, including the development of business or technical plans
        related to such establishment, upgrading, or retooling.
        (c) Oversight.--If the Secretary establishes the program, the
    Secretary shall establish reporting requirements for recipients of
    awards under the program which shall include requirements for periodic
    reports on the following:
            (1) The progress of the recipient in establishing, upgrading,
        or retooling the bioindustrial manufacturing facility with respect
        to which such recipient received such award.
            (2) The estimated timeline and funding requirements for the
        recipient to begin biomanufacturing at the bioindustrial
        manufacturing facility described in paragraph (1).
            (3) The products, including the critical biomanufactured
        products, that are or will be produced at the bioindustrial
        manufacturing facility described in paragraph (1).
            (4) The progress of the recipient in entering into an agreement
        with the Department of Defense or an element thereof to provide
        critical biomanufactured products that are or will be produced at
        the bioindustrial manufacturing facility described in paragraph (1)
        once such bioindustrial manufacturing facility begins
        biomanufacturing.
        (d) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report on the plan of the Secretary for
        allocating amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense to
        fund the program.
            (2) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
        shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
        the House of Representatives a report on the activities under the
        program, including the following:
                (A) A list of the awards made under the program as of the
            date on which the report is submitted, including, for each such
            award--
                    (i) the name of the entity that received the award;
                    (ii) the location of the bioindustrial manufacturing
                facility with respect to which such entity received the
                award;
                    (iii) the amount of the award, disaggregated by the
                initial amount of the award and any additional amounts
                provided under the award;
                    (iv) an explanation of the criteria supporting making
                the award to such entity, including a description of any
                notable technologies of such entity relevant to the award;
                    (v) if applicable, an explanation of the rationale for
                providing additional amounts under the award; and
                    (vi) to the extent practicable, an explanation of the
                effects of the award.
                (B) An identification of amounts available to the
            Department of Defense for making awards under the program as of
            the date on which the report is submitted and an explanation of
            any plans for the use of such amounts.
                (C) An explanation of the communication between the
            Secretary and entities seeking an award under the program
            regarding requirements and timelines for such awards.
                (D) An explanation of how the establishment, upgrading, or
            retooling of the bioindustrial manufacturing facilities for
            which awards were made under the program aligns with priorities
            and needs of the Department of Defense and national security.
        (e) Sunset.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), this
        section shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Extension.--The Secretary may change the date on which this
        section terminates to a date that is later than the date on which
        this section would terminate under paragraph (1) if the President
        determines that the continuation of the program is necessary to
        meet national economic and national security needs and transmits
        that determination, and that later date, to the congressional
        defense committees.
        (f) Definition of Biomanufacturing.--In this section, the term
    ``biomanufacturing'' means the utilization of biological systems to
    develop new and advance existing products, tools, and processes at
    commercial scale.
        SEC. 244. BIOTECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY PROGRAM.
        (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
        the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of
        relevant Defense Agencies, may establish and implement a program
        (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to develop and
        scale within the laboratories of the military departments, and
        transition from the laboratories of the military departments,
        biotechnology-based technologies and capabilities (including
        products such as chemicals, materials, and fuels) that are relevant
        to the mission of the Department of Defense and support the
        resilience, sustainability, and responsiveness of the defense
        supply chain.
            (2) Activities.--Under the Program, the Secretary of Defense
        may carry out the following activities:
                (A) Conduct an assessment of supply chain vulnerabilities
            in the Department of Defense.
                (B) Direct the laboratories of the military departments to
            establish mechanisms to collaboratively--
                    (i) conduct applied research, including
                experimentation, advanced technological development,
                advanced component development, and rapid prototyping in
                bioindustrials, biomanufacturing, and related disciplines
                to support defense missions;
                    (ii) develop, prototype, test, and transition
                biologically derived materials and products to reduce
                reliance on foreign supply chains and vulnerable supply
                chains;
                    (iii) upgrade, expand, or construct physical and
                digital infrastructure, including laboratory facilities, of
                the Department and its partners to support bioindustrial
                research, development, testing, prototyping, and
                production;
                    (iv) as needed, enter into contracts, cooperative
                agreements, grants, or other transactions with relevant
                Federal entities and non-Federal entities, such as
                commercial entities, research institutions, and academic
                organizations, to execute the activities under this
                subparagraph (B); and
                    (v) support education, training, and workforce
                development initiatives to build and sustain a skilled
                bioindustrial and biomanufacturing workforce.
                (C) Collaborate across the military departments, Defense
            Agencies, and other Federal entities to ensure alignment with
            national bioindustrial and supply chain strategies.
                (D) Promote the development and utilization of next-
            generation feedstocks and processes in ways that support local
            economic growth.
                (E) Modernize infrastructure through investment in
            facilities that enable rapid prototyping and advanced materials
            testing.
                (F) Establish performance metrics and benchmarks to measure
            progress toward operational integration and transition to
            programs of record.
            (3) Other considerations.--In the event the Secretary of
        Defense carries out the Program, the Secretary shall--
                (A) prioritize technologies and capabilities that address
            critical defense supply chain vulnerabilities and enhance
            military readiness, including technologies and capabilities
            necessary to--
                    (i) reduce logistics through field-enabled
                manufacturing of materials and deployable infrastructure
                components;
                    (ii) enhance performance through development of novel
                materials; or
                    (iii) improve cost efficiency of manufacturing and
                reduce dependency on foreign supply chains;
                (B) consult with representatives of industry, academia, and
            other Federal agencies with relevant expertise, to accelerate
            development and transitions; and
                (C) ensure the Program supports the development and
            fielding of emerging technologies such as biotechnologies that
            provide operational and strategic advantages to the Armed
            Forces, including through--
                    (i) cross-service and public-private partnerships; and
                    (ii) applied research, pilot-scale production, and
                technology transition efforts focused on biomanufacturing
                and materials innovation.
        (b) Reports.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than one year after commencing the
        Program, and biennially thereafter until the Program terminates
        under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report detailing all activities carried out under
        the program. Each report shall include, to the extent applicable,
        the following:
                (A) A summary of key research, development, and prototyping
            efforts initiated or continued during the year or years covered
            by the report, including technical objectives, anticipated
            defense applications, and funding.
                (B) A list of significant partnerships or agreements
            executed with industry, academic institutions, and other
            Federal agencies, including the purpose, national security
            nexus, and funding level of each such partnership or agreement.
                (C) An assessment of infrastructure enhancements undertaken
            to support bioindustrial development and scale-up, including
            facility modernization and equipment acquisition.
                (D) An evaluation of program performance against
            established milestones or metrics, including progress toward
            the transition of technologies to operational use or
            acquisition programs.
                (E) An identification of major technical, logistical, or
            policy challenges encountered, and actions taken to mitigate
            such challenges.
            (2) Form.--Each report under this subsection shall be submitted
        in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
        (c) Sunset.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        authority to carry out the Program shall terminate on the date that
        is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Extension.--The Program may be continued after the
        termination date specified in paragraph (1) if, before such date,
        the President--
                (A) determines that continuation of the Program is
            necessary to meet national economic or national security needs;
            and
                (B) submits notice of such determination to the Committees
            on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
            Representatives.
        SEC. 245. BIOLOGICAL DATA FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
        (a) AI Accessibility to Qualified Biological Data Resources.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop and
        implement requirements that ensure qualified biological data
        resources created by research entirely funded by the Department of
        Defense are collected and stored in a manner that facilitates the
        use of such qualified biological data resources for advanced
        computational methods, including artificial intelligence.
            (2) Elements.--The requirements implemented under subsection
        (a) shall include the following:
                (A) A definition of the term ``qualified biological data
            resource'' for the purposes of such requirements, which shall
            be based on one or more of the following criteria:
                    (i) The type of biological data generated.
                    (ii) The size of the dataset involved.
                    (iii) The amount of Federal funds awarded to the
                research that created such qualified biological data
                resource.
                    (iv) The level of sensitivity of the biological data
                generated.
                    (v) Any other factor determined appropriate by the
                Secretary of Defense.
                (B) Guidance on the metrics and metadata included under
            such requirements to indicate data quality, including
            usability, interoperability, and completeness.
                (C) Requirements for tiered levels of cybersecurity
            safeguards and access controls for the storage of biological
            data.
                (D) Exceptions to such requirements, including for
            biological data that may implicate national security.
                (E) Requirements for the protection of the privacy of
            individuals.
        (b) Consultation and Considerations.--In developing and
    implementing the requirements under subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall--
            (1) consult with the Secretaries of the military departments,
        the heads of the research laboratories of each of the Armed Forces,
        and relevant individuals and entities in the private sector and
        academia who have received funding for research from the Department
        of Defense to ensure that such requirements are not overly
        burdensome; and
            (2) review and incorporate, to the extent the Secretary
        determines appropriate, existing Federal frameworks and standards
        for the use of qualified biological data resources for advanced
        computational methods.
        SEC. 246. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BIOTECHNOLOGY STRATEGY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, submit to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the Senate and the House of Representatives a strategy on the
    national security implications of emerging biotechnologies, including
    the future role that biotechnology will play in defense, and means to
    improve industry, interagency, and international relationships in this
    sector.
        (b) Elements.--The strategy required pursuant to subsection (a)
    shall include the following elements:
            (1) How the Department of Defense will develop and expand a
        network of commercial facilities for the biomanufacture of products
        that are critical for defense needs.
            (2) Review and update of military specifications in order to
        better incorporate or substitute current products with
        biotechnology-based products.
            (3) Updated plans and policies for the Department to enter into
        advance market commitments and offtake agreements for biotechnology
        products that have defense applications.
            (4) Review of how the Department could better incorporate
        military-relevant applications of emerging biotechnology into
        wargaming exercises, tabletop exercises, or other net assessment
        analyses.
            (5) The benefits and costs of issuing a research grand
        challenge, or a series of challenges, that focus on making
        biotechnology predictably engineerable and how the Department would
        implement such research grand challenge or series of challenges.
            (6) Development of a biotechnology regulation science and
        technology program within the Department, including development of
        digital infrastructure to support simplified regulation and the
        development of biometrology tools.
            (7) Updated plans and policies for intergovernmental support
        that the Department could provide in encouraging member countries
        of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to aggregate
        demand and pool purchasing power for biotechnology products.
            (8) Review of plans and guidance on how the Department can work
        to develop, integrate, and disseminate biotechnology research
        initiatives across member countries of NATO, and how the Department
        might coordinate with international stakeholders to utilize the
        combined research capabilities of such member countries to drive a
        biotechnology development approach.
            (9) Review of the feasibility and advisability of using cloud
        computing methods to safely store biological data to include
        considerations related to cybersecurity, biosecurity, and data
        privacy.
            (10) Development of a training program for all members of the
        Armed Forces, civilian employees of the Department, and contractors
        of the Department whose duties include--
                (A) creating or deploying novel biotechnologies;
                (B) analyzing, preparing for, or responding to biological
            threats; or
                (C) planning, research and development, engineering, or
            testing and evaluation of systems regarding biotechnology.
        SEC. 247. ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF
          BIOTECHNOLOGY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Requirement.--
            (1) Policies and guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        issue policies and guidelines on the ethical and responsible
        development and deployment of biotechnology within the Department
        of Defense.
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
        the policies and guidelines under paragraph (1) are developed in
        consultation with--
                (A) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
            Engineering;
                (B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and
                (C) individuals representing industry, academia, and civil
            society.
            (3) Public availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall make
        the policies and guidelines under paragraph (1) publicly available.
        (b) Matters Included.--The policies and guidelines under subsection
    (a)(1) shall include the following:
            (1) Definitions related to the ethical and responsible
        development and use of biotechnology.
            (2) An assessment of whether, and to what extent, existing
        statutes, regulations, directives, manuals, or instructions limit
        the ability of the Department of Defense to provide guidelines for
        the ethical and responsible development of emerging biotechnology.
            (3) Guidelines encouraging the safe use of biotechnology
        products under appropriate regulatory and other oversight
        processes.
            (4) Policies relating to informed consent of members of the
        Armed Forces participating in the development of biotechnology
        products that have not received regulatory approval.
            (5) Policies relating to whether, and under which conditions,
        uses of biotechnology that potentially result in irreversible or
        heritable characteristics are acceptable.
            (6) Policies relating to the potential effects of
        biotechnologies on the environment.
            (7) Policies relating to the compliance by and obligations of
        the Department of Defense with respect to the Convention on the
        Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of
        Bacteriological and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction
        (commonly referred to as the ``Biological Weapons Convention'').
            (8) Policies relating to human performance enhancement or
        augmentation.
            (9) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense determines
        relevant.
        (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report on the policies and
        guidelines under subsection (a)(1), including the methodologies
        used to develop the policies and guidelines.
            (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
            (3) Public availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall make
        report required under paragraph (1) publicly available, except such
        publicly available version of the report may not include any
        classified annex provided under paragraph (2).
        (d) Briefing.--During the two-year period beginning on the date
    that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees an annual briefing on the implementation of the policies and
    guidelines under subsection (a)(1), including a description of any
    needed resources for such implementation.
        SEC. 248. ESTABLISHING BIOBASED PRODUCT MERIT GUIDANCE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
    Engineering, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
    departments, shall develop and make publicly available guidance for
    private entities on how such entities can effectively demonstrate,
    validate, and verify that a biobased product of such entity provides
    capabilities meeting the requirements of the Department of Defense.
        (b) Analysis.--In developing the guidance required by subsection
    (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall
    conduct an analysis of current military specifications for suitable
    product categories and make such analysis publicly available for use by
    private entities, such as in industry or academia. Such analysis shall
    include:
            (1) Assessment of all current military specifications and
        identification of those that may--
                (A) have existing biobased products that meet such
            specifications;
                (B) could be met with biobased products with some
            modification; or
                (C) have no military specification where a new one may be
            required.
            (2) Assessment of current validation and verification processes
        related to military specifications to determine if modifications to
        such processes are needed to consider biobased product
        alternatives.
            (3) Review of existing acquisition policy and practices related
        to procurement of materials meeting military specifications to
        determine if any changes to such processes are recommended to
        accommodate biobased products.
        (c) Biobased Product Defined.--In this section, the term ``biobased
    product'' means a product manufactured, produced, or developed through
    the application of living organisms to alter living or non-living
    materials.

                 Subtitle D--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

        SEC. 251. MODIFICATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS STRATEGIC PLAN AND
          INVESTMENT STRATEGY OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE.
        Section 148(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(D) identifying raw material waste produced during the
            explosives manufacturing process and developing plans to reduce
            waste and optimize production.''.
        SEC. 252. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR ANNUAL REPORTS ON CRITICAL
          TECHNOLOGY AREAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
        Section 217(c)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10
    U.S.C. 4001 note) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by
    striking ``December 1, 2025'' and inserting ``December 1, 2030''.
        SEC. 253. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
          EVALUATION LABORATORIES AND FACILITIES.
        (a) Required Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    the of enactment of this Act, and every three months for two years
    thereafter, the Director of Science, Technology, and Test Resource
    Management of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a briefing on the challenges facing Department of Defense
    research, development, test, and evaluation laboratories and
    facilities. Such briefings shall address the chronic institutional
    causes of underinvestment in such laboratories and facilities and how
    to improve investment in the future.
        (b) Participants.--The Director of Science, Technology, and Test
    Resource Management may include representatives from the Office of the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or a military
    department (as appropriate) in the briefings required by this section.
        (c) Briefing Elements.--Each quarterly briefing should address--
            (1) the funding trends and internal processes that are
        contributing to the underinvestment in such laboratories and
        facilities;
            (2) the overall conditions of research, development, test, and
        evaluation infrastructure of the Department of Defense, including
        maintenance backlogs and modernization needs;
            (3) how such infrastructure investments are weighed against
        other military construction requirements;
            (4) the highest priority projects for research, development,
        test, and evaluation infrastructure, a justification for such
        priority, and any progress made towards funding any such
        priorities;
            (5) options for improving the way such infrastructure is funded
        and managed, including the potential for public-private
        partnerships and public-public partnerships that could lessen the
        need for funding under the categories of military construction or
        operation and maintenance;
            (6) an overview of the current state of the workforce for
        research, development, test, and evaluation, challenges in
        attracting and retaining top technical talent for such workforce
        and options for strengthening such workforce, including hiring
        authorities and effective recruitment campaigns; and
            (7) limitations of existing policies or statutes that support
        the sustainment and modernization of research, development, test,
        and evaluation infrastructure.

                      TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                      TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

    Sec. 311. Inclusion of information about PFAS investigation and
              remediation in annual report on defense environmental
              programs.
    Sec. 312. Elimination of preference for motor vehicles using electric or
              hybrid propulsion systems and related requirements of the
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 313. Modification of availability and use of energy cost savings.
    Sec. 314. Requirement to support National Guard training on wildfire
              prevention and response.
    Sec. 315. Modification of requirements relating to replacement of
              fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam.
    Sec. 316. Modification to restriction on procurement or purchasing of
              personal protective equipment for firefighters containing
              perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
    Sec. 317. Provision of alternative drinking water to households whose
              private drinking water is contaminated with
              perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid
              substances from Department of Defense activities.
    Sec. 318. Responsibilities of executive agent for installation and
              operational nuclear energy.
    Sec. 319. Establishment of Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group.
    Sec. 320. Department of Air Force program of record for commercial
              weather data.
    Sec. 321. Pilot program on Navy installation nuclear energy.
    Sec. 322. Strategy to accelerate remediation of contamination from
              perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
    Sec. 323.  Notification requirement with respect to nuclear power in
              Guam.
    Sec. 324. Authority to use certain technologies to destroy or dispose of
              perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.

                      Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

    Sec. 331. Modification of readiness report to include summary count of
              certain mishaps.
    Sec. 332. Authority to provide supplies incidental to support and
              services for eligible non-Department of Defense organizations.
    Sec. 333. Extension of authorization of depot working capital funds for
              unspecified minor military construction.
    Sec. 334. Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of
              global contested logistics posture management.
    Sec. 335. Modification of prohibition on contracts for performance of
              firefighting or security-guard functions.
    Sec. 336. Responsibilities for oversight of certain defense personal
              property matters.
    Sec. 337. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and
              readiness of certain naval surface vessels.
    Sec. 338. Strategy to improve infrastructure of certain depots of
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 339. Modification of report on improved oversight for
              implementation of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
              of the Navy.
    Sec. 340. Extension and modification of semiannual briefings on
              operational status of amphibious warship fleet.
    Sec. 341. Maintenance inspection capabilities and requirements.
    Sec. 342. Joint Strike Fighter sustainment.
    Sec. 343. Depot-level maintenance coordination in multinational
              exercises.
    Sec. 344. Proposed actions with respect to causes and effects of
              declining aircraft readiness rates.
    Sec. 345. Technology enhancement for surface ship maintenance.
    Sec. 346. Oversight requirements for contracts relating to relocation
              logistics for household goods.
    Sec. 347. Integration of commercially available artificial intelligence
              capabilities into logistics operations.
    Sec. 348. Pilot program on Army depot and arsenal workload sustainment.
    Sec. 349. Limitation on use of funds to establish or expand Space Force
              Special Operations Component Command.
    Sec. 350. Pilot program for data-enabled ground vehicle maintenance.
    Sec. 351. Modernization of the organic industrial base of the Army.

                    Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Munitions

    Sec. 361. Reporting requirements for Out-Year Unconstrained Total
              Munitions Requirements and Out-Year inventory numbers.
    Sec. 362. Inclusion of air and missile defense in Out-Year Unconstrained
              Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory numbers.
    Sec. 363. Reports on munitions response projects at sites formerly used
              by the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 364. Report on critical munitions required for simultaneous
              conflicts.

                            Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 371. Adjustment and diversification assistance for State and local
              governments affected by depot reductions.
    Sec. 372. Authority to evacuate family pets and contract working dogs
              during noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries.
    Sec. 373. Manned rotary wing aircraft safety.
    Sec. 374. Establishment of Army museum system.
    Sec. 375. Establishment of United States Navy Museum System.
    Sec. 376. Establishment of Air Force and Space Force Museum System.
    Sec. 377. Transportation of certain domestic animals by foreign air
              carriers.
    Sec. 378. Minimum standards for military working dog kennels and
              facilities.
    Sec. 379. Restroom access at military installations for certain
              transportation service providers.
    Sec. 380. Use of expeditionary solid waste disposal systems by
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 381. Pilot program for contracted amphibious air resources for the
              area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
              Command.
    Sec. 382. Initiative to control spread of greater banded hornet in Guam.
    Sec. 383. Reserve mobilization exercise to assess the capability of the
              Armed Forces to respond to a high-intensity contingency in the
              Indo-Pacific region.
    Sec. 384. Limitation on transformation by the Army of primary helicopter
              training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

        SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of
    the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
    operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section
    4301.

                       Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

        SEC. 311. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION ABOUT PFAS INVESTIGATION AND
          REMEDIATION IN ANNUAL REPORT ON DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS.
        Section 2711 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)--
                (A) by striking ``sites; and'' and inserting ``sites,
            including information on the costs associated with
            investigating and remediating releases of per- and
            polyfluoroalkyl substances, including--''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                    ``(i) detailed information regarding the total
                potential cost to the Department of investigating and
                remediating such releases at all locations where
                investigation and remediation is expected to be funded by
                the Department; and
                    ``(ii) the cost-to-complete analysis required under
                subsection (d); and'' and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) PFAS Cost-to-complete Analysis.--The Secretary shall carry
    out an annual cost-to-complete analysis with respect to the most
    important contributors to the costs to the Department of investigating
    and remediating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances releases that--
            ``(1) includes--
                ``(A) an assessment of any changes in regulatory standards,
            treatment technologies, and site prioritization that could
            affect the cost to complete;
                ``(B) examples of how modifying assumptions about
            contamination extent, remediation timelines, or emerging
            disposal methods could affect the cost to complete; and
                ``(C) an identification of any funding shortfalls or other
            constraints that could affect the investigation and remediation
            of such contamination; and
            ``(2) incorporates a risk and uncertainty analysis with respect
        to the effects of potential changes in the most important
        contributors to the costs to the Department to complete the known
        per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances sites, including--
                ``(A) variability in the extent of such contamination based
            on ongoing site assessments, inspections, and investigations;
                ``(B) shifts in regulatory requirements that could alter
            investigation and remediation strategies; and
                ``(C) advances in technologies for the treatment and
            disposal such contamination that could reduce or increase long-
            term costs.''.
        SEC. 312. ELIMINATION OF PREFERENCE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES USING
          ELECTRIC OR HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS AND RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF
          THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        Chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 2911(e)--
                (A) by striking paragraph (4);
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as
            paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively;
                (C) by striking paragraph (10); and
                (D) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (15) as
            paragraphs (9) through (13), respectively; and
            (2) in section 2922g(a), by striking ``shall'' and inserting
        ``may''.
        SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY AND USE OF ENERGY COST
          SAVINGS.
        Section 2912 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting ``(1) The
            amount'';
                (B) by striking ``additional operational energy'' and all
            that follows through the period at the end and inserting
            ``operational energy initiatives.''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall design operational energy
    initiatives under paragraph (1) to advance the objectives of the
    Department in the areas of energy resilience and fuel efficiency.
        ``(3) Operational energy initiatives carried out under paragraph
    (1) may directly contribute to enhanced mission and combat
    capabilities, fund operational environment training activities, or
    establish programs to incentivize demonstrable reductions in energy
    expenditures within the department, agency, or instrumentality credited
    with achieving the energy cost savings under subsection (a).'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``The Secretary of
        Defense may transfer amounts described in subsection (a) that
        remain available for obligation'' and inserting ``Not later than 60
        days after being notified of amounts described in subsection (a)
        that remain available for obligation, the Secretary of Defense
        shall transfer such amounts''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(f) Operational Energy Cost Savings Defined.--In this section,
    the term `operational energy cost savings' means the monetary savings
    achieved through measures to reduce energy expenditures relative to the
    amount that would have been necessary to sustain an equivalent level of
    capability in the absence of such measures.''.
        SEC. 314. REQUIREMENT TO SUPPORT NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING ON
          WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.
        Section 351 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) is amended, in the
    matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``may'' and inserting
    ``shall''.
        SEC. 315. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPLACEMENT OF
          FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM.
        Section 322 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2661 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and inserting ``October
            1, 2026''; and
                (B) by striking ``in excess of one part per billion of''
            and inserting ``detectable'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
            subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                (B) by striking ``may not be used at any military
            installation on or after the earlier of the following dates''
            and inserting ``may not be used at the following:''
            ``(1) Any military installation that, as of the date of the
        enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2026, has transitioned to the use of a fluorine-free fire-fighting
        agent that meets the military specifications issued pursuant to
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Any other military installation on or after the earlier
        of the following dates:''; and
                (C) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by subparagraph
            (A) of this paragraph, by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and
            inserting ``October 1, 2026'';
            (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
        ``(d) Exemptions.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to
    firefighting foam for use--
            ``(1) onboard oceangoing vessels, including use in pier-side
        inspection, testing, and maintenance;
            ``(2) that is necessary to conduct testing to meet military
        specification qualification requirements and ensure quality
        standards of the inventory of the Department;
            ``(3) in connection with the research, development, test, and
        evaluation of a fluorine-free fire-fighting agent;
            ``(4) on naval nuclear submarine propulsion plants; or
            ``(5) in any tactical vehicle, or equipment, that is
        incompatible with fluorine-free fire-fighting agents.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                inserting ``the limitation under subsection (b) or'' before
                ``the prohibition''; and
                    (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

                        (I) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or to maintain
                    military readiness'' after ``safety'';
                        (II) by striking clause (iii) and redesignating
                    clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses (iii) and (iv),
                    respectively; and
                        (III) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``and does not require revision''; and

                (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``Secretary of
            Defense'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment''.
        SEC. 316. MODIFICATION TO RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT OR PURCHASING
          OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINING
          PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
        Section 345 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note
    prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``if such equipment contains
        an intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl
        substance'' and inserting ``unless such equipment meets the
        specifications set forth in the most recently published edition of
        the National Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard, including by
        not containing any substance on the restricted substances list in
        excess of the maximum acceptable levels of such substance''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``does not contain
            intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or
            polyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets the
            specifications set forth in the most recently published edition
            of the National Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard,
            including by not containing any substance on the restricted
            substances list in excess of the maximum acceptable levels of
            such substance''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``does not contain
            intentionally added perfluoroalkyl substances or
            polyfluoroalkyl substances'' and inserting ``meets the
            specifications set forth in the most recently published edition
            of the National Fire Protection Associate 1970 standard,
            including by not containing any substance on the restricted
            substances list in excess of the maximum acceptable levels of
            such substance,''.
        SEC. 317. PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE DRINKING WATER TO HOUSEHOLDS
          WHOSE PRIVATE DRINKING WATER IS CONTAMINATED WITH
          PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID AND PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID
          SUBSTANCES FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
        (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), on and after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    offer alternative drinking water to a household if--
            (1) the household is downgradient from a military installation;
            (2) the household receives water from one or more private
        drinking water wells where contamination from detections of
        perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances
        resulting solely from activities of the Department of Defense, as
        determined by the Secretary, carried out at such military
        installation has, at one point in time, exceeded the maximum
        contaminant level for such substances established by the
        Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (3) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, another
        household located in the same community was eligible for
        alternative drinking water provided by the Secretary by reason of
        contamination from detections of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and
        perfluorooctanoic acid substances resulting from activities of the
        Department carried out at the same military installation.
        (b) Coordination With Other Authorities.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall carry out this section in a manner that is consistent with the
    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
    of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the authorities of the Secretary
    under environmental law, including by prioritizing and coordinating the
    efforts of the Secretary under subsection (a) with other efforts to
    address releases of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic
    acid.
        (c) Exception.--The Secretary is not required to offer or provide
    alternative drinking water to a household under subsection (a) if--
            (1) the household is part of a community, as determined by the
        Secretary, where all the households in the community that have been
        affected by contamination from detections of
        perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid substances
        resulting from activities of the Department have been connected to
        a municipal drinking water distribution system; or
            (2) the Secretary has otherwise taken action under the
        Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
        Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to reduce drinking water
        exposures, including by meeting the relevant Federal or State
        drinking water standards for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and
        perfluorooctanoic acid substances.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``alternative drinking water'' includes--
                (A) provision of bottled water;
                (B) connection to public water systems for members of the
            public using private wells; and
                (C) provision of filtration systems for private residences.
            (2) The term ``Federal drinking water standard'' means an
        enforceable Federal standard for drinking water, as described in
        section 121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.
        9621(d)(2)(A)(i)).
            (3) The terms ``maximum contaminant level'' and ``public water
        system'' have the meanings given those terms in section 1401 of the
        Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f).
            (4) The term ``private drinking water well'' means a drinking
        water well that is not a public water system and is not connected
        to a public water system.
            (5) The term ``State drinking water standard'' means an
        enforceable State standard, in effect in that State, for drinking
        water, as described in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
        Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)).
        SEC. 318. RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR INSTALLATION AND
          OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY.
        (a) Executive Agent.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
    with the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Research and Engineering, and the Director of the Strategic
    Capabilities Office of the Department of Defense, shall ensure that,
    not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    there is designated an executive agent of the Department of Defense for
    installation and operational nuclear energy.
        (b) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the executive agent
    specified in subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) In coordination with the commanders of the combatant
        commands and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, assessing installation and
        operational nuclear energy needs.
            (2) Consulting with project developers and other experts from
        the commercial nuclear industry, potential private owners and
        operators of nuclear reactors to be deployed at military
        installations, and other persons determined appropriate by the
        executive agent, to assess the technological capabilities,
        development status, costs, timelines, risks, and potential need for
        design evolution of nuclear reactors to meet the needs of the
        Department of Defense referred to paragraph (1).
            (3) In coordination with the Secretary of Energy, the
        Secretaries of the military departments, and the Nuclear Regulatory
        Commission, assessing the technology readiness, licensability,
        deployability, operability, and maintainability of nuclear reactors
        with respect to potential deployment at military installations.
            (4) In coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the
        Secretaries of the military departments, integrating technical and
        project resources across the Department of Defense for the use of
        nuclear reactors to meet the needs of the Department of Defense
        referred to in paragraph (1), including by developing a plan to
        aggregate the demand for, and the acquisition and deployment of,
        nuclear reactors across military installations and military
        departments.
            (5) In coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the
        Nuclear Regulatory Commission--
                (A) evaluating the regulatory framework and other
            requirements applicable to the use of nuclear reactors to meet
            such needs; and
                (B) establishing training programs and plans relating to
            the acquisition and operation of nuclear reactors to meet such
            needs.
            (6) Identifying the timelines and resource requirements
        necessary for the acquisition and operation of nuclear reactors to
        meet such needs, including--
                (A) any support necessary from the national laboratories of
            the Department of Energy; and
                (B) any funding necessary to carry out interim pilot
            programs for the limited deployment of nuclear reactors until
            such timelines and resource requirements are met.
            (7) Including resource requirements identified pursuant to
        paragraph (6), and any other resource requirements necessary to
        carry out this subsection, in applicable planning, programming,
        budgeting, and execution processes of the Department of Defense,
        including by preparing, as applicable--
                (A) a program objective memorandum for any new resource so
            required; and
                (B) a budget justification for any new resource so required
            for inclusion in the budget materials submitted by the
            Secretary of Defense to Congress in support of the President's
            annual budget request (submitted to Congress pursuant to
            section 1105 of title 31, United States Code).
            (8) Providing technical support for programs of the military
        departments relating to the deployment of nuclear reactors for
        installation energy resilience.
        (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
    annually thereafter for a period of five years, the executive agent
    specified in subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense
    and the congressional defense committees a report describing the
    actions taken to implement this section during the one-year period
    ending on the date of the submission of such report.
        (d) Plan for Program of Record.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
        with the executive agent specified in subsection (a), shall submit
        to the congressional defense committees a plan to establish a
        program of record of the Department of Defense to meet installation
        and operational nuclear energy needs.
            (2) Elements.--The plan under paragraph (1) shall include the
        following:
                (A) An identification of requirements necessary for the
            establishment of the program of record specified in such
            paragraph.
                (B) A budget estimate for such program of record through
            2030 or through the conclusion of the five-year period
            following the first date on which a nuclear reactor is deployed
            at a military installation, whichever is later.
                (C) A summary of actions taken to implement the
            responsibilities under subsection (b) and information derived
            as a result of such actions.
                (D) Use cases for nuclear reactors, developed in
            coordination with the commanders of combatant commands with
            respect to installation and operational needs (including needs
            relating to the electrification of operational energy,
            elimination of fuel supply vulnerabilities, military
            installation resilience, sustainment of military installations,
            enablement of multi-domain operations, and advanced weaponry).
                (E) An identification of the minimum potential number of
            military installations at which nuclear reactors would be
            necessary to deploy in order to establish a cost-effective
            program, and projected dates by which such nuclear reactors
            would achieve initial operational capability.
                (F) An estimate of fuel requirements necessary to support
            the deployment of various models of nuclear reactors at
            military installations, to inform future acquisition planning.
        (e) Compliance With Applicable Directive.--The Secretary shall
    carry out this section in compliance with Directive 5101.01.
        (f) Support Within Department of Defense.--In accordance with
    Directive 5101.01, the Secretary shall ensure that the military
    departments, the Defense Agencies, and other elements of the Department
    of Defense provide the executive agent specified in subsection (a) with
    the appropriate support and resources needed to perform the roles,
    responsibilities, and authorities of the executive agent.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) The term ``Directive 5101.01'' means Department of Defense
        Directive 5101.01, or any successor directive relating to the
        responsibilities of an executive agent of the Department of
        Defense.
            (2) The terms ``energy resilience'' and ``military installation
        resilience'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of
        title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``executive agent'' has the meaning given the term
        ``DoD Executive Agent'' in Directive 5101.01.
            (4) The term ``installation and operational nuclear energy''
        means energy that is--
                (A) generated by a utilization facility authorized pursuant
            to section 91b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
            2121(b)); and
                (B) used exclusively for the purposes of providing--
                    (i) operational energy (as such term is defined in
                section 2924 of title 10, United States Code); or
                    (ii) the energy required for a military installation
                (as such term is defined in section 2801 of title 10,
                United States Code).
        SEC. 319. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR TRANSITION WORKING
          GROUP.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish an
    Advanced Nuclear Transition Working Group (referred to in this section
    as the ``working group'').
        (b) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of the
    following members:
            (1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy,
        Installations, and Environment.
            (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations,
        Energy, and Environment.
            (3) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,
        Installations, and Environment.
            (4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy,
        Installations, and Environment.
            (5) The Joint Staff Director for Logistics, J4.
            (6) The Principal Director for Energy Resilience of the Office
        of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
            (7) The Director of the Strategic Capabilities Office.
            (8) The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
            (9) The heads of such other components of the Department of
        Defense, as determined by the Chair.
        (c) Chair.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
    Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs, or a
    designee, shall serve as the Chair of the Working Group.
        (d) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall include the
    following:
            (1) To develop and execute a strategy to accelerate the
        procurement and fielding of commercial advanced nuclear
        capabilities, in compliance with laws, regulations, and agreements,
        and consistent with best practices.
            (2) To identify and elevate the critical energy requirements of
        the combatant commands, United States military installations, and
        the infrastructure and mission capability needs of the combatant
        commands and military installations that may be addressed with
        advanced nuclear reactors.
            (3) To connect the combatant commands and military
        installations with ongoing and planned efforts.
            (4) To create an accelerated pathway to leverage advanced
        nuclear technologies to address operational gaps.
            (5) To provide a forum for members of the Working Group to
        coordinate advanced nuclear demonstration and transition efforts,
        including by increasing opportunities and venues for government and
        commercial research and development, testing and evaluation, and
        procurement activities.
            (6) To advocate for appropriate levels of resourcing within
        planning, programming, budgeting, and execution processes to
        advance the development and use of nuclear energy technologies
        across the Department of Defense.
            (7) To coordinate interagency activities and develop best
        practices on workforce development, regulatory pathways, licensing
        frameworks, access to fuel sources, safety and security standards,
        and decommissioning that currently hinder more rapid fielding of
        advanced nuclear reactors.
            (8) To establish venues through which to engage commercial
        companies developing advanced reactors so as to review the
        technology readiness, timeline, and availability of reactor
        capabilities for defense applications.
            (9) To inform and complete the briefings and reports required
        in subsection (f).
        (e) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet at the call of the
    Chair and not less frequently than once per quarter.
        (f) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
        annually thereafter until 2029, the Chair shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees a report describing the status
        of advanced nuclear projects, associated funding and requirements,
        planned program transitions, actions, and milestones of the Working
        Group, and other matters as determined by the Secretary of Defense
        and the Working Group during the preceding year.
            (2) Contents.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A summary on the adequacy of existing energy storage
            and distribution systems to meet mission requirements in a
            contested or austere operating environment.
                (B) An identification of the critical energy requirements
            of the combatant commands, United States military
            installations, and the infrastructure and weapons capabilities
            needs of the combatant commands and military installations that
            may be addressed with the use of microreactors or small modular
            reactors, including through expeditionary, transportable,
            stationary, space-based, or floating power plants.
                (C) A list of prioritized potential use cases, including--
                    (i) base electric power;
                    (ii) power for operational systems in austere
                environments;
                    (iii) desalination or other water production systems;
                    (iv) synthetic fuel production;
                    (v) directed energy weapons;
                    (vi) artificial intelligence at the edge;
                    (vii) defense support of civil authorities;
                    (viii) humanitarian response; and
                    (ix) 3D/additive manufacturing.
                (D) Recommendations for at least three pilot projects.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--In this section, the
        term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
            Representatives.
        (g) Termination.--The Working Group shall terminate on September
    30, 2029.
        SEC. 320. DEPARTMENT OF AIR FORCE PROGRAM OF RECORD FOR COMMERCIAL
          WEATHER DATA.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a program of record of the
    Department of the Air Force to--
            (1) acquire and use non-space based commercial weather data
        to--
                (A) support operational weather forecasting; and
                (B) enhance mission planning and execution in data-sparse
            and contested environments; and
            (2) integrate such commercial weather data and related systems
        into meteorological and decision support frameworks of the Air
        Force.
        (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees, with respect to the program of record to be established
    under subsection (a), the following:
            (1) A transition plan for the adoption of such program of
        record, including projected costs and funding requirements over the
        period covered by the program objective memorandum process for
        fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
            (2) An acquisition strategy for such program of record,
        including an outline of potential middle tier of acquisition
        pathways or major capability acquisition pathways (as such term is
        defined in Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85, titled
        ``Major Capability Acquisition'' and issued on August 6, 2020 (or
        successor instruction)).
            (3) A budget justification for inclusion of such program of
        record in the budget materials submitted by the Secretary of
        Defense to Congress in support of the President's annual budget
        request (submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title
        31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2027, to secure sustained
        funding.
        SEC. 321. PILOT PROGRAM ON NAVY INSTALLATION NUCLEAR ENERGY.
        (a) Pilot Program Required.--Beginning not later than one year
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of
    the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment shall initiate a
    ten-year pilot program at one or more naval installations for the
    purpose of determining how small modular reactors or mobile reactors
    could be used--
            (1) to meet the installation energy needs of the Department of
        the Navy during the ten-year period beginning on the date of the
        enactment of this Act; and
            (2) to inform the development of concepts for the use of
        nuclear power facilities to support increased energy security for
        Navy and Marine Corps installations.
        (b) Considerations.--
            (1) Selection of installations.--In selecting naval
        installations for the pilot program required by subsection (a), the
        Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and
        Environment shall consider whether an installation--
                (A) has entered into, as of the date of the enactment of
            this Act, a memorandum of agreement with a private power
            provider or reactor technology vendor to explore the use of a
            small modular reactor or mobile reactor designed for
            standardized and scaleable production for installation energy
            requirements;
                (B) contributes support to naval operations and readiness;
            and
                (C) could be co-located with a data center.
            (2) Selection of reactors.--In selecting nuclear reactors for
        use in the pilot program required under subsection (a), the
        Assistant Secretary shall consider--
                (A) the type of fuel for advanced nuclear power production,
            with a preference for fuel that is resistant to high heat, such
            as tri-structural isotropic particle fuel;
                (B) the capacity of the reactor, including that the needed
            capacity of the reactor is in the range of 20MW to 300MW; and
                (C) whether the reactor includes a passive cooling system
            to ensure operational safety and sustainability.
        (c) Program Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot program
    required by subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
    Energy, Installations, and Environment shall--
            (1) assess and make recommendations regarding how to make
        available the facilities of a Navy or Marine Corps program selected
        for participation in the pilot program;
            (2) ensure that the program includes a plan for refueling and
        end-of-life waste stream management;
            (3) ensure that any reactor used in the program is resilient to
        grid interruption; and
            (4) coordinate with the working group established by section
        319 and the executive agent established by section 318 with respect
        to timing, sequencing of projects, and locations and to prevent
        duplication and conflicts between the pilot program and other pilot
        programs and nuclear initiatives of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Contracts.--The pilot program does not require the Secretary of
    the Navy to enter into any new contract, including an energy savings
    performance contract.
        (e) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Annual report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
        the initiation of the pilot program under subsection (a), the
        Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report that includes each of the following:
                (A) A five-year funding plan for all Navy nuclear shore and
            installation power programs for the Navy, including nuclear
            efforts provided for in the context of the Navy Shore Energy
            Program and any identified funding shortfalls.
                (B) An identification of authorities required and remaining
            barriers to the provision of nuclear power from a military
            installation to civilian energy grids.
                (C) A review of lessons learned from related efforts
            conducted by the other military departments, the Defense
            Innovation Unit, and any other entities the Secretary considers
            relevant.
                (D) An analysis of efforts taken by the Navy to use nuclear
            power on Navy installations to support data center power
            demands.
                (E) Any other details the Secretary of the Navy considers
            relevant.
            (2) Final report.--Upon conclusion of the pilot program, the
        Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report that includes, or include in the report
        required under section 2925 of title 10, United States Code, for
        the fiscal year during which the pilot program concludes, each of
        the following:
                (A) An identification of the funding that would be required
            to convert the pilot program to a program of record.
                (B) An identification of all available funding provided in
            the budget of the Navy for the fiscal year during which the
            report is submitted for nuclear power at Navy and Marine Corps
            installations.
                (C) A list of all installations where the Secretary is
            considering the future use of nuclear power.
        (f) Early Termination.--The Secretary of the Navy may terminate the
    pilot program before the expiration of the ten-year period referred to
    in subsection (a) if the Secretary provides notice of such early
    termination to the congressional defense committees.
        SEC. 322. STRATEGY TO ACCELERATE REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATION FROM
          PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
        (a) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a strategy to accelerate the response
    efforts of the Department of Defense with respect to releases of
    perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances from the
    activities of the Department. Consistent with CERCLA, the strategy
    shall include--
            (1) criteria that the Department uses to prioritize response
        actions on military installations and National Guard facilities
        based on relative risk to human health and the environment,
        including concentrations of releases of perfluoroalkyl substances
        or polyfluoroalkyl substances, migration pathways, and proximity to
        receptors;
            (2) timelines for completing each phase of the cleanup process
        under CERCLA with respect to such releases for each such military
        installation or National Guard facility;
            (3) a plan for deploying additional technologies, personnel, or
        other resources to reduce delays to remediation efforts, including
        an identification of--
                (A) the number of laboratories accredited by the
            environmental laboratory accreditation program of the
            Department to test for the presence of perfluoroalkyl
            substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances; and
                (B) the number of laboratories in the process of being so
            accredited; and
            (4) benchmarks for evaluating the performance of each military
        department or Defense Agency in reducing the relative risk with
        respect to response efforts to address releases of perfluoroalkyl
        substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
        (b) Public Dashboard.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish on a publicly
    accessible website of the Department, an online dashboard that provides
    information on the actions of the Department, including each military
    department, addressing releases of perfluoroalkyl substances and
    polyfluoroalkyl substances from activities of the Department. The
    dashboard shall be updated on a semiannual basis and shall include a
    summary of--
            (1) funding that has been obligated or expended address such
        releases, dissagregated by each military installation or National
        Guard facility with respect to which efforts are planned or
        underway;
            (2) the status of response efforts to address such releases
        under the applicable phase of the cleanup process under CERCLA,
        including the status of any interim removal actions, at each such
        site;
            (3) projected and actual timelines for the completion of
        response actions with respect to such releases at each such site;
        and
            (4) points of contact for community engagement.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``CERCLA'', ``National Guard facility'',
        ``removal'', and ``response'' have the meanings given those terms
        in section 2700 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Defense Agency'' has the meaning given such term
        in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 323. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO NUCLEAR POWER IN
          GUAM.
        (a) Notification.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    Secretary of Defense shall, not later than one year before any date on
    which the Secretary carries out the placement of a permanent nuclear
    reactor in Guam, submit to Congress and the Governor of Guam a
    notification of such placement.
        (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a nuclear reactor
    aboard a naval vessel.
        (c) Nuclear Reactor Defined.--In this section, the term ``nuclear
    reactor'' has the meaning given the term ``advanced nuclear reactor''
    in section 951 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271).
        SEC. 324. AUTHORITY TO USE CERTAIN TECHNOLOGIES TO DESTROY OR
          DISPOSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.
        (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may use technologies for
    the destruction or disposal of a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
    substance that--
            (1) are cost effective; and
            (2) are permitted or otherwise approved by a Federal or State
        agency that regulates the destruction or disposal of such a
        substance.
        (b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) issue guidance implementing the authority under subsection
        (a), including by setting forth technologies that the Secretary
        determines meet the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
        such subsection; and
            (2) periodically review and revise such guidance, taking into
        account the development of new technologies.

                     Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

        SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORT TO INCLUDE SUMMARY COUNT
          OF CERTAIN MISHAPS.
        Section 482(b)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``Class A, Class B, and Class C mishaps'' and inserting
    ``Class A and Class B mishaps, and a summary count of all Class C
    mishaps,''.
        SEC. 332. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES INCIDENTAL TO SUPPORT AND
          SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS.
        Section 2012(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting ``, including supplies incidental to such support and
    services,'' after ``and services''.
        SEC. 333. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF DEPOT WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS
          FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.
        Section 2208(u)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
        SEC. 334. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR
          INTEGRATION OF GLOBAL CONTESTED LOGISTICS POSTURE MANAGEMENT.
        (a) Designation of Senior Military Department Officials.--Chapter
    131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
    the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2229b. Responsibility for contested logistics posture management
        ``(a) In General.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair
    of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of the United States
    Transportation Command shall be responsible for the integration of
    global contested logistics posture management. Such responsibilities
    shall include each of the following:
            ``(1) Identifying vulnerabilities and risks across the
        Department of Defense enterprise for the core logistics
        capabilities of supply, maintenance operations, prepositioned
        stocks, deployment and distribution, health services support,
        engineering, logistics services, and operational service contracts.
            ``(2) Developing and executing a strategy to mitigate the
        vulnerabilities and risks identified under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Integrating and deconflicting global contested logistics
        posture investment and management across the military departments,
        including with respect to--
                ``(A) the locations of sites outside the continental United
            States at which stocks of supplies and equipment are stored as
            well as the composition of those stocks;
                ``(B) the provision of adequate intra-theater sea and air
            capability to move material and personnel throughout the
            theater; and
                ``(C) the monitoring and coordination of resourcing
            decisions by the military departments in support of operational
            plans and contingencies.
        ``(b) Deputy Management Action Group Meetings.--In carrying out the
    responsibilities under subsection (a)(1) and (2), the Deputy Secretary
    of Defense and the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall co-
    chair at least two Deputy Management Action Group meetings each year,
    which shall be focused on contested logistics management and
    investment.
        ``(c) Contested Logistics Posture Strategy.--(1) The Deputy
    Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
    the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, in
    coordination with any other Department official identified by the
    Secretary, shall develop and implement a strategy for carrying out the
    responsibilities described in subsection (a).
        ``(2) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include each
    of the following:
            ``(A) A description of--
                ``(i) the locations of sites outside the continental United
            States at which stocks of supplies and equipment are
            prepositioned as of the date of the strategy;
                ``(ii) the status and disposition of such prepositioned
            stocks; and
                ``(iii) the operational or contingency plan such stocks are
            intended to support.
            ``(B) An identification of--
                ``(i) any shortcomings associated with the sites and
            prepositioned stocks described in subparagraph (A) that must be
            addressed to optimally execute operational and contingency
            plans; and
                ``(ii) any additional sites, infrastructure, or equipment
            that may be needed to address such shortcomings and support
            such plans.
            ``(C) A description of any additional funding or other
        resources required--
                ``(i) to address the shortcomings identified under
            subparagraph (B)(i); and
                ``(ii) to provide for the additional sites, infrastructure,
            and equipment identified under subparagraph (B)(ii).
            ``(D) A prioritized list of investment recommendations for each
        item described in subparagraph (C).
            ``(E) An identification of each case in which the military
        department concerned lacks the authority or ability to access a
        location outside the United States for purposes of providing
        logistics support as required under operational and contingency
        plans, set forth separately by location.
            ``(F) An assessment of any existing and projected threats to
        sites outside the continental United States that are expected to
        support such operational and contingency plans.
        ``(3) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall cover the
    period of two years following the date of the strategy and shall be
    updated on an biennial basis.
        ``(d) Quarterly Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this section, and quarterly thereafter until
    December 31, 2031, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Vice Chair of
    the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Commander of the United States
    Transportation Command, or their representatives, shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a briefing on the execution of the responsibilities under subsection
    (a)(1) and (2), including updates on the development and implementation
    of the strategy required under subsection (c).
        ``(e) Budget Justification Materials.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to
    Congress in support of the budget of the President for a fiscal year
    pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a
    cumulative accounting of contested logistics investments represented in
    such budget and how such investments relate to the duties and
    responsibilities under subsection (a)(1) and (2).''.
        (b) Deadline.--The development of the strategy required under
    subsection (c) of section 2229b of title 10, United States Code, as
    added by subsection (a), shall be completed by not later than January
    31, 2027.
        SEC. 335. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR PERFORMANCE
          OF FIREFIGHTING OR SECURITY-GUARD FUNCTIONS.
        Section 2465(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``for
        the performance of firefighting functions if the contract'' and
        inserting ``that'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                (A) by striking ``only'';
                (B) by striking ``firefighting''; and
                (C) by striking ``by reason of a deployment''.
        SEC. 336. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OVERSIGHT OF CERTAIN DEFENSE
          PERSONAL PROPERTY MATTERS.
        (a) Establishment.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 2636a the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2636b. Responsibilities for oversight of personal property
         transportation
        ``(a) Responsibilities.--Subject to subsection (b), not later than
    one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
    of Defense shall assign to a single office or other organizational
    element within the Department of Defense the following
    responsibilities:
            ``(1) Overseeing the activities and personnel of, and any other
        matter relating to, the following:
                ``(A) Any office or other organizational element of a
            military department responsible for shipping baggage or
            household effects, scheduling or processing orders for such
            shipments, providing storage services for such baggage or
            household effects, or providing privately owned vehicle
            transportation services in connection with a permanent change
            of station, on behalf of members of the armed forces, including
            any personal property shipping office, joint or consolidated
            personal property shipping office, or personal property
            processing office of such military department.
                ``(B) The Defense Personal Property Management Office, or
            any such successor office.
            ``(2) Overseeing the adjudication of any claim filed with
        respect to the defense personal property program (including the
        adjudication of such claims under section 2636(a) of this title or
        section 3721 of title 31) and any other matter relating to such
        program.
        ``(b) Exclusion.--The responsibilities under subsection (a) may not
    be assigned to any combatant command or component thereof.
        ``(c) Defense Personal Property Program Defined.--In this section,
    the term `defense personal property program' means the program of the
    Department of Defense for managing the shipment of the baggage and
    household effects for members of the armed forces or civilian employees
    of the Department, or any such successor program.''.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate a briefing on the plan and timeline for the implementation of
    section 2636b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
    (a). Such briefing shall include--
            (1) an identification of the office or other organizational
        element within the Department of Defense to which the Secretary
        plans to assign the responsibilities specified in such section
        2636b;
            (2) details relating to any changes to requirements,
        authorities, or processes necessary to implement such section
        2636b;
            (3) an estimate of the resources required to implement such
        section 2636b;
            (4) a plan to improve the business systems supporting the
        office or other organizational element identified pursuant to
        paragraph (1) with respect to the conduct of the responsibilities
        specified in such section 2636b;
            (5) a plan to provide the necessary staffing and resourcing for
        such office or other organizational element with respect to the
        conduct of such responsibilities; and
            (6) a plan for partnership with commercial service household
        goods providers.
        (c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which
    the briefing is provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense
    shall prescribe regulations to implement section 2636b of title 10,
    United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
        SEC. 337. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO SUSTAINMENT AND
          READINESS OF CERTAIN NAVAL SURFACE VESSELS.
        Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 8698. Roles and responsibilities relating to sustainment and
        readiness of certain naval surface vessels
        ``(a) Type Commander Leadership.--(1) Beginning on the date that is
    one year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
    of the Navy shall--
            ``(A) designate type commanders as the primary authorities
        responsible for the maintenance, repair, sustainment, and readiness
        of covered vessels; and
            ``(B) ensure that regional maintenance centers act under the
        direction of, and in support of, type commanders with respect to
        such maintenance, repair, and sustainment.
        ``(2) The responsibilities of each type commander under paragraph
    (1)(A) shall include--
            ``(A) overseeing all maintenance and repair activities at
        private shipyards for covered vessels in the naval force of that
        type commander; and
            ``(B) setting priorities and approving contracts for the
        maintenance and repair of such vessels.
        ``(b) Maintenance and Repair at Private Shipyards.--(1) Beginning
    on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this
    section, for each covered vessel undergoing maintenance or repair at a
    private shipyard, the project manager concerned, the port engineer
    concerned, and the commanding officer of such vessel--
            ``(A) may jointly determine the work to be performed during the
        overhaul period for the covered vessel, including by jointly
        adjusting priorities for such work consistent with the applicable
        budget and schedule for such maintenance or repair; and
            ``(B) shall report directly to the type commander of the naval
        force to which the covered vessel belongs with respect to such
        maintenance or repair.
        ``(2) Contracting officers of the Department of Defense shall
    manage contracts as necessary to ensure consistency with any
    determination or adjustment made pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered vessel' means a naval surface vessel
        that is not propelled or powered by a nuclear reactor.
            ``(2) The term `port engineer concerned' means, with respect to
        a naval vessel, the technical expert on the condition of such
        vessel responsible for advising on repairs and related standards
        for such vessel.
            ``(3) The term `project manager concerned' means, with respect
        to a naval vessel undergoing maintenance or repair, the individual
        responsible for overseeing the overhaul period with respect to such
        maintenance or repair.
            ``(4) The term `regional maintenance center'--
                ``(A) means an organization of the Navy that supports ship
            maintenance in a designated geographic region; and
                ``(B) includes the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center
            in Nofolk, Virginia, the Southwest Regional Maintenance Center
            in San Diego, California, the Southeast Regional Maintenance
            Center in Mayport, Florida, and the Hawaii Regional Maintenance
            Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
            ``(5) The term `type commander' means the flag officer in
        command of a naval surface force, such as the following:
                ``(A) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Atlantic.
                ``(B) Commander, Naval Surface Force, Pacific Fleet.''.
        SEC. 338. STRATEGY TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE OF CERTAIN DEPOTS OF
          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        Section 359 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1323; 10 U.S.C. 2476 note) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c); and
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c)
        and (d), respectively.
        SEC. 339. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON IMPROVED OVERSIGHT FOR
          IMPLEMENTATION OF SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM OF
          THE NAVY.
        Section 355(c)(2)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is amended by
    inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, and the incorporation
    of digital infrastructure (including hardware, software, and cloud
    storage) and platforms into such program''.
        SEC. 340. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON
          OPERATIONAL STATUS OF AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET.
        Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 229) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and
        inserting ``September 30, 2028''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Details regarding the maintenance and service life
        extension plan for each operational amphibious warfare ship (as
        such term is defined in section 8062 of title 10, United States
        Code) within such fleet until the obligation and work limiting date
        for the construction contract for a replacement amphibious warship,
        as necessary to meet the requirements under subsection (b) of such
        section 8062.''.
        SEC. 341. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CAPABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Requirement.--Subject to the requirements of subsection (b),
    the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that when the Department of
    Defense conducts maintenance of aviation critical safety items and
    mission critical parts, such maintenance--
            (1) includes the use of a technical data requirement or organic
        or commercially available diagnostic tool, if such a requirement or
        tool is required and available; and
            (2) is not conducted solely through visual inspection unless--
                (A) no such requirement or tool is available; or
                (B) only a visual inspection is required under a technical
            data requirement.
        (b) Sustainment.--The Secretary shall ensure that the acquisition
    of appropriate technical data requirements and diagnostic tools for the
    conduct of maintenance of aviation critical safety items and mission
    critical parts are planned as part of the sustainment of the systems
    containing such items and parts.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``aviation critical safety item'' means any part,
        assembly, installation equipment, launch equipment, recovery
        equipment, or support equipment for an aircraft or aviation weapon
        system the failure, malfunction, or absence of which could cause--
                (A) a catastrophic or critical failure resulting in the
            loss of or serious damage to the aircraft or weapon system;
                (B) an unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of
            life; or
                (C) an uncommanded engine shutdown that jeopardizes safety.
            (2) The term ``corrosion'' means the deterioration of a
        material or its properties, including non-metallic materials, due
        to a reaction of that material with the chemical environment.
            (3) The term ``diagnostic tool'' means a non-destructive
        inspection tool capable of--
                (A) detecting corrosion, cracks, component damage, adhesion
            failure, and standard wear and tear; and
                (B) leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning
            to build a predictive maintenance database when necessary to
            improve maintainability.
        SEC. 342. JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SUSTAINMENT.
        (a) Requirements.--By not later than September 30, 2028, the
    Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy
    and the Secretary of the Air Force, shall ensure that--
            (1) sufficient wartime spares, support equipment, and depot
        level capabilities are projected to be available for the F-35 Joint
        Strike Fighter to--
                (A) sustain F-35 Joint Strike Fighter operations for at
            least 90 days in the most stressing operational plan required
            of each such Secretary; and
                (B) meet the fleet wide minimum readiness targets
            established by each such Secretary;
            (2) each F-35 Joint Strike Fighter contractor has provided to
        the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary has validated as
        accurate, all information that is necessary for the Department of
        Defense to successfully complete the financial reporting and
        accountability requirements for F-35 property, including--
                (A) the incorporation of information relating to the
            management and reporting of Government property that has been
            provided for contractor performance, as defined and agreed upon
            in the contract entered into by the contractor; and
                (B) the remediation of all material weaknesses of the F-35
            Joint Strike Fighter Program identified in the Department of
            Defense Agency Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024 that are
            within the control and responsibility of the contractor; and
            (3) spare parts for F-35 aircraft titled to the United States
        Government under the international system for managing such spare
        parts commonly referred to as the ``global spares pool'' are
        initially provisioned and catalogued with national stock numbers.
        (b) Treatment of Individual Contracts.--The information required
    under subsection (a)(2) may be provided on an individual contract
    basis.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive a requirement under subsection
    (a) if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that such waiver is in the national security
        interests of the United States; and
            (2) provides to the congressional defense committees notice of
        such determination, which shall include an identification of the
        concern of the Secretary, a remedial action plan, and a proposed
        timeline to meet the requirements of such subsection.
        (d) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy and the
    Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program that
    includes a description of each of the following:
            (1) The top scarce supply assets and plans to reach sustainable
        supply positions by not later than September 30, 2028.
            (2) The readiness condition of afloat and deployment spares
        packages and efforts available to refresh outdated supplies and
        spares.
            (3) The fiscal programming, by fiscal year, necessary to reduce
        deficient parts and depot capabilities to meet the joint strike
        fighter planning targets by not later than September 30, 2028.
            (4) A plan, by fiscal year, to integrate the spare parts
        specified in subsection (a)(3) into the working-capital funds of
        the Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy,
        respectively.
        SEC. 343. DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE COORDINATION IN MULTINATIONAL
          EXERCISES.
        (a) In General.--Each year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
    incorporate in at least one multinational exercise conducted in the
    area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command--
            (1) depot-level maintenance, repair, and sustainment
        considerations, including binational or multinational planning
        sessions with covered nations on--
                (A) identifying opportunities to cooperate on depot-level
            maintenance and repair in ways that minimize transportation
            requirements in such area of operations and determining the
            authorities necessary to deliver the necessary joint
            capabilities;
                (B) facilitating real-time coordination between the United
            States and covered nations to maintain munitions stock levels
            and resupply routes in the such area of operations;
                (C) mutual recognition of airworthiness and maintenance
            certification between the United States and covered nations;
            and
                (D) emergency tabletop exercises, such as when an aircraft
            of a covered nation breaks down on United States territory, and
            vice versa, in a contested logistics environment; and
            (2) coordination with the Air Force Sustainment Center,
        including the participation of representatives of--
                (A) the United States Indo-Pacific Command;
                (B) United States Air Force Pacific;
                (C) the United States Air Mobility Command; and
                (D) the Air Force Sustainment Center.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
    first exercise is completed in accordance with subsection (a), the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report summarizing the lessons learned from carrying out
    such exercise. Such report shall include each of the following:
            (1) A list of candidate systems for co-sustainment with covered
        nations.
            (2) A list of depot-level repair workload opportunities to
        undertake with covered nations, including testing equipment or line
        replaceable units.
            (3) Opportunities to incorporate industry partners from covered
        nations in depot-level maintenance repair activities, including
        through public-private partnerships.
            (4) An identification of any potential logistical challenges
        that could arise with the host country, including with respect to
        workforce, housing, and location of workload.
            (5) An identification of any potential impediments involving
        intellectual property or data rights between original equipment
        manufacturers and the Department of the Air Force or between the
        Department of the Air Force and named partner countries.
            (6) An identification of any potential impediments related to
        the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and related statutes.
            (7) Any additional recommendations to Congress that would ease
        the facilitation of depot-level maintenance repair partnerships
        with covered nations, including changes to existing status of
        forces agreements.
            (8) An analysis of current maintenance and repair capabilities
        and gaps in the organic industrial bases of covered nations.
            (9) An assessment of the types of maintenance and repair
        activities (depot-level, preventative, corrective) that may be most
        appropriate for partnership with covered nations.
        (c) Covered Nation Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    nation'' means any of the following:
            (1) The Commonwealth of Australia.
            (2) Canada.
            (3) Japan.
            (4) New Zealand.
            (5) The Republic of Korea.
            (6) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
            (7) Any other nation designated a covered nation for the
        purposes of this section by the Secretary of the Air Force.
        SEC. 344. PROPOSED ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF
          DECLINING AIRCRAFT READINESS RATES.
        (a) Report on Proposed Actions.--Not later than May 31, 2026, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the
    declining rates of aircraft readiness within the fleet of the Air Force
    (with an emphasis on fighter aircraft within such fleet) and factors
    contributing to that decline. Such report shall include, with respect
    to such aircraft--
            (1) proposed actions to--
                (A) reverse the declining rates of aircraft readiness;
                (B) improve the effectiveness of aircraft sustainment,
            including by addressing maintenance backlogs, supply shortages
            of aircraft parts, and depot capacity constraints; and
                (C) ensure more accurate readiness reporting; and
            (2) recommendations for any relevant legislative actions.
        (b) Implementation Deadline.--Not later than one year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
    implement the proposed actions identified in the report required under
    subsection (a).
        (c) Annual Implementation Reports.--Not later than 30 days after
    the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force implements the
    proposed actions under subsection (b), and annually thereafter for each
    of the subsequent three years, the Secretary shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate a report on the status of the implementation of such actions.
        (d) Form of Reports.--Each report required to be submitted under
    this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
    classified annex.
        SEC. 345. TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENT FOR SURFACE SHIP MAINTENANCE.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall investigate, and,
    as feasible, qualify, approve, integrate, and fully adopt into contract
    requirements, advanced technologies and processes for Navy surface ship
    maintenance on an expedited timeline to enhance readiness, reduce
    costs, and address delays in maintenance and repair activities.
        (b) Specified Advanced Technologies and Processes.--In carrying out
    subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall prioritize the
    following:
            (1) Automated weld inspection for robotic weld defect
        detection.
            (2) Real-time sustainment monitoring for sensor-based health
        tracking.
            (3) Advanced blast and painting for automated hull coating
        systems.
            (4) Press connect fittings for no-hot-work pipe repairs.
            (5) Robotic tank inspection for confined space condition
        assessments.
            (6) Additive manufacturing for on-demand 3D-printed parts.
            (7) Augmented reality support for augmented reality-guided
        repairs.
            (8) Cold spray repair for metal surface restoration.
            (9) Predictive maintenance algorithms for artificial
        intelligence-driven failure prediction.
            (10) Automated nondestructive testing for robotic material
        evaluation.
            (11) Autonomous underwater vehicles for hull inspection
        submersibles.
            (12) Digital twin technology for virtual ship modeling.
            (13) High-pressure waterjet cleaning for rust and paint
        removal.
            (14) Modular maintenance platforms for standardized repair
        setups.
            (15) Smart coatings for self-healing, anti-fouling surfaces.
            (16) Laser ablation for laser-based surface preparation.
            (17) Drone-based inspection for uncrewed structural surveys.
            (18) Electrochemical corrosion mitigation for corrosion
        prevention systems.
            (19) Smart pigging for internal pipe diagnostics.
            (20) Modular overhaul kits for pre-packaged repair solutions.
            (21) Plasma coating for durable surface protection.
            (22) High-velocity oxygen fuel coating for high-velocity wear
        protection.
            (23) Portable diagnostics for handheld troubleshooting tools.
        (c) Open Qualification Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Navy shall establish a
        process under which non-government entities may submit proposals
        for the investigation, qualification, approval, integration, and
        full adoption under subsection (a) of advanced technologies or
        processes not specified in subsection (b).
            (2) Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall evaluate any
        proposal submitted pursuant to the process established under
        paragraph (1) not later than 90 days after the date of such
        submission.
            (3) Proposal requirements.--A proposal submitted pursuant to
        the process established under paragraph (1) shall include an
        assessment of options to improve maintenance efficiency, safety, or
        cost-effectiveness.
            (4) Qualification decision.--In evaluating proposals pursuant
        to the process established under paragraph (1), the Secretary of
        the Navy shall make decisions based on technical merit and the
        needs of the Navy.
        (d) Third-party Review.--
            (1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
        and Sustainment shall seek to enter into a contract with an
        appropriate independent third-party reviewer under which such
        reviewer shall assess any decision of the Secretary of the Navy not
        to select for qualification of approval an advanced technology or
        process included in a proposal submitted pursuant to the process
        established under subsection (c).
            (2) Report to congress.--A contract entered into under
        paragraph (1) shall require the independent third-party reviewer
        to, not later than 90 days after the date of the decision
        concerned, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
        and House of Representatives an unaltered report that includes--
                (A) an evaluation of the rationale of the Secretary in not
            selecting the technology or process;
                (B) a statement of the agreement or disagreement of the
            reviewer with the decision and rationale of the Secretary; and
                (C) recommendations, if applicable.
        (e) Priority.--The Secretary of the Navy may prioritize the
    investigation, qualification, approval, integration, and full adoption
    of advanced technologies and processes under this section based on
    operational needs, budget constraints, and compatibility with existing
    systems, if the Secretary includes justifications for such
    prioritization in the report required by subsection (g).
        (f) Updates.--If an advanced technology or process is adopted into
    contract requirements pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of the
    Navy shall update policies, specifications, guidance, and contracts, as
    necessary, to account for such adoption.
        (g) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to
    Congress a report that includes detailed timelines for the
    qualification and approval of each advanced technology or process
    specified in subsection (b) and any additional advanced technologies or
    processes identified pursuant to the process established under
    subsection (c), including estimated implementation dates or
    justifications for non-pursuit.
        SEC. 346. OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTS RELATING TO
          RELOCATION LOGISTICS FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
        (a) Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that any
    covered contract includes the following oversight requirements:
            (1) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a
        document summarizing the key terms and conditions of each
        subcontract relating to capacity, performance, or compliance with
        the requirements of the subcontract, which shall include the
        following:
                (A) The guaranteed capacity of each subcontractor to
            perform the work required under the subcontract (including with
            respect to location, volume, and peak season commitment).
                (B) Performance metrics and service level agreements
            applicable to each subcontractor.
                (C) Provisions for monitoring and enforcing subcontractor
            performance.
                (D) Termination clauses and penalties for noncompliance.
                (E) Data sharing and security requirements.
            (2) Each subcontractor shall provide to the prime contractor,
        upon request, certifications and copies of training completion
        relating to compliance with the requirements under the subcontract.
            (3) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary regular
        performance reports on each subcontractor, including metrics
        relating to on-time pickup, on-time delivery, damage claim rates,
        customer satisfaction, and compliance with the requirements of the
        subcontract.
            (4) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary a
        subcontractor management plan outlining the processes of the prime
        contractor for selecting, monitoring, and managing subcontractors,
        including a description of how the prime contractor ensures
        subcontractor compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and the
        requirements of the subcontract.
            (5) The prime contractor shall maintain a comprehensive risk
        management plan that addresses potential disruptions to the
        performance of work by subcontractors of the prime contractor, such
        as financial instability, natural disasters, or labor disputes.
            (6) Not less frequently than on a monthly basis for the
        duration of the covered contract, the prime contractor shall submit
        to the Secretary the subcontractor rating system used by the prime
        contractor, with current scoring results under such system.
            (7) The prime contractor shall submit to the Secretary the
        subcontractor rates for each move to be performed under the
        subcontract.
            (8) The prime contractor shall establish clear escalation
        procedures for addressing subcontractor performance issues,
        including steps for resolving disputes, implementing corrective
        actions, and terminating non-performing subcontractors.
            (9) The Federal Government may audit subcontractor records with
        reasonable notice to the prime contractor.
            (10) The covered contract shall include a fixed-price line item
        for monthly overhead costs, separate from the rates associated with
        the costs of individual moves performed under the covered contract.
            (11) The prime contractor shall establish a database that the
        Secretary may access on a real-time basis to ensure compliance with
        this section.
        (b) Additional Considerations.--During the development of an
    acquisition strategy and execution strategy for any covered contract,
    the Secretary shall consider, in addition to the requirements under
    subsection (a), the following:
            (1) Entering into a single contract pursuant to the
        requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation if the move to
        be performed under such contract would involve the use of a
        shipping lane that accounts for more than one percent of the total
        volume of permanent change of station moves and entering into a
        services contract if the move to be performed under such contract
        would not involve the use of such a lane.
            (2) Tiered incentive awards for higher levels of capacity.
        (c) Covered Contract.--In this section, the term ``covered
    contract''--
            (1) means a contract with an entity that provides relocation
        logistics for the household goods of members of the Armed Forces
        undergoing a permanent change of station (commonly referred to as a
        ``single move manager''); and
            (2) does not include a contract or other agreement for the
        relocation of a private vehicle owned or leased by a member of the
        Armed Forces.
        SEC. 347. INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE ARTIFICIAL
          INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES INTO LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall facilitate the
    integration of currently available and suitable commercial artificial
    intelligence capabilities specifically designed to assist with
    logistics tracking, planning, operations, and analytics into two
    relevant and suitable exercises of the Department of Defense to be
    conducted during fiscal year 2026.
        (b) Commercial Product.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
        the commander of the combatant command or commands overseeing the
        exercises selected under subsection (a), shall identify for each
        such exercise a commercially available artificial intelligence
        product that is specifically designed to address logistics needs of
        the Department of Defense and meets the critical data security
        protocols outlined in subsection (c).
            (2) Capability of partner.--In selecting a commercial product
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense and the commander of
        the combatant command or commands concerned shall--
                (A) ensure that the commercial product acquired for such an
            exercise includes the provision of capability to respond to
            potential software changes in an agile and rapid manner to
            ensure seamless integration and adaptability during the
            exercise; and
                (B) prioritize the consideration of a product provided by a
            small or nontraditional software focused firm.
        (c) Data Security.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all
    necessary approvals are expedited to facilitate the secure use of data
    of the Department of Defense by commercial artificial intelligence
    providers during the exercises selected under subsection (a),
    including--
            (1) compliance with applicable cybersecurity policies and
        regulations of the Department; and
            (2) verification of measures to protect classified and
        sensitive information.
        (d) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
    of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives an interim briefing that
    includes--
            (1) identification of the specific exercises selected under
        subsection (a), including an identification of the combatant
        commanders participating in each such exercise and a point of
        contact within the combatant command responsible;
            (2) identification of the specific commercial artificial
        intelligence capabilities integrated into the exercises, including
        the contractual mean or other agreement used to facilitate the use
        of such capabilities;
            (3) notional timelines and resource needs for each exercise;
        and
            (4) metrics to be used to assess the efficacy of such tools
        used in each exercise.
        (e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of an
    exercise selected under subsection (a), the commander of the combatant
    command overseeing the exercise shall provide to the congressional
    defense committees a briefing that includes the following:
            (1) An overview of the integration and use of commercial
        artificial intelligence capabilities during the exercise.
            (2) An assessment of the effect of such technologies on unit
        readiness and operational success.
            (3) Recommendations for further integration or development of
        artificial intelligence capabilities in future exercises and
        operations of the Department of Defense.
        SEC. 348. PILOT PROGRAM ON ARMY DEPOT AND ARSENAL WORKLOAD
          SUSTAINMENT.
        (a) Establishment of Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    establish a pilot program, to be known as the ``Army Depot and Arsenal
    Workload Sustainment Pilot Program'' (in this section referred to as
    the ``pilot program''), under which the Secretary shall provide a
    preference to certain procurement actions and solicitations for the
    performance of work by non-government entities at covered depots.
        (b) Preferences for Procurement Actions or Solicitations.--
            (1) In general.--Under the pilot program established under
        subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide a preference
        to any procurement action or solicitation for the performance of
        work submitted by a non-government entity that includes, as part of
        such procurement action or solicitation, a proposal to enter into a
        public-private partnership with the Secretary under which the non-
        government entity will perform the work at covered depots.
            (2) Further preference.--In evaluating procurement actions and
        solicitations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give an
        additional preference to any such action or solicitation submitted
        by a non-government entity that proposes to use Department of
        Defense employees to perform the work at a covered depot under such
        action or solicitation.
            (3) Regulations.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
        regulations for the provision of preferences under this subsection.
        (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report on the activities carried
        out under the pilot program during that year, including a
        description of any operational challenges identified.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A breakout, by relevant budget accounts, of work
            performed at each covered depot during the year preceding the
            year during which the report is submitted, including work that
            was carried out directly and work that was carried out through
            public-private partnerships under the pilot program.
                (B) An identification of the projected workload at each
            covered depot during the period covered by the future-years
            defense program submitted to Congress under section 221 of
            title 10, United States Code.
                (C) The capital investments projected in such future-years
            defense program to be made at each such covered depot to meet
            organic industrial base core logistics capabilities in
            accordance with section 2464 of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Duration.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under
    this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``covered depot'' has
    the meaning given such term in section 2476(f) of title 10, United
    States Code.
        SEC. 349. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO ESTABLISH OR EXPAND SPACE
          FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMPONENT COMMAND.
        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for Major Force Program 11 for the
    United States Special Operations Command may be obligated or expended
    to establish or expand a Space Force Special Operations Component
    Command until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
    Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations
    Command, in consultation with the Chief of Space Operations, jointly
    submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
    of Representatives the report required by subsection (b).
        (b) Report.--The report required under this subsection shall
    include each of the following:
            (1) An articulation of the requirement for a Space Force
        Special Operations Component Command.
            (2) A funding profile, across the future-years defense program
        submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for
        the establishment of a Space Force Special Operations Component
        Command, including a delineation of funds required under Major
        Force Program 2 and Major Force Program 11.
            (3) A timeline and conditions for achieving initial and full
        operational capability for a Space Force Special Operations
        Component Command.
            (4) An identification of the military, civilian, and contractor
        personnel required for a Space Force Special Operations Component
        Command at initial and full operational capability.
            (5) An identification of the facilities requirements for a
        Space Force Special Operations Component Command at initial and
        full operational capability.
            (6) An explanation of how and when the Secretary of Defense and
        the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-
        Intensity Conflict have documented approval for the establishment
        of a Space Force Special Operations Component Command.
            (7) An explanation of the administrative and command
        relationships between a Space Force Special Operations Component
        Command and the United States Special Operations Command, United
        States Space Command, and the Space Force.
            (8) Any other matters determined relevant by the Assistant
        Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity
        Conflict and the Commander of the United States Special Operations
        Command.
        SEC. 350. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DATA-ENABLED GROUND VEHICLE
          MAINTENANCE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned with respect to a
    covered Armed Force, in consultation with the Chief Digital and
    Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, shall
    establish in such covered Armed Force a pilot program under which the
    covered Armed Force shall use commercially available artificial
    intelligence technologies to improve the maintenance of ground vehicles
    performed by such covered Armed Force.
        (b) Objectives.--Under the pilot program established under
    subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall--
            (1) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of artificial
        intelligence-driven approaches in improving maintenance regimes for
        ground vehicles;
            (2) assess the cost savings resulting from the use of
        artificial intelligence technology for the maintenance of ground
        vehicles; and
            (3) identify and mitigate potential challenges and risks
        associated with the integration of artificial intelligence
        technology for modernized maintenance of ground vehicles, including
        cybersecurity concerns.
        (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned with respect to a
    covered Armed Force shall submit to Committees on Armed Services of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the activities
    performed under the pilot program established under subsection (a) in
    such covered Armed Force.
        (d) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under
    subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2029.
        (e) Definitions.-- In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, or
        Air Force.
            (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 351. MODERNIZATION OF THE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE OF THE ARMY.
        (a) Authority to Establish and Operate.--The Secretary of the Army
    shall accelerate the modernization of the organic industrial base of
    the Army to meet the requirements of the Army by ensuring additional
    production of materials, or expanded use of capabilities, as described
    in subsection (b).
        (b) Materials and Capabilities.--The Secretary of the Army shall
    prioritize using or modifying existing facilities of the organic
    industrial base of the Army for the following purposes:
            (1) Production of propellant.
            (2) Production of any of 13 precursor chemicals used widely
        across the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition
        portfolio that are currently sourced solely from the People's
        Republic of China.
            (3) Production of any of the 300 chemicals identified as single
        point failures by the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and
        Ammunition.
            (4) Production of multiple calibers of ammunition.
            (5) Development of methods for dual-use maintenance or
        production of vehicles and aircraft.
            (6) Use of logistics.
            (7) Production or use of any of the capabilities listed in
        paragraphs (1) through (6).
            (8) Another capability that the Secretary of the Army certifies
        to the congressional defense committees is necessary to meet Army
        munitions and weapons requirements.
        (c) Expedited Production or Expansion of Capabilities.--The
    Secretary shall expedite the production or expansion of any
    capabilities described under subsection (b) and shall use, to the
    fullest extent possible, existing environmental permits, security
    arrangements, and personnel required for the production of materials
    critical to Army munitions and weapons requirements.
        (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority
    under this section.
        (e) Organic Industrial Base of the Army Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``organic industrial base of the Army'' means each depot
    listed in section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code.

                   Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Munitions

        SEC. 361. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR OUT-YEAR UNCONSTRAINED TOTAL
          MUNITIONS REQUIREMENTS AND OUT-YEAR INVENTORY NUMBERS.
        Section 222c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting `` and including OPLANs
            for operations involving the People's Republic of China, the
            Russian Federation, the Democratic People's Republic of North
            Korea, and the Islamic Republic of Iran'' after ``(OPLAN)'';
            and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) The estimated aggregate demand from United States allies
        and partners.'';
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``number of years'' and inserting
                ``production level for each fiscal year''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``rate requested for the fiscal year
                covered by the report'' and inserting ``end of the future
                years defense program'';
                (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph
            (3) as paragraph (2); and
                (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                    (i) by striking ``additional''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``Out-Year Unconstrained Total
                Munitions Requirement for each munition by the end of the
                period covered by the most recent future-years defense
                program submitted to Congress pursuant to section 221 of
                this title.'' and inserting ``production level specified in
                paragraph (1) for that fiscal year.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsections:
        ``(f) Inclusion in Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and
    Execution.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the production
    levels specified in paragraph (1) are incorporated into the planning,
    programming, budgeting, and execution process of the Department of
    Defense to align munitions procurement with the Out-Year Unconstrained
    Total Munitions Requirement.
        ``(g) Methodology.--The estimate specified in subsection (c)(9)--
            ``(1) shall be based on, at a minimum, relevant information set
        forth in letters of offer and acceptance issued with respect to
        foreign military sales of munitions authorized under chapter 2 of
        the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.); and
            ``(2) may be informed by--
                ``(A) discussions held with allies and partners of the
            United States regarding future potential sales or transfers of
            munitions; and
                ``(B) analyses of the United States Government regarding
            the variants of munitions that would most benefit the interests
            of the United States if sold or transferred to allies and
            partners of the United States.''.
        SEC. 362. INCLUSION OF AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE IN OUT-YEAR
          UNCONSTRAINED TOTAL MUNITIONS REQUIREMENT AND OUT-YEAR INVENTORY
          NUMBERS.
        Section 222c(c) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by
    section 361, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs
        (6) through (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
        paragraph (5):
            ``(5) Air and Missile Defense.''.
        SEC. 363. REPORTS ON MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROJECTS AT SITES FORMERLY
          USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the last day of each
    fiscal quarter that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act
    for a one-year period, and on a biannual basis thereafter until the
    termination date specified in subsection (c), the Assistant Secretary
    of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, in coordination
    with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and
    Environment, acting through the Commanding General of the United States
    Army Corps of Engineers, shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the status of munitions response projects,
    including at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense.
        (b) Elements.--Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall
    include, for the period covered by the report, the following
    information:
            (1) The number of new task order awards for munitions response
        projects at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense issued
        and the total dollar value of such awards.
            (2) The number of optional tasks exercised as part of such
        projects and the total dollar value of such exercised tasks.
            (3) The number of contract modifications or requests for
        equitable adjustment issued as part of such projects and the total
        dollar value of such modifications and adjustments.
            (4) The number of active munitions response projects with
        contracts for which prior year funds have been returned.
            (5) A list of active munitions response projects placed on hold
        for longer than one year and, for each such project, a summary of
        the reason for the hold, including delays related to regulatory
        agencies, rights-of-entry issues, Federal land manager actions,
        discrepancies in the number of subsurface anomalies between the
        statement of work and field conditions, or prioritization based on
        risk.
            (6) A description of the overall challenges to executing the
        Military Munitions Response Program.
        (c) Termination Date.--The termination date specified in this
    subsection is the date that is five years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 364. REPORT ON CRITICAL MUNITIONS REQUIRED FOR SIMULTANEOUS
          CONFLICTS.
        (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report that details the
        stockpiles of critical munitions required to fight simultaneous
        conflicts in different theaters of operation.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include the
        following elements:
                (A) An estimate of the number of each critical munition
            that would be required over the course of simultaneous
            conflicts in different theaters, modeled on the assumption that
            a contingency operation in any one of the western Pacific,
            Europe, Middle East, or Korean Peninsula theaters would
            increase the likelihood of a contingency operation in one or
            more other theaters and taking into consideration the
            prepositioning of stockpiles and the risk posed by moving
            critical munitions within such stockpiles out of each theater.
                (B) An estimate of the number of days during such a
            simultaneous conflict before the current stockpiles of critical
            munitions of the United States would be exhausted by the United
            States Armed Forces.
                (C) An estimate of the time required for the industrial
            base to replenish critical munition inventories during such a
            simultaneous conflict, taking into account the Out-Year
            Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement under section 222c of
            title 10, United States Code, and the results of the assessment
            conducted pursuant to section 1705 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136
            Stat. 2968) but not the assumptions required under the
            Department of Defense Instruction 3000.04, titled ``DoD
            Munitions Requirements Process''.
                (D) An identification of the production requirements for
            each critical munition necessary to address any shortfall
            between--
                    (i) the production rates as of the date of the report;
                and
                    (ii) the production rates necessary to meet the number
                estimated under subparagraph (A).
                (E) An assessment of the lessons learned from the war in
            Ukraine with respect to the rates at which munitions are
            consumed.
                (F) An assessment of the projected munitions stockpiles of
            the military forces of the Russian Federation, the People's
            Republic of China, Iran, and the Democratic Republic of Korea,
            and forces affiliated with such military forces.
                (G) An assessment of the projected stockpiles of munitions
            of relevant partners and allies of the United States in each
            theater and opportunities for such partners and allies to
            enhance contributions to such stockpiles for burden-sharing
            purposes.
                (H) An assessment of the projected munitions requirements
            of such partners and allies in each theater with respect to
            munitions produced in the United States, including an analysis
            of how such requirements would affect the elements specified in
            subparagraphs (A) through (D).
        (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which
        the Secretary of Defense submits the report under subsection (a),
        the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees
        a plan to implement critical munitions requirements to fight
        simultaneous conflicts in the next budget cycle. Such plan shall
        include a description of such actions by industry, and arsenals and
        depots owned by the United States, that the Secretary determines
        would be necessary to meet such requirements.
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement for the
        submission of a plan under paragraph (1) if the Secretary submits
        to the congressional defense committees a report with a
        justification for the decision not to implement the results of the
        report required by subsection (a)(2)(a) into the requirements
        process for the next budget cycle. The report shall include an
        assessment of the gap between current requirements for critical
        munitions and those requirements identified in the report required
        by subsection (a)(2)(a).
        (c) Critical Munitions Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``critical munitions'' includes munitions designated on the critical
    munitions list of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

        SEC. 371. ADJUSTMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND
          LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AFFECTED BY DEPOT REDUCTIONS.
        (a) In General.--Section 2391(b)(1) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' after ``military installation
        resilience,'';
            (2) by inserting ``or (G) by any action of the Department of
        Defense that negatively affects a covered depot (as such term is
        defined in section 2476(f) of this title),'' after `` the defense
        facility,''; and
            (3) by striking ``(C), or (F)'' and inserting ``(C), (F), or
        (G)''.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
    of the Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a report that includes an identification of the
    amount of adjustment and diversification assistance anticipated to be
    provided pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) during fiscal
    year 2026 to State and local governments for each covered depot.
        SEC. 372. AUTHORITY TO EVACUATE FAMILY PETS AND CONTRACT WORKING
          DOGS DURING NONCOMBATANT EVACUATIONS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
        Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2653. Evacuation of family pets and contract working dogs during
        noncombatant evacuations of foreign countries
        ``(a) Authority to Evacuate.--Subject to the limitations under
    subsection (b), in the event of a situation during which the Department
    of Defense evacuates noncombatants from a foreign country, the
    Secretary of Defense may enter into agreements with appropriate
    nonprofit entities under which such entities provide for the evacuation
    of--
            ``(1) the family pets of citizens of the United States who are
        evacuated by the Department; and
            ``(2) contract working dogs located in such country.
        ``(b) Limitations.--The limitations under this subsection are as
    follows:
            ``(1) The Department of Defense is not responsible for
        providing veterinary care for a family pet or contract working dog
        by reason of the evacuation of the pet or dog pursuant to
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) The Secretary may not exercise the authority under
        subsection (a) if the exercise of such authority would result in a
        reduction in the number of individuals who would otherwise be
        evacuated.
            ``(3) The operator of a vehicle used for evacuation may refuse
        to evacuate a family pet or contract working dog if the operator
        determines that the evacuation would create a safety risk to other
        passengers or personnel.''.
        SEC. 373. MANNED ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT SAFETY.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States Code, as
    amended by section 372, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
    ``Sec. 2654. Aircraft safety: requirements for certain highly
        trafficked domestic airspace
        ``(a) Limitation on Operation.--Notwithstanding section 1046 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law
    115-232, 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), except as provided in subsection (b),
    the Secretary of a military department may not authorize any manned
    rotary wing aircraft of the Department of Defense to operate a training
    mission in a covered airspace unless such aircraft, while being
    operated, is actively providing warning of the proximity of such
    aircraft to nearby commercial aircraft in a manner compatible with the
    traffic alert and collision avoidance system of such commercial
    aircraft.
        ``(b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of a military department,
    with the concurrence of the Secretary of Transportation, may waive the
    limitation under subsection (a) with respect to the operation of an
    aircraft if that Secretary--
            ``(1) determines that--
                ``(A) such waiver is in the national security interests of
            the United States; and
                ``(B) a commercial aviation compatibility risk assessment
            has been conducted with respect to the operation of the
            aircraft pursuant to the waiver to mitigate the risk associated
            with such operation; and
            ``(2) in the case of a waiver to be in effect for a period
        exceeding 30 days, submits to appropriate congressional committees
        notice of such waiver, including a copy of the applicable
        commercial aviation compatibility risk assessment specified in
        paragraph (1)(B).
        ``(c) Limitation on Delegation.--The Secretary of a military
    department may not delegate the waiver authority under subsection (b)
    to an official whose rank is below a general or flag officer.
        ``(d) Definitions.--
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
            ``(2) The term `covered airspace' means the Washington, DC
        Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area, as such term is
        defined in section 93.335 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations,
        or any successor regulation.''.
        (b) Reports on Near Misses.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
        the appropriate congressional committees a report on the number of
        near misses that aircraft of the Department have had with
        commercial aircraft during the 10-year period preceding such date
        of enactment.
            (2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2030,
        the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
        congressional committees a report on the number of near misses that
        aircraft of the Department have had with commercial aircraft during
        the previous fiscal year.
            (3) Elements.--Each report under this subsection shall include,
        with respect to each near miss covered under the report, the
        following:
                (A) The date, time, and location of the near miss.
                (B) A description of all aircraft involved in the near
            miss.
                (C) Any changes to protocols, standard operating
            procedures, or policy, as appropriate, that were made based on
            the near miss.
            (4) Form of report.--Each report under this subsection shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
            (5) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
        means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
        SEC. 374. ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMY MUSEUM SYSTEM.
        Chapter 775 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 7715. Army museum system
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall support a system
    of official Army museums within the United States Army Center of
    Military History. Such system shall include the National Museum of the
    United States Army and may contain other museums honoring individual
    installations, units, and branches, as designated by the Secretary of
    the Army, that meet criteria established under subsection (b).
        ``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Army shall
    establish criteria for designating museums of subsection (a) for
    inclusion in the Army museum system. Such criteria shall include--
            ``(1) historical significance to Army operations, technology,
        or personnel;
            ``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs;
        and
            ``(3) alignment with the mission of the Army to preserve its
        heritage.
        ``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Army shall
    establish criteria for closing museums within the Army museum system.
    No museum within such system may be closed until--
            ``(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees on
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
        notice that includes--
                ``(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate
            display of historical collections contained in the museum;
                ``(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be
            resolved;
                ``(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum
            operations through public-private partnerships; and
                ``(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate,
            and preserve the historical collections contained in the
            museum; and
            ``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which
        such notice is received by such committees.
        ``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law, the
    Secretary may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit
    organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public
    engagement of the museums in the Army museum system.''.
        SEC. 375. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNITED STATES NAVY MUSEUM SYSTEM.
        Chapter 861 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 8617 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 8617A. United States Navy Museum System
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall support a system
    of official Navy museums, which shall collectively be known as the
    `United States Navy Museum System'. Such system shall include the
    following museums:
            ``(1) The National Museum of the United States Navy.
            ``(2) The United States Naval Academy Museum.
            ``(3) The Naval War College Museum.
            ``(4) The Submarine Force Museum.
            ``(5) The National Naval Aviation Museum.
            ``(6) The USS Constitution Naval History and Heritage Command,
        Detachment Boston.
            ``(7) The United States Navy Seabee Museum.
            ``(8) The Puget Sound Navy Museum.
            ``(9) The Naval Undersea Museum.
            ``(10) The National Museum of the American Sailor.
            ``(11) The Hampton Roads Naval Museum.
            ``(12) Such other museums as may be designated by the Secretary
        of the Navy that meet criteria established under subsection (b).
        ``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
    establish criteria for designating museums other than museums
    identified in paragraphs (1) through (11) of subsection (a) for
    inclusion in the United States Navy Museum System. Such criteria shall
    include--
            ``(1) historical significance to naval operations, technology,
        or personnel;
            ``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs;
        and
            ``(3) alignment with the mission of the Navy to preserve its
        heritage.
        ``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
    establish criteria for the closure of museums within the United States
    Navy Museum System. No museum within such system may be closed until--
            ``(1) the Secretary of the Navy submits to the Committees on
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
        notice that includes--
                ``(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate
            display of historical collections contained in the museum;
                ``(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be
            resolved;
                ``(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum
            operations through public-private partnerships; and
                ``(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate,
            and preserve the historical collections contained in the
            museum; and
            ``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which
        such notice is received by such committees.
        ``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law, the
    Secretary of the Navy may enter into partnerships, including with
    nonprofit organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and
    public engagement of the museums in the United States Museum System.''.
        SEC. 376. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE MUSEUM SYSTEM.
        Chapter 979 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9784. Air Force and Space Force Museum System
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall support a
    system of official Air Force and Space Force museums within the
    Department of the Air Force. Such system shall include the National
    Museum of the United States Air Force and may contain other museums
    honoring individual installations, units, and branches, as designated
    by the Secretary of the Air Force, that meet criteria established under
    subsection (b).
        ``(b) Criteria for Designation.--The Secretary of the Air Force
    shall establish criteria for designating museums of subsection (a) for
    inclusion in the Air Force and Space Force museum system. Such criteria
    shall include--
            ``(1) historical significance to Air Force and Space Force
        operations, technology, or personnel;
            ``(2) public accessibility and educational outreach programs;
        and
            ``(3) alignment with the mission of the Air Force and Space
        Force to preserve the heritage of the Air Force and Space Force.
        ``(c) Criteria for Closure.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall
    establish criteria for the closure of museums within the Air Force and
    Space Force museum system. No museum within such system may be closed
    until--
            ``(1) the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the Committees
        on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate
        notice that includes--
                ``(A) a plan for the preservation, storage, or alternate
            display of historical collections contained in the museum;
                ``(B) how any issues relating to museum personnel will be
            resolved;
                ``(C) an identification of any efforts to maintain museum
            operations through public-private partnerships; and
                ``(D) an analysis of the cost to transport, consolidate,
            and preserve the historical collections contained in the
            museum; and
            ``(2) a period of 90 days has elapsed after the date on which
        such notice is received by such committees.
        ``(d) Funding and Support.--Consistent with applicable law, the
    Secretary may enter into partnerships, including with nonprofit
    organizations, to enhance the financial sustainability and public
    engagement of the museums in the Air Force and Space Force museum
    system.''.
        SEC. 377. TRANSPORTATION OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ANIMALS BY FOREIGN AIR
          CARRIERS.
        Section 40118 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections
        (d) through (h), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection (c):
        ``(c) Transportation of Certain Domestic Animals by Foreign Air
    Carriers.--
            ``(1) In general.--This section does not preclude the
        transportation of a passenger and the property of such passenger by
        a foreign air carrier if--
                ``(A) such passenger is a member of the Armed Forces or
            civilian employee of the Department of Defense;
                ``(B) such property includes at least 1 and not more than 3
            domestic animals traveling with such passenger;
                ``(C) such transportation is--
                    ``(i) between a place in the United States and a place
                outside the United States; or
                    ``(ii) between 2 places outside the United States; and
                ``(D) no air carrier holding a certificate under section
            41102 is willing and able to provide such transportation.
            ``(2) Responsibility of individual to cover certain costs.--If
        the cost for the transportation of a passenger and property under
        paragraph (1) exceeds the cost that would have been owed had such
        transportation been provided by an air carrier holding a
        certificate under section 41102, the passenger shall be responsible
        for paying the difference between such amounts.
            ``(3) Domestic animal defined.--In this section, the term
        `domestic animal' means a domestic cat (Felis catus) or a domestic
        dog (Canis familiaris).''; and
            (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by
        striking ``subsections (a) and (c)'' and inserting ``subsections
        (a) and (d)''.
        SEC. 378. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNELS AND
          FACILITIES.
        (a) Establishment of Minimum Standards.--Not later than 180 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,
    in consultation with the Secretary of each military department,
    veterinary experts, and military working dog program managers, shall
    establish minimum standards for kennels and other facilities used to
    house military working dogs. Such minimum standards shall include each
    of the following:
            (1) Requirements for space and design to ensure each military
        working dog has sufficient space to stand, turn around, lie down
        comfortably, and engage in natural behaviors.
            (2) Standards for environmental conditions to ensure adequate
        ventilation, temperature control, and protection from extreme
        weather conditions.
            (3) Standards for sanitation and hygiene to ensure kennels and
        other facilities can be easily cleaned and disinfected.
            (4) Requirements related to safety and security to prevent
        military working dogs from escaping and being injured and
        preventing access to kennels and other facilities by unauthorized
        individuals.
            (5) Standards for access to veterinary care to address the
        routine and emergency medical care needs of military working dogs,
        either at a military veterinary treatment facility or through
        sufficient on-site veterinary capabilities.
            (6) Requirements related to daily access to exercise areas.
            (7) Required annual inspections to ensure compliance with such
        standards.
            (8) Such other standards and requirements as the Secretary of
        Defense determines are appropriate.
        (b) Implementation and Compliance.--
            (1) Existing facilities.--
                (A) Assessment.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the establishment of the standards required under subsection
            (a), the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Executive
            Agent for the Department of Defense Military Working Dog
            Program, shall ensure that each kennel and other facility used
            to house military working dogs under the jurisdiction of the
            Department of Defense is assessed to determine the extent to
            which such kennel or facility is in compliance with such
            standards.
                (B) Modification.--Not later than three years after the
            date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting
            through the Executive Agent, shall ensure that each such kennel
            and facility is modified to the extent required to comply with
            such standards.
            (2) New facilities.--The Secretary, acting through the
        Executive Agent, shall ensure that any kennel or other facility
        used to house military working dogs under the jurisdiction of the
        Department that is constructed or renovated after the date of the
        enactment of this Act is in compliance with such standards before
        such kennel or facility is used to house such a military working
        dog.
        (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive a
    specific requirement or standard developed under subsection (a), on a
    case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines that such a waiver is
    required to provide for a temporary deployment or due to exigent
    circumstances. The Secretary may not issue a waiver under this
    subsection unless the Secretary--
            (1) provides for the implementation of alternative measures to
        ensure the welfare of any dogs affected by the waiver; and
            (2) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
        and House of Representatives a report containing notice of the
        waiver, a justification for such waiver, and a description of the
        alternative measures provided under paragraph (1).
        SEC. 379. RESTROOM ACCESS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS FOR CERTAIN
          TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.
        (a) Restroom Access.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such
    steps as may be necessary to ensure that, with respect to each covered
    location, there is a restroom--
            (1) located at or in close proximity to the covered location;
            (2) to which any covered driver, while providing a
        transportation protective service involving the transport of
        sensitive cargo to or from the covered location on behalf of the
        Department of Defense, is authorized access;
            (3) that to the extent practicable, provides for privacy, hand
        washing, accessibility, and gender-specific needs; and
            (4) in the case of a portable restroom, that is vented and
        equipped with adequate lighting (which may be achieved through
        supplementation with a temporary lighting source, as necessary).
        (b) Location.--The location of a restroom under subsection (a)(1)
    may not be a location to which access by the covered driver would
    result in--
            (1) a security risk, as determined by the Secretary;
            (2) a health or safety risk to the covered driver; or
            (3) a violation of any other regulation or policy of the
        Department.
        (c) Notification of Noncompliance.--In carrying out subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall--
            (1) establish a process by which a covered driver may provide
        to the Secretary timely notification of any covered location with
        respect to which access to a restroom is not provided consistent
        with such subsection; and
            (2) upon receiving such a notification, coordinate with the
        commander of the military installation concerned or other
        appropriate officer or employee of the Department to ensure such
        access is provided.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``arms, ammunition, and explosives'', ``safe
        haven'', ``secure holding area'', ``secure holding location'', and
        ``transportation protective service'' have the meanings given those
        terms in the publication of the United States Army Transportation
        Command issued October 4, 2024, and titled ``Military Freight
        Traffic Unified Rules Publication-1 (MFTURP-1)'', or any successor
        thereto.
            (2) The term ``commercial motor vehicle'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 31101 of title 49, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``covered driver'' means an operator of a
        commercial motor vehicle--
                (A) authorized to provide a transportation protective
            service on behalf of the Department of Defense; and
                (B) subject to requirements for qualifications and maximum
            hours of service under section 31502(b) of title 49, United
            States Code.
            (4) The term ``covered location'' means a safe haven, secure
        holding area, or secure holding location at a military installation
        or other facility of the Department of Defense.
            (5) The terms ``facility'' and ``military installation'' have
        the meanings given those terms in section 2801(c) of title 10,
        United States Code.
            (6) The term ``sensitive cargo'' means--
                (A) arms, ammunition, and explosives;
                (B) classified material; or
                (C) any other cargo, or category thereof, the Secretary of
            Defense determines sensitive for purposes of this section.
        SEC. 380. USE OF EXPEDITIONARY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS BY
          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Expeditionary Solid Waste Disposal Systems.--
            (1) Authorized use.--The Secretary of Defense may use
        expeditionary solid waste disposal systems for the destruction of
        covered materials.
            (2) Equipping and availability of systems.--Expeditionary solid
        waste disposal systems units deployed for use in accordance with
        paragraph (1) shall be--
                (A) equipped to support operations relating to border
            security and the elimination of contraband; and
                (B) made available with respect to military installations,
            forward operating bases, and the security forces of allies and
            partners of the United States as necessary to assist in
            countering infiltration and the unauthorized use of military
            assets of the United States.
        (b) Prohibition on Use of Open-air Burn Pits to Dispose of Covered
    Material.--In addition to the prohibition on the disposal of certain
    wastes in open-air burn pits under section 317 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C.
    2701 note), the Secretary of Defense may not use open-air burn pits for
    the disposal of any covered material.
        (c) Covered Material Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    material'' means the following:
            (1) Contraband or other property that is illegal to possess,
        including seized counterfeit materials and unauthorized military
        equipment.
            (2) Classified equipment or materials.
        SEC. 381. PILOT PROGRAM FOR CONTRACTED AMPHIBIOUS AIR RESOURCES FOR
          THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC
          COMMAND.
        (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the
    Secretary of the Navy and the Commander of the United States Indo-
    Pacific Command, may carry out a pilot program for the contracted
    operation of a fleet of commercial amphibious aviation resources to be
    made available to the commanders of the combatant commands and the
    commanders of other components of the Department of Defense for mission
    tasking within the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-
    Pacific Command.
        (b) Fielding and Adjudicating Mission Requests.--The Commander of
    the United States Indo-Pacific Command shall establish a process to
    field and adjudicate mission requests pursuant to the pilot program
    under subsection (a) in a timely manner.
        (c) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
    under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is three years
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 382. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL SPREAD OF GREATER BANDED HORNET IN
          GUAM.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance efforts to
    manage, control, and interdict the greater banded hornet on military
    installations in Guam.
        (b) Authorized Activities.--The efforts required under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
            (1) Carrying out science-based management and control programs
        to reduce the effect of the greater banded hornet on military
        installations and to prevent the introduction or spread of the
        greater banded hornet to areas where such hornet has not yet been
        established.
            (2) Providing support for interagency and intergovernmental
        response efforts to control, interdict, monitor, and eradicate the
        greater banded hornet on military installations in Guam.
            (3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other control
        techniques, technology transfer, and best practices to support
        management, control, interdiction and, where possible, eradication
        of the greater banded hornet in Guam.
            (4) Establishing an early detection and rapid response
        mechanism to monitor and deploy coordinated efforts if the greater
        banded hornet, or an other newly detected invasive alien species,
        is detected at new sites on military installations in Guam.
            (5) Carrying out such other activities as the Secretary
        determines appropriate to manage, control, and interdict the
        greater banded hornet on military installations in Guam.
        (c) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the next
    three years, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,
    Installations, and Environment shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on
    the implementation of this section, which shall include detailed
    information about the efforts of the Secretary to manage, control, and
    interdict the greater banded hornet on military installations in Guam.
        SEC. 383. RESERVE MOBILIZATION EXERCISE TO ASSESS THE CAPABILITY OF
          THE ARMED FORCES TO RESPOND TO A HIGH-INTENSITY CONTINGENCY IN
          THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.
        (a) Indo-pacific Mobilization and Readiness Study Required.--Not
    later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint
    Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific
    Command, shall conduct a comprehensive joint mobilization and
    sustainment readiness study (modeled on the 1978 exercise referred to
    as ``Nifty Nugget'') to assess the capability of the Armed Forces to
    respond to a high-intensity contingency in the Indo-Pacific region.
        (b) Elements of the Study.--The study required under subsection (a)
    shall include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the ability to rapidly mobilize, deploy,
        and sustain active and reserve component forces in response to a
        conflict scenario involving the Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, or
        similar Indo-Pacific flashpoint.
            (2) An evaluation of strategic lift and sustainment
        capabilities across military departments, including maritime
        sealift, airlift, rail, road networks, and prepositioned stocks.
            (3) Identification of critical logistics vulnerabilities,
        mobilization bottlenecks, and command and control challenges.
            (4) Analysis of interagency coordination procedures and
        integration with civilian emergency support capabilities.
            (5) An evaluation of joint and allied interoperability, with
        particular attention to coordination mechanisms with Japan,
        Australia, the Philippines, and Taiwan.
            (6) The civilian skills inventory described in subsection (c).
        (c) Civilian Skills Inventory of the Reserve Component.--As part of
    the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense,
    acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
    Readiness, shall conduct a civilian skills inventory of the reserve
    components of the Armed Forces to identify and assess the non-military
    qualifications and talents of reservists, including--
            (1) foreign language proficiency and cultural expertise;
            (2) advanced academic credentials, including master's degrees,
        doctoral degrees, and scientific research experience;
            (3) industrial and technical skills, including cybersecurity,
        software development, engineering, logistics, manufacturing, and
        data science;
            (4) critical infrastructure and emergency response expertise;
        and
            (5) private-sector leadership and innovation experience
        relevant to defense mobilization and sustainment.
        (d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than two years after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes--
            (1) the results, findings, and recommendations of the
        mobilization and readiness study required under subsection (a);
            (2) a summary of the civilian skills inventory of the reserve
        components conducted under subsection (c), including
        recommendations for how such skills can be leveraged to support
        contingency planning, civil-military integration, and surge
        operations;
            (3) a comparative analysis of best practices by each Armed
        Force with respect to--
                (A) mobilizing members of the reserve components for
            wartime or emergency augmentation;
                (B) identifying, tracking, and using civilian-acquired
            skills of reservists; and
                (C) executing logistical lift and sustainment operations,
            including Navy-led maritime port operations, Army-managed rail
            and overland transport, Air Force strategic airlift capacity,
            and Marine Corps expeditionary logistics; and
            (4) an estimate of--
                (A) the number of members of the reserve components who are
            likely to be available and required to reinforce forward-
            deployed active duty units during the first 30, 60, and 90 days
            of a major Indo-Pacific contingency; and
                (B) the number of members of the reserve components
            required to support full-scale mobilization and logistics surge
            operations within the United States, including domestic
            transportation nodes, sustainment hubs, ports of embarkation,
            mobilization training centers, and other homeland support
            functions necessary to enable and sustain global operations.
        SEC. 384. LIMITATION ON TRANSFORMATION BY THE ARMY OF PRIMARY
          HELICOPTER TRAINING PROGRAM AT FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
    2026 for the Army may be obligated or expended to solicit proposals or
    award a contract for the implementation of any transformation of the
    Initial Entry Rotary Wing training program at Fort Rucker, Alabama,
    until--
            (1) the completion of the Part 141 Helicopter Flight School
        Training Pilot proof of concept plan conducted by the Department of
        the Army and the Federal Aviation Administration, including--
                (A) all three phases of Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training
            Phases 1 & 2 and Phase 3 Warfighter Tactical Training Phase;
            and
                (B) the evaluation of the effectiveness of the training
            pilot, which shall include the results of six classes of eight
            students each (48 students total);
            (2) the Secretary of the Army (in this section referred to as
        the ``Secretary'') has fully assessed and validated the outcomes of
        the training pilot, including with respect to cost, operational
        effectiveness, safety, and training efficacy;
            (3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
        committees a report that includes a detailed description of the
        results of the training pilot and the rationale for any proposed
        changes to training systems or platforms resulting from such
        training pilot; and
            (4) the Secretary provides to the congressional defense
        committees a briefing that includes--
                (A) an identification of the outcomes and findings of the
            training pilot referred to in paragraph (1);
                (B) an assessment of the cost-effectiveness and operational
            and training readiness resulting from the training pilot;
                (C) any recommendations for future procurement or
            contracting activity related to training initiatives similar to
            the training pilot; and
                (D) the course of action proposed by the Secretary relating
            to any such transformation.

                  TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                   TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                            Subtitle A--Active Forces

    Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.

                           Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

    Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
    Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
              Reserves.
    Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
    Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active
              duty for operational support.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations; Reports

    Sec. 421. Military personnel.
    Sec. 422. Streamlining of total force reporting requirements.

                           Subtitle A--Active Forces

        SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.
        The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel
    as of September 30, 2026, as follows:
            (1) The Army, 454,000.
            (2) The Navy, 344,600.
            (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.
            (4) The Air Force, 321,500.
            (5) The Space Force, 10,400.

                           Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

        SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.
        (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for
    Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September
    30, 2026, as follows:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 328,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 172,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,500.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 33,600.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 106,300.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,500.
            (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,500.
        (b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed by
    subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall
    be proportionately reduced by--
            (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve
        as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which are on
        active duty (other than for training) at the end of the fiscal
        year; and
            (2) the total number of individual members not in units
        organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
        component who are on active duty (other than for training or for
        unsatisfactory participation in training) without their consent at
        the end of the fiscal year.
        (c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual members
    of the Selected Reserve of any reserve component are released from
    active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for
    such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component
    shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of
    such units and by the total number of such individual members.
        SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF
          THE RESERVES.
        Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve
    components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30,
    2026, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time
    active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National
    Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting,
    instructing, or training the reserve components:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,409.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,218.
        SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).
        (a) In General.--The minimum number of military technicians (dual
    status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2026 for the reserve
    components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129
    of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
            (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States, 21,294.
            (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,258.
            (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,405.
            (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,455.
        (b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual
    Status).--The number of temporary military technicians (dual status)
    under subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total number
    authorized under such subsection.
        (c) Prohibition.--A State may not coerce a military technician
    (dual status) to accept an offer of realignment or conversion to any
    other military status, including as a member on Active Guard and
    Reserve duty. No action may be taken against an individual, or the
    position of such individual, who refuses such an offer solely on the
    basis of such refusal.
        SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON
          ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.
        During fiscal year 2026, the maximum number of members of the
    reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time
    on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10,
    United States Code, is the following:
            (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
            (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
            (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
            (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
            (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
            (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

              Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations; Reports

        SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the use of the Armed Forces
    and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
    expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as
    specified in the funding table in section 4401.
        (b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of
    appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization
    of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal
    year 2026.
        SEC. 422. STREAMLINING OF TOTAL FORCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Repeal of Annual Report on Military Technicians.--Section 115a
    of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (g).
        (b) Incorporation of Annual Civilian Personnel Management Report
    Into Annual Defense Manpower Profile Report.--
            (1) In general.--Such section is further amended--
                (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
            subsections (e) through (g), respectively; and
                (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
            subsection (d):
        ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall include in each report under
    subsection (a) a detailed discussion of the management of the civilian
    workforce of the Department of Defense. The discussion shall include
    the matter specified in paragraph (2) for the civilian workforce of--
            ``(A) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
            ``(B) the Defense Agencies;
            ``(C) the Department of Defense Field Activities; and
            ``(D) the military departments.''.
            (2) Transfer.--Paragraph (2) of section 129(c) of such title--
                (A) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                    (i) by striking ``Each report under paragraph (1) shall
                contain'' and inserting ``The matter to be included in each
                discussion under paragraph (1)''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``under the jurisdiction of the
                official submitting the report,'' and inserting ``of each
                element of the Department of Defense named in such
                paragraph, is''; and
                (B) is transferred to section 115a and inserted at the end
            of subsection (d) of such section, as added by paragraph (1) of
            this subsection.
            (3) Conforming repeal of requirement for separate annual
        civilian personnel management report.--Section 129 of such title is
        amended by striking subsection (c).

                       TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                           Subtitle A--Officer Policy

    Sec. 501. Space Force general officer management.
    Sec. 502. Redistribution of general officers on active duty from the Air
              Force to the Space Force.
    Sec. 503. Notification of removal of officers from selection board
              reports and promotion lists.
    Sec. 504. Chaplains: career flexibility; detail as students at schools
              for education required for appointment.
    Sec. 505. Temporary increase in fiscal year percentage limitation for
              reduction or waiver of service-in-grade requirement for
              general and flag officers to be retired in pay grades O-7 and
              O-8.
    Sec. 506. Notice of removal of Judge Advocates General.
    Sec. 507. Authority to waive prohibition on officers serving on
              successive selection boards for boards to consider officers
              for promotion to major general or rear admiral.
    Sec. 508. Establishment of blast safety officer positions.

                    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

    Sec. 511. Active and inactive transfers of officers of the Army National
              Guard and Air Force National Guard.
    Sec. 512. National Guard: Active Guard and Reserve duty in response to a
              State disaster.
    Sec. 513. Report on effect of equipment shortfalls on ability of
              National Guard to perform homeland defense activities.
    Sec. 514. Report on National Guard sexual assault prevention and
              response training.
    Sec. 515. Study and report on members of the reserve components:
              consideration of amount of time of service in activation;
              authority to waive limitation on release from active duty.

          Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

    Sec. 521. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record: codification;
              expansion.
    Sec. 522. Women's initiative teams.
    Sec. 523. Honorary promotions on the initiative of the Department of
              Defense.
    Sec. 524. Enhanced efficiency and service discretion for Disability
              Evaluation System reviews.
    Sec. 525. Requirement of equal opportunity, racial neutrality, and
              exclusive use of merit in military personnel actions.
    Sec. 526. Report on adequacy of reimbursement for costs of permanent
              change of station.

                      Subtitle D--Recruitment and Accession

    Sec. 531. Recruiter access to secondary schools.
    Sec. 532. Alternative service in areas of national interest by
              individuals denied enlistment.
    Sec. 533. Medical accession standards for members of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 534. Clarifying the calculation of enlistments for persons whose
              score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a
              prescribed level for the future servicemember preparatory
              course.
    Sec. 535. Selective Service System: automatic registration.

                           Subtitle E--Member Training

    Sec. 541. Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor
              qualifications.
    Sec. 542. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
    Sec. 543. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training.
    Sec. 544. Repeal of annual certifications related to the Ready, Relevant
              Learning initiative of the Navy.
    Sec. 545. Mandatory training on government ethics and national security
              law.
    Sec. 546. Temporary authority to provide bonuses to Junior Reserve
              Officers' Training Corps instructors.
    Sec. 547. Pilot program for generative artificial intelligence and
              spatial computing for performance training and proficiency
              assessment.
    Sec. 548. Limitation on authority to reorganize the Senior Reserve
              Officers' Training Corps of the Army.
    Sec. 549. Accreditation of National Guard Marksmanship Training Center.

                          Subtitle F--Member Education

    Sec. 551. Modification to maximum years of service for eligibility
              detail as a student at a law school.
    Sec. 552. Inclusion of Space Force education programs in definitions
              regarding professional military education.
    Sec. 553. Asynchronous instruction in distance education option for
              professional military education.
    Sec. 554. Center for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass
              Destruction Studies.
    Sec. 555. Military service academy nominations.
    Sec. 556. Modifications to alternative obligation for cadets and
              midshipmen.
    Sec. 557. Modification to the designation of Members of the House of
              Representatives to the Boards of Visitors of Service
              Academies.
    Sec. 558. Director of Admissions of the United States Naval Academy.
    Sec. 559. Detail of members of the Space Force as instructors at Air
              Force Institute of Technology.
    Sec. 559A. Prohibition on participation of males in athletic programs or
              activities at the military service academies that are
              designated for women or girls.
    Sec. 559B. Organization of Army War College.

              Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

    Sec. 561. Qualifications for judge advocates.
    Sec. 562. Ensuring the availability of legal advice to commanders.
    Sec. 563. Analysis of potential modifications to the offense of wrongful
              broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under the
              Uniform Code of Military Justice.
    Sec. 564. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training
              guidance.
    Sec. 565. Notification of military sex offenders at military
              installations.
    Sec. 566. Analysis of the advisability of modifying the definition of
              abusive sexual contact under the Uniform Code of Military
              Justice.
    Sec. 567. Analysis of the advisability of establishing a punitive
              article for child pornography-related offenses under the
              Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                          Subtitle H--Career Transition

    Sec. 571. Transition Assistance Program: amendments; pilot program;
              reports.
    Sec. 572. Amendments to pathways for counseling in Transition Assistance
              Program.
    Sec. 573. Improvements to information-sharing to support individuals
              retiring or separating from the Armed Forces.

        Subtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education

    Sec. 581. Notification of suspected child abuse that occurs at a
              military child development center.
    Sec. 582. Enrollment of children of certain American Red Cross employees
              in schools operated by the Department of Defense Education
              Activity.
    Sec. 583. Ensuring access to DODEA schools for certain members of the
              reserve components.
    Sec. 584. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs for
              students of Defense Dependent Schools.
    Sec. 585. Restrictions on certain actions relating to DODEA schools and
              military child development centers.
    Sec. 586. Extension of pilot program to provide financial assistance to
              members of the Armed Forces for in-home child care.
    Sec. 587. Military OneSource: information regarding maternal health
              care.
    Sec. 588. Assistance for deployment-related support of members of the
              Armed Forces undergoing deployment and their families beyond
              the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
    Sec. 589. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
              dependents of military and civilian personnel.
    Sec. 589A. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected
              children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs.
    Sec. 589B. Regulations on the use of portable electronic mobile devices
              in Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
    Sec. 589V. Management of special education in schools operated by
              Department of Defense Education Activity.
    Sec. 589D. Pilot program to increase payments for child care services in
              high-cost areas.

         Subtitle J--Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 591. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams
              for acts of valor during the Korean War.
    Sec. 592. Authorization for posthumous award of the distinguished-
              service cross to Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho for acts of valor in
              Vietnam.
    Sec. 593. Compliance with travel charge card deactivation requirements.

                           Subtitle A--Officer Policy

        SEC. 501. SPACE FORCE GENERAL OFFICER MANAGEMENT.
        (a) Distribution of Commissioned Officers on Active Service in
    General Officer Grades.--Section 525 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
            ``or the Space Force officer list'' after ``officer on the
            active duty list''; and
                (B) in paragraph (5)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``officers in the
                grade of general'' and inserting ``officers on sustained
                duty orders in the grade of general'';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``officers in a
                grade above'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty
                orders in a grade above''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``officers in
                the grade'' and inserting ``officers on sustained duty
                orders in the grade''; and
            (2) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
        ``(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to a Space Force
    general officer serving in a Space Force active status but not on
    sustained duty orders, and who is on active service for a period in
    excess of 365 days but not to exceed three years. Unless authorized by
    the Secretary of Defense, the number of Space Force general officers
    covered by this subsection and not serving in a joint duty assignment
    for purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed two. Not later
    than 30 days after authorizing more than two Space Force general
    officers covered by this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall
    provide the notification required in accordance with paragraph (2).''.
        (b) Authorized Strength of Space Force General Officers on Active
    Service.--Section 526 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and of the
            Space Force'' after ``Components'';
                (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or of the Space
            Force'' after ``a reserve component'';
                (C) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
            new subparagraph:
            ``(D) The Secretary of the Air Force may authorize not more
        than two of the general officers authorized to serve in the Space
        Force under section 20110 of this title to serve on active service
        for a period of at least 180 days and not longer than 365 days.'';
        and
                (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ``, or a Space Force
            general officer in a Space Force active status not on sustained
            duty,'' after ``a reserve component''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``officer; or'' and
            inserting ``officer;'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; or''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) a Space Force officer in the grade of brigadier general
        or above who is pending transition off of sustained duty orders,
        but only during the 60-day period preceding the end date of such
        orders.''.
        (c) Strength in Grade: Space Force General Officers in a Space
    Force Active Status Not on Sustained Duty.--Chapter 2003 of such title
    is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 20110. Strength in grade: Space Force general officers in a
         Space Force active status, not on sustained duty
        ``(a) Authorized Strength.--The authorized strength of general
    officers in the Space Force serving in a Space Force active status but
    not on sustained duty is five.
        ``(b) Exclusions.--The following Space Force general officers shall
    not be counted for purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Those counted under section 526 of this title.
            ``(2) Those serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of
        chapter 38 of this title, except that the number of officers who
        may be excluded under this paragraph may not exceed two.
        ``(c) Permanent Grade.--A Space Force general officer may not be
    reduced in permanent grade because of a reduction in the number
    authorized under subsection (a).
        ``(d) Temporary Exclusion.--The limitations of subsection (a) do
    not apply to an officer released from a joint duty assignment or other
    non-joint active service assignment, but only during the 60-day period
    beginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty or other
    active service assignment. The Secretary of Defense may authorize the
    Secretary of the Air Force to extend the 60-day period by an additional
    120 days, except that not more than three Space Force officers may be
    covered by an extension under this subsection at the same time.''.
        SEC. 502. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY FROM
          THE AIR FORCE TO THE SPACE FORCE.
        Section 526(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``171'' and inserting
        ``168''; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``21'' and inserting ``24''.
        SEC. 503. NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM SELECTION BOARD
          REPORTS AND PROMOTION LISTS.
        (a) Regular Components.--
            (1) Selection board reports.--Section 618(d) of title 10,
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
        new paragraph:
        ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
    defense committees of the removal of the name of an officer from the
    report of a selection board by the President or the Secretary or Deputy
    Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2),
    respectively, for any reason other than misconduct--
            ``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer is
        removed; and
            ``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list
        with respect to such report pursuant to section 624(c) of this
        title.''.
            (2) Promotion lists.--Section 629(a) of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``The
        President shall notify the congressional defense committees not
        later than 30 days after removing the name of an officer from such
        list for any reason other than misconduct.''.
        (b) Reserve Components.--Section 14111(b) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
        ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional
    defense committees of the removal of the name of an officer from the
    report of a selection board by the President or the Secretary or Deputy
    Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1) or paragraph (2),
    respectively, for any reason other than misconduct--
            ``(A) not later than 30 days after the name of an officer is
        removed; and
            ``(B) prior to submission to the Senate of a promotion list
        with respect to such report pursuant to section 12203 of this
        title.''.
        SEC. 504. CHAPLAINS: CAREER FLEXIBILITY; DETAIL AS STUDENTS AT
          SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENT.
        (a) Career Flexibility for Chaplains.--Subsection (a) of section
    710 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1), if the Secretary of a
    military department carries out a program under paragraph (1), such
    Secretary shall, pursuant to this section, inactivate a member who
    completes a detail under section 2004c of this title upon the
    completion of such detail for such period of time as the Secretary
    determines appropriate so such member may perform religious ministry
    that meets professional requirements for appointment as a chaplain in
    the military department concerned.''.
        (b) Detail as Students at Schools for Education Required for
    Appointment as a Chaplain.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting after section 2004b the following new
    section 2004c:
    ``Sec. 2004c. Detail as students at schools for education required for
         appointment as a chaplain: commissioned officers; certain enlisted
         members
        ``(a) Detail Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of each military
    department may detail commissioned officers and enlisted members of the
    armed forces as students at accredited colleges, universities, and
    schools of theology, located in the United States, for a period of
    training leading to a graduate degree that meets the educational
    requirements for appointment as a chaplain in the armed forces.
        ``(2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary
    concerned, the Secretary of a military department may fund educational
    expenses for members of the armed forces detailed under paragraph (1).
    Not more than 25 officers and enlisted members from each military
    department may commence such training in any single fiscal year.
        ``(3) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary
    concerned, the Secretary of a military department may also detail
    members under paragraph (1) without funding any educational expenses. A
    member detailed pursuant to this paragraph shall not count against the
    limitation in paragraph (2).
        ``(b) Eligibility for Detail.--To be eligible for detail under
    subsection (a), an officer or enlisted member must be a citizen of the
    United States and must--
            ``(1)(A) have served on active duty for a period of not less
        than two years nor more than eight years and be an officer in the
        pay grade O-3 or below as of the time the training is to begin; or
            ``(B) have served on active duty for a period of not less than
        four years nor more than ten years and be an enlisted member in the
        pay grade E-5 or above as of the time the training is to begin;
            ``(2) in the case of an enlisted member, meet all requirements
        for acceptance of a commission as a commissioned officer in the
        armed forces; and
            ``(3) sign an agreement that unless sooner separated the
        officer or enlisted member will--
                ``(A) complete the educational course of chaplaincy
            training; and
                ``(B) if the Secretary of the military department concerned
            carries out a program under section 710 of this title--
                    ``(i) agree to be inactivated for a period of time
                under subsection (a)(2) of such section upon completion of
                a detail under this section; and
                    ``(ii) accept transfer or detail as a chaplain in the
                military department concerned upon completion of the period
                described in clause (i).
        ``(c) Limitation on Service Credit.--Notwithstanding section 533 of
    this title, a commissioned officer of the armed forces who completes a
    detail under this section may not be credited with more than four years
    of constructive service under such section 533 upon original
    appointment to the armed forces as a chaplain.
        ``(d) Service Obligation.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
    agreement of an officer or enlisted member under subsection (b) shall
    provide that the officer or enlisted member shall serve on active duty
    for two years for each year or part thereof of chaplaincy training
    completed under subsection (a), except that such agreement may not
    require more than a total of six years of service on active duty.
        ``(2) The agreement of an officer or enlisted member under
    subsection (b) may authorize the officer or enlisted member to serve a
    portion of a service obligation on active duty and to complete the
    service obligation that remains upon separation from active duty in the
    Selected Reserve, in which case the officer or enlisted member shall
    serve three years in the Selected Reserve for each year or part thereof
    of the chaplaincy training of such officer or enlisted member under
    subsection (a) for any service obligation that was not completed before
    separation from active duty, except that such agreement may not require
    more than a total of nine years of service in the Selected Reserve.
        ``(e) Selection of Officers and Enlisted Members for Detail.--The
    Secretary of the military department concerned shall select officers
    and enlisted members for detail for chaplaincy training under
    subsection (a)--
            ``(1) on a competitive basis;
            ``(2) without regard to the duration of ordination or seminary
        requirements for the chaplaincy training in which an officer or
        enlisted member seeks to enroll; and
            ``(3) based on the needs of the armed forces under the
        jurisdiction of the Secretary.
        ``(f) Relation of Service Obligations to Other Service
    Obligations.--Any service obligation incurred by an officer or enlisted
    member under an agreement entered into under subsection (b) shall be in
    addition to any service obligation incurred by such officer or enlisted
    member under any other provision of law or agreement, except that the
    total service obligation under this section and any other provision of
    law or agreement shall not exceed nine years.
        ``(g) Expenses.--Expenses incident to the detail of officers and
    enlisted members under this section shall be paid from any funds
    appropriated for the military department concerned.
        ``(h) Failure to Complete Program.--An officer or enlisted member
    who is dropped from a program of chaplaincy training to which detailed
    under subsection (a) for deficiency in conduct or studies, or for other
    reasons, may be required to--
            ``(1) perform active duty in an appropriate military capacity
        in accordance with the active duty obligation imposed by
        regulations issued by the Secretary of Defense, except that in no
        case shall an officer or enlisted member be required to serve on
        active duty for any period in excess of one year for each year or
        part thereof he participated in the program; or
            ``(2) repay the expenses incident to the detail of such officer
        or enlisted member and paid under subsection (f).
        ``(i) Limitation on Details.--No agreement detailing an officer or
    enlisted member of the armed forces to a chaplaincy school may be
    entered into during any period in which the President is authorized by
    law to induct persons into the armed forces involuntarily. Nothing in
    this subsection shall affect any agreement entered into during any
    period when the President is not authorized by law to so induct persons
    into the armed forces.
        ``(j) Reports.--Not later than March 31, 2027, and annually
    thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report on the detail of commissioned officers and
    enlisted members of the armed forces under this section during the
    preceding fiscal year, including--
            ``(1) the number of members of the armed forces detailed under
        this section, disagreggated by military department and religious
        faith of the members;
            ``(2) the number of members of the armed forces who completed a
        detail under this section, disaggregated by military department and
        religious faith of the members;
            ``(3) the number of members of the armed forces who have
        completed a detail under this section and been appointed as a
        chaplain in the armed forces, disaggregated by military department
        and religious faith of the members;
            ``(4) the length of detail and total cost of participation,
        including pay, benefits, and educational expenses, for each member
        of the armed forces detailed under this section;
            ``(5) a description of any barriers to participation in details
        under this section by religious faiths with lengthier or
        nontraditional formation requirements and any efforts by the
        Secretary to address any shortages of chaplains in the armed forces
        for particular religious faiths; and
            ``(6) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislative or
        administrative changes to improve the equity, effectiveness, or
        fiscal management of the detail of members of the armed forces
        under this section.''.
        SEC. 505. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR PERCENTAGE LIMITATION
          FOR REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF SERVICE-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT FOR
          GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS TO BE RETIRED IN PAY GRADES O-7 AND O-
          8.
        During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
    Act and ending on September 30, 2027, subparagraph (C) of section
    1370(b)(5) of title 10, United States Code, shall be applied by
    substituting ``15 percent'' for ``10 percent''.
        SEC. 506. NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF JUDGE ADVOCATES GENERAL.
        (a) Army.--Section 7037 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before
    the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five
    days after the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the
    Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason
    for the removal.''.
        (b) Navy.--Section 8088 of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(f) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before
    the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in
    subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five
    days after the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the
    Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason
    for the removal.''.
        (c) Air Force.--Section 9037 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(g) If the Judge Advocate General is removed from office before
    the end of the term of the Judge Advocate General as specified in
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall, not later than five
    days after the removal takes effect, submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives notice that the
    Judge Advocate General is being removed and a statement of the reason
    for the removal.''.
        SEC. 507. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PROHIBITION ON OFFICERS SERVING ON
          SUCCESSIVE SELECTION BOARDS FOR BOARDS TO CONSIDER OFFICERS FOR
          PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL OR REAR ADMIRAL.
        Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the
    Secretary of a military department may, during the three-year period
    following the date of the enactment of this Act, waive the limitation
    in section 612(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a
    selection board that will consider officers for recommendation for
    promotion to the grade of major general or rear admiral if the
    Secretary of the military department determines that qualified officers
    on the active-duty list or Space Force officer list or otherwise
    authorized to serve on the board are not available in sufficient number
    to comprise that selection board.
        SEC. 508. ESTABLISHMENT OF BLAST SAFETY OFFICER POSITIONS.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
    Secretary of Defense shall establish blast safety officer positions in
    the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.
        (b) Duties.--Duties of a blast safety officer shall include the
    following, in accordance with standards established pursuant to section
    735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note):
            (1) Overseeing the blast overpressure assessment and risk
        management program for members of the Armed Forces where activities
        present a potential blast overpressure exposure, including
        monitoring exposures, ensuring adherence to established risk
        management practices, and elevating risk decisions to commanders to
        ensure risks are appropriately managed and exposures are minimized.
            (2) Ensuring that members of the Armed Forces with potential
        blast overpressure exposure receive training and education on
        associated health risks and mitigation protocols (including minimum
        safe distances).
            (3) Overseeing the application of exposure controls, including
        personal protective equipment and engineering controls, and
        ensuring wearable sensors are employed for such members, with
        exposure data documented in the Defense Occupational and
        Environmental Health Readiness System.
            (4) Coordinating with occupational and environmental health
        professionals to ensure that blast exposed members receive
        appropriate medical surveillance follow-up, with results
        documented, reported, and integrated into existing Department of
        Defense occupational and environmental health processes and
        systems.
            (5) Maintaining blast overpressure exposure logs in the Defense
        Occupational and Environmental Health Readiness System to inform
        long-term risk management and medical surveillance.
            (6) Coordinating with range safety officers and personnel to
        integrate blast overpressure risk management into range safety
        programs, including range design, operation, and modification.
        (c) Assignments.--The Secretary of a military department concerned
    shall assign a blast safety officer to each component of an Armed Force
    where blast overpressure hazards are reasonably anticipated and in such
    a manner so as to ensure coverage across operational environments.
        (d) Training; Certification.--A blast safety officer shall receive
    training and maintain a certification in blast safety.

                    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

        SEC. 511. ACTIVE AND INACTIVE TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS OF THE ARMY
          NATIONAL GUARD AND AIR FORCE NATIONAL GUARD.
        Section 303 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the
    Army--
            ``(A) an officer of the Army National Guard who fills a vacancy
        in a federally recognized unit of the Army National Guard may be
        transferred from the active Army National Guard to the inactive
        Army National Guard; and
            ``(B) an officer of the Army National Guard transferred to the
        inactive Army National Guard pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be
        transferred from the inactive Army National Guard to the active
        Army National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized
        unit.
        ``(2) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air
    Force--
            ``(A) an officer of the Air National Guard who fills a vacancy
        in a federally recognized unit of the Air National Guard may be
        transferred from the active Air National Guard to the inactive Air
        National Guard; and
            ``(B) an officer of the Air National Guard transferred to the
        inactive Air National Guard pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be
        transferred from the inactive Air National Guard to the active Air
        National Guard to fill a vacancy in a federally recognized unit.''.
        SEC. 512. NATIONAL GUARD: ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY IN RESPONSE
          TO A STATE DISASTER.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 32, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 328 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 328a. Active Guard and Reserve duty: State disaster response
        duty
        ``(a) Authority.--The chief executive of a State who has declared
    an emergency in such State due to a disaster, may, with the consent of
    the Secretary of Defense, order a member of the National Guard of such
    State, who is performing Active Guard and Reserve duty pursuant to
    section 328 of this title, to perform duties in response to, or in
    preparation for, such disaster. Duty performed under this section shall
    be referred to as `State disaster response duty'.
        ``(b) Requirements.--State disaster response duty performed
    pursuant to this section--
            ``(1) shall be on a reimbursable basis, in accordance with
        subsection (c);
            ``(2) may be performed to the extent that the performance of
        such duty does not interfere with the performance of the member's
        primary Active Guard and Reserve duties of organizing,
        administering, recruiting, instructing, and training the reserve
        components; and
            ``(3) shall not exceed a total of 14 days per member per
        calendar year, except that the Secretary of Defense may, if the
        chief executive so requests before the end of the 14th such day,
        authorize an extension of the duration of such duty, not to exceed
        an additional--
                ``(A) 7 days, if the Secretary determines that such
            extension is appropriate; and
                ``(B) 46 days if the Secretary determines that such duty is
            in support of the response to a catastrophic incident, as that
            term is defined in section 501 of the Homeland Security Act of
            2002 (6 U.S.C. 311).
        ``(c) Reimbursement.--(1) The Secretary of the military department
    concerned shall charge a State for the fully burdened costs of manpower
    for each day of State disaster response duty performed pursuant to this
    section.
        ``(2) Such charges shall be paid from the funds of the State of the
    requesting chief executive or from any other non-Federal funds.
        ``(3) Any amounts received by a Secretary of a military department
    under this section shall be credited, at the discretion of the
    Secretary of Defense, to--
            ``(A) the appropriation, fund, or account used to pay such
        costs; or
            ``(B) an appropriation, fund, or account available for the
        purposes for which such costs were incurred.
        ``(4) If the State of the requesting chief executive is more than
    90 days in arrears in reimbursing the Secretary of the military
    department concerned for State disaster response duty performed
    pursuant to this section, such duty may not be performed--
            ``(A) unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense; and
            ``(B) after the requesting chief executive obligates funds for
        the amount in arrears.
        ``(d) Limitation of Liability.--While performing State disaster
    response duty under this section, a member of the National Guard is not
    an instrumentality of the United States with respect to any act or
    omission in carrying out such duty. The United States shall not be
    responsible for any claim or judgment arising from the use of a member
    of the National Guard under this section.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Active Guard and Reserve duty' has the meaning
        given such term in section 101 of title 10.
            ``(2) The term `State' has the meaning given such term in
        section 901 of this title.''.
        (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
    regulations under section 328a of such title, as added by subsection
    (a).
        SEC. 513. REPORT ON EFFECT OF EQUIPMENT SHORTFALLS ON ABILITY OF
          NATIONAL GUARD TO PERFORM HOMELAND DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
        Section 908(b) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) A description of the effect of any equipment shortfall on
        the ability of the National Guard of a State to perform a homeland
        defense activity.''.
        SEC. 514. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND
          RESPONSE TRAINING.
        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, and not later than March 30 of each year thereafter through March
    30, 2031, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with
    the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
    identifying the number of members of the National Guard who received
    sexual assault prevention and response training in the calendar year
    preceding the date of the report, disaggregated by State.
        SEC. 515. STUDY AND REPORT ON MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS:
          CONSIDERATION OF AMOUNT OF TIME OF SERVICE IN ACTIVATION;
          AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATION ON RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY.
        (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the
    recommendations of the Secretary regarding--
            (1) consideration of the amount of time in service or on active
        duty of a member of a reserve component in making a determination
        to order the member to active duty; and
            (2) the ability of a member of a reserve component to waive the
        limitation on release from active duty under section 12686(b) of
        title 10, United States Code.
        (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall address the
    following:
            (1) In evaluating the suitability of a member of a reserve
        component to be ordered to active duty, whether to consider the
        amount of time of service--
                (A) in the Armed Forces of such member;
                (B) on active duty of such member; and
                (C) on active duty by such member that would result in such
            member becoming eligible for retired pay or retainer pay under
            a purely military retirement system (other than the retirement
            system under chapter 1223 of such title).
            (2) Whether to change the applicability of the waiver under
        section 12686(b) of such title from an order to active duty that
        specifies a period of less than 180 days to an order to active duty
        that specifies a period of less than 365 days.
        (c) Use of Information.--In carrying out this section, the
    Secretary concerned may provide, to a person performing an evaluation
    described in subsection (b)(1), information on the relevant experience
    of a member, including the amount of time a member has performed duties
    relevant to the duty for which such member is being evaluated.
        (d) Report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
    shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
    House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study
    under this section.

          Subtitle C--General Service Authorities and Military Records

        SEC. 521. INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD: CODIFICATION;
          EXPANSION.
        (a) Expansion.--Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 996. Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall maintain a
    data system that is a central web portal for exposure-related data that
    compiles, collates, presents, and provides available occupational and
    environmental exposure information to support the needs of the
    Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such data
    system shall be referred to as the `Individual Longitudinal Exposure
    Record'.
        ``(b) Elements.--The Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record
    includes the following elements:
            ``(1) Service records of members of the armed forces.
            ``(2) All data available to the Secretary regarding how, where,
        and when members of the armed forces have been exposed to various
        occupational or environmental hazards.
            ``(3) Medical records of members relating to exposures
        described in paragraph (2), including diagnoses, treatment plans,
        and laboratory data.
        ``(c) Service Records.--If a member is a member described in
    paragraph (2) of subsection (b), the Secretary shall include the data
    described in such paragraph in the service record of such member.
        ``(d) Data Sharing.--The Secretary shall provide access to
    information in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to the
    following:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
            ``(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency, for use by
        health care providers, epidemiologists, and researchers of the
        Department of Defense.
            ``(3) The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
        Veterans Affairs, for use by health care providers,
        epidemiologists, and researchers of such department.
            ``(4) The Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of
        Veterans Affairs, for use by personnel of such department regarding
        compensation and benefits for service-connected disabilities or
        death.
        ``(e) Annual Briefing.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit,
    to the committees specified in paragraph (2), an annual briefing
    regarding the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record, including an
    explanation of how the Secretary intends to include in the Individual
    Longitudinal Exposure Record data described in subsection (b)(2) in
    cases where part or all of such data is classified.
        ``(2) The committees specified in this paragraph are the following:
            ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
            ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services of House of
        Representatives.
            ``(C) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate.
            ``(D) The Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
        Representatives.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1171(b)(2) of title 38, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) The term `Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record' means
        the data system maintained under section 996 of title 10.''.
        SEC. 522. WOMEN'S INITIATIVE TEAMS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 50 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 997. Establishment of women's initiative teams
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary concerned shall establish a
    women's initiative team in each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
    Corps, and Space Force to identify and address barriers, if any, to the
    service, recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in those
    armed forces.
        ``(b) Duties.--Each women's initiative team established under
    subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) identify and address issues, if any, that hinder service
        by women in the armed force in which such team is established;
            ``(2) support the recruitment and retention of women in such
        armed force;
            ``(3) recommend policy changes that support the needs of women
        members of such armed force; and
            ``(4) foster a sense of community.
        ``(c) Composition.--Each women's initiative team established under
    subsection (a) shall be composed of members of the armed force in which
    such team is established of a variety of ranks, backgrounds, and
    occupational specialities.
        ``(d) Collaboration.--A women's initiative team established under
    subsection (a) shall work collaboratively with the leadership of the
    armed force in which such team is established and other stakeholders to
    carry out the duties described in subsection (b).''.
        (b) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is
    five years after such date, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees a report on the activities and
    progress of each women's initiative team established under section 996
    of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). Each
    report shall include the following:
            (1) A description of the structure, membership, and
        organizational alignment of each women's initiative team.
            (2) A summary of key activities and initiatives undertaken by
        each team.
            (3) An assessment of the impact of such activities on improving
        conditions for women, including measurable outcomes where
        available.
            (4) Recommendations for legislative or policy changes to
        further support the success of the teams.
        SEC. 523. HONORARY PROMOTIONS ON THE INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT
          OF DEFENSE.
        Section 1563a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``the Secretary may make an honorary
                promotion (whether or not posthumous) of a former'' and
                inserting ``the Secretary of a military department may make
                an honorary promotion, including a posthumous honorary
                promotion, of a former''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``if the Secretary determines that the
                promotion is merited''; and
                (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(2) The honorary grade to which a member described in paragraph
    (1) is promoted shall be commensurate with such member's contributions
    to the armed forces or the national defense.
        ``(3) The Secretary of a military department is not authorized to
    make an honorary promotion under paragraph (1) solely on the basis that
    a member described in paragraph (1) was recommended for such promotion
    prior to separating from the armed forces.
        ``(4)(A) The Secretary of a military department is only authorized
    to make an honorary promotion under paragraph (1) upon receipt of a
    favorable recommendation by a board of at least three independent
    officers convened specifically for the purpose of reviewing the
    proposed honorary promotion.
        ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, an officer is an independent
    officer if--
            ``(i) the officer has no relationship with the former member or
        retired member of the armed forces whose proposed honorary
        promotion is the subject of review by the board on which such
        officer will serve under this paragraph; and
            ``(ii) the officer has no personal interest in the proposed
        honorary promotion.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary'' and
        inserting ``The Secretary of a military department''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking `` the Secretary'' and
        inserting ``the Secretary of the military department concerned''.
        SEC. 524. ENHANCED EFFICIENCY AND SERVICE DISCRETION FOR DISABILITY
          EVALUATION SYSTEM REVIEWS.
        (a) Secretarial Discretion and Statements of Contention for Appeals
    to Physical Evaluation Board Determinations of Fitness for Duty.--
    Section 524 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Not
        later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
        Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: ``The
        Secretary concerned may require submission of a statement of
        contention as part of the appeal submission.''.
        (b) Statements of Contention for Physical Evaluation Boards.--
    Section 1214 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
    ``if he demands it.'' and inserting ``if the member demands it. The
    Secretary concerned may require submission of a statement of contention
    as part of the demand.''.
        SEC. 525. REQUIREMENT OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, RACIAL NEUTRALITY, AND
          EXCLUSIVE USE OF MERIT IN MILITARY PERSONNEL ACTIONS.
        Section 529C of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 501) is amended, in subsection (a), by
    striking ``or a promotion'' and inserting ``, promotion, or command
    selection''.
        SEC. 526. REPORT ON ADEQUACY OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS OF
          PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION.
        (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 2028, the Secretary
    of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the adequacy of
    reimbursements for expenses incurred by members of the Armed Forces
    undergoing a permanent change of station.
        (b) Survey Requirements.--In preparing the report required under
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) conduct a comprehensive survey of not fewer than 10,000
        members of the Armed Forces who complete a permanent change of
        station during fiscal year 2026 or 2027 that--
                (A) collects detailed information on actual expenses
            incurred, both reimbursed and unreimbursed;
                (B) includes options for members to upload receipts and
            documentation electronically, provided that such uploads are
            supplemental and optional;
                (C) is designed to ensure statistical validity;
                (D) achieves response rates sufficient to ensure
            representative samples from each military department and pay
            grade category; and
                (E) includes questions regarding financial stress, debt
            incurrence, and impact on military retention decisions;
            (2) conduct follow-up surveys with a subset of respondents to
        gather additional detail on specific cost categories;
            (3) survey military spouses separately regarding employment-
        related costs and career impacts of permanent changes of station;
        and
            (4) consult with military relief societies regarding financial
        assistance patterns and trends relating to permanent changes of
        station.
        (c) Elements.--
            (1) Analysis of reimbursement categories.--
                (A) Analysis.--For each of the categories described in
            subparagraph (B), the report required by subsection (a) shall
            include--
                    (i) an identification of all expenses intended to be
                covered;
                    (ii) an identification of related expenses that are not
                covered;
                    (iii) the average actual costs incurred by members of
                the Armed Forces for both covered and uncovered expenses,
                based on survey data from not fewer than 10,000 permanent
                changes of station conducted during fiscal years 2025 and
                2026, accounting for peak and non-peak cycles;
                    (iv) a comparison of actual costs to reimbursement
                amounts;
                    (v) a justification for the inclusion or exclusion of
                specific expenses; and
                    (vi) recommendations for modifications to coverage or
                reimbursement rates.
                (B) Categories.--The categories described in this
            subparagraph are as follows:
                    (i) Dislocation allowance.
                    (ii) Temporary lodging expense and temporary lodging
                allowance.
                    (iii) Per diem allowances.
                    (iv) Monetary allowance in lieu of transportation.
                    (v) Personally procured move reimbursements.
                    (vi) Household goods shipment and storage entitlements.
                    (vii) Dependent travel allowances.
                    (viii) Pet transportation reimbursement.
                    (ix) Any other allowances or reimbursements related to
                permanent changes of station.
            (2) Uncovered expense analysis.--The report required under
        subsection (a) shall include an examination of expenses commonly
        incurred but not reimbursed, including--
                (A) security deposits and advance rent payments;
                (B) utility and telecommunication connection and
            disconnection fees;
                (C) contract termination penalties;
                (D) State vehicle registration and driver's license fees;
                (E) pet transportation costs;
                (F) temporary storage beyond authorized limits;
                (G) childcare registration for dependents; and
                (H) replacement of household items damaged or unsuitable
            for new location.
            (3) Financial impact assessment.--The report required under
        subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the financial impact of
        permanent changes of station on members of the Armed Forces,
        including--
                (A) average out-of-pocket expenses by pay grade;
                (B) percentage of members incurring debt due to expenses
            related to a permanent change of station;
                (C) impact on the emergency savings of members of the Armed
            Forces; and
                (D) utilization rates of military relief society assistance
            for financial hardship relating to permanent changes of
            station.
            (4) Methodology for future adjustments.--The report required
        under subsection (a) shall include recommendations for establishing
        an annual review and adjustment process for reimbursements for
        costs relating to a permanent change of station that accounts for--
                (A) inflation and cost-of-living changes;
                (B) regional variations in moving costs, including those
            related to status of forces agreements, currency fluctuation,
            local housing markets, and pet importation or quarantine
            requirements;
                (C) changes in typical household composition and needs; and
                (D) emerging categories of relocation expenses.
        (d) Disaggregation Requirements.--The report required by subsection
    (a) shall include all data disaggregated by--
            (1) permanent changes of station within the continental United
        States;
            (2) permanent changes of station from the continental United
        States to locations outside the continental United States;
            (3) permanent changes of station from locations outside the
        continental United States to the continental United States;
            (4) permanent changes of station between locations outside the
        continental United States;
            (5) pay grade of the members undergoing a permanent change of
        station;
            (6) family status of the member;
            (7) distance between the permanent station from which the
        member is transferring to the permanent station to which the member
        is transferring;
            (8) duty status of the member;
            (9) whether the member participates in the Exceptional Family
        Member Program; and
            (10) origin and destination installation.
        (e) Data Integration.--The report shall, to the maximum extent
    practicable, incorporate and reconcile data from existing systems of
    the Department of Defense.
        (f) Data Privacy and Custody.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all
        data collected to carry out this section remains under the custody
        and control of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Use of contractors.--The Secretary shall prohibit any
        contractor supporting implementation of this section from use of
        data collected to carry out this section other than for purposes of
        this section, including with respect to use in artificial
        intelligence model training, commercial applications, or other
        derivative purposes.
        (g) Interim Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2027, the Secretary
    of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives an interim briefing on preliminary
    findings and anticipated recommendations of the report required under
    subsection (a).

                     Subtitle D--Recruitment and Accession

        SEC. 531. RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
        Section 503(c)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking clauses (i) through (iii) and inserting the following new
    clauses:
            ``(i) shall provide to a military recruiter, for the purpose of
        recruiting students who are at least 17 years old, access--
                ``(I) to the campus of a secondary school under the
            jurisdiction of such local educational agency; and
                ``(II) that is equivalent to access provided to such campus
            to a prospective employer of such students, an institution of
            higher education, or another recruiter;
            ``(ii) shall, upon the request of a military recruiter for the
        purpose described in clause (i), provide access to at least one in-
        person recruitment event (such as a career fair) per academic year;
        and
            ``(iii) shall, upon the request of a military recruiter for the
        purpose described in clause (i), provide, not later than 30 days
        after receiving such request, access to secondary school student
        names, addresses, electronic mail addresses (which shall be the
        electronic mail addresses provided by the school, if available),
        and telephone and mobile phone listings, notwithstanding subsection
        (a)(5) of section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20
        U.S.C. 1232g).''.
        SEC. 532. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL INTEREST BY
          INDIVIDUALS DENIED ENLISTMENT.
        (a) In General.--Section 504 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Alternative Service in Areas of National Interest.--(1) The
    Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to provide to an
    individual described in paragraph (2) information about opportunities
    to work in areas of national interest to the United States.
        ``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual
    who seeks to originally enlist in an armed force but is denied
    enlistment.
        ``(3) In carrying out the program required by paragraph (1), the
    Secretary shall--
            ``(A) identify job opportunities in the defense industrial
        base, cybersecurity or intelligence support, research and
        development in defense technologies, national emergency and
        disaster preparedness, or any other non-military field the
        Secretary considers in the national interests of the United States;
            ``(B) provide available information about training or
        certification programs to obtain the skills necessary for such a
        job; and
            ``(C) seek to enter into agreements with entities in the fields
        described in subparagraph (A).
        ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall annually submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report on the program required by this subsection.
    Such report shall include, with respect to the year preceding the date
    of the report, the following elements:
            ``(A) The number of individuals described in paragraph (2)
        provided information described in paragraph (3)(A).
            ``(B) The number of individuals described in paragraph (2)
        provided information described in paragraph (3)(B).
            ``(C) The number of agreements described in paragraph (3)(C)
        into which the Secretary entered.''.
        (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report regarding the implementation of subsection (c)
    of such section, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
        SEC. 533. MEDICAL ACCESSION STANDARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
          FORCES.
        Chapter 37 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at
    the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 658. Medical accession standards for members of the armed forces
        ``(a) Establishment of Standards.--(1) The Secretary of Defense
    shall prescribe uniform medical accession standards for the
    appointment, enlistment, or induction of individuals into the armed
    forces.
        ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall make readily available and
    understandable to applicants for military service the medical accession
    standards established under paragraph (1), including an explanation of
    the process for a review or waiver of a medical disqualification under
    subsection (b).
        ``(b) Process for Review or Waiver of Medical Disqualifications.--
    (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a process for the review
    of medical disqualifications of persons seeking to become a member of
    the armed forces and for granting waivers of those medical
    disqualifications. Determinations shall be based on all available
    information regarding the medical condition and the operational needs
    of the military service concerned.
        ``(2) The waiver process shall include criteria permitting waivers
    when such action is in the interests of national security, defined as a
    compelling governmental interest in accessing an individual whose
    service would directly support the Department's warfighting
    capabilities.
        ``(c) Reports.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives an annual report identifying--
            ``(A) the number of persons disqualified from service as a
        member of the armed forces during the preceding calendar year due
        to medical history;
            ``(B) the number and type of approvals granted under subsection
        (b) during the preceding calendar year; and
            ``(C) any revisions to the medical accession standards
        established under subsection (a) or the waiver process established
        under subsection (b) since the preceding report.
        ``(2) In any fiscal year in which the accession of a person into
    the Coast Guard is approved under the process established under
    subsection (b), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
    Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
    identifying the information required under paragraph (1)(B) with
    respect to such member.''.
        SEC. 534. CLARIFYING THE CALCULATION OF ENLISTMENTS FOR PERSONS
          WHOSE SCORE ON THE ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST IS BELOW A
          PRESCRIBED LEVEL FOR THE FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE.
        Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 520 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Effect of course graduation.--The Secretary concerned may
        exclude from the population to be considered for purposes of
        determining the percentage limitations imposed by section 520(a) of
        title 10, United States Code, any enlisted person who has graduated
        from a future servicemember preparatory course established pursuant
        to this section with a score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test
        that is at or above the thirty-first percentile, provided that--
                ``(A) the Armed Forces Qualifications Test score that is at
            or above the thirty-first percentile is obtained within the
            same fiscal year in which the individual was originally
            enlisted to serve on active duty; and
                ``(B) such score is obtained during the period the
            individual was originally enlisted to serve on active duty, as
            determined by the Secretary concerned.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as
            paragraphs (3) through (8), respectively;
                (B) by inserting before paragraph (3), as redesignated by
            subparagraph (A), the following new paragraphs:
            ``(1) The percentage of nonprior service enlisted persons who
        scored below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces
        Qualification Test upon original enlistment.
            ``(2) The percentage of nonprior service enlisted persons who
        scored below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces
        Qualification Test following graduation from the preparatory course
        or subsequent reclassification, as applicable.''; and
                (C) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``prepatory'' and inserting ``preparatory''.
        SEC. 535. SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM: AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION.
        (a) Automatic Registration.--The Military Selective Service Act (50
    U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended by striking section 3 (50 U.S.C. 3802)
    and inserting the following new section 3:
        ``Sec. 3. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, every
    male citizen of the United States, and every other male person residing
    in the United States, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six,
    shall be automatically registered under this Act by the Director of the
    Selective Service System.
        ``(2) This section shall not apply to any alien lawfully admitted
    to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15) of the
    Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101) for so long as such
    alien continues to maintain a lawful nonimmigrant status in the United
    States.
        ``(b) Regulations prescribed pursuant to this section (a) may
    require--
            ``(1) a person subject to registration under this section to
        provide, to the Director, information (including date of birth,
        address, social security account number, phone number, and email
        address) regarding such person;
            ``(2) a Federal entity to provide, to the Director, information
        described in paragraph (1) that the Director determines necessary
        to identify or register a person subject to registration under this
        section; and
            ``(3) the Director to provide, to a person registered under
        this section, written notification that--
                ``(A) such person has been so registered; and
                ``(B) if such person is not required to be so registered,
            the procedure by which such person may correct such
            registration.''.
        (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Military Selective
    Service Act is further amended--
            (1) in section 4 (50 U.S.C. 3803)--
                (A) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) by striking ``required to register'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``registered'';
                    (ii) by striking ``at the time fixed for his
                registration,''; and
                    (iii) by striking ``who is required to register'' and
                inserting ``registered'';
                (B) in subsection (k)(2), in the matter following
            subparagraph(B), by striking ``liable for registration'' and
            inserting ``registered'';
            (2) in section 6(a) (50 U.S.C. 3806(a))--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``required to be'';
                    (ii) by striking ``subject to registration'' and
                inserting ``registered''; and
                    (iii) by striking ``liable for registration and
                training'' and inserting ``registered and liable for
                training'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``required to be'' each
            place it appears;
            (3) in section 10(b)(3) (50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3)) by striking
        ``registration,'';
            (4) in section 12 (50 U.S.C. 3811)--
                (A) in subsection (d)--
                    (i) by striking ``, neglecting, or refusing to perform
                the duty of registering imposed by'' and inserting
                ``registration under''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``, or within five years next after
                the last day before such person does perform his duty to
                register, whichever shall first occur'';
                (B) in subsection (e)--
                    (i) by striking ``the Secretary of Health and Human
                Services'' and inserting ``Federal agencies'';
                    (ii) by striking ``by a proclamation of the President''
                and inserting ``to be registered'';
                    (iii) by striking ``to present themselves for and
                submit to registration under such section''; and
                    (iv) by striking ``by the Secretary''; and
                (C) by striking subsection (g) (50 U.S.C. 3811(g)); and
            (5) in section 15(a) (50 U.S.C. 3813(a)), by striking ``upon
        publication by the President of a proclamation or other public
        notice fixing a time for any registration under section 3''.
        (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                          Subtitle E--Member Training

        SEC. 541. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTOR
          QUALIFICATIONS.
        Section 2031(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(3) The Secretary concerned may not require an officer or
    noncommissioned officer described in paragraph (1)(B) to have completed
    more than 8 years of service as a member of the armed forces as a
    condition for approval by the Secretary to serve as an administrator or
    instructor in the program.''.
        SEC. 542. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS.
        (a) In General.--Section 2031(i) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by striking ``support not fewer than 3,400, and not more
    than 4,000, units'' and inserting ``support not fewer than 3,600, and
    not more than 4,200, units''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on October 1, 2027.
        (c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 545 of the
    Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) is
    repealed.
        SEC. 543. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY TRAINING.
        Chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after section 2009 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2010. Requirements with respect to motorcycle safety training
        ``The Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure that all
    beginner motorcycle safety training provided to members of the Armed
    Forces meets the motorcycle safety training requirements for licensing
    of the State in which the permanent station of the member receiving the
    training is located.''.
        SEC. 544. REPEAL OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS RELATED TO THE READY,
          RELEVANT LEARNING INITIATIVE OF THE NAVY.
        Section 545 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 8431 note prec.) is repealed.
        SEC. 545. MANDATORY TRAINING ON GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND NATIONAL
          SECURITY LAW.
        (a) Annual Training on Government Ethics and Standards of
    Conduct.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is one year after
        the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each
        military department shall ensure that all members of the Armed
        Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary are trained
        annually in government ethics and standards of conduct.
            (2) Implementation plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of each military
        department shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
        briefing on the implementation plan for carrying out the
        requirements of paragraph (1), including--
                (A) resources and personnel required to provide the
            training required by paragraph (1);
                (B) the curriculum for such training;
                (C) the manner in which training will be provided and the
            mode of the delivery of such training; and
                (D) any other matter related to such training the Secretary
            considers appropriate.
        (b) Training on the Law of Armed Conflict and Rules of
    Engagement.--The Secretary of each military department shall ensure
    that all members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such
    Secretary are trained during the 90-day period that ends on the date of
    a mobilization or deployment on the following topics, as applicable:
            (1) The law of armed conflict.
            (2) Rules of engagement.
            (3) Defense support for civil authorities.
            (4) Standing rules for the use of force.
            (5) The Code of Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of the
        United States as prescribed in Executive Order 10631 or any
        successor Executive Order.
        SEC. 546. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE BONUSES TO JUNIOR RESERVE
          OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS INSTRUCTORS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may pay to a member or
    former member of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the
    Secretary a one-time bonus of not more than $10,000 if the member or
    former member--
            (1) agrees to be an instructor for the Junior Reserve Officers'
        Training Corps under section 2031(d) of title 10, United States
        Code, in a position the Secretary concerned determines is difficult
        to fill; and
            (2) serves as such an instructor for not less than one academic
        year.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the
    termination date described in subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense
    shall brief the congressional defense committees on--
            (1) the use of the authority provided by subsection (a); and
            (2) the effectiveness of bonuses provided under subsection (a)
        on increasing the number of instructors for the Junior Reserve
        Officers' Training Corps.
        (c) Termination.--The authority provided by subsection (a)
    terminates on the date that is five years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
        (d) Secretary Concerned Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given that term in section 101
    of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 547. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
          SPATIAL COMPUTING FOR PERFORMANCE TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY
          ASSESSMENT.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop and
    implement a pilot program to optimize the use of generative artificial
    intelligence and spatial computing for immersive training and
    assessment.
        (b) Elements.--The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall
    include--
            (1) the development of content with respect to not less than 5
        occupational specialties; and
            (2) methods to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of the
        use of generative artificial intelligence and spatial computing
        training methods in comparison to other training methods,
        particularly with respect to cost and time required to achieve
        training goals.
        (c) Termination.--The pilot program required by subsection (a)
    shall terminate on the date that is one year after the date of the
    establishment of the program.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the
    pilot program required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy
    shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    describing the results of the pilot program, including an analysis of
    the effectiveness of the use of generative artificial intelligence and
    spatial computing for training and a description of any cost savings
    and savings in time required to achieve training goals.
        SEC. 548. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE THE SENIOR RESERVE
          OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS OF THE ARMY.
        (a) Briefing on Reorganization Plans.--Not later than March 1,
    2026, the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
    briefing on the plans of the Secretary of the Army with respect to
    reorganization of the program or individual units of the program. Such
    briefing shall include the following:
            (1) The number of members of the program anticipated to be
        affected by such a reorganization at each educational institution.
            (2) An identification of the requirements for members of the
        program who are members of a unit that will close or whose position
        within a unit will be eliminated to transfer to another unit of the
        program.
            (3) An identification of alternative pathways for members of
        the program affected by a reorganization to be appointed as a
        commissioned officer in the Armed Forces.
        (b) Limitations.--
            (1) Briefing prior to reorganization.--The Secretary of the
        Army may not reorganize a unit of the program of the Army until the
        date that is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary, acting
        through the Army Cadet Command, provides to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing with
        respect to the reorganization of such unit that includes the
        following:
                (A) Each position of such unit to be eliminated.
                (B) A risk analysis regarding the impact of the
            reorganization on Army officer accessions that justifies such
            reorganization.
                (C) Anticipated cost savings or expenses to the United
            States.
                (D) The number of members of the program affected by the
            reorganization, including the number of members who will have
            to travel to another educational institution to participate in
            the program after the reorganization.
                (E) Any change to a scholarship awarded under section 2107
            or 2107a of title 10, United States Code, due to the
            reorganization.
            (2) Completion of commissioning requirements by current
        students.--The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that any
        reorganization of a unit of the program of the Army allows a member
        of the program receiving financial assistance under section 2107 or
        2107a of title 10, United States Code, who is affected by such
        reorganization to complete any requirements for receiving a
        commission as an officer in the Army without the member being
        required to transfer to another educational institution.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``program'' and ``member of the program'' have
        the meanings given such terms in section 2101 of title 10, United
        States Code.
            (2) The term ``reorganize'', with respect to a unit of the
        program, includes closing, restructuring, reclassifying, merging,
        or realigning.
        SEC. 549. ACCREDITATION OF NATIONAL GUARD MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING
          CENTER.
        (a) Accreditation.--The Secretary of the Army may accredit the
    National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (hereinafter, ``NGMTC''),
    located at Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, as a U.S. Army
    Training and Doctrine Command institution.
        (b) Validation.--Upon accreditation, the Secretary may designate
    the Small Arms Weapons Expert and Squad Designated Marksman programs of
    instruction taught at NGMTC as Training Operations Management Activity
    validated, National Guard-centric courses.
        (c) Additional Skill Identifier.--The Secretary may award the
    Master Marksman Training additional skill identifier to members of the
    Army National Guard who successfully complete both programs specified
    in subsection (b).
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a briefing regarding--
            (1) the determination of the Secretary whether to use the
        authorities under subsections (a) through (c);
            (2) any progress of the Secretary in integrating such programs
        into the Army Program Objective Memorandum; and
            (3) the determination of the Secretary whether to establish a
        Modified Table of Organization and Equipment requirement associated
        with the additional skill identifier described in subsection (c) to
        ensure enduring demand and sustainment.
        (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to transfer operational control, administrative authority, or
    ownership of the facility of the National Guard Marksmanship Training
    Center from the Army National Guard to the Department of Defense, the
    Department of the Army, or the National Guard Bureau.

                          Subtitle F--Member Education

        SEC. 551. MODIFICATION TO MAXIMUM YEARS OF SERVICE FOR ELIGIBILITY
          DETAIL AS A STUDENT AT A LAW SCHOOL.
        (a) Modification.--Section 2004(b)(1) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
            ``detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``with
            respect to whom the Secretary of a military department is
            providing funding for educational expenses in accordance with
            subsection (a)(2)''; and
                (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``eight years'' and
            inserting ``10 years''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
        striking ``detailed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting
        ``with respect to whom the Secretary of a military department is
        not providing funding for educational expenses in accordance with
        subsection (a)(3)''.
        (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2004(b)(3)(C) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``subsection (a)(1)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''; and
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (a)(3)''.
        SEC. 552. INCLUSION OF SPACE FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN
          DEFINITIONS REGARDING PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
        (a) Senior and Intermediate Level Service Schools.--Section 2151(b)
    of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new
        subparagraph:
                ``(E) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program.'';
            and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new
        subparagraph:
                ``(E) The Space Force Intermediate Level Education
            Program.''.
        (b) Budget Requests for Professional Military Education.--Section
    2162(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraphs:
            ``(9) The Space Force Senior Level Education Program.
            ``(10) The Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program.''.
        SEC. 553. ASYNCHRONOUS INSTRUCTION IN DISTANCE EDUCATION OPTION FOR
          PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.
        Subsection (c)(1) of section 2154 of title 10, United States Code,
    as added by section 555 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
    Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1896), is amended by inserting
    ``asynchronously and'' after ``course of instruction''.
        SEC. 554. CENTER FOR STRATEGIC DETERRENCE AND WEAPONS OF MASS
          DESTRUCTION STUDIES.
        (a) Establishment.--Section 2165(b) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended, in paragraph (4), by inserting ``(including a Center
    for Strategic Deterrence and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies)''
    after ``The Institute for National Strategic Studies''.
        (b) Mission.--The mission of the Center for Strategic Deterrence
    and Weapons of Mass Destruction Studies established under such
    paragraph shall be to--
            (1) prepare national security leaders to address the challenges
        of strategic deterrence and weapons of mass destruction through
        education, research, and outreach activities throughout the Federal
        Government;
            (2) develop leaders with an understanding of strategic
        deterrence and the implications of weapons of mass destruction;
            (3) in accordance with guidance provided by the Chairman of the
        Joint Chiefs of Staff, develop and provide appropriate curricula,
        learning outcomes, and educational tools relating to strategic
        deterrence and weapons of mass destruction for use at institutions
        that provide joint professional military education;
            (4) serve as the primary institution within the Department of
        Defense for the study of strategic deterrence and weapons of mass
        destruction education in joint professional military education;
            (5) design, develop, and implement studies and analyses to
        enhance understanding of--
                (A) strategic deterrence;
                (B) the threat of weapons of mass destruction to the
            security of the United States and globally; and
                (C) responses to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate the threat
            in accordance with Department and national security policies
            and strategies; and
            (6) provide expert support on strategic deterrence and weapons
        of mass destruction issues to the Secretary of Defense and other
        Federal Government leaders.
        SEC. 555. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS.
        (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7442(a) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
    alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates''.
        (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8454 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``number'' and
        inserting ``appointment; numbers, territorial distribution''; and
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
        alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked
        alternates''.
        (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9442(a) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``9 ranked or unranked
    alternates'' and inserting ``up to 14 ranked or unranked alternates''.
        SEC. 556. MODIFICATIONS TO ALTERNATIVE OBLIGATION FOR CADETS AND
          MIDSHIPMEN.
        (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7448(b)(4) of title
    10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph
    (A) by striking ``three'' and inserting ``five''.
        (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8459(b)(4) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)
    by striking ``three'' and inserting ``five''.
        (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9448(b)(4) of title
    10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph
    (A) by striking ``three'' and inserting ``five''.
        SEC. 557. MODIFICATION TO THE DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
          OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARDS OF VISITORS OF SERVICE
          ACADEMIES.
        (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7455(a)(8) of title
    10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one other member'' and
    inserting ``two other members''.
        (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8468(a)(8) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``one other member'' and
    inserting ``two other members''.
        (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9455(a)(8) of title
    10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``one other member'' and
    inserting ``two other members''.
        SEC. 558. DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL
          ACADEMY.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 853 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 8451a the following new section:
    ``Sec. 8451b. Director of admissions
        ``(a) Establishment and Appointment.--There is a director of
    admissions of the Naval Academy. The director of admissions shall be
    appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
    Senate, and shall perform such duties as the Superintendent of the
    Naval Academy may prescribe with the approval of the Secretary of the
    Navy.
        ``(b) Grade.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person appointed as
    director of admissions of the Naval Academy has the regular grade of
    commander in the Navy or lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps.
        ``(2) A person serving as director of admissions shall have the
    regular grade of captain in the Navy or colonel in the Marine Corps
    upon the earlier of--
            ``(A) the date on which such person completes six years of
        service as the director of admissions; and
            ``(B) the date on which such person would have been promoted
        had the person been selected for promotion from among officers in
        the promotion zone.
        ``(c) Detail.--The President may detail any officer of the Navy or
    the Marine Corps in a grade above lieutenant or captain, respectively,
    to perform the duties of director of admissions without appointing the
    officer as director of admissions. Such a detail does not affect the
    position of the officer on the active-duty list.''.
        (b) Continuation of Service of Current Director of Admissions.--
    Notwithstanding subsection (a) of section 8451b of title 10, United
    States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the person
    serving as the director of admissions of the Naval Academy on the date
    of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) may serve as the director of admissions of the Naval
        Academy until the date on which--
                (A) a director of admissions is appointed by the President,
            by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in accordance
            with subsection (a) of such section 8451b; or
                (B) the President details an officer to perform the duties
            of the director of admissions in accordance with subsection (c)
            of such section 8451b; and
            (2) has the regular grade described in subsection (b) of such
        section 8451b.
        SEC. 559. DETAIL OF MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE AS INSTRUCTORS AT
          AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
        (a) In General.--Section 9414 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following new
        heading:
    ``Sec. 9414. United States Air Force Institute of Technology: degree
        granting authority; faculty, reimbursement and tuition; acceptance
        of research grants'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f)
        and (g), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(e) Space Force Faculty.--(1) The Secretary shall detail members
    of the Space Force as instructors at the United States Air Force
    Institute of Technology to provide instruction in areas that support
    the mission of the Space Force.
        ``(2) The number of members of the Space Force detailed by the
    Secretary to the United States Air Force Institute of Technology as
    instructors during an academic year shall be equal to or greater than
    the product of--
            ``(A) the total number of members of the Space Force divided by
        the total number of members of the Space Force and the Air Force;
        and
            ``(B) the total number of instructors at the United States Air
        Force Institute of Technology.''.
        (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of
    subsection (e) of section 9414 of title 10, United States Code, as
    added by subsection (a) of this section, including--
            (1) an identification of the number, academic specialties, and
        courses of instruction of the members of the Space Force detailed
        as instructors at the United States Air Force Institute of
        Technology; and
            (2) an assessment of the contributions of those instructors to
        Space Force objectives.
    SEC. 559A. PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF MALES IN ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
    OR ACTIVITIES AT THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED FOR
    WOMEN OR GIRLS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
    United States Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and
    the United States Air Force Academy do not permit a person enrolled at
    such an Academy whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program
    or activity that is designated for women or girls.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to prohibit the United States Military Academy, the United
    States Naval Academy, or the United States Air Force Academy from
    permitting males to train or practice with an athletic program or
    activity that is designated for women or girls so long as no female is
    deprived of a roster spot on a team or sport, opportunity to
    participate in a practice or competition, scholarship, admission to an
    educational institution, or any other benefit that accompanies
    participating in the athletic program or activity.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``athletic programs and activities'' includes all
        programs or activities that are provided conditional upon
        participation with any athletic team; and
            (2) the term ``sex'' means a person's reproductive biology and
        genetics at birth.
    SEC. 559B. ORGANIZATION OF ARMY WAR COLLEGE.
        The Secretary of the Army shall--
            (1) incorporate the Army War College into the Army University;
        and
            (2) direct the head of the Army War College to report to the
        head of the Army University.

              Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

        SEC. 561. QUALIFICATIONS FOR JUDGE ADVOCATES.
        (a) In General.--Section 806 of title 10, United States Code
    (article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections
        (b) through (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by
        paragraph (1), the following new subsection:
        ``(a)(1) A member of the armed forces may only serve as a judge
    advocate if such member--
            ``(A) is admitted to the practice of law before the highest
        court of a State, territory, commonwealth, or the District of
        Columbia;
            ``(B) maintains a license status that provides current
        eligibility to actively practice law before such court;
            ``(C) is subject to the disciplinary review process of the
        jurisdiction in which such member maintains such a license status;
        and
            ``(D) is in compliance with any other requirements of such
        jurisdiction to remain eligible to practice law in such
        jurisdiction.
        ``(2) The Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
    Coast Guard and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the
    Marine Corps may suspend the authority of a judge advocate of the Army,
    Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, respectively, to perform
    legal duties if such judge advocate becomes noncompliant with the
    requirements of paragraph (1). A member of the armed forces who is
    suspended or disbarred from the practice of law within a jurisdiction
    may not perform legal duties.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Trial counsel and defense counsel.--Section 827(b)(1) of
        title 10, United States Code (article 27(b) of the Uniform Code of
        Military Justice), is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) must be a judge advocate who is qualified under section
        806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.
            (2) Special trial counsel.--Section 824a(b)(1)(A) of title 10,
        United States Code (article 24a(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of
        Military Justice) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) is a judge advocate who is qualified under section
        806(a)(1) of this title (article 6(a)(1)); and''.
        SEC. 562. ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL ADVICE TO COMMANDERS.
        Section 806(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 6(b) of the
    Uniform Code of Military Justice), as redesignated by section 561(a)(1)
    of this title, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The assignment'' and inserting ``(1) The
        assignment''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) The assignment for duty of judge advocates pursuant to this
    subsection shall include qualified judge advocates in numbers
    sufficient to provide legal advice to all commanders responsible for
    planning and organizing military operations (including commanders of
    and within commands assigned to a combatant command or the United
    States element of the North American Aerospace Defense Command as
    established pursuant to sections 161 and 162 of this title) and all
    commanders authorized to convene courts-martial under sections 822
    through 824 of this title (articles 22 through 24). The qualifications
    of judge advocates assigned to provide legal advice to commanders under
    this paragraph shall include--
            ``(A) the qualifications set forth in subsection (a)(1); and
            ``(B) any additional education, expertise, or experience
        determined to be necessary to fulfill the requirements of this
        paragraph by the Judge Advocate General of the armed force
        concerned, or in the case of the Marine Corps, by the Staff Judge
        Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.''.
        SEC. 563. ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFENSE OF
          WRONGFUL BROADCAST OR DISTRIBUTION OF INTIMATE VISUAL IMAGES
          UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
        Section 569F of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 1908) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``,
            in coordination with the Joint Service Committee on Military
            Justice,'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
                (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraph:
            ``(2) analyze the feasibility and advisability of, and
        potential approaches to, modifying the offense of wrongful
        broadcast or distribution of intimate visual images under section
        917a of title 10, United States Code (article 117a of the Uniform
        Code of Military Justice)--
                ``(A) to clarify its applicability to the nonconsensual
            distribution of digital forgeries (commonly known as
            `deepfakes'); and
                ``(B) to include such other changes as are indicated in the
            amendment proposed by section 552 of the H.R. 3838, as
            engrossed in the House of Representatives on September 10,
            2025; and''; and
                (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``provide the results of such analysis to the Committees'' and
            inserting ``not later than December 31, 2026, submit a report
            on the results of the analyses required under paragraphs (1)
            and (2) to the Committees''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the
            end;
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the advisability of modifying section 917a of title 10,
        United States Code (article 117a of the Uniform Code of Military
        Justice) in the manner described in subsection (a)(2) and such
        other approaches to the modification of such section (article) as
        the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
        SEC. 564. REVISION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
          TRAINING GUIDANCE.
        (a) Revision Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Director of the
    Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Department of
    Defense, shall revise sexual assault prevention and response training
    guidance to require that information on the resources of the Department
    of Veterans Affairs to address experiences with unwanted sexual
    behavior be included in the annual or periodic sexual assault
    prevention and response training that is administered to all members of
    the Armed Forces.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``unwanted sexual behavior'' means any sexual
        contact or sexual interaction to which an individual does not or
        could not freely consent, including harassment, coercion, assault,
        or abuse.
            (2) The term ``sexual assault prevention and response
        training'' means any training, instruction, or education provided
        pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 6495.02, Volume 2, or
        any successor guidance.
        SEC. 565. NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY SEX OFFENDERS AT MILITARY
          INSTALLATIONS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and
    implement a policy to ensure that registered sex offenders who reside
    or work on military installations are identified to the respective
    military community, including, as necessary, through agreements with
    State and local law enforcement agencies.
        (b) Report on Designation of Department of Defense as Jurisdiction
    Under SORNA.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
    assessing the advisability and desirability of designating the
    Department of Defense as a jurisdiction for purposes of notification
    requirements under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act
    (title I of Public Law 109-248; 34 U.S.C. 20901 et seq.).
        SEC. 566. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF MODIFYING THE DEFINITION
          OF ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT UNDER THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY
          JUSTICE.
        (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
    with the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, shall analyze the
    advisability of modifying the definition of abusive sexual contact
    under section 920 of title 10, United States Code (article 120 of the
    Uniform Code of Military Justice), to address the full range of harmful
    behaviors associated with sexual assault and to prevent misapplication
    of the offense to acts that are not inherently abusive.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report detailing the results of the analysis under
    subsection (a) and any associated recommendations.
        SEC. 567. ANALYSIS OF THE ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PUNITIVE
          ARTICLE FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-RELATED OFFENSES UNDER THE UNIFORM
          CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.
        (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination
    with the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice, shall analyze the
    feasibility and advisability of establishing a dedicated punitive
    article under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to address offenses
    relating to child pornography.
        (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a report detailing the results of the
    analysis under subsection (a) and any associated recommendations.

                         Subtitle H--Career Transition

        SEC. 571. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: AMENDMENTS; PILOT PROGRAM;
          REPORTS.
        (a) Provision of Preseparation Counseling: In-person to the Extent
    Practicable.--Subsection (a) of section 1142 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended, in paragraph (2)--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``In carrying''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(B) Preseparation counseling may be provided in person to the
    extent practicable. If the Secretary concerned determines that it is
    infeasible for a member to attend such counseling in person, such
    member may receive such counseling remotely, with online access to
    modules and reading materials.''.
        (b) Tracking of Timeliness.--Such subsection is further amended, in
    paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(C) The Secretary of Defense may implement a system to track how
    many, and what percentage of, members begin to receive preseparation
    counseling within time periods specified in this paragraph.''.
        (c) Waiver for Certain Members of the Reserve Components.--Such
    subsection is further amended, in paragraph (4), by adding at the end
    the following new subparagraph:
        ``(D) The Secretary concerned may waive the requirement for
    preseparation counseling under paragraph (1) in the case of a member of
    the reserve components if--
            ``(i) the member requests such a waiver;
            ``(ii) the member received preseparation counseling during the
        period of three years preceding the date of such request; and
            ``(iii) matters covered by such counseling, specified in
        subsection (b), have not changed since the member last received
        such counseling.''.
        (d) Minimum Amount of Counseling Regarding Financial Planning.--
    Such subsection is further amended, in paragraph (9)--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Financial'';
            (2) by inserting ``and debt management,'' after ``loans''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(B) Individualized assistance regarding matters described in
        subparagraph (A).''.
        (e) Website of the Department of Veterans Affairs Regarding
    Programs for New Veterans.--Section 523 of title 38, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) The Secretary shall maintain a publicly available website of
    the Department through which a veteran or dependent of a veteran may
    search by ZIP code for programs for--
            ``(1) veterans who recently separated from active military,
        naval, air, or space service; or
            ``(2) dependents of veterans described in paragraph (1).''.
        (f) Pilot Program for Military Spouses.--
            (1) Authority.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may establish a
        pilot program for spouses of members of the covered Armed Forces
        who are eligible to receive preseparation counseling under TAP.
            (2) Voluntary basis.--Participation in such a pilot program
        shall be on a voluntary basis.
            (3) Curriculum.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Labor, shall
        establish a curriculum based on TAP for such a pilot program. The
        Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed Services
        of the Senate and House of Representatives and the Committees on
        Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives of
        such establishment
            (4) Counseling.--Counseling under such a pilot program shall--
                (A) be tailored to the military spouse and family;
                (B) be offered at least once per calendar quarter at each
            location selected under paragraph (5);
                (C) be scheduled and delivered in a manner that maximizes
            accessibility for military spouses, including through flexible
            or alternative scheduling options; and
                (D) include at least one hour regarding benefits and
            assistance available to military families and veterans from
            each department under the jurisdiction of the Secretaries
            specified in paragraph (3).
            (5) Locations.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out such a
        pilot program at not more than five military installations. At
        least one such location shall be located outside the continental
        United States.
            (6) Report.--During the term of pilot program, the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services and on
        Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an
        annual report regarding the pilot program. Such report shall
        include elements the Secretary determines appropriate, including
        the recommendation of the Secretary whether the pilot program
        should be made permanent or expanded.
            (7) Termination.--Such a pilot program shall terminate three
        years after the Secretary of Defense establishes the pilot program.
            (8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                (A) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,
            Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
                (B) The term ``TAP'' means the Transition Assistance
            Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States
            Code.
        (g) Annual Report on TAP Participation.--Not later than one year
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter
    for three years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services and on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
    House of Representatives a report on the Transition Assistance Program
    at five military installations, of various sizes, including at least
    one location outside the continental United States, where at least 250
    members per year receive preseparation counseling under section 1142 of
    title 10, United States Code. Such report shall include the following
    elements with regards to the year preceding the date of such report,
    disaggregated by military installation:
            (1) The number of members who have not accepted an offer of
        full-time employment or have not enrolled in a program of education
        or vocational training, who received fewer than five days of
        preseparation counseling under such section.
            (2) The average period of time between when a member begins to
        receive preseparation counseling and the day the member separates,
        retires, or is discharged.
            (3) The number of members who began but did not complete
        preseparation counseling, and, to the extent practicable, the
        reason for non-completion.
            (4) The number of members assigned to each pathway under
        subsection (c) of such section.
        SEC. 572. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN TRANSITION
          ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
        Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as subparagraph (R); and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
            ``(M) Child care requirements of the member (including whether
        a dependent of the member is enrolled in the Exceptional Family
        Member Program).
            ``(N) The employment status of other adults in the household of
        the member.
            ``(O) The location of the duty station of the member (including
        whether the member was separated from family while on duty).
            ``(P) The effects of operating tempo and personnel tempo on the
        member and the household of the member.''.
        SEC. 573. IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION-SHARING TO SUPPORT
          INDIVIDUALS RETIRING OR SEPARATING FROM THE ARMED FORCES.
        (a) Opt-out Sharing.--Section 570F of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C.
    1142 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by striking ``out the form to indicate an email
            address'' and inserting the following: ``out the form to
            indicate--
            ``(1) an email address'';
                (B) in paragraph (1), as designated by subparagraph (A), by
            striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) if the individual would like to opt-out of the
        transmittal of the individual's information to and through a State
        veterans agency as described in subsection (a).''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
        ``(d) Opt-out of Information Sharing.--Information on an individual
    shall be transmitted to and through a State veterans agency as
    described in subsection (a) unless the individual indicates pursuant to
    subsection (c)(2) that the individual would like to opt out of such
    transmittal.''.
        (b) Storage and Transfer of Information.--Such section is further
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Storage and Transfer of Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter
        into memoranda of understanding or other agreements with the State
        veterans agencies described in subsection (a) to create or modify a
        Department system to store and transfer information under this
        section to information systems of such State veterans agencies.
            ``(2) Compliance.--The Secretary shall ensure that any
        agreement entered into under paragraph (1) is in compliance with--
                ``(A) applicable provisions of law relating to privacy and
            personally identifiable information; and
                ``(B) applicable policies relating to cybersecurity of
            Department information systems and State information
            systems.''.
        (c) Limitation on Use of Information.--Such section is further
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(f) Limitation on Use of Information.--Information transferred
    under this section may only be used by a State for the purpose of
    providing or connecting veterans to benefits or services as described
    in subsection (a).''.

        Subtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education

        SEC. 581. NOTIFICATION OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE THAT OCCURS AT A
          MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
        Section 1794 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(g) Notification of Suspected Child Abuse.--(1) The Secretary of
    Defense shall prescribe regulations that require the director of a
    military child development center to notify a parent or guardian of a
    child who is the suspected victim of a covered incident not later than
    24 hours after a child care employee at such military child development
    center learns of such covered incident.
        ``(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply if
    notification under such paragraph threatens the integrity of a law
    enforcement investigation of such covered incident.
        ``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered incident' means alleged
    or suspected abuse or neglect of a child that occurs at a military
    child development center.''.
        SEC. 582. ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN OF CERTAIN AMERICAN RED CROSS
          EMPLOYEES IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
          EDUCATION ACTIVITY.
        (a) Overseas Schools.--Section 1404(d)(1) of the Defense
    Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 923(d)(1)) is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(D) Children of employees of the American Red Cross who--
                ``(i) are performing, on a full-time basis, services for
            the Armed Forces, including emergency services; and
                ``(ii) reside in an overseas area supported by a school of
            the defense dependents' education system.''.
        (b) Certain Domestic Schools.--Section 2164(i) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``in Puerto Rico''
        and inserting ``in Certain Areas'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in Puerto Rico'' and
        inserting ``in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the
        United States''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``resides in Puerto Rico''
        and inserting ``resides in a territory, commonwealth, or possession
        of the United States where a program referred to in paragraph (1)
        is provided''.
        SEC. 583. ENSURING ACCESS TO DODEA SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF
          THE RESERVE COMPONENTS.
        Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(n) Eligibility of Dependents of Certain Members of the Reserve
    Components.--(1) A dependent of a member described in paragraph (2)
    shall be eligible to attend a school established under this section at
    the military installation that is the permanent station of such member
    and such dependent shall automatically be granted enrollment at such
    school at the request of such member if there is sufficient space in
    the school to accommodate the dependent. In the event there is not
    sufficient space available at such school at the time the dependent
    seeks to enroll, the dependent shall be placed on a wait-list for
    enrollment in the school.
        ``(2) A member described in this paragraph is a member of a reserve
    component performing active service pursuant to an order for
    accompanied permanent change of station.''.
        SEC. 584. AUTHORIZATION OF DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS
          FOR STUDENTS OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.
        Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 2164b the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2164c. Authorization of dual or concurrent enrollment programs
         for students of Defense Dependent Schools
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, may--
            ``(1) enter into arrangements with institutions of higher
        education to provide students of Defense Dependent Schools with
        access to postsecondary course credit through dual or concurrent
        enrollment programs; and
            ``(2) subject to subsection (b), provide financial assistance
        to students to cover the costs associated with such programs.
        ``(b) Amount of Assistance.--The amount of financial assistance
    provided to an individual student under subsection (a)(2) may not
    exceed $1,500 per school year.
        ``(c) Credit Transferability.--The Secretary of Defense shall, to
    the greatest extent practicable, ensure that the Department of Defense
    Education Activity, in facilitating dual or concurrent enrollment
    programs with institutions of higher education under this section--
            ``(1) establishes articulation or credit transfer agreements
        that promote the transferability of academic credits earned by
        participating students; and
            ``(2) prioritizes agreements with institutions that offer broad
        acceptance of such credits across degree programs.
        ``(d) Institutional Integrity.--In entering into contracts or other
    agreements with institutions of higher education for purposes of dual
    or concurrent enrollment programs under this section, the Secretary of
    Defense shall ensure that such institutions have a program
    participation agreement in effect under section 487 of the Higher
    Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) and are not provisionally or
    temporarily certified.
        ``(e) Preparation and Informing Families and Educators.--In
    implementing dual or concurrent enrollment programs under this section,
    the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Department
    of Defense Education Activity, shall do the following:
            ``(1) Course sequence alignment.--Design a sequence of courses
        for such programs to match the academic content standards and level
        of rigor of the corresponding postsecondary courses, in
        consultation and collaboration with--
                ``(A) educators from Defense Dependent Schools serving the
            military-connected community;
                ``(B) faculty members from institutions of higher education
            offering dual or concurrent enrollment programs; and
                ``(C) the school advisory committee (or the equivalent
            advisory body) of each Defense Dependent School.
            ``(2) Outreach and information dissemination.--Establish
        outreach and awareness efforts targeted toward elementary and
        secondary school students, particularly those in the middle grades
        and their families, educators, school counselors, and principals,
        to provide--
                ``(A) general information regarding the availability and
            benefits of dual or concurrent enrollment programs;
                ``(B) guidance on eligibility requirements, academic
            expectations, and necessary preparatory coursework for such
            programs; and
                ``(C) resources to support informed decisionmaking and
            successful student participation in such programs.
        ``(f) Teacher Certification.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
    that all dual or concurrent enrollment courses facilitated by the
    Department of Defense Education Activity are taught by--
            ``(1) a postsecondary faculty member who--
                ``(A) is employed by a two-year or four-year institution of
            higher education (which may include a community college); and
                ``(B) meets the applicable postsecondary accreditation
            standards for instructional staff; or
            ``(2) a classroom teacher employed by a local educational
        agency or by the Department of Defense Education Activity, who--
                ``(A) is qualified to teach in accordance with applicable
            law; and
                ``(B) has received training or certification to deliver the
            dual or concurrent enrollment course curriculum in alignment
            with the standards of the partnering institution of higher
            education.
        ``(g) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out this section, the
    Secretary of Defense shall consult with the School Advisory Committees
    (or the equivalent advisory bodies) and Parent Teacher Associations of
    participating Defense Dependent Schools.
        ``(h) Annual Briefings.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for four
        years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate
        congressional committees a briefing on the status of the dual and
        concurrent enrollment programs authorized under this section.
            ``(2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
        include, with respect to the period covered by the briefing--
                ``(A) the number of students who participated in dual or
            concurrent enrollment programs authorized under this section;
                ``(B) the total cost to the Department of Defense of
            providing such programs; and
                ``(C) an explanation of--
                    ``(i) whether and to what extent such programs
                consisted of online classes or in-person instruction; and
                    ``(ii) the subjects taught in postsecondary classes
                taken by students participating in such programs.
            ``(3) Disaggregation.--The information required under paragraph
        (2) shall be set forth separately for each region served by the
        Department of Defense Education Activity.
        ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) The term `Defense Dependent School' means--
                ``(A) a school operated under the Defense Dependents'
            Education System, as authorized under the Defense Dependents'
            Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921 et seq.); or
                ``(B) a Department of Defense domestic dependent elementary
            and secondary school, as authorized under section 2164 of this
            title.
            ``(3) The term `dual or concurrent enrollment program' means a
        program offered by an arrangement between the Department of Defense
        Education Activity and an institution of higher education and
        through which a student enrolled in a Defense Dependent School who
        has not graduated from high school with a regular high school
        diploma is able to enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and
        earn credit that applies--
                ``(A) toward completion of a postsecondary degree or
            recognized educational credential as described in the Higher
            Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.); and
                ``(B) toward completion of high school.
            ``(4) The term `institution of higher education' has the
        meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).''.
        SEC. 585. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATING TO DODEA SCHOOLS
          AND MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
        (a) Limitation on Closure of DODEA Schools.--Chapter 108 of title
    10, United States Code, as amended by section 584 is further amended by
    inserting after section 2164c the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2164d. Limitation on school closures and certain other actions
         with respect to schools operated by the Department of Defense
         Education Activity
        ``(a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not take any action
    described in subsection (b) with respect to a school operated by the
    Department of Defense Education Activity unless--
            ``(1) the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services
        of the Senate and the House of Representatives--
                ``(A) written notice of the intent of the Secretary to take
            such action with respect to such school;
                ``(B) the report required under subsection (c); and
                ``(C) a written assurance that the Director of the
            Department of Defense Education Activity has met, engaged with,
            and solicited feedback from students, parents, teachers,
            administrators, military installation leadership, and the local
            community concerning the proposed action; and
            ``(2) a period of one year has elapsed following the date on
        which the requirements under paragraph (1) have been met.
        ``(b) Actions Described.--The actions described in this subsection
    are the following:
            ``(1) Closing or terminating the operations of a school.
            ``(2) Preparing to close or terminate the operations of a
        school.
            ``(3) Reducing by 20 percent or more the number of spaces
        available for enrollment in a school.
            ``(4) Significantly reducing the services provided by a school,
        including--
                ``(A) curriculum offerings;
                ``(B) special education services; and
                ``(C) extracurricular activities.
            ``(5) Transferring or conveying a school to a local educational
        agency or any other entity outside the Department of Defense.
        ``(c) Report.--Before taking any action described in subsection
    (b), the Secretary of Defense shall prepare a report containing a
    justification and analysis of such action. Such justification and
    analysis shall include an explanation of--
            ``(1) the monetary costs to the Department of Defense of the
        action; and
            ``(2) the effects of the action on--
                ``(A) students;
                ``(B) curriculum;
                ``(C) gifted education programs;
                ``(D) special education programs, including individualized
            education programs (as defined in section 614(d)(1)(A) of the
            Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.
            1414(d)(1)(A)));
                ``(E) educational and other accommodations provided under
            section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794);
                ``(F) the Exceptional Family Member Program; and
                ``(G) local educational agencies in the area of the
            affected school.
        ``(d) Local Educational Agency Defined.--In this section, the term
    `local educational agency' has the meaning given that term in section
    8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
    7801).''.
        (c) Prohibition on Termination of Certain Employees.--None of the
    funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
    available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be
    obligated or expended to terminate a teacher employed in a school
    operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity or a child
    care employee (as defined in section 1800 of title 10, United States
    Code), regardless of whether such positions are funded by appropriated
    or nonappropriated funds, unless--
            (1) the teacher or child care employee was documented as not
        performing or engaging in misconduct;
            (2) in the case of a teacher employed in a school operated by
        the Department of Defense Education Activity, there was a reduction
        in enrollment of 20 percent or more at the school at which the
        teacher works; or
            (3) in the case of a child care employee, there was a change in
        staffing requirements based on enrollment.
        SEC. 586. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL
          ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE.
        (a) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 589 of the William M.
    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2021 (10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended by striking ``five years after''
    and all that follows and inserting ``on December 31, 2029.''.
        (b) Final Report.--Subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended by
    striking ``90 days after'' and inserting ``one year before''.
        SEC. 587. MILITARY ONESOURCE: INFORMATION REGARDING MATERNAL HEALTH
          CARE.
        Section 561 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 1781 note) is amended, in
    subsection (b)--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (17) as paragraphs
        (5) through (18), respectively; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting after
        paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Health care.
            ``(3) Maternal health care, including the following:
                ``(A) A list of maternal health services furnished under
            TRICARE.
                ``(B) A guide to continuity of such care through a
            permanent change of station.
                ``(C) With regards to a pregnant member, relevant
            regulations, options for leave, and uniform resources and
            requirements.
            ``(4) Death benefits and life insurance programs.''.
        SEC. 588. ASSISTANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT-RELATED SUPPORT OF MEMBERS OF
          THE ARMED FORCES UNDERGOING DEPLOYMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES BEYOND
          THE YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM.
        Section 582 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 10101 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections (l)
        and (m), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
        subsection (k):
        ``(k) Support Beyond Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may provide funds
        to States, Territories, and government entities to carry out
        programs, and other activities as the Secretary considers
        appropriate, that provide deployment cycle information, services,
        and referrals to eligible individuals throughout the deployment
        cycle. Such programs may include the provision of access to
        outreach services, including the following:
                ``(A) Employment counseling.
                ``(B) Behavioral health counseling.
                ``(C) Suicide prevention.
                ``(D) Housing advocacy.
                ``(E) Financial counseling.
                ``(F) Referrals for the receipt of other related services.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriation.--For fiscal year 2026,
        $20,000,000 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
        paragraph (1).''.
        SEC. 589. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT
          BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
        (a) Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies
    That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department
    of Defense Civilian Employees.--
            (1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of military
        dependent students.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
        for fiscal year 2026 by section 301 and available for operation and
        maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding
        table in section 4301, $50,000,000 shall be available only for the
        purpose of providing assistance to local educational agencies under
        subsection (a) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization
        Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
            (2) Local educational agency defined.--In this subsection, the
        term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given that term
        in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
        (b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated
        for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and available for
        operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified
        in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 shall be
        available for payments under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted
        into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C.
        7703a).
            (2) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be
        appropriated for fiscal year 2026 pursuant to section 301 and
        available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities
        as specified in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000
        shall be available for use by the Secretary of Defense to make
        payments to local educational agencies determined by the Secretary
        to have higher concentrations of military children with severe
        disabilities.
            (3) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Secretary of
        Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the
        Department of Defense's evaluation of each local educational agency
        with higher concentrations of military children with severe
        disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts of impact
        aid each such agency shall receive.
    SEC. 589A. VERIFICATION OF REPORTING OF ELIGIBLE FEDERALLY CONNECTED
    CHILDREN FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL IMPACT AID PROGRAMS.
        (a) Certification.--Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually
    thereafter, each commander of a military installation under the
    jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department shall submit to
    such Secretary a written certification verifying whether the commander
    has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check
    forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of such
    certification.
        (b) Briefings.--
            (1) Initial.--Not later than June 30, 2026, each Secretary of a
        military department shall provide to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing
        describing any anticipated challenges with implementing the
        requirement under subsection (a).
            (2) Annual.--Not later than June 30, 2027, and annually
        thereafter, each Secretary of a military department shall provide
        to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a briefing, based on the information received under
        subsection (a), that identifies--
                (A) each military installation under the jurisdiction of
            such Secretary that has confirmed the information contained in
            all impact aid source check forms received from local
            educational agencies as of the date of the briefing;
                (B) each military installation that has not confirmed the
            information contained in such forms as of such date; and
                (C) any challenges confirming the information contained in
            such forms as of such date.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``impact aid source check form'' means a form
        submitted to a military installation by a local educational agency
        to confirm the number and identity of children eligible to be
        counted for purposes of the Federal impact aid program under
        section 7003(a) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)).
            (2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
    SEC. 589B. REGULATIONS ON THE USE OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICES
    IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS.
        (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through
    the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall
    update existing regulations on student use of portable electronic
    mobile devices in Department of Defense Education Activity (DODEA)
    schools to prohibit disruption in the learning environment by
    minimizing the use of such mobile devices to the greatest extent
    practicable and to standardize such regulations across all DODEA
    schools.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 60 days after completion of
    the updated regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary of
    Defense shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
    the House of Representatives on the updated regulations, including--
            (1) relevant evidence taken into consideration on the use of
        portable electronic mobile devices in and around the classroom on
        learning outcomes and social dynamics;
            (2) a description of how the regulations have standardized
        policies across all DODEA schools;
            (3) an assessment of the influence, if any, of public-school
        policies on mobile devices at school or in the classroom; and
            (4) any other matters the Secretary determines relevant.
    SEC. 589V. MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.
        (a) Improvements to Staffing.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
    through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,
    shall implement the following measures to improve staffing of special
    education teachers and staff at schools operated by the Activity:
            (1) Require the inclusion, in the staffing model for a school,
        of service minutes required by the individualized education
        programs of students attending the school to more effectively
        determine appropriate staffing for the school. As part of such
        staffing model, service minutes for students with similar needs may
        be counted concurrently when educationally appropriate.
            (2) Collect the following data on underutilized special
        education staff members:
                (A) When such staff members are requested to transfer to a
            school with greater needs for such staff members.
                (B) How many requests for such transfers the Activity
            receives.
                (C) Whether such requests are approved or denied, and at
            what locations.
                (D) Once such a request is received, the likelihood that
            the transfer occurs.
            (3) Collect data on the turnover of special education teachers
        and staff, including reasons for departure.
            (4) Review access to and requirements for crisis training,
        publicize Activity-wide policies with respect to such training for
        consistency, and expand such training to relevant special education
        teachers and staff, such as paraeducators, who are not required, as
        of the date of the enactment of this Act, to receive such training.
            (5) Require district and regional administrators to track
        training requirements for special education teachers and staff to
        ensure that such teachers and staff are meeting such requirements.
        (b) Clarification of Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense, acting
    through the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity,
    shall implement the following measures to improve and clarify guidance
    relating to special education provided by schools operated by the
    Activity:
            (1) Review the list of types of disabilities recognized by the
        Activity as of the date of the enactment of this Act and determine
        if that list meets the most recent best practices for special
        education.
            (2) Standardize and implement instructions for providing
        special education materials to students across schools operated by
        the Activity.
            (3) Develop and implement a plan for standardizing special
        education training across the Activity.
            (4) Standardize reading intervention guidance and requirements
        across schools operated by the Activity, including by requiring
        each school and district operated by the Activity to have the same
        resources and instructions, and provide clear guidance on how to
        access additional support materials if required.
        (c) Implementation Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    complete implementation of the measures described in subsections (a)
    and (b) by not later than two years after the date of the enactment of
    this Act.
        (d) Briefings Required.--
            (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
        Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity shall
        provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
        House of Representatives a briefing on the following:
                (A) Coordination by the Department of Defense Education
            Activity with the Educational and Developmental Intervention
            Services programs of the military departments to determine what
            medical services the military departments are required to
            provide based on the needs of students attending schools
            operated by the Activity.
                (B) A description of the process in effect as of the date
            of the briefing, if any, to resolve a dispute with respect to
            required services under a student's individualized education
            program.
                (C) A description of issues pending, and resolutions of
            previous issues, under that process.
                (D) An assessment of how support instructional specialists
            can better assist teachers with developing curriculum for
            special education students.
                (E) A description of how the Activity provides services in
            the case of civilian or military dependents with severe medical
            or special education requirements that a school cannot meet,
            including any data on how many such cases arise on an annual
            basis and in what locations.
                (F) A description of the process in effect as of the date
            of the briefing for reassigning a family from a school located
            outside the United States if the education needs of a child in
            the family cannot be met at that school and data, for the 5
            school years preceding the briefing, on where such
            reassignments have been done and the frequency of such
            reassignments.
                (G) An assessment of the pay scale for special education
            teachers and staff in effect as of the date of the briefing, an
            identification of the last time the pay scale was updated, a
            description of how the pay scale is determined, and a statement
            of how often the pay scale is updated.
                (H) Data on school and district-level requests for
            additional reading intervention curriculum, including the
            locations of such requests and whether such requests were
            approved or denied.
            (2) Semi-annual briefings.--The Director of the Department of
        Defense Education Activity shall provide to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing
        on the progress made in implementing the measures described in
        subsections (a) and (b)--
                (A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
            of this Act; and
                (B) every 180 days thereafter until the Director certifies
            to the Committees that each such measure has been implemented.
    SEC. 589D. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES
    IN HIGH-COST AREAS.
        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a pilot program to
    increase the maximum amount of financial assistance per month per child
    that the Secretary authorizes to be provided to eligible providers
    under section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, for services
    provided to children who are two years old or younger in accordance
    with this section.
        (b) Requirements.--If the Secretary establishes a pilot program
    under subsection (a), the Secretary--
            (1) shall provide for an increased maximum amount of financial
        assistance under the pilot program in each area with high child
        care services costs, as determined by the Secretary; and
            (2) may provide for such increased maximum amount of financial
        assistance in other areas as the Secretary considers appropriate.
        (c) Reports.--
            (1) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the
        establishment of the pilot program under this subsection, and
        annually thereafter until the date of the termination of the pilot
        program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report on the pilot program that includes--
                (A) the number of families with respect to whom the
            Secretary has increased the maximum amount of financial
            assistance per month per child being provided under the pilot
            program, disaggregated by location;
                (B) the methodology for determining the areas that should
            receive an increased amount of financial assistance per month
            per child under the pilot program;
                (C) the number of areas the Secretary determined should
            receive such increased amount of financial assistance;
                (D) the total amount of financial assistance provided under
            the pilot program with respect to such families, disaggregated
            by location;
                (E) the total amount of financial assistance that would
            have been provided with respect to such families without the
            increase under the pilot program, disaggregated by location;
                (F) the determination of the Secretary as to whether
            additional funding under the pilot program--
                    (i) helped reduce child care costs for applicable
                military families;
                    (ii) increased child care provider participation in the
                financial assistance available under this section; and
                    (iii) increased access to infant and toddler care for
                military families;
                (G) the determination of the Secretary with respect to the
            feasibility of expanding the pilot program to all communities;
                (H) any challenges identified by the Secretary in carrying
            out the pilot program;
                (I) legislation or administrative action that the Secretary
            determines necessary to make the pilot program permanent; and
                (J) any other information the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
        termination of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report that includes--
                (A) the elements specified in subparagraphs (A) through (J)
            of paragraph (3); and
                (B) the recommendation of the Secretary as to whether to
            make the pilot program permanent.
        (d) Termination.--The pilot program established under this
    subsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after the
    date on which such program is established.

         Subtitle J--Decorations and Awards, Reports, and Other Matters

        SEC. 591. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO E. ROYCE
          WILLIAMS FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING THE KOREAN WAR.
        (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
    limitations specified in section 8298 of title 10, United States Code,
    or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain
    medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may
    award the Medal of Honor under section 8291 of such title to E. Royce
    Williams for the acts of valor described in subsection (b).
        (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this
    subsection are the actions of E. Royce Williams, as a lieutenant in the
    Navy, on November 18, 1952.
        SEC. 592. AUTHORIZATION FOR POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF THE DISTINGUISHED-
          SERVICE CROSS TO ISAAC ``IKE'' CAMACHO FOR ACTS OF VALOR IN
          VIETNAM.
        (a) Waiver of Time Limitations.--Notwithstanding the time
    limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code,
    or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain
    medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the
    Army may award the distinguished-service cross under section 7272 of
    such title to Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho for the acts of valor in Vietnam
    described in subsection (b).
        (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor referred to in
    subsection (a) are the actions of Isaac ``Ike'' Camacho from November
    24, 1963, to July 13, 1965, in Vietnam for which he was previously
    awarded the Silver Star.
        SEC. 593. COMPLIANCE WITH TRAVEL CHARGE CARD DEACTIVATION
          REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Policy Compliance.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
    Department of Defense policies and procedures are consistent with
    section 2(h)(1)(H) of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of 1998
    (Public Law 105-264; 5 U.S.C. 5701 note) and related implementing
    guidance, regarding the prompt deactivation and closure of government-
    issued travel charge card accounts upon the separation, retirement, or
    termination of military or civilian personnel.
        (b) Comptroller Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
    shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    House of Representatives a report describing--
            (1) actions taken to verify consistent implementation of
        deactivation and closure policies for government-issued travel
        charge cards across the military departments and defense agencies;
            (2) any gaps or inconsistencies identified in the execution of
        current policy; and
            (3) recommendations, if any, to improve compliance, oversight,
        or prevention of unauthorized card use following personnel
        separation.

              TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

               TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                      Subtitle A--Basic Pay and Retired Pay

    Sec. 601. Codification of applicability to Space Force of certain pay
              and allowance authorities.
    Sec. 602. Extension of enhanced authority for selective early retirement
              and early discharges.
    Sec. 603. Extension of temporary early retirement authority.

                Subtitle B--Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays

    Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
              authorities.
    Sec. 612. Extension of authority to provide voluntary separation pay and
              benefits.
    Sec. 613. Implementation of aviation incentive pay for members of
              reserve components.
    Sec. 614. Reviews of designations of imminent danger pay areas.

                             Subtitle C--Allowances

    Sec. 621. Modifications to calculation of basic allowance for
              subsistence for enlisted members.
    Sec. 622. Family separation allowance: increase.
    Sec. 623. Extending certain travel allowance for members of the Armed
              Forces assigned to Alaska.
    Sec. 624. Improvements to basic allowance for housing.

                                Subtitle D--Leave

    Sec. 631. Improved parental leave for members of the armed forces.
    Sec. 632. Convalescent leave for cadets and midshipmen.

                    Subtitle E--Family and Survivor Benefits

    Sec. 641. Annual review of financial assistance limits for child care
              and youth program services providers.
    Sec. 642. Waiver of requirements for air transportation of deceased
              members of the Armed Forces when necessary to meet mission
              requirements.

                       Subtitle F--Defense Resale Matters

    Sec. 651. Use of commissary stores: civilian employees of Military
              Sealift Command.
    Sec. 652. Defense commissary system and exchange system: patronage;
              privatization.

        Subtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and
                                    Briefings

    Sec. 661. Inclusion of descriptions of types of pay on pay statements.
    Sec. 662. Provision of information regarding relocation assistance
              programs for members receiving orders for a change of
              permanent station.
    Sec. 663. Expansion of pilot program to increase access to food on
              military installations.
    Sec. 664. Military compensation educational campaign.
    Sec. 665. Designation of United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as
              remote and isolated military installation.

                     Subtitle A--Basic Pay and Retired Pay

        SEC. 601. CODIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE OF CERTAIN
          PAY AND ALLOWANCE AUTHORITIES.
        (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of title 37, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (22), by
        inserting ``, or for members of the Space Force in space force
        active status not on sustained duty,'' after ``reserve component''
        each place it appears; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(27) The term `space force active status' has the meaning
        given that term in section 101 of title 10.
            ``(28) The term `sustained duty' has the meaning given that
        term in section 101 of title 10.''.
        (b) Basic Pay.--
            (1) References to officer grades.--Section 201(a) of such title
        is amended--
                (A) by striking ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), for the''
            and inserting ``For the'';
                (B) by striking ``and Marine Corps'' in the heading of the
            second column of the table and inserting ``Marine Corps, and
            Space Force''; and
                (C) by striking paragraph (2).
            (2) Applicable pay and allowances for certain space force
        members who are physically disabled or incur loss of earned income
        when not on sustained duty.--Subsections (g)(1) and (h)(1) of
        section 204 of such title are amended by inserting ``, or a member
        of the Space Force in space force active status not on sustained
        duty,'' after ``of a reserve component of a uniformed service''
        each place it appears.
            (3) Service creditable for computation.--Section 205(a)(2) of
        such title is amended--
                (A) by transferring subparagraph (F) so as to appear after
            subparagraph (A);
                (B) by striking subparagraph (C);
                (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (B), (D), and (E)
            as subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
                (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as transferred and
            redesignated by subparagraphs (A) and (C) of this paragraph,
            the following new subparagraph:
                ``(C) the Space Force;''.
            (4) Inactive-duty training pay.--Section 206 of such title is
        amended--
                (A) in the section heading, by inserting ``; members of the
            space force'' before the colon;
                (B) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``Guard or a'' and inserting ``Guard,
                a''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``, or a member of the Space Force''
                after ``uniformed service'' the first place it appears;
                (C) in subsection (d)--
                    (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, by a member of
                the Space Force,'' after ``reserve component''; and
                    (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or the Space
                Force,'' after ``Ready Reserve''; and
                (D) in subsection (e)--
                    (i) by striking ``Guard or of a'' and inserting
                ``Guard, a''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``, or the Space Force'' after
                ``uniformed services''.
            (5) Participation in thrift savings plan.--Section 211(a)(2) of
        such title is amended by inserting ``or the Space Force'' after
        ``member of the Ready Reserve''.
        (c) Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--
            (1) General bonus authority for enlisted members.--Section 331
        of such title is amended--
                (A) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) transfers from a regular component or reserve component
        of an armed force to the Space Force or from the Space Force to a
        regular component or reserve component of another armed force,
        subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction over the
        armed force to which the member is transferring.''; and
                (B) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, or in the
                Space Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title
                10,'' after ``in a regular component'';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or in the
                Space Force in space force active status not on sustained
                duty under section 20105 of title 10,'' after ``in a
                reserve component''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``paragraph (4)
                or (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4), (5), or (6)''.
            (2) General bonus authority for officers.--Section 332 of such
        title is amended--
                (A) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; or''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) transfers from a regular component or reserve component
        of a uniformed service to the Space Force or from the Space Force
        to a regular component or reserve component of another uniformed
        service, subject to the approval of the Secretary with jurisdiction
        over the uniformed service to which the member is transferring.'';
        and
                (B) in subsection (c)(1)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, or in the
                Space Force on sustained duty under section 20105 of title
                10,'' after ``in a regular component'';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, or in the
                Space Force in space force active status not on sustained
                duty under section 20105 of title 10,'' after ``in a
                reserve component''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``paragraph (4)
                or (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4), (5), or (6)''.
            (3) Special aviation incentive pay or bonus for officers.--
        Section 334 of such title is amended--
                (A) in subsections (a)(1), (b), and (h)(1), by striking
            ``in a regular or reserve component'' each place it appears;
                (B) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``, or, in the case
            of an officer of the Space Force, to remain in space force
            active status,'' after ``in a reserve component'';
                (C) in subsection (e)--
                    (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Reserve
                Component''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``A reserve component officer'' and
                inserting ``An officer''; and
                (D) in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (h), by
            striking ``regular or reserve component'' each place it
            appears.
            (4) Special pays.--Sections 351(a), 352(a), 353(a), and 353(b)
        of such title are amended by striking ``of a regular or reserve
        component'' each place it appears.
            (5) Retention incentives for members qualified in critical
        military skills or assigned to high priority units.--Section 355 of
        such title is amended--
                (A) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--

                        (I) by striking ``An officer or enlisted member''
                    and inserting ``A member''; and
                        (II) by inserting ``, or a member the Space Force
                    who is serving in space force active status,'' after
                    ``in a reserve component''; and

                    (ii) in paragraph (1)--

                        (I) by striking ``or to remain'' and inserting ``,
                    to remain''; and
                        (II) by inserting ``, or to remain in space force
                    active status for at least one year'' before the
                    semicolon at the end;

                (B) in subsection (d)(1) in the second sentence, by
            inserting ``or a member of the Space Force not on sustained
            duty'' after ``reserve component member''; and
                (C) in subsection (e)--
                    (i) in paragraph (1) in the place it appears in
                subparagraph (A) and in the first place it appears in
                subparagraph (B), by striking ``active duty or service in
                an active status in a reserve component'' and inserting ``a
                specified form of service (or combination thereof)'';
                    (ii) in paragraphs (1)(B), (2), (3), and (4), by
                striking ``active duty or service in an active status in a
                reserve component for which'' each place it appearsand
                inserting ``service for which''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(5) In this subsection, the term `specified form of service'
    means--
            ``(A) service on active duty;
            ``(B) service in an active status in a reserve component; or
            ``(C) service in the Space Force in space force active
        status.''.
            (6) Continuation pay for full tsp members with 7 to 12 years of
        service.--Section 356(b) of such title is amended--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``or a reserve
                component'' and inserting ``, a member of the Space Force
                on sustained duty, or a member of a reserve component'';
                and
                    (ii) in the third sentence, by inserting ``or a member
                of the Space Force in space force active status not on
                sustained duty'' after ``(as so defined)'';
                (B) in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by inserting ``or a member of the Space Force on sustained
            duty'' after ``of a regular component''; and
                (C) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                inserting ``or a member of the Space Force in space force
                active status and not on sustained duty'' after ``of a
                reserve component''; and
                    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or a member of
                the Space Force on sustained duty, respectively,'' after
                ``of a regular component''.
        (d) Administration of Special Pay, Incentive Pay, and Bonus
    Authorities.--
            (1) Continuation of pay and allowances during certain
        hospitalization and rehabilitation.--Section 372(a) of such title
        is amended by striking ``of a regular or reserve component''.
            (2) Repayment of unearned portion of bonus or special or
        incentive pay.--Section 373(d)(2)(A) of such title is amended by
        striking ``in a regular or reserve component who remains on active
        duty or in an active status'' and inserting ``who remains on active
        duty, in an active status in a reserve component, or in space force
        active status''.
        (e) Allowances Other Than Travel and Transportation Allowances.--
    Section 416(a) of such title is amended by inserting ``an officer of
    the Space Force not on sustained duty,'' after ``of component,''.
        (f) Leave.--Section 501 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraphs (4) and (5), by inserting ``, or of the
            Space Force,'' after ``of a reserve component'' each place it
            appears; and
                (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, or from the Space
            Force,'' after ``from the reserve component''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(5)--
                (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (D), by inserting ``, or a
            member of the Space Force in space force active status not on
            sustained duty,'' after ``of a reserve component'' each place
            it appears; and
                (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``Regular'' before
            ``Space Force''.
        (g) Miscellaneous Rights and Benefits.--
            (1) Acceptance of employment, payments, and awards from foreign
        governments.--Section 908(a)(2) of such title is amended by
        inserting ``and members of the Space Force in space force active
        status not on sustained duty'' after ``of the armed forces''.
            (2) Involuntarily mobilized reserve component members subject
        to extended and frequent active duty service.--Section 910 of such
        title is amended--
                (A) in the heading, by inserting ``and members of the space
            force'' after ``reserve component members'';
                (B) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or of the Space
            Force'' after ``of the armed forces''; and
                (C) in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), and (e)(1), by
            inserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``a reserve component''
            each place it appears.
        (h) Administration.--Section 1002 of such title is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``and members of national
        guard'' and inserting ``; members of the national guard; members of
        the space force'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``of the National Guard, or of a reserve
            component of a uniformed service,'' and inserting ``of a
            reserve component of a uniformed service, or of the Space
            Force''; and
                (B) by striking ``his consent'' and inserting ``the consent
            of the member''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or the Space Force''
        after ``of a reserve component''.
        (i) Conforming Amendment to Reflect Change of Name of Space and
    Missile Systems Center to Space Systems Command.--Section 2273a(a) of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Air Force Space
    and Missile Systems Center'' and inserting ``Space Force Space Systems
    Command''.
        SEC. 602. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED AUTHORITY FOR SELECTIVE EARLY
          RETIREMENT AND EARLY DISCHARGES.
        Section 638a(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
        SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY.
        Section 4403(i) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended
    by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.

               Subtitle B--Bonus, Incentive, and Separation Pays

        SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL
          PAY AUTHORITIES.
        (a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) of
    title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments
    for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent
    mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking ``December
    31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
        (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--
    The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026'':
            (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer candidate
        accession program.
            (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education loans
        for certain health professionals who serve in the Selected Reserve.
        (c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 333(i) of
    title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31,
    2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
        (d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay,
    Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following sections of title
    37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2025''
    and inserting ``December 31, 2026'':
            (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for
        enlisted members.
            (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for
        officers.
            (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive pay
        and bonus authorities for officers.
            (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive pay
        authorities for officers in health professions.
            (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for cadets
        and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training
        Corps.
            (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
            (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special duty
        pay.
            (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or
        proficiency bonus.
            (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for
        members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to high
        priority units.
        (e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic
    Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a major
        disaster declaration or containing an installation experiencing an
        influx of military personnel, by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and
        inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
            (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual
        housing costs differ from current rates by more than 20 percent, by
        striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.
        SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION
          PAY AND BENEFITS.
        Section 1175a(k)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
        SEC. 613. IMPLEMENTATION OF AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY FOR MEMBERS OF
          RESERVE COMPONENTS.
        Section 602(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 37 U.S.C. 357 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) by striking ``In making'' and inserting the following:
                ``(A) In general.--In making''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                ``(B) Aviation incentive pay evaluation.--Not later than
            June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall complete the evaluation
            required by subparagraph (A) with respect to aviation incentive
            pay under section 334 of title 37, United States Code. In
            conducting that evaluation, the Secretary shall make a specific
            determination with respect to the percentage of such aviation
            incentive pay, if any, that is paid specifically to maintain
            skill certification or proficiency under section 357 of title
            37, United States Code.
                ``(C) Special and incentive pay framework.--Not later than
            June 1, 2026, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
            Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
            detailed report on the special and incentive pay assessment
            framework, required by the Senate report accompanying the
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
            Law 118-31), that includes the Secretary's plan and timeline
            for implementing such framework.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Initiation of payments.--Not later than January 1, 2027,
        the Secretary concerned shall begin making aviation incentive
        payments under section 357 of title 37, United States Code,
        pursuant to the determination made under paragraph (2)(B).''.
        SEC. 614. REVIEWS OF DESIGNATIONS OF IMMINENT DANGER PAY AREAS.
        (a) Initial Review.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
    departments, shall--
            (1) commence a review of each area designated under section
        351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, to determine whether the
        area is one in which a member of the uniformed services is subject
        to imminent danger of physical injury due to threat conditions; and
            (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
        and the House of Representatives a report on the review, including
        any changes to designations under that section that result from the
        review.
        (b) Subsequent Reviews.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2031, and every 5
        years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
        the Secretaries of the military departments, shall conduct a review
        described in subsection (a)(1).
            (2) Reports required.--Not later than 60 days after completing
        a review under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall submit
        to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report on the review, including any changes to
        designations under that section that result from the review.
        (c) Reports on Designation Changes Between Reports.--If, at any
    time between the submission of reports required by subsections (a)(2)
    and (b)(2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military
    department conducts a review of areas designated under section
    351(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, and makes a change to any
    such designation, that Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
    on the review and the change not later than 60 days after the change is
    made.

                             Subtitle C--Allowances

        SEC. 621. MODIFICATIONS TO CALCULATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR
          SUBSISTENCE FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS.
        (a) Modification.--
            (1) In general.--Section 402(b) of title 37, United States
        Code, is amended--
                (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following
            new paragraph:
        ``(1)(A) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be
    in effect for an enlisted member for a year (beginning on January 1 of
    that year) shall be equal to the monthly cost of a liberal food plan
    for a male in the United States who is between 19 and 50 years of age,
    as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture on October 1 of the
    preceding year.
        ``(B) With respect to a member who is subject to monthly deduction
    from pay for meals under section 1011(b) of this title, the amount
    payable under subparagraph (A) shall be reduced by the amount of such
    deduction from pay, in accordance with policies prescribed by the
    Secretary of Defense.
        ``(C) The monthly rate of basic allowance for subsistence to be in
    effect for an enlisted member for a year under subparagraph (A) may not
    decrease relative to the rate in effect for the preceding year.''; and
                (B) by striking paragraph (3).
            (2) Implementation plan.--Not later than September 30, 2026,
        the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for
        the implementation of the amendments made by subsection (a).
        (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually thereafter
    through 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees
    on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
    report that, with respect to the fiscal year in which the report is
    submitted, describes--
            (1) the manner in which the Secretary of Defense allocated
        funds to pay for food programs and whether such funds were drawn
        from funds authorized for the for the basic allowance for
        subsistence under section 402 of title 37, United States Code;
            (2) whether and the extent to which subsistence in-kind and
        other sources of appropriated funds were budgeted to pay for food
        programs on military installations; and
            (3) the manner in which the Secretaries of the military
        departments used authorities of such Secretaries to fund the fully
        burdened cost of feeding members--
                (A) of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space
            Force; and
                (B) who were assigned to essential station messing during
            such fiscal year.
        SEC. 622. FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE: INCREASE.
        Section 427(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended in
    the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``$250'' and
    inserting ``$300''.
        SEC. 623. EXTENDING CERTAIN TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
          ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO ALASKA.
        Section 603(b) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
        follows:
                ``(A) the member is--
                    ``(i) assigned to a duty location in Alaska for a
                period of not less than one year; and
                    ``(ii) unaccompanied by dependents in such duty
                location; and''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
            ``(5) Period specified.--The period specified in this paragraph
        is the period--
                ``(A) beginning on the date of the enactment of the
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and
                ``(B) ending on December 31, 2027.''.
        SEC. 624. IMPROVEMENTS TO BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING.
        (a) Increasing Awareness.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
    improve transparency of the calculation of BAH by--
            (1) developing a clear, accessible document that explains how
        rates of BAH are determined, including methodology and types of
        data sources used, which shall be--
                (A) reviewed and updated not less frequently than annually
            and as rates and calculation methods change; and
                (B) made available on a publicly accessible internet
            website and distributed across all relevant components of the
            Department of Defense; and
            (2) providing to members of the Armed Forces when such members
        experience a permanent change of station, permanent change of
        assignment, change in dependency status, change in grade, or any
        other event that may impact the eligibility of such members for or
        rate of BAH--
                (A) the information included in the document developed
            under paragraph (1); and
                (B) an explanation of the type of rental housing the rate
            of BAH received by such members is intended to support in each
            locality.
        (b) Study to Evaluate Alternative Rate Calculation.--
            (1) Study.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
            Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with
            a covered entity to conduct a study in which the covered
            entity--
                    (i) assesses the adequacy of the current BAH for MHAs
                selected under paragraph (3), including a review of the
                commuting times and distances of members of the Armed
                Forces and the overall affordability of housing in such
                MHAs;
                    (ii) reviews existing methods of calculating BAH and
                proposes methods of calculating BAH described in paragraph
                (2) for MHAs selected under paragraph (3) that are more
                efficient and accurate than such existing methods, as
                appropriate; and
                    (iii) evaluates the feasibility and advisability of
                using machine learning and artificial intelligence in the
                calculation of BAH and, if feasible and advisable,
                incorporates machine learning and artificial intelligence
                into the proposed methods described in clause (i).
                (B) Rule of construction.--During the study conducted in
            accordance with subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall pay BAH
            in MHAs selected under paragraph (3) at rates prescribed under
            section 403 of title 37, United States Code.
            (2) Proposed monthly rates.--A proposed monthly rate of BAH
        described in this paragraph--
                (A) accurately reflects housing prices in the MHA subject
            to such rate; and
                (B) is sufficient for military families who reside in such
            MHA to procure adequate and affordable housing.
            (3) Mhas.--The Secretary shall select not fewer than 15 MHAs
        for the covered entity to evaluate in the study conducted in
        accordance with paragraph (1). In selecting MHAs for evaluation
        under such study, the Secretary shall consider factors including
        the following:
                (A) Variety of geographic location.
                (B) The ranks of members who reside in an MHA.
                (C) Whether members who reside in an MHA have dependents.
                (D) Economic factors including inflation, cost of living,
            and the cost of private mortgage insurance.
            (4) Completion.--An agreement entered into under paragraph
        (1)(A) shall require the study conducted under such agreement to be
        completed not later than the date that is three years after the
        date on which the Secretary and the covered entity enter into such
        agreement.
            (5) Annual briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter
        until the completion of the study conducted in accordance with
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on
        Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
        briefing on the status of the study under this section.
            (6) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
        completion of the study conducted in accordance with paragraph (1),
        the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
        the Senate and House of Representatives a report containing the
        results of such study. Such report shall include--
                (A) an evaluation by the Secretary of the proposed methods
            of calculating BAH by a covered entity pursuant to an agreement
            under paragraph (1); and
                (B) any recommendations of the Secretary for legislation to
            improve the methods of calculating BAH based on the study.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``BAH'' means the basic allowance for housing for
        members of the uniformed services under section 403 of title 37,
        United States Code.
            (2) The term ``covered entity'' means an entity or combination
        of entities--
                (A) with combined expertise in data analysis and machine
            learning and access to relevant data on local rental rates in
            real estate markets in the MHAs selected under subsection
            (b)(3); and
                (B) that has not participated in anticompetitive price-
            fixing in a real estate market.
            (3) The term ``MHA'' means military housing area.

                               Subtitle D--Leave

        SEC. 631. IMPROVED PARENTAL LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
        (a) Regulations.--Section 701(h)(1)(B) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
        ``(iii) The regulations prescribed under clause (i) shall authorize
    a member described in such clause to take leave described under
    subparagraph (A) during the two-year period beginning after an event
    described in clause (i) or (ii) of such subparagraph with the approval
    of the first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command of
    such member.''.
        (b) Implementation; Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) prescribe regulations under subparagraph (B) of section
        701(h)(1) of title 10, United States Code, to implement the
        amendment made by subsection (a); and
            (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and
        House of Representatives a report regarding the implementation of
        this section.
        SEC. 632. CONVALESCENT LEAVE FOR CADETS AND MIDSHIPMEN.
        Section 702 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
        subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(c) Convalescent Leave.--An academy cadet or midshipman diagnosed
    with a medical condition is allowed convalescent leave under section
    701(m) of this title.''; and
            (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this
        section, by striking ``Sections 701'' and inserting ``Except as
        provided by subsection (c), sections 701''.

                    Subtitle E--Family and Survivor Benefits

        SEC. 641. ANNUAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE LIMITS FOR CHILD
          CARE AND YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDERS.
        Section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Annual Review of Amount of Assistance.--The Secretary shall
    annually review the amount of financial assistance provided under this
    section, including the maximum amount of financial assistance per month
    per child that the Secretary authorizes to be provided to eligible
    providers under this section.''.
        SEC. 642. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED
          MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHEN NECESSARY TO MEET MISSION
          REQUIREMENTS.
        Section 562(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10 U.S.C. 1482 note) is
    amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Waiver.--The Secretary concerned may waive the
        requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) as the Secretary considers
        necessary to meet mission requirements during--
                ``(A) a time of war;
                ``(B) a national emergency requiring the use of significant
            personnel and aircraft;
                ``(C) a large-scale combat operation; or
                ``(D) a contingency operation.''.

                       Subtitle F--Defense Resale Matters

        SEC. 651. USE OF COMMISSARY STORES: CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF MILITARY
          SEALIFT COMMAND.
        (a) In General.--Section 1066 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended, in subsection (a)--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``An individual''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) A civil service mariner of the Military Sealift Command may
    be permitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities on the
    same basis as members of the armed forces on active duty.''.
        (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further
    amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``protective services''
        and inserting ``certain''; and
            (2) in the heading of subsection (a), by striking ``Protective
        Services'' and inserting ``Certain''.
        SEC. 652. DEFENSE COMMISSARY SYSTEM AND EXCHANGE SYSTEM: PATRONAGE;
          PRIVATIZATION.
        (a) Patronage.--
            (1) Interim authority.--Notwithstanding the limitations under
        section 2481(a) and chapter 54 of title 10, United States Code, the
        Secretary of Defense--
                (A) may allow individuals authorized to use a commissary
            store or exchange store pursuant to a policy, memorandum,
            regulation, or pilot program of the Department of Defense in
            effect on October 1, 2025, to continue such use through
            December 31, 2026; and
                (B) may not authorize such use for any additional group of
            individuals.
            (2) Legislative proposal.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a written
        legislative proposal that--
                (A) specifies each category of individuals that the
            Secretary recommends Congress authorize to use a commissary
            store or exchange store;
                (B) explains the recommendation of the Secretary for such
            authorization; and
                (C) consolidates the authorities for such use into a single
            statute.
        (b) Privatization.--The Secretary may not take any action
    inconsistent with the restrictions in section 2485(a) of such title
    regarding private operation of the overall management of a commissary
    system or management of a commissary store.

       Subtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and
                                   Briefings

        SEC. 661. INCLUSION OF DESCRIPTIONS OF TYPES OF PAY ON PAY
          STATEMENTS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 1016. Pay statements: descriptions of types of pay
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall make available
    contemporaneously with each pay statement provided to a member of the
    Armed Forces, for each type of pay, allowance, and deduction listed on
    the statement, a brief and plain-language description of--
            ``(1) the statutory or regulatory authority under which a pay,
        allowance, or deduction is made;
            ``(2) the purpose of a pay, allowance, or deduction;
            ``(3) the criteria for determining eligibility of members for a
        pay, allowance, or deduction; and
            ``(4) possible changes in the eligibility of the member for a
        pay, allowance, or deduction, including the circumstances under
        which a pay, allowance, or deduction may be suspended or modified
        or may expire.
        ``(b) Requirements.--The descriptions required to be made available
    with a pay statement under paragraph (1) shall be--
            ``(1) published on a website accessible by a member and
        printable with the pay statement of the member; and
            ``(2) presented in language easily understood by individuals
        without specialized knowledge of military finance, accounting, or
        law.''.
        (b) Applicability.--The requirements of section 1016 of title 37,
    United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with
    respect to pay statements issued on or after the date that is 180 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 662. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
          PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS RECEIVING ORDERS FOR A CHANGE OF PERMANENT
          STATION.
        (a) In General.--Section 1056(b) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and community
            orientation'' and inserting ``community orientation, education
            systems, school enrollment procedures, and State-specific
            provisions under the Interstate Compact on Educational
            Opportunity for Military Children'';
                (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and community
            orientation'' and inserting ``community orientation, and
            educational resources for dependent children, including school
            transition assistance, academic continuity, and special
            education services''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(E) Educational planning and support services for dependent
        children with disabilities, including procedures for transferring
        individualized education programs and coordinating with the
        Exceptional Family Member Program.
            ``(F) Provision of information regarding available assistance
        under this section and any other assistance relating to a change of
        permanent station available under any other provision of law,
        including--
                ``(i) information on family assistance programs authorized
            under section 1788 of this title, including financial planning
            resources, spouse employment support, and community integration
            services;
                ``(ii) guidance on available housing assistance, including
            on-base housing options, rental protections, and resources for
            off-base relocation;
                ``(iii) mental health and well-being support services,
            including those accessible during the period of transition for
            a change of permanent station;
                ``(iv) educational resources for dependent children,
            including school transition assistance and special education
            services;
                ``(v) information on available legal and financial
            counseling programs; and
                ``(vi) any other assistance programs that support members
            of the armed forces and their families during relocation.'';
            and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs
        ``(3) The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that
    relocation assistance required to be provided under this subsection is
    provided not later than 45 days before the date on which a change of
    permanent station takes effect for a member of the armed forces under
    the jurisdiction of such Secretary.
        ``(4) The Secretary of each military department shall--
            ``(A) incorporate the information required to be provided under
        this subsection into accessible materials and briefings provided to
        members of the armed forces relating to a change of permanent
        station;
            ``(B) ensure that the program under this section provides
        accessible materials and briefings at military installations and
        through online resources;
            ``(C) develop a communication strategy, including digital
        outreach and printed materials, to increase awareness of the
        program under this section and assistance available under other
        provisions of law relating to a change of permanent station; and
            ``(D) assess the satisfaction of members of the armed forces
        with the information provided under this subsection.''.
        (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the Secretary of
    Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a briefing on the implementation of
    the amendments made by this section. Such briefing shall include--
            (1) the status of efforts to integrate information required to
        be provided by subparagraph (F) of section 1056(b)(2) of title 10,
        United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section,
        into accessible materials and briefings provided to members of the
        armed forces relating to a change of permanent station;
            (2) an assessment of the awareness by members of the armed
        forces of available programs in support of a change of permanent
        station; and
            (3) any recommendations of the Secretary for improving the
        dissemination of information related to relocation and family
        assistance programs.
        SEC. 663. EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FOOD ON
          MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
        Section 654 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159; 10 U.S.C. 1060a note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``Secretary of the Army'' and inserting
            ``Secretary of a military department''; and
                (B) by striking ``installations of the Army for members of
            the Army'' and inserting ``installations under the jurisdiction
            of the Secretary for members of the Armed Forces'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``of the military
        department concerned'' after ``Secretary''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new
        subsection (d):
        ``(d) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Progress reports.--At the end of each calendar quarter
        until the pilot program terminates, the Secretary of a military
        department shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
        Senate and House of Representatives a progress report regarding
        implementation of the pilot program.
            ``(2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the pilot
        program terminates, the Secretary of a military department shall
        submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House
        of Representatives a final report regarding the pilot program. Such
        report shall include the following elements:
                ``(A) Lessons learned from the pilot program.
                ``(B) The recommendation of the Secretary whether to expand
            or make permanent the pilot program.
                ``(C) If the Secretary recommends expansion, the military
            installations covered by such recommended expansion.
                ``(D) Limitations to the operation or expansion of the
            pilot program.
                ``(E) Any information the Secretary determines
            appropriate.''.
        SEC. 664. MILITARY COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
        (a) Educational Campaign Required.--Not later than 180 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    commence an educational campaign to improve the understanding and
    awareness of members of the Armed Forces and the families of such
    members with respect to the major components of monetary and
    nonmonetary compensation for such members.
        (b) Consistency With Compensation Review.--The Secretary shall
    carry out the educational campaign required by subsection (a) in a
    manner consistent with the recommendations contained in the report
    entitled ``The Fourteenth Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation''
    submitted to Congress in January 2025 pursuant to section 1008(b) of
    title 37, United States Code.
        (c) Minimum Time of Campaign.--The educational campaign required by
    subsection (a) shall be carried out for not less than one year.
        (d) Elements.--The educational campaign required by subsection (a)
    shall address--
            (1) the elements of regular military compensation (RMC), as
        defined in section 101(25) of title 37, United States Code;
            (2) special and incentive pays;
            (3) the calculation of retired pay for length of service;
            (4) educational assistance programs and benefits;
            (5) health care for members of the Armed Forces serving in
        active components and the families of such members;
            (6) nonmonetary benefits; and
            (7) any other matters relating to monetary or nonmonetary
        compesnation for members of the Armed Forces the Secretary
        considers appropriate.
        (e) Briefing.--
            (1) Implementation plan.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
        Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
        committees a briefing on the plan to implement this section.
            (2) Effectiveness.--Not later than 60 days after the completion
        of the educational campaign required by subsection (a), the
        Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
        committees a briefing on the effectiveness of the educational
        campaign.
        SEC. 665. DESIGNATION OF UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON KWAJALEIN
          ATOLL AS REMOTE AND ISOLATED MILITARY INSTALLATION.
        (a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
    Readiness and the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the
    Commander of the United States Army Pacific, shall designate United
    States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll as a remote and isolated military
    installation.
        (b) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
    the designation described in subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary
    of the Army shall submit a notification to the congressional defense
    committees confirming completion of the designation.
        (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
    which the Secretary of the Army submits the notification described in
    subsection (b), the Commander of the United States Army Pacific shall
    brief the congressional defense committees on adjustments to Department
    of Defense resourcing for and support to United States Army Garrison
    Kwajalein Atoll as a result of the designation described in subsection
    (a).
        (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``remote and isolated
    military installation'' means a military installation determined to be
    remote and isolated pursuant to the criteria set forth in Department of
    Defense Instructions 1015.10 and 1015.18, dated July 6, 2009, and May
    30, 2024, respectively (or successor instruction).

                       TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                        TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                  Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

    Sec. 701. Reimbursement for travel expenses relating to specialty care
              for certain members of the Armed Forces and dependents.
    Sec. 702. Authority to provide sexual assault medical forensic
              examinations on a nonreimbursable basis to certain otherwise
              ineligible individuals.

                     Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

    Sec. 711. Codification of position of Director of the Defense Health
              Agency.
    Sec. 712. Military-civilian medical surge program.
    Sec. 713. Modification of limitation on reduction of military medical
              manning end strength.
    Sec. 714. Inclusion of additional requirements in notifications to
              modify scope of services provided at military medical
              treatment facilities.
    Sec. 715. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes
              countries.
    Sec. 716. Licensure requirement for health-care professionals of partner
              countries.
    Sec. 717. Plan for priority assignment of medical personnel of
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 718. Plan and report by Defense Health Agency relating to
              chiropractic clinics at military installations.
    Sec. 719. Strategic infectious disease medical research plan.
    Sec. 720. Review of disclosure requirements under processes and forms
              relating to health care provider credentialing and privileging
              of Department of Defense.

                 Subtitle C--Studies, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 731. Improvement of availability of care for veterans from
              facilities and providers of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 732. Prohibition on painful research on domestic cats and dogs.
    Sec. 733. Pilot program on wastewater surveillance system of Department
              of Defense.
    Sec. 734. Pilot program to assist certain members of the Armed Forces
              and dependents with additional supplemental coverage relating
              to cancer.
    Sec. 735. Study on accreditation of military dental treatment
              facilities.
    Sec. 736. Study on prevalence and mortality of cancer among military
              rotary-wing pilots and aviation support personnel.
    Sec. 737. Study on psychological effects of and mental health effects of
              unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations.

                 Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

        SEC. 701. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATING TO SPECIALTY
          CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPENDENTS.
        (a) In General.--Section 1074i of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``In any case'' and
        inserting ``Except as provided by subsection (b), in any case'';
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``Special Rules
            for Certain Members and Dependents.--'';
                (B) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' and inserting
            ``(1) The Secretary of Defense''; and
                (C) by inserting after paragraph (1), as designated by
            subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the following new
            paragraph:
        ``(2) With respect to members of the armed forces on active duty
    and their dependents, the Secretary shall administer subsection (a) by
    substituting `75 miles' for `100 miles'.''.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary
    of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the
    implementation of paragraph (2) of section 1074i(b) of title 10, United
    States Code, as added by subsection (a), including--
            (1) the estimated number of individuals the Secretary expects
        to reimburse for travel expenses pursuant to such paragraph;
            (2) the expected cost increase of such reimbursements; and
            (3) whether the Secretary determines that a different distance
        should be specified in such paragraph.
        SEC. 702. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC
          EXAMINATIONS ON A NONREIMBURSABLE BASIS TO CERTAIN OTHERWISE
          INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
        (a) Authority to Provide Forensic Examinations.--The Secretary of
    Defense, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
    shall authorize medical personnel of the Department of Defense to
    provide sexual assault medical forensic examinations, in a military
    medical treatment facility on a nonreimbursable basis, to an individual
    who--
            (1) is not otherwise eligible for health care from the
        Department;
            (2) reports a sexual assault offense for which a Defense
        Criminal Investigative Organization may initiate an investigation;
        and
            (3) is eligible for a forensic examination in accordance with
        those regulations.
        (b) Additional Elements.--The regulations prescribed under
    subsection (a) may provide for the handling, storage, and transfer to
    law enforcement of a completed sexual assault medical forensic
    examination kit.

                     Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

        SEC. 711. CODIFICATION OF POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF THE DEFENSE
          HEALTH AGENCY.
        (a) In General.--Section 1073c of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (j) as subsections
        (b) through (k), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redesignated by
        paragraph (1), the following:
        ``(a) Director of the Defense Health Agency.--(1) There is in the
    Defense Health Agency a Director.
        ``(2) The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall--
            ``(A) be a military officer and hold a rank that is the same or
        greater than the rank of any officer serving as the Surgeon General
        of a military department under section 7036, 8031, or 9036 of this
        title; and
            ``(B) have joint experience.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``, by not later than September 30, 2021'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``, commencing when the Director begins to
            exercise responsibilities under that paragraph,''; and
                (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``subsections (b) and
            (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)'';
            (4) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, in the matter
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Not later than September 30,
        2024, and subject to subsection (f)'' and inserting ``Subject to
        subsection (g)'';
            (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, in the matter
        preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (f)''; and
            (6) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``subsection (e)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)(1)''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1091a(b)(2) of such title is
    amended by striking ``section 1073c(i)'' and inserting ``section
    1073c(j)''.
        SEC. 712. MILITARY-CIVILIAN MEDICAL SURGE PROGRAM.
        Section 1096 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by adding at the end the following:
        ``; medical surge program''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Medical Surge Program.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in
    collaboration with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall
    carry out a program of record known as the Military-Civilian Medical
    Surge Program to--
            ``(A) support locations that the Secretary of Defense selects
        under paragraph (3)(B); and
            ``(B) enhance the interoperability and medical surge capability
        and capacity of the National Disaster Medical System in response to
        a declaration or other action described in subparagraphs (A)
        through (F) of paragraph (4).
        ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Institute for
    Defense Health Cooperation at the Uniformed Services University of the
    Health Sciences (or such successor center), shall oversee the
    management, staffing, and deployment of the Program, in coordination
    with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of the
    Defense Health Agency, and, for purposes of ensuring that the Program
    is carried out in a manner that is consistent with paragraph (6), the
    Secretary of Health and Human Services.
        ``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) during a contingency
    operation, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Program
    provides support, acting through the Defense Health Agency serving as a
    combat support agency, to the relevant combatant command.
        ``(C) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the program is
    administrated in coordination with the military departments, the Joint
    Staff, the Defense Health Agency, and the Department of Health and
    Human Services through semiannual coordination meetings and quarterly
    updates. On an annual basis, one such meeting shall include the
    participation of partners specified in paragraph (3)(A).
        ``(D) In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Defense shall
    maintain requirements for staffing, specialized training, research, and
    education, regarding patient regulation, movement, definitive care, and
    other matters the Secretary determines critical to sustaining the
    health of members of the armed forces.
        ``(3)(A) In carrying out the Program, the Secretary of Defense
    shall establish partnerships at locations selected under subparagraph
    (B) with public, private, and nonprofit health care organizations,
    health care institutions, health care entities, academic medical
    centers of institutions of higher education, and hospitals that the
    Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services determine--
            ``(i) are critical in mobilizing a civilian medical response in
        support of a wartime contingency or other catastrophic event in the
        United States; and
            ``(ii) have demonstrated technical proficiency in critical
        national security domains, including high-consequence infectious
        disease and special pathogen preparedness, and matters relating to
        defense, containment, management, care, and transportation.
        ``(B) The Secretary of Defense shall select not fewer than eight
    locations that are operationally relevant to the missions of the
    Department of Defense under the National Disaster Medical System and
    are aeromedical or other transport hubs or logistics centers in the
    United States for partnerships under subparagraph (A). The Secretary
    may select more than eight locations, including locations outside of
    the continental United States, if the Secretary determines such
    additional locations cover areas of strategic and operational relevance
    to the Department.
        ``(4) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and
    Human Services shall ensure that the partnerships under paragraph
    (3)(A) allow for civilian medical personnel to quickly and effectively
    mobilize direct support to military medical treatment facilities and
    provide support to other requirements of the military health system
    pursuant to the following:
            ``(A) A declaration of a national emergency under the National
        Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.).
            ``(B) A public health emergency declared under section 319 of
        the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).
            ``(C) A declaration of war by Congress.
            ``(D) A contingency operation.
            ``(E) The President's exercise of executive powers under the
        War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
            ``(F) Any other emergency or major disaster as declared by the
        President.
        ``(5) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and
    annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Health, Education,
    Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services
    and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
    Representatives a report on the status, readiness, and operational
    capabilities of the Program. Each report shall include an assessment of
    personnel readiness, resource availability, interagency coordination
    efforts, and recommendations for continued improvements to the Program.
        ``(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the
    Secretary of Defense to control, direct, limit, or otherwise affect the
    authorities of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect
    to the leadership and administration of the National Disaster Medical
    System, public health and medical preparedness and response, staffing
    levels, or resource allocation.
        ``(7) In this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `institution of higher education' means a four-
        year institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)
        of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))).
            ``(B) The term `National Disaster Medical System' means the
        system established under section 2812 of the Public Health Service
        Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-11).
            ``(C) The term `Program' means the Military-Civilian Medical
        Surge Program established under paragraph (1).''.
        SEC. 713. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF MILITARY
          MEDICAL MANNING END STRENGTH.
         Section 741 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2676; 10 U.S.C.
    129c note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``five-year period'' both
        places it appears and inserting ``10-year period''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Not later than two
            years after the date of the enactment of this Act,'' and
            inserting ``During each of 2024 and 2029,''; and
                (B) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ``three years
            after the date of the enactment of this Act,'' both places it
            appears and inserting ``December 31, 2030,''.
        SEC. 714. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN NOTIFICATIONS TO
          MODIFY SCOPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT
          FACILITIES.
        Section 1073d(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``information demonstrating'';
            (2) by striking ``the extent'' and all that follows through the
        period at the end and inserting ``the following:''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(A) An endorsement from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
        Staff that the proposed modification will have no effect on
        operational requirements of the armed forces.
            ``(B) An endorsement from the Surgeon General of the military
        department concerned that the proposed modification will have no
        effect on the training or readiness of military medical personnel
        in the military department concerned.
            ``(C) An assessment from the Director of the Defense Health
        Agency that explains how members of the armed forces and covered
        beneficiaries receiving services at the facility will continue to
        receive care.''.
        SEC. 715. MILITARY MEDICAL COOPERATION ARRANGEMENTS AMONG FIVE EYES
          COUNTRIES.
        (a) Arrangements.--Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2350t. Military medical cooperation arrangements among Five Eyes
         countries
        ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may enter into a
    bilateral or multilateral memorandum of understanding or other formal
    agreement with one or more governments of the Five Eyes countries to
    support military medical cooperation or improve operational medical
    interoperability.
        ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Five Eyes countries' means the following:
                ``(A) Australia.
                ``(B) Canada.
                ``(C) New Zealand.
                ``(D) The United Kingdom.
            ``(2) The term `military medical cooperation' means any of the
        following:
                ``(A) Information exchange.
                ``(B) Medical interoperability, including credentialing of
            health care personnel.
                ``(C) Medical education, training, exercises, and
            evaluation.
                ``(D) Medical research, development, trials, and
            evaluation.
                ``(E) Biodefense, including with respect to prevention,
            preparation, response, and investigation.
                ``(F) Medical logistics, including the recognition of
            MedCM, drugs and medical equipment.
                ``(G) Patient movement.
                ``(H) Any other areas for cooperation designated by the
            Secretary of Defense.
            ``(3) The term `military medicine' means any of the following:
                ``(A) Combat casualty care including trauma.
                ``(B) Military infectious disease.
                ``(C) Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
            medical support.
                ``(D) Deployed health care delivery.
                ``(E) Public health, health readiness, and force health
            protection.
                ``(F) Mental health.
                ``(G) Humanitarian response.
                ``(H) Anomalous health incidents.
                ``(I) Mass casualty management.
                ``(J) Any other areas of military medicine designated by
            the Secretary of Defense.''.
        (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the Committee on
    Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
    of the House of Representatives a report on the agreements entered into
    and activities carried out pursuant to section 2350t of title 10,
    United States Code, as added by subsection (a), including any other
    areas designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) of such
    section 2350t.
        SEC. 716. LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS OF
          PARTNER COUNTRIES.
        Section 1094(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
        ``, or the official agency of the government of a partner country;
        and''; and
            (2) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(3) The term `partner country' means any of the following:
                ``(A) Australia.
                ``(B) Canada.
                ``(C) New Zealand.
                ``(D) The United Kingdom.
                ``(E) Any other country designated as a partner country by
            the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of this section.''.
        SEC. 717. PLAN FOR PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL OF
          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Plan.--
            (1) Submission.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for each military
        department to prioritize the assignment of active duty medical and
        dental personnel to military medical treatment facilities.
            (2) Implementation.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the
        Secretary of each military department shall each commence carrying
        out the plan under paragraph (1) by assigning active duty medical
        and dental personnel to military medical treatment facilities in
        accordance with the plan.
            (3) Updates.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
        the Secretaries of the military departments, shall provide to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives updates on the implementation of the plan under
        paragraph (1) as follows:
                (A) On a quarterly basis until the Secretary of Defense
            determines that the plan is fully implemented.
                (B) On an annual basis thereafter.
        (b) Assignments.--In carrying out the plan under subsection (a),
    the Secretary of each military department, in coordination with the
    Director of the Defense Health Agency, shall assign active duty medical
    and dental personnel to military medical treatment facilities in
    accordance with the plan.
        (c) Corrective Action.--
            (1) Requirement.--If, in the judgment of the Secretary of
        Defense, the Secretary of a military department fails to comply
        with the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
        issue to the Secretary of the military department a directive
        requiring corrective action by the Secretary not later than 90 days
        after the date on which the directive is issued.
            (2) Report.--If the Secretary of a military department fails to
        initiate timely corrective action pursuant to the directive issued
        by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1), the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives a report on such
        noncompliance. Such report--
                (A) shall include a description of corrective measures to
            be taken, a plan of action, and milestones; and
                (B) may include recommendations for legislative and
            administrative changes the Secretary of Defense determines
            appropriate.
        (d) Annual Report.--Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually
    thereafter for a period of five years, the Director of the Defense
    Health Agency and the Surgeons General of the military departments
    shall jointly submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a report on the state of manning for
    active duty and civilian medical and dental personnel. Such report
    shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the
    following:
            (1) Average civilian, contractor, and military staffing levels
        at military medical treatment facilities over the preceding year.
            (2) The extent to which military medical treatment facility
        staffing is compliant with the requirements for optimal operation
        of such facilities.
            (3) Active duty operational medical personnel manning
        shortfalls.
            (4) Defense Health Agency civilian and contractor hiring
        shortfalls, including a description of resources required to fill
        civilian billet gaps.
            (5) A projection of yearly budget shortfalls over each of the
        next five years within the Defense Health Agency, including a
        detailed description of the expected effects of such shortfalls to
        delivering health care benefits, operating the direct care network,
        maintaining an adequate managed care network, maintaining a fit and
        healthy fighting force, training medical personnel, recruiting and
        retaining medical personnel, planning for contingency operations,
        and any other resourcing matters the Director determines necessary
        and relevant.
            (6) A description of military department-level tradeoffs
        between operational medical requirements and military medical
        treatment facility manning requirements, and how each military
        department is working to fully support both.
            (7) A description of health care service levels at military
        medical treatment facilities and whether such facilities are
        adequately resourced to provide enough throughput of medical care
        to--
                (A) maintain efficient operation of all medical services
            offered at the facilities;
                (B) meet patient needs; and
                (C) keep all medical and dental personnel proficient with
            the medical skills of the professional.
            (8) For military medical treatment facilities that are
        deficient in the categories listed in paragraph (7), a plan for how
        to bring TRICARE program beneficiaries back into military medical
        treatment facilities to improve and maintain operations in the
        direct care system.
            (9) A brief description of the major areas of disagreement
        among the Director and each of the Surgeons General relating to
        manning, operating, and improving the volume and quality of care at
        all military medical treatment facilities, and a plan for how to
        resolve such areas of disagreement going forward.
        SEC. 718. PLAN AND REPORT BY DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY RELATING TO
          CHIROPRACTIC CLINICS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
        (a) Plan.--The Director of the Defense Health Agency shall develop
    a plan to--
            (1) reopen any clinic at a military installation if, before the
        date of the enactment of this Act, such clinic--
                (A) offered chiropractic services and had an average number
            of at least 400 visits per month; and
                (B) was closed; and
            (2) pay chiropractors stationed at military installations under
        the General Schedule.
        (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the Director of the
    Defense Health Agency shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on--
            (1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and
            (2) the utility of chiropractic services with respect to the
        benefits of such services to members of the Armed Forces, the
        availability of such services, and the cost of such services.
        SEC. 719. STRATEGIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICAL RESEARCH PLAN.
        (a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
    President submits a budget for fiscal year 2027 to Congress pursuant to
    section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of
    Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of each military
    department, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    House of Representatives and the Senate a comprehensive, strategic
    infectious disease medical research plan (referred to in this section
    as the ``Plan'').
        (b) Matters to Be Included.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
    Plan describes the following:
            (1) All infectious disease medical research conducted by the
        Department of Defense, including the coordination process, to
        ensure that such research is linked to--
                (A) military readiness;
                (B) joint force requirements;
                (C) the requirements of the commanders of the combatant
            commands; and
                (D) relevance to individuals eligible for care at military
            medical treatment facilities or through the TRICARE program (as
            defined in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code).
            (2) The infectious disease research projects funded under the
        Defense Health Program Account under section 1100 of title 10,
        United States Code, including projects under--
                (A) the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program
            of the Department of Defense;
                (B) the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
                (C) the United States Army Medical Research Institute of
            Infectious Diseases;
                (D) the Chemical and Biological Defense Program;
                (E) the Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
                (F) the Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences
            located in Thailand;
                (G) the Naval Medical Research Unit; and
                (H) the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.
            (3) The process for ensuring synergy across the military
        medical research community--
                (A) to address gaps in military infectious disease
            research;
                (B) to minimize duplication of research;
                (C) to promote collaboration within research focus areas;
            and
                (D) to leverage and modernize the existing medical research
            and development infrastructure of the Department of Defense.
            (4) The efforts of the Secretary to coordinate with other
        departments and agencies of the Federal Government to increase
        awareness of complementary infectious disease research efforts that
        are being carried out by the Federal Government.
        (c) Budget Display Information.--The Secretary shall submit to the
    President, in conjunction with the materials of the Department of
    Defense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to
    Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
    United States Code, and annually thereafter in conjunction with each
    subsequent budget request through fiscal year 2032, a detailed budget
    for carrying out the Plan that includes the following:
            (1) The resources necessary for infectious disease medical
        research to carry out the activities described in subsection (b)
        for the applicable fiscal year and the four following fiscal years,
        disaggregated by the activities described in paragraphs (1) through
        (4) of subsection (b).
            (2) With respect to procurement accounts--
                (A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line
            number, line item, and line item title; and
                (B) a description of the requirements for such amounts
            specific to the Plan.
            (3) With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation
        accounts--
                (A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line
            number, program element, and program element title; and
                (B) a description of the requirements for such amounts
            specific to the Plan.
            (4) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts--
                (A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity
            title, line number, and subactivity group title; and
                (B) a description of the specific manner in which such
            amounts will be used.
            (5) With respect to military personnel accounts--
                (A) amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budget
            subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and
                (B) a description of the requirements for such amounts
            specific to the Plan.
            (6) With respect to each project under military construction
        accounts, the country, location, project title, and project amount
        by fiscal year.
            (7) With respect to the activities described in subsection
        (b)--
                (A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity
            title, line number, and subactivity group title; and
                (B) a description of the specific manner in which such
            amounts will be used.
            (8) With respect to each military department--
                (A) amounts displayed by account title, budget activity
            title, line number, and subactivity group title; and
                (B) a description of the specific manner in which such
            amounts will be used.
            (9) With respect to the amounts described in each of paragraphs
        (2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), (6), (7)(A), and (8)(A) for a
        fiscal year--
                (A) a comparison between--
                    (i) the amount requested in the budget of the President
                for such fiscal year; and
                    (ii) the amount projected in the previously submitted
                budget request of the President for such fiscal year;
                (B) a detailed summary of the amounts obligated for the
            Plan during the most recently concluded fiscal year; and
                (C) a detailed comparison between--
                    (i) the amounts obligated for the Plan during the most
                recently concluded fiscal year; and
                    (ii) the amounts requested for the Plan in the budget
                of the President for the applicable fiscal year.
        SEC. 720. REVIEW OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS UNDER PROCESSES AND
          FORMS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING AND
          PRIVILEGING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Review.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review all
        processes and forms relating to health care provider credentialing
        and privileging of covered applicants to ensure that each
        individual who provides health care independently as a health-care
        professional at a health care facility of the Department of Defense
        meets the requirement of section 1094(a) of title 10, United States
        Code.
            (2) Centralized credential system.--In carrying out section
        1094(b) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary shall
        establish a centralized credential system that allows the
        commanding officer of a health care facility of the Department to
        verify the licensure of a health care professional, regardless of
        the location of the facility or the Armed Force in which the health
        care professional serves. The Secretary shall ensure that not less
        than 90 percent of such verifications are completed within seven
        days of the date on which the commanding officer requests such
        verification if the request does not relate to a health-care
        professional with an adverse record.
        (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
    containing the following:
            (1) The findings of the review required under subsection (a).
            (2) A detailed plan outlining steps the Secretary has taken or
        will take pursuant to such review, including a timeline for
        completion of such steps.
        (c) Covered Applicant Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    applicant'' means an applicant for a position as a health-care
    professional (as defined in section 1094 of title 10, United States
    Code) who--
            (1) is required to go through a credentialing and privileging
        process; and
            (2) provides care--
                (A) at a health care facility of the Department of Defense;
            or
                (B) through the civilian network of the TRICARE program (as
            defined in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code).

                Subtitle C--Studies, Reports, and Other Matters

        SEC. 731. IMPROVEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF CARE FOR VETERANS FROM
          FACILITIES AND PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Action Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Pursuant to the authorities under section 8111
        of title 38, United States Code, and section 1104 of title 10,
        United States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs shall develop and implement action plans at
        covered facilities--
                (A) to strengthen sharing of resources between the
            Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs
            under existing statutory authority;
                (B) to improve communication between the Department of
            Veterans Affairs and pertinent command and director leadership
            of military medical treatment facilities;
                (C) to increase utilization of military medical treatment
            facilities with excess capacity or space;
                (D) to increase case volume and complexity for graduate
            professional and other medical education programs of the
            Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs;
            and
                (E) to increase access to care for enrolled veterans in
            areas in which a military medical treatment facility is located
            that is identified by the Secretary of Defense as having excess
            capacity or space.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The action plans required under
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                (A) Cross-credentialing and privileging of health care
            providers to jointly care for enrolled veterans in medical
            facilities of the Department of Defense and the Department of
            Veterans Affairs.
                (B) Expedited access to installations of the Department of
            Defense for staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and
            enrolled veterans.
                (C) The designation of a coordinator within each covered
            facility to serve as a liaison between the Department of
            Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs and to lead the
            implementation of such action plan.
                (D) A mechanism for monitoring the effectiveness of such
            action plan on an ongoing basis, to include establishing
            relevant performance goals and collecting data to assess
            progress towards those goals.
                (E) Prioritized integration of relevant information
            technology and other systems or processes to enable seamless
            information sharing, medical records referrals and ancillary
            orders and results, payment methodologies and billing
            processes, and workload attribution when personnel of the
            Department of Veterans Affairs provide services at facilities
            of the Department of Defense or when personnel of the
            Department of Defense provide services at facilities of the
            Department of Veterans Affairs.
                (F) An oversight and accountability plan for the handling
            of adverse medical events and complaints from patients or
            staff, including a requirement to track any significant adverse
            medical events and provide information on such events in the
            briefing required under subsection (f).
                (G) Any other matter that the Secretary of Defense and the
            Secretary of Veterans Affairs consider appropriate.
        (b) Approval of Action Plans.--Before any action plan required
    under subsection (a) with respect to a covered facility shall be
    considered complete and submitted to the appropriate committees of
    Congress pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that approval for the action
    plan is obtained from--
            (1) the co-chairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs-
        Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee established under
        section 320 of title 38, United States Code;
            (2) the local installation commander for the covered facility
        of the Department of Defense; and
            (3) the director of the relevant medical center of the
        Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to any covered facility
        of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
        (c) Requirements Relating to Sharing Agreements.--
            (1) Lead coordinator.--The Secretary of Defense and the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that there is a lead
        coordinator at each facility of the Department of Defense or the
        Department of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, with respect to
        which there is a sharing agreement in place.
            (2) List of agreements.--The Secretary of Defense and the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain on a publicly
        available website a list of the sharing agreements in place between
        the medical facilities of the Department of Defense and the
        Department of Veterans Affairs.
        (d) Patient Safety, Complaints, and Accountability.--
            (1) Secure complaint process.--
                (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
            of Veterans Affairs shall establish a secure mechanism for
            enrolled veterans to report concerns regarding care received
            under an action plan required under subsection (a).
                (B) Elements of mechanism.--The mechanism established under
            subparagraph (A) shall protect confidentiality, prohibit
            retaliation, and ensure transmission of each complaint to both
            the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
            Affairs.
            (2) Documentation and review.--
                (A) Documentation.--The Secretary of Defense and the
            Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall maintain records of all
            complaints, adverse events, and safety incidents involving
            patients or staff pursuant to the action plans required by
            subsection (a).
                (B) Review.--The records maintained under subparagraph (A)
            shall be jointly reviewed on a quarterly basis by designated
            officials of the Department of Defense and the Department of
            Veterans Affairs.
            (3) Notification and investigation.--Any allegation of abuse,
        neglect, or misconduct involving personnel of the Department of
        Defense in the treatment of a veteran under an action plan shall be
        promptly referred by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the
        Secretary of Defense, and the commander or medical center director,
        as applicable, of the facility concerned to the Office of Inspector
        General of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
        Affairs.
            (4) Interim protective measures.--Pending resolution of any
        investigation relating to conduct under an action plan, the
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs may suspend referrals of veterans to
        the provider or facility concerned.
        (e) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days following the
    completion of the action plans required under subsection (a), the
    Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
    such plans to the appropriate committees of Congress.
        (f) Annual Joint Briefings on Action Plans.--Not later than one
    year after submitting the action plans to the appropriate committees of
    Congress pursuant to subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense and the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the appropriate
    committees of Congress a briefing containing--
            (1) a status update on the progress of implementing the action
        plans required under this section;
            (2) recommendations for developing subsequent action plans for
        each facility with respect to which there is a sharing agreement in
        place;
            (3) the number of patients served pursuant to the action plans,
        broken down by facility and service type;
            (4) the number of health care providers who were cross-
        credentialed or privileged to jointly care for beneficiaries in
        medical facilities of the Department of Defense or the Department
        of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the action plans, broken down by
        facility and service type;
            (5) the costs incurred and reimbursed between the Department of
        Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the
        action plans, including an accounting of the use of the DOD-VA
        Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund established under section
        8111(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, if applicable;
            (6) a summary of the effectiveness of the mechanisms developed
        pursuant to the action plans related to oversight, accountability,
        data-gathering, and performance goals as well as any
        recommendations for improving such mechanisms;
            (7) a summary of any patient safety incidents or complaints and
        associated resolutions as well as any recommendations for improving
        the patient safety and complaint resolution process under the
        actions plans; and
            (8) a summary of the integration of information technology and
        other systems pursuant to the action plans as well as barriers to
        further integration and recommendations for improving such
        integration.
        (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to allow the Department of Defense or the Department of
    Veterans Affairs to require a veteran to seek care at a facility of the
    Department of Defense or to allow military medical treatment facilities
    to be used as a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for
    purposes of determining eligibility of veterans for care from a non-
    Department of Veterans Affairs provider under the eligibility access
    standards developed under section 1703B of title 38, United States
    Code.
        (h) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on September 30, 2028.
        (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
            (2) The term ``covered facility'' means--
                (A) a military medical treatment facility (as such term is
            defined in section 1073c of title 10, United States Code); or
                (B) a medical facility of the Department of Veterans
            Affairs described in section 8101(3) of title 38, United States
            Code.
            (3) The term ``enrolled veteran'' means a veteran enrolled in
        the patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans Affairs
        established and operated under section 1705(a) of title 38, United
        States Code.
            (4) The term ``sharing agreement'' means an agreement for the
        sharing of health-care resources between the Department of Defense
        and the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1104 of title
        10, United States Code, or section 8111 of title 38, United States
        Code.
            (5) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
        SEC. 732. PROHIBITION ON PAINFUL RESEARCH ON DOMESTIC CATS AND
          DOGS.
        (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided by subsection (b) or (c), the
    Secretary of Defense may not conduct, or support the conduct of,
    painful research on a domestic cat (Felis catus) or a domestic dog
    (Canis familiaris).
        (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply
    with respect to any physical exam, training program, or study relating
    to service animals or military animals.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in
    subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that the waiver is in the national security
        interests of the United States; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after the date on which the
        Secretary makes the waiver, submits to the congressional defense
        committees a detailed justification for the waiver, including--
                (A) an identification of the Department of Defense account
            from which funds would be obligated or expended to conduct, or
            support the conduct of, the proposed research covered by the
            waiver;
                (B) an identification of the amount of such funds;
                (C) an identification of the intended purpose of such
            funds;
                (D) an identification of the recipient or prospective
            recipient of such funds (including any nongovernmental
            recipient, as applicable);
                (E) an explanation for how the waiver is in the national
            security interests of the United States; and
                (F) any other information the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military animal'' has the meaning given the term
        in section 2583(i)(1) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``painful research'' includes any research,
        biomedical training, experimentation, or biological testing,
        classified in pain category D or E by the Department of
        Agriculture.
            (3) The term ``service animal'' has the meaning given the term
        in section 37.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or such
        successor regulation.
        SEC. 733. PILOT PROGRAM ON WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM OF
          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than 180 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
    shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall develop
    and implement a comprehensive wastewater surveillance system at not
    fewer than four installations of a military department at which the
    Secretary seeks to identify the prevalence of infectious diseases among
    members of the Armed Forces at the installation (in this section
    referred to as the ``pilot program'').
        (b) Technologies and Data System Used.--In carrying out the pilot
    program, the Secretary shall ensure the system developed and
    implemented under subsection (a) is comprised of appropriate
    technologies and a uniform data system across the Department of
    Defense.
        (c) Duration.--The pilot program shall be carried out during a two-
    year period beginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot
    program.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the
    pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report that includes the following:
            (1) A summary of the findings from the wastewater surveillance
        system under the pilot program.
            (2) Recommendations for interventions or policy changes based
        on trends observed under the pilot program.
            (3) An assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program in
        enhancing force health protection and readiness.
        SEC. 734. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
          FORCES AND DEPENDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE
          RELATING TO CANCER.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the
    Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program under which a
    covered individual may obtain supplemental insurance for noncovered
    expenses under a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan described in
    subsection (b)(1) (in this section referred to as the ``pilot
    program''). The Secretary shall carry out such program until the date
    on which the last agreement terminates pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
        (b) Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
        Secretary shall enter into an agreement with not fewer than two
        companies to each offer one or more fixed indemnity supplemental
        benefit plans that--
                (A) meet the requirements for a supplemental insurance plan
            under section 199.2 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations,
            and the exceptions under section 199.8(b)(4) of such title, as
            in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;
                (B) are provided under a separate policy, certificate, or
            contract; and
                (C) are designed to help participants pay noncovered
            expenses.
            (2) Duration of agreement.--An agreement entered into under
        paragraph (1) shall be for a period of not more than three years,
        and may not be renewed.
        (c) Provision of Information.--The Secretary shall provide
    information to covered individuals regarding the pilot program by
    making available on a publicly accessible internet website the
    following information:
            (1) A notice of availability of a fixed indemnity supplemental
        benefit plan provided under the pilot program.
            (2) A description of how to enroll in such plan.
            (3) A description and explanation of such plan, including the
        diagnoses, screenings, and treatments covered by the plan.
            (4) A description of the costs to the individual through
        premiums and remittances to a company providing such plan.
            (5) A notice that--
                (A) the availability of a fixed indemnity supplemental
            benefit plan provided under the pilot program does not affect
            the health care benefits provided to covered individuals under
            the TRICARE program; and
                (B) covered individuals are not required to purchase such a
            plan in order to receive health care benefits covered under the
            TRICARE program.
        (d) Enrollment.--
            (1) Election.--A covered individual may elect to enroll in a
        fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot
        program.
            (2) Verification of eligibility.--The Secretary shall establish
        procedures to determine the eligibility of applicants seeking to
        enroll in a fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided
        under the pilot program.
        (e) Limitations on Authorization of Appropriations.--None of the
    amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
    available for fiscal year 2026 or any fiscal year thereafter to carry
    out the pilot program may be used to subsidize the cost of a fixed
    indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot program.
        (f) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date on which the
    pilot program commences and annually thereafter during the life of the
    pilot program, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing
    regarding the pilot program, including the following:
            (1) A description of the insurance products provided through a
        fixed indemnity supplemental benefit plan provided under the pilot
        program.
            (2) The number of covered individuals who enrolled in such a
        plan.
            (3) Feedback and examples of use cases by such individuals.
            (4) A determination by the Secretary with respect to whether
        the pilot program should be made permanent.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered individual'' means the following:
                (A) A member of the regular component of the Army, Navy,
            Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
                (B) A dependent (as defined in section 1072 of title 10,
            United States Code) of such a member who is enrolled in the
            TRICARE program.
            (2) The term ``noncovered expense'' means, with respect to a
        covered individual, any expenses relating to the screening for and
        diagnosis and treatment of cancer that are not otherwise covered by
        the health care benefits the individuals receives under chapter 55
        of title 10, United States Code, or any other benefit provided by
        the Secretary of Defense.
            (3) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 1072 of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 735. STUDY ON ACCREDITATION OF MILITARY DENTAL TREATMENT
          FACILITIES.
        (a) Study Required.--The Inspector General of the Department of
    Defense shall conduct a study on the accreditation of military dental
    treatment facilities. Such study shall include the following:
            (1) An identification of the number and percentage of military
        dental treatment facilities that have not achieved accreditation.
            (2) An analysis of any barriers, including administrative or
        operational barriers, impeding the achievement of such
        accreditation requirement with respect to military dental treatment
        facilities.
            (3) An assessment of the resources, including personnel,
        training, and infrastructure resources, necessary to achieve
        accreditation.
            (4) An estimate of the costs necessary to bring any
        unaccredited military dental treatment facility into compliance
        with such accreditation requirement.
            (5) Recommendations for any administrative, legislative, or
        other action necessary to ensure the full implementation of such
        accreditation requirement.
        (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate a report on the study under
    subsection (a). Such report shall include--
            (1) the findings of the study;
            (2) a plan to ensure the accreditation of military dental
        treatment facilities; and
            (3) any recommendations by the Inspector General for additional
        resources or legislative authority necessary to achieve full
        accreditation of military dental treatment facilities.
        SEC. 736. STUDY ON PREVALENCE AND MORTALITY OF CANCER AMONG
          MILITARY ROTARY-WING PILOTS AND AVIATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL.
        (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
    among covered individuals in two phases as provided by this section.
        (b) Initial Phase of Study.--
            (1) Goal of initial phase.--Under the initial phase of the
        study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine whether
        there is an increased prevalence of, or increased rate of mortality
        caused by, cancer for covered individuals as compared to similarly
        aged individuals in the general population. The Secretary may
        select the types of cancer to include in the study.
            (2) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and
        the Senate a briefing on the findings of the phase of the study
        under this subsection.
        (c) Second Phase of Study.--
            (1) Goal of second phase.--If, pursuant to the phase of the
        study under subsection (b), the Secretary determines there is an
        increased prevalence of, or increased mortality rate caused by, a
        type of cancer among covered individuals, the Secretary shall
        conduct a second phase of the study to--
                (A) identify any carcinogenic toxin or other hazardous
            material associated with the operation of military rotary-wing
            aircraft, such as fumes, fuels, or other liquids;
                (B) identify any operating environment, including
            frequencies or electromagnetic fields, in which covered
            individuals may have received excess exposure to non-ionizing
            radiation in the course of such operation, including non-
            ionizing radiation associated with airborne, ground, or
            shipboard radars; and
                (C) identify potential exposures as a result of military
            service by covered individuals to carcinogenic toxins or other
            hazardous materials not associated with the operation of
            military rotary-wing aircraft (such as exposure to burn pits,
            toxins in contaminated water, or toxins embedded in soils),
            including by determining--
                    (i) the locations of such service; and
                    (ii) any duties of covered individuals unrelated to
                such operation and associated with an increased prevalence
                of, or increased mortality rate caused by, cancer.
            (2) Report on second phase.--If the Secretary conducts the
        phase of the study under this subsection, not later than one year
        after the date on which the Secretary provides the briefing under
        subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
        report on the findings of such phase.
            (3) Data format.--The Secretary shall format any data resulting
        from the phase of the study under this subsection consistent with
        the formatting of data under the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
        End Results program, including by disaggregating such data by race,
        gender, and age.
        (d) Sources of Data.--In conducting the study under this section,
    the Secretary shall use data from--
            (1) the database of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End
        Results program;
            (2) the study conducted under section 750 of the National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283;
        134 Stat. 3716); and
            (3) any other study previously conducted by the Secretary of a
        military department that the Secretary determines relevant for
        purposes of this section.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,
        Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
            (2) The term ``covered individual'' means any individual who--
                (A) served in a covered Armed Force on or after February
            28, 1961, as an aircrew member of a rotary-wing aircraft
            (including as a pilot or aviation support personnel), without
            regard to the status, position, rank, or grade of the
            individual within such crew; and
                (B) receives health care benefits under chapter 55 of title
            10, United States Code.
        SEC. 737. STUDY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF AND MENTAL HEALTH
          EFFECTS OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS IN COMBAT OPERATIONS.
        (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
    comprehensive study on the psychological effects and mental health
    effects of members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel who
    operate or support unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations.
        (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include the
    following:
            (1) An assessment of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress
        disorder, depression, anxiety, burnout, moral injury, and other
        mental health conditions among members of the Armed Forces and
        civilian personnel who--
                (A) pilot or operate unmanned aircraft systems in combat
            operations; or
                (B) analyze combat imagery and conduct targeting
            assessments for such systems.
            (2) A comparative analysis of the mental health outcomes of
        such individuals relative to--
                (A) aircrew engaged in crewed combat operations; and
                (B) personnel deployed in non-flying combat roles.
            (3) An evaluation of operational stressors unique to the use of
        unmanned aircraft systems in combat operations, including--
                (A) shift work and sleep disruption;
                (B) remote witnessing of lethal operations;
                (C) emotional disengagement and isolation; and
                (D) exposure to civilian casualties or traumatic visual
            content.
            (4) An assessment of existing mental health support services of
        the Department of Defense available to members of the Armed Forces
        and other personnel who operate or support unmanned aircraft
        systems in combat operations and whether such services are
        adequate, accessible, and appropriately tailored.
            (5) Recommendations to improve mental health screening,
        treatment, and prevention for such members and personnel.
        (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces;
            (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness;
            (3) the Director of the Defense Health Agency; and
            (4) appropriate scientific institutions with expertise in
        combat psychology and remote warfare.
        (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives an unclassified report on the results of the study
    conducted under this section, including the recommendations described
    in subsection (b)(5).

      TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
                                    MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

    Sec. 801. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts.
    Sec. 802. Changes to certain documents.
    Sec. 803. Pilot program for financing for covered activities.
    Sec. 804. Multiyear procurement authority for covered systems and
              certain munitions.
    Sec. 805. Addressing insufficiencies in technical data.

     Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
                                 and Limitations

    Sec. 811. Repeals of existing law to streamline the defense acquisition
              process.
    Sec. 812. Modifications to current defense acquisition requirements.
    Sec. 813. Modification to award amount for program to accelerate the
              procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.
    Sec. 814. Additional amendments related to undefinitized contractual
              actions.
    Sec. 815. Amendment to procurement of services data analysis and
              requirements validation.
    Sec. 816. Modification of program and processes relating to foreign
              acquisition.
    Sec. 817. Review of Department of Defense Instruction relating to
              conventional ammunition management.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

    Sec. 821. Improvements to public-private talent exchange.
    Sec. 822. Modifications to requirements for the President of the Defense
              Acquisition University.
    Sec. 823. Hiring authorities for Defense Civilian Training Corps.
    Sec. 824. Increasing competition in defense contracting.
    Sec. 825. Report on strengthening the Defense Acquisition University.
    Sec. 826. Restructuring of performance evaluation metrics for the
              acquisition workforce.

     Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

    Sec. 831. Applicability of Berry Amendment to procurement of certain
              seafood.
    Sec. 832. Enhancement of defense supply chain resilience and secondary
              source qualification.
    Sec. 833. Interim national security waivers for supply chain
              illumination efforts.
    Sec. 834. Strategy to eliminate acquisition of optical glass from
              certain nations.
    Sec. 835. Strategy to eliminate sourcing of computer displays from
              certain nations.
    Sec. 836. Voluntary registration of compliance with covered sourcing
              requirements for covered products.
    Sec. 837. Acceleration of qualification of compliant sources.
    Sec. 838. Assessment of critical infrastructure owned by the Department
              of Defense dependent on foreign materials or components.

             Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

    Sec. 841. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements with
              certain retailers.
    Sec. 842. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries from certain
              foreign sources.
    Sec. 843. Application of national security waiver for strategic
              materials sourcing requirement to sensitive materials.
    Sec. 844. Prohibition of procurement of molybdenum, gallium, or
              germanium from non-allied foreign nations and authorization
              for production from recovered material.
    Sec. 845. Modifications to certain procurements from certain Chinese
              entities.
    Sec. 846. Modifications to prohibition on contracting with persons that
              have fossil fuel operations with the Government of the Russian
              Federation or the Russian energy sector.
    Sec. 847.  Prohibiting the purchase of photovoltaic modules or inverters
              from foreign entities of concern.
    Sec. 848. Clarification of procurement prohibition related to
              acquisition of materials mined, refined, and separated in
              certain countries.
    Sec. 849. Prohibition on procurement related to certain additive
              manufacturing machines.
    Sec. 850. Phase-out of computer and printer acquisitions involving
              entities owned or controlled by China.
    Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with certain biotechnology
              providers.

                       Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

    Sec. 861. Amendments to the procurement technical assistance program.
    Sec. 862. Repeal of limitations on certain Department of Defense
              Executive Agent authority.
    Sec. 863. Special Operations Command Urgent Innovative Technologies and
              Capabilities Initiative.
    Sec. 864. United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group.
    Sec. 865. Improving the domestic textile and industrial base.
    Sec. 866. Cybersecurity regulatory harmonization.
    Sec. 867. Modifications to defense industrial base fund.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 871. Modification to demonstration and prototyping program to
              advance international product support capabilities in a
              contested logistics environment.
    Sec. 872. Contested logistics exercise requirement.
    Sec. 873. Combatant command experimentation authority.
    Sec. 874. Annual report on contract cancellations and terminations.
    Sec. 875. Ability to withhold contract payments during period of
              pendancy of a bid protest.
    Sec. 876. Indemnification of contractors against nuclear and unusually
              hazardous risks.
    Sec. 877. Enhanced security strategy for procurement of private fifth-
              generation wireless technology.

                 Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

        SEC. 801. ASSUMPTION OF UNINSURABLE RISK ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 281 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 3864. Assumption of uninsurable risk on certain contracts
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a
    contractor is not required to assume the risk of loss for work in
    process under a covered contract if, due to the classified nature of
    the performance of such contractor under such covered contract--
            ``(1) such contractor is unable to obtain insurance for such
        risk of loss from a commercial provider; or
            ``(2) a commercial provider is unable to process a claim of
        such contractor for loss of work in process under such covered
        contract.
        ``(b) Limitations.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
    a loss of work in process under a covered contract to the extent that
    such loss--
            ``(1) is the result of willful misconduct or lack of good faith
        on the part of the managerial personnel of the contractor,
        including with respect to the oversight of subcontractors by the
        contractor; or
            ``(2) is the result of workmanship error by the contractor.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `classified contract' means a contract the
        performance of which requires a contractor performing under such
        contract, or an employee of such contractor, to have access to
        classified information.
            ``(2) The term `covered contract' means a classified, fixed-
        price type contract for the acquisition of a product entered into
        by the Department of Defense after the enactment of this Act.
            ``(3) The term `work in process' means an item at any stage of
        production or manufacture at any time from the initiation of
        contract performance until delivery to and acceptance by the
        Government.
            ``(4) The term `workmanship error' means damage to work in
        process that is a result of an incorrectly performed skill-based
        task, operation, or action that was originally planned or
        intended.''.
        (b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the
    Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to carry out section
    3864 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
        SEC. 802. CHANGES TO CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 361 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4604. Changes to certain documents
        ``(a) In General.--Each document referred to in a contract or other
    agreement for procurement entered into by the Secretary of Defense
    shall include a notation that--
            ``(1) provides the version of such document that is applicable
        to such contract or other agreement; and
            ``(2) indicates whether any changes have been made to such
        document after the issuance of the solicitation pursuant to which
        such contract or other agreement was entered into.
        ``(b) Unnotated Documents.--With respect to a document referred to
    in a contract or other agreement described in subsection (a) that does
    not include the notation required under such subsection, the version of
    the document that shall apply with respect to such contract or other
    agreement is the version in effect at the time of the issuance of the
    solicitation pursuant to which such contract or other agreement was
    entered into.''.
        (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    apply with respect to a contract or other agreement entered into after
    the date of the enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 803. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FINANCING FOR COVERED ACTIVITIES.
        (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense may establish a pilot
    program to evaluate the feasibility, risks, and benefits of expanding
    contract cost principles and procedures of the Department of Defense to
    allow for financing costs incurred for a covered activity under a
    covered contract to be considered allowable and allocable as a direct
    or indirect cost for such covered contract.
        (b) Program Authorities and Requirements.--Under a pilot program
    established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense--
            (1) may treat financing costs incurred for a covered activity
        under a covered contract as allowable and allocable as a direct or
        an indirect cost for such covered contract, provided--
                (A) such costs are--
                    (i) reasonable in amount and consistent with prevailing
                market rates for similar financing; and
                    (ii) incurred to pay a financing entity; and
                (B) such covered activity is performed in compliance with
            the applicable requirements of the Department of Defense for
            audits of material and inventory management; and
            (2) shall ensure that with respect to a covered contract for
        which financing costs are allowable and allocable under the pilot
        program, any obligation of the United States to make a payment
        under such covered contract is subject to the availability of
        appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to the
        Government for the termination of such covered contract shall be
        limited to the total amount of funding obligated at the time of
        termination.
        (c) Subcontractor Status.--For the purposes of a pilot program
    established under (a), a financing entity may not be considered a
    subcontractor solely because of the participation of such financing
    entity in a covered activity.
        (d) Briefing.--Prior to establishing a pilot program under
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on how the Department of
    Defense will ensure the compliance of a financing entity who is not
    treated as a subcontractor with the applicable requirements of the
    Department of Defense for audits of material and inventory management,
    including any updates to the policies or regulations of the Department
    required to ensure such compliance.
        (e) Report and Recommendations.--Not later than February 15, 2028,
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the pilot program established under subsection
    (a), if any, including an assessment of the feasibility, risks, and
    benefits of authorizing the financing costs incurred by a contractor
    for a covered activity under a covered contract to be considered
    allowable and allocable as a direct or indirect cost for such covered
    contract, and recommendations on whether the pilot program should be
    extended or the authority under the pilot program should be made
    permanent.
        (f) Sunset.--The Secretary of Defense may not authorize the
    treatment of financing costs incurred for a covered activity under a
    covered contract as allowable and allocable as a direct or an indirect
    cost for such covered contract under the pilot program established
    under subsection (a) if such covered contract is entered into on or
    after December 31, 2029.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered activity'' means an activity taken by a
        prime contractor or subcontractor--
                (A) to manage an inventory of completed products or
            components used in production;
                (B) to improve inventory management of products or
            components necessary for sustainment or maintenance; or
                (C) to materially expand the capacity of production or
            sustainment and maintenance through capital expenditures.
            (2) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract,
        subcontract, or other agreement entered into by the Secretary of
        Defense for the performance of a covered activity.
            (3) The term ``financing costs'' means interest on borrowings,
        bond discounts, and costs of financing and refinancing capital.
            (4) The term ``financing entity'' means--
                (A) any corporation, limited liability company,
            partnership, trust, or other entity that--
                    (i) is organized under Federal or State law; and
                    (ii) as part of its regular business activities,
                extends credit, loans, or other forms of financing to other
                persons or entities; and
                (B) provided that such legal entity is not owned by,
            controlled by, or under common control with the other persons
            or entities receiving such financing.
        SEC. 804. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR COVERED SYSTEMS AND
          CERTAIN MUNITIONS.
        (a) Multiyear Procurement for Covered Systems.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United
        States Code, the Secretary of the Defense shall submit to Congress
        a request for a specific authorization to enter into one or more
        multiyear contracts for the procurement of a covered system if--
                (A) a decision has been made by the responsible head of
            agency to proceed to full-rate production for such covered
            system; and
                (B) such covered system is planned to maintain full-rate
            production for a period of five or more consecutive years after
            entering into such a contract.
            (2) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
        requirements of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the
        projected threat environment in which the covered system is to be
        fielded has changed in a manner such that the procurement of such
        covered system is no longer necessary.
            (3) Applicability.--This section and the requirements of this
        section shall apply with respect to a multiyear contract for the
        procurement of a covered system entered into on or after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Covered system defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``covered system'' has the meaning given ``major system'' in
        section 3041 of title 10, United States Code.
        (b) Multiyear Procurement for Certain Munitions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), subject
        to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, the head of an
        agency is authorized to enter into one or more multiyear contracts,
        beginning in fiscal year 2026, for the procurement of any of the
        following:
                (A) Standard Missile-3 (``SM-3'') Block 1B missile systems
            (and products, services, and logistics support associated with
            SM-3 Block 1B systems or a subsystem that performs a critical
            function of the missile system).
                (B) Standard Missile-6 (``SM-6'') missile systems (and
            products, services, and logistics support associated with SM-6
            systems or a subsystem that performs a critical function of the
            missile system).
                (C) Tomahawk Cruise Missile systems, including both
            Tomahawk Cruise Missile system variants (and products,
            services, and logistics support associated with Tomahawk Cruise
            Missile systems or a subsystem that performs a critical
            function of the missile system), for more than one, but not
            more than seven, program years.
                (D) Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (``AMRAAM'')
            systems (and products, services, and logistics support
            associated with AMRAAM systems or a subsystem that performs a
            critical function of the missile system).
                (E) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (``JASSM'')
            systems (and products, services, and logistics support
            associated with JASSM systems or a subsystem that performs a
            critical function of the missile system).
                (F) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (``LRASM'') systems (and
            products, services, and logistics support associated with LRASM
            systems or a subsystem that performs a critical function of the
            missile system).
                (G) Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (``THAAD'') systems
            (and products, services, and logistics support associated with
            THAAD systems or a subsystem that performs a critical function
            of the missile system), for more than one, but not more than
            seven, program years.
                (H) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (``PAC-3'') Missile
            Segment Enhancement (MSE) systems (and products, services, and
            logistics support associated with PAC-3 MSE systems or a
            subsystem that performs a critical function of the missile
            system), for more than one, but not more than seven, program
            years.
                (I) Family of Affordable Mass Munitions (``FAMM''),
            Extended-Range Attack Munition (``ERAM''), Enterprise Test
            Vehicle (``ETV''), or ground-launched low-cost cruise missile
            systems (and products, services, and logistics support
            associated with FAMM, ERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-cost
            cruise missile systems or a subsystem that performs a critical
            function of the missile system).
                (J) Low-cost hypersonic strike systems (and products,
            services, and logistics support associated with low-cost
            hypersonic strike systems or a subsystem that performs a
            critical function of the missile system).
            (2) Procurement in conjunction with existing contracts.--The
        systems and subsystems described in paragraph (1) may be procured
        through modifications or extensions to any existing contract for
        such systems and subsystems.
            (3) Limited applicability of multiyear contracting provision.--
        Paragraphs (3)(B), (3)(C), (3)(D), and (4) of subsection (i) of
        section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply with
        respect to a multiyear contract entered into under this subsection.
            (4) Additional requirements.--
                (A) Design stability.--Notwithstanding subsection
            3501(a)(4) of this title, with respect to a multiyear contract
            entered into under this subsection that provides, in the terms
            of such contract included on the date on which such contract is
            entered into, for the potential insertion of upgraded
            components or design changes that address obsolescence or
            producibility requirements, such upgraded components or design
            changes may be included in the end product if, not later than
            180 days before the insertion of such upgraded components or
            design changes, the head of an agency that is a party to such
            contract provides to the congressional defense committees a
            briefing on such upgraded components or design changes,
            including a testing plan to ensure such upgraded components or
            design changes will meet system requirements.
                (B) Certification requirements.--In applying the
            requirements of subsection (i)(3) of section 3501 of title 10,
            United States Code, to a multiyear contract entered into under
            this subsection, the Secretary of Defense may not make the
            certification described in such subsection--
                    (i) for Tomahawk Cruise Missile systems described in
                paragraph (1)(C), until the Secretary has provided a
                certification for FAMM, ERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-
                cost cruise missile systems described in paragraph (1)(I);
                    (ii) for JASSM systems described in paragraph (1)(E),
                until the Secretary has provided a certification for FAMM,
                ERAM, ETV, or ground-launched low-cost cruise missile
                systems described in paragraph (1)(I);and
                    (iii) for SM-6 missile systems described in paragraph
                (1)(B), until the Secretary has provided a certification
                for low-cost hypersonic strike systems described in
                paragraph (1)(J).
            (5) Authority for advance procurement.--The head of an agency
        may enter into one or more contracts for advance procurement,
        beginning in fiscal year 2026, associated with a system or
        subsystem described in paragraph (1) for which authorization to
        enter into a multiyear procurement contract is provided under such
        paragraph, which may include procurement of economic order
        quantities of material and equipment when cost savings are
        achievable.
            (6) Condition for out-year contract payments.--A contract
        entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation
        of the United States to make a payment under the contract for a
        fiscal year after fiscal year 2026 is subject to the availability
        of appropriations for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
            (7) Head of an agency defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``head of an agency'' means--
                (A) the Secretary of Defense;
                (B) the Secretary of the Army;
                (C) the Secretary of the Navy; or
                (D) the Secretary of the Air Force.
        (c) Clarification to Use of Multiyear Contract Authority.--Section
    3501(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
    ``significant''.
        SEC. 805. ADDRESSING INSUFFICIENCIES IN TECHNICAL DATA.
        (a) Establishment of Technical Data System.--Not later than 90 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
    shall develop and implement a digital system to track, manage, and
    enable the assessment of covered data related to covered systems, and
    to verify the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with
    contract requirements related to technical data for covered systems.
        (b) Review of Requirements for Covered Data.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall identify relevant contracts or other agreements for each
    covered system and conduct a review of the requirements contained in
    such contracts or other agreements with respect to covered data,
    including requirements for both data delivered and data otherwise
    accessible by the Department of Defense on a non-deliverable basis.
        (c) Assessment of Available Covered Data.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall assess the
        covered data required under the requirements with respect to
        covered data reviewed under subsection (b) and, for each such
        requirement--
                (A) describe the physical or electronic storage location of
            the covered data that is in the possession of the Department of
            Defense, or the method by which the Department accesses the
            covered data, as applicable;
                (B) evaluate whether the covered data delivered to the
            Department under such requirement complies with--
                    (i) the marking and rights requirements for such
                covered data under or pursuant to the contract containing
                such reviewed requirement; and
                    (ii) the applicable provisions of chapter 275 of title
                10, United States Code; and
                (C) describe the category of rights in technical data
            applicable under section 3771 of title 10, United States Code,
            to the covered data delivered to the Department under such
            reviewed requirement, including an identification of whether
            the delivery or access to such covered data under such reviewed
            requirement is subject to a customized commercial license or a
            specially negotiated license.
            (2) Findings.--The Secretary of Defense shall record in the
        digital system implemented under subsection (a) the findings of the
        review conducted under subsection (b) and the assessment under
        paragraph (1).
        (d) Identification of Insufficiency in Covered Data.--Based on the
    review of requirements for covered data required by subsection (b) and
    the assessment of available covered data required by subsection (c),
    the Secretary of Defense shall identify any insufficiency in covered
    data that negatively affects the ability of the Secretary to
    effectively operate a covered system and maintain such covered system
    in a cost-effective manner considering factors, including the years
    remaining in the lifecycle of the covered system, projected inventory
    numbers of the covered system, or a cost analysis of continuing the
    current operations or maintenance approach for the covered system.
        (e) Addressing an Insufficiency in Covered Data.--
            (1) In general.--For each covered system acquired by the
        Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                (A) distinguish between--
                    (i) covered data, the delivery of or access to which
                was required by the contract or other agreement under the
                review in subsection (b); and
                    (ii) covered data that was not required by the contract
                or other agreement but that the Department identified as an
                insufficiency in subsection (d);
                (B) for covered data described in subparagraph (A)(i) that
            is identified as insufficient under subsection (d), seek to
            address such insufficiency with the relevant contractor,
            including by receiving access to such covered data on a non-
            deliverable basis;
                (C) for covered data described in subparagraph (A)(i) that
            identified as improperly marked pursuant to subsection
            (c)(1)(B), seek to address such improper marking with the
            relevant contractor;
                (D) for covered data described in subparagraph (A)(ii),
            initiate a streamlined process to--
                    (i) request the relevant contractor to provide the
                Government with options for the covered data required to
                address the insufficiency in such covered data identified
                under subsection (d), which may include access agreements,
                priced contract options, negotiated direct licenses with
                government authorized repair contractors, or direct
                licenses for systems or components produced by
                subcontractors that are covered defense equipment for
                access to the required covered data;
                    (ii) allow the contractor to propose terms for using
                commercially accepted valuation practices, including
                income-based, cost-based, and market-based pricing; and
                (E) consider the use of escrow agreements or similar
            arrangements under a specifically negotiated license for the
            required covered data with the original contractor or
            subcontractor of the covered system in the event such
            contractor or subcontractor decides to exit the business or no
            longer support maintenance of the covered system.
            (2) Insufficiency.--With respect to an insufficiency identified
        under subsection (d) in covered data for a commercial product--
                (A) the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that pricing and
            terms and conditions offered by the contractor for are
            commensurate with commercial practices for granting similar
            access; and
                (B) if the Secretary seeks access to technical data,
            software, or other information in a manner that differs from
            the manner in which such contractor customarily provides to a
            buyer of such commercial product, the Secretary shall seek to
            negotiate a customized commercial license for such access.
        (f) Records Retention.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
    of Defense shall ensure that all technical data, computer software,
    contract files, and related records acquired or generated in connection
    with a covered system are retained and managed by the Department of
    Defense until, at a minimum, the Department has totally divested from
    such covered system.
        (g) Quarterly Updates to Congress.--Not later than April 1, 2026,
    and every 90 days thereafter until the Secretary of Defense completes
    the assessment required under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense
    shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
            (1) progress made toward completing the requirements of this
        section;
            (2) a summary of findings from such assessment, including
        report of the position of the Government as to whether such data
        meet marking and rights requirements;
            (3) the efforts of the Department of Defense to address any
        insufficiencies in covered data identified under subsection (d),
        including a summary of the actions by the Department to fund such
        efforts;
            (4) a description of the methods used by the Department in
        negotiating with any relevant contractor to access covered data
        identified as an insufficiency in subsection (d); and
            (5) any lessons learned to improve the actions of the
        Department in planning for and acquiring covered data related to
        covered systems acquired by the Department.
        (h) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed--
            (1) as modifying any rights, obligations, or limitations of the
        Government, contractor, or subcontractor with respect to rights in
        technical data under subchapter I of chapter 275 of this title;
            (2) as altering the requirements in section 2464 and 2466 of
        title 10, United States Code; or
            (3) as altering or expanding any license rights the Government
        has acquired in contracts or agreements.
        (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered data'' means technical data and computer
        software required--
                (A) to enable the Department of Defense or government
            authorized repair contractors performing under a support
            contract, the primary purpose of which is to furnish repair or
            maintenance services on site at a depot, installation or
            operating location of the Government in support of the share of
            depot-level maintenance and repair workload of the Government
            in accordance with section 2466 of this title; or
                (B) to maintain a core logistics capability in accordance
            with section 2464 of this title provided for use by third
            parties without restriction for the maintenance of the covered
            system.
            (2) The term ``covered system'' means--
                (A) a major defense acquisition program, as defined in
            section 4201 of title 10, United States Code; or
                (B) an acquisition program or project that is carried out
            using the rapid prototyping or rapid fielding acquisition
            pathway under section 3602 of such title that is estimated by
            the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total
            expenditure described in section 4201(a)(2) of such title;
            (3) The term ``maintain or repair'' excludes the manufacture of
        new items.
            (4) The term ``digital system'' means a secure, electronic
        platform required by subsection (a) that--
                (A) is connected to authoritative systems for product
            lifecycle management and contracting data repositories and
            other systems where contractor data are stored or accessed; and
                (B) identifies technical data owed under contract terms,
            verify compliance of received data with marking and rights
            requirements, detect omissions or errors, and track metadata
            for decision-making.
            (5) The term ``service acquisition executive'' has the meaning
        given in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.

    Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
                                and Limitations

        SEC. 811. REPEALS OF EXISTING LAW TO STREAMLINE THE DEFENSE
          ACQUISITION PROCESS.
        (a) Title 10, United States Code.--The following provisions of
    title 10, United States Code, are hereby repealed:
            (1) Chapter 345.
            (2) Section 3070.
            (3) Section 3106.
            (4) Section 3373.
            (5) Section 3455.
            (6) Section 3678.
            (7) Section 4423.
            (8) Section 8688.
        (b) National Defense Authorization Acts.--The following provisions
    are hereby repealed:
            (1) Section 883 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10
        U.S.C. 3372 note).
            (2) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2022 (Public Law 117-81)--
                (A) section 378 (10 U.S.C. 113 note);
                (B) section 380 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note); and
                (C) section 875 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3344).
            (3) Of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283)--
                (A) section 218 (10 U.S.C. 8013 note);
                (B) section 846(a) (10 U.S.C. 4811 note); and
                (C) section 891 (10 U.S.C. 3804 note).
            (4) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2020 (Public Law 116-92)--
                (A) section 232 (10 U.S.C. 4001 note);
                (B) section 802 (10 U.S.C. 3206 note); and
                (C) section 1651 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
            (5) Of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232)--
                (A) section 222 (10 U.S.C. 4014 note);
                (B) section 230 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061); and
                (C) section 843 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4171).
            (6) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2018 (Public Law 115-91)--
                (A) section 849 (131 Stat. 1487);
                (B) section 874 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3101);
                (C) section 1089 (10 U.S.C. 4025 note); and
                (D) section 1272 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
            (7) Section 925(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4271 note).
            (8) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2016 (Public Law 114-92)--
                (A) section 802(d)(2) (10 U.S.C. 4251 note);
                (B) section 810 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3101);
                (C) Section 844(b) (10 U.S.C. 3453 note);
                (D) Section 881 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4601); and
                (E) Section 883(e) (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4571).
            (9) Section 854 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
        113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
            (10) Section 1603 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 4007 note).
            (11) Section 2867 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
            (12) Of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383)--
                (A) section 215 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note);
                (B) section 812 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4211);
                (C) section 824(a) (10 U.S.C. 3774 note);
                (D) section 831(b) (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501);
                (E) subsections (a) through (h) of section 863 (10 U.S.C.
            note prec. 4501);
                (F) subsections (a) through (f) of section 866 (10 U.S.C.
            note prec. 3241); and
                (G) section 932 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note).
            (13) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2010 (Public Law 111-84)--
                (A) section 804 (123 Stat. 2402); and
                (B) section 1043 (10 U.S.C. 4174 note).
            (14) Of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417)--
                (A) section 143 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241);
                (B) section 254 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3241);
                (C) subsections (a) through (c) of section 804 (122 Stat.
            4356); and
                (D) section 814 (10 U.S.C. 4271 note).
            (15) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2008 (Public Law 110-181)--
                (A) section 214 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note);
                (B) section 238(b) (10 U.S.C. 4841 note);
                (C) section 821 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3451); and
                (D) section 881 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
            (16) Of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364)--
                (A) section 812 (10 U.S.C. 4325 note); and
                (B) section 832 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4501).
            (17) Of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2006 (Public Law 109-163)--
                (A) subtitle D of title II (10 U.S.C. 4841 note); and
                (B) section 816 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 3344).
            (18) Section 851 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 10
        U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
            (19) Of the Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314)--
                (A) section 133 (10 U.S.C. 3678 note); and
                (B) section 804 (10 U.S.C. 4571 note).
            (20) Section 826 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398; 10
        U.S.C. note prec. 3241).
            (21) Section 822 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201).
            (22) Section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
            (23) Section 913 of the Department of Defense Authorization
        Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3201).
            (24) Section 1252 of the Department of Defense Authorization
        Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
        (c) Conforming Amendments to Place Into Section 101(a) of Title 10,
    United States Code, the Definition of Major Weapon System Formerly
    Contained in Section 3455(f) (and, Previously, Section 2379) of Such
    Title.--
            (1) Placing definition into section 101(a).--Section 101(a) of
        title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(21) The term `major weapon system' means a weapon system
        acquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition program (as that
        term is defined in section 4201 of this title).''.
            (2) Amending provisions that refer to section 3455(f) so as to
        refer to section 101(a) instead.--The following sections of title
        10, United States Code, are each amended by striking ``section
        3455(f)'' and inserting ``section 101(a)'':
                (A) Section 118(f)(1).
                (B) Section 233a(d).
                (C) Section 4325(d).
                (D) Section 4401(c)(9).
            (3) Amending provisions that refer to section 2379, the
        predecessor provision to section 3455, so as to refer to section
        101(a) instead.--
                (A) Section 2(3) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform
            Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-23; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4321) is
            amended by striking ``section 2379(d)'' and inserting ``section
            101(a)''.
                (B) Section 875(b)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
            U.S.C. 1723 note) is amended by striking ``section 2379(f)''
            and inserting ``section 101(a)''.
                (C) Section 836(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 22 U.S.C. 2767
            note) is amended by striking ``section 2379(f)'' and inserting
            ``section 101(a)''.
                (D) Section 1058(d) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
            Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by striking
            ``section 2379(f)'' and inserting ``section 101(a)''.
        (d) Miscellaneous Other Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 3453(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
        by striking ``the procurement official for the solicitation'' and
        all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``the
        procurement official for the solicitation may require the offeror
        to submit relevant information.''.
            (2) Section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is
        amended in each of subsections (a) and (b)(1) by striking
        ``sections 2306a(d) and 2379'' and inserting ``section 3705''.
            (3) Section 4422(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is
        amended by striking ``, subject to the requirements and limitations
        in section 4423 of this title''.
        SEC. 812. MODIFICATIONS TO CURRENT DEFENSE ACQUISITION
          REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Modifications to Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in section 1749(f)(1), by striking ``on a reimbursable
        basis'';
            (2) in section 2222(i)(1)(A)--
                (A) in clause (vi), by adding ``or real estate system''
            after ``An installations management system''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                ``(ix) A budget system.
                ``(x) A retail system.
                ``(xi) A health care system.
                ``(xii) A travel and expense system.
                ``(xiii) A payroll system.
                ``(xiv) A supply chain management system.
                ``(xv) A Departmentwide resource planning system.
                ``(xvi) A contractor management system.'';
            (3) in section 3012(3)(B), by striking ``lowest overall cost
        alternative'' and inserting ``best value'';
            (4) in section 3069--
                (A) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) by striking ``the head of an agency'' and all that
                follows through ``findings:'' and inserting ``a contracting
                officer making the acquisition may acquire a higher
                quantity of the end item than the quantity specified for
                the end item in a law providing for the funding of that
                acquisition if that contracting officer determines in
                writing that:'';
                    (ii) by striking paragraph (4);
                (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``The regulations
            shall'' and all that follows through ``3205 of this title.'';
                (C) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection
            (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
                (D) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by amending
            paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) In this section, the term `end item' means a production
        product assembled, completed, and ready for issue or deployment.'';
            (5) in section 3226(d), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
        follows:
            ``(2) Funds described in paragraph (1) may be used--
                ``(A) to cover any increased program costs identified by a
            revised cost analysis or target developed pursuant to
            subsection (b);
                ``(B) to acquire additional end items in accordance with
            section 3069 of this title; or
                ``(C) to cover the cost of risk reduction and process
            improvements.'';
            (6) in section 3243(d)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``subject to paragraph
            (2),'';
                (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
            (7) in section 3703(a)(1)(A), by striking ``competition that
        results in at least two or more responsive and viable competing
        bids'' and inserting ``price competition'';
            (8) in section 3705(b), by inserting the following new
        paragraph:
        ``(3) Alternative Sources Required.--If the head of contracting
    activity, or the designee of the head of contracting activity,
    determines it is in the best interest of the Government to make the
    award under subsection (b)(1), the head of the agency shall conduct an
    assessment of alternative offerors as a source of supply using
    authorities provided by sections 865 and 882 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159).''; and
            (9) in section 4201(b), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(3) An acquisition program for software and covered hardware
        as described by section 3603 of this title.''.
        (b) Use of Capability-based Analysis of Price of Goods or Services
    Offered by Nontraditional Defense Contractors.--Section 864(d) of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Capacity-Based''
        and inserting ``Capability-Based''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``increased capacity'' and
        inserting ``increased capability''.
        (c) Codification of Program to Accelerate Contracting and Pricing
    Processes.--
            (1) In general.--Section 890 of the John S. McCain National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232;
        10 U.S.C. note prec. 3701) is transferred to chapter 271 of title
        10, United States Code, inserted after section 3708, and
        redesignated as section 3709.
            (2) Amendments.--Section 3709 of title 10, United States Code,
        as so transferred and redesignated, is amended--
                (A) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot'';
                (B) by striking ``pilot'' each place it appears;
                (C) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``chapter 271 of
            title 10, United States Code'' and inserting ``this chapter'';
                (D) in subsection (b)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
                ``section 1737 of title 10, United States Code'' and
                inserting ``section 1737 of this title''; and
                    (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``minimal
                reporting'' and inserting ``no unique reporting''; and
                (E) by striking subsections (c) and (d).
        SEC. 813. MODIFICATION TO AWARD AMOUNT FOR PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE
          THE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.
        Section 3604(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Maximum''; and
            (2) by inserting ``shall be greater than or equal to
        $10,000,000 and'' before ``shall not exceed''.
        SEC. 814. ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS RELATED TO UNDEFINITIZED
          CONTRACTUAL ACTIONS.
        (a) In General.--Section 3374(a) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Certain Reduced'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(3) the increased cost risk of the contractor with respect to
        any costs incurred prior to the award of the undefinitized
        contractual action when such costs--
                ``(A) would have been directly chargeable to the contract
            if incurred after the award of the contract; and
                ``(B) were incurred to meet an anticipated contract
            delivery schedule or anticipated contract price targets of the
            Government under an acquisition strategy required under section
            4211 of this title; and
            ``(4) the increased cost risk of the contractor with respect to
        negotiations continuing for more than 180 days beginning on the
        date on which the contractor submitted the qualifying proposal to
        definitize such undefinitized contractual action.''.
        (b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the
    Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
    to carry out section 3374(a) of title 10, United States Code, as
    amended by subsection (a).
        SEC. 815. AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES DATA ANALYSIS AND
          REQUIREMENTS VALIDATION.
        Section 4506 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by repealing subsection (e); and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
            (1) and (2), respectively.
        SEC. 816. MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM AND PROCESSES RELATING TO FOREIGN
          ACQUISITION.
        Section 873(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 350; 10 U.S.C. 301 note) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
            (2) by inserting ``who are qualified'' before ``to advise''.
        SEC. 817. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSTRUCTION RELATING TO
          CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT.
        (a) In General.--Section 806(c) of the Strom Thurmond National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 10
    U.S.C. 3241 note prec.) is amended by striking ``, dated March 8,
    1995'' and inserting ``, or any successor directive or instruction''.
        (b) Review of Instruction.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) review Department of Defense Instruction 5160.68 (relating
        to ``Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition'');
            (2) assess whether to modify the definition of ``conventional
        ammunition'' in such Instruction to include one-way lethal or non-
        lethal armed/attack unmanned aerial vehicles and systems; and
            (3) if the Secretary determines such modification is
        appropriate, update the Instruction accordingly.
        (c) Report Required.--Not later than December 31, 2026, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the results of the review and assessment
    conducted under subsection (b). The report shall include--
            (1) details of the analysis carried out as part of the review
        and assessment and any resulting conclusions; and
            (2) the rationale for the Secretary's determination as to
        whether or not to modify the definition of ``conventional
        ammunition'' in the manner described in subsection (b)(2).

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

        SEC. 821. IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC-PRIVATE TALENT EXCHANGE.
        Section 1599g(f)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by striking ``207,''.
        SEC. 822. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE
          DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.
        Section 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``term'' each place it appears and inserting ``tenure''.
        SEC. 823. HIRING AUTHORITIES FOR DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS.
        (a) In General.--Section 2200h of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, in accordance with
        subsection (b)'' before the period;
            (2) by striking ``In establishing'' and inserting the
        following:
        ``(a) In General.--In establishing''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(b) Hiring Authority.--
            ``(1) Members.--The head of an element of the Department of
        Defense that partners with an institution participating in the
        program may, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of
        chapter 33 of title 5, appoint a member of the program to a
        position in such element for a term of one year.
            ``(2) Graduates.--
                ``(A) In general.--The head of an element described in
            paragraph (1) may--
                    ``(i) renew the appointment a successful graduate of
                the program serving a one-year term under such paragraph
                until such graduate is appointed to a permanent position in
                such element, except that the appointment may not be
                renewed for more than a total of four one-year terms; and
                    ``(ii) without regard to the provisions of subchapter I
                of chapter 33 of title 5, appoint a graduate holding a
                position under an appointment renewed under clause (i) to a
                vacant position in the civil service (as such term is
                defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) in
                the Department.
                ``(B) Level.--The position of a graduate in a term or
            permanent position described in subparagraph (A) shall be
            classified at the level of GS-9 under the General Schedule
            under subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, or an equivalent
            level for which the participant is qualified, without regard to
            any minimum time-in-grade or time-based experience
            requirements.
                ``(C) Limit.--The authority under this section may not be
            used for more than 60 graduates of the program in any calendar
            year.
            ``(3) Compensation.--
                ``(A) In general.--The basic pay of an individual appointed
            under this subsection shall be paid from amounts available in
            the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development
            Account established under section 1705 of this title.
                ``(B) Limitation.--Payment under subparagraph (A) may be
            made only during the term of the appointment of such an
            individual and may not exceed a total of four years of payments
            for any one individual, including renewals under paragraph (1)
            or (2).
                ``(C) Relation to other authority.--Nothing in this
            paragraph shall be construed to affect the authority of the
            Secretary of Defense to pay compensation from other available
            appropriations.
            ``(4) Sunset.--The authority under this subsection shall
        terminate on December 31, 2029.''.
        (b) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2026, and annually
        thereafter until January 31, 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
        use of the authority under subsection (b) of section 2200h of title
        10, United States Code, as added by this section.
            (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) The number of graduates of the Defense Civilian
            Training Corps program established under section 2200g of such
            title for which the authority under such subsection (b) was
            used for the year covered by the report.
                (B) An identification of the elements of the Department of
            Defense that used such authority to appoint graduates of the
            Defense Civilian Training Corps program under paragraph (2)(ii)
            of such subsection (b).
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
        means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
            Representatives.
        SEC. 824. INCREASING COMPETITION IN DEFENSE CONTRACTING.
        (a) Uses of Past Performance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
        guidance, including examples and templates where appropriate, on--
                (A) when the Department of Defense should accept past
            performance on a wider range of projects, such as a requirement
            without much precedent, in order to have increased competition
            among eligible firms with capability to perform a requirement,
            by including commercial or non-government projects as relevant
            past performance for the purposes of awarding contracts or
            other agreements;
                (B) a means by which the Department may validate non-
            government past performance references, including by requiring
            an official of an entity providing past performance references
            to attest to their authenticity and by providing verifiable
            contact information for the references; and
                (C) using alternative methods of evaluation other than past
            performance that may be appropriate for a requirement without
            much precedent, such as demonstrations and testing of
            technologies as part of the proposal process for contracts or
            other awards of the Department.
            (2) Supplement not supplant.--The guidance issued under
        paragraph (1) shall supplement existing Department of Defense
        policy and procedures for consideration of past performance and
        other evaluation factors and methods.
        (b) Enhancing Competition in Defense Procurement.--
            (1) Council recommendations.--Not later than 90 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
        convene the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (in this
        section referred to as the ``Council''), to make recommendations to
        identify and eliminate specific, unnecessary procedural barriers
        that disproportionately affect the ability of small business
        concerns and nontraditional defense contractors, to compete for
        contracts with the Department of Defense, with a focus on
        streamlining documentation and qualification requirements unrelated
        to the protection of privacy and civil liberties.
            (2) Consultation.--The Council shall obtain input from the
        public, including from the APEX Accelerators program (formerly
        known as Procurement Technical Assistance Center network) and other
        contractor representatives, to identify procurement policies and
        regulations that are obsolete, overly burdensome or restrictive,
        not adequately harmonized, or otherwise serve to create barriers to
        small business concerns and nontraditional defense contractors
        contracting with the Department or that unnecessarily increase bid
        and proposal costs.
            (3) Examination of actions.--The Council shall consider the
        input obtained under paragraph (2) and any other information
        determined to be relevant by the Council to identify legislative,
        regulatory, and other actions to increase competition and remove
        barriers to small business concerns and nontraditional defense
        contractors participating in the procurement process of the
        Department of Defense.
            (4) Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement
        the regulatory and other non-legislative actions identified under
        paragraph (3), as determined necessary by the Secretary, to remove
        barriers to entry for small business concerns and nontraditional
        defense contractors seeking to participate in Department of Defense
        procurement.
            (5) Briefing.--Not later than two years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
        the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
        Representatives a briefing on the legislative actions identified
        under paragraph (3) and the actions implemented under paragraph
        (4).
        (c) Consideration of Cost-efficiency and Qualify.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall advocate for and prioritize contracting policies that
    ensure that cost-efficiency and quality of goods and services are key
    determining factors in awarding procurement contracts.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``nontraditional defense contractors'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 3014 of title 10, United States
        Code; and
            (2) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning given
        such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
        632).
        SEC. 825. REPORT ON STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION
          UNIVERSITY.
        (a) Assessment Required.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
    the Director of the Acquisition Innovation Research Center, shall
    conduct a comprehensive assessment of the Defense Acquisition
    University (in this section referred to as ``DAU'') to strengthen the
    ability of the DAU to train and develop members of the acquisition
    workforce to meet the current and future needs of the Department of
    Defense. The assessment shall include the following:
            (1) An evaluation of the mission of the DAU and the alignment
        of such mission with the objectives of the defense acquisition
        system established pursuant to section 3102 of title 10, United
        States Code (as added by this Act).
            (2) An evaluation of the effectiveness of training and
        development provided by DAU to members of the acquisition workforce
        to enable such members to effectively implement the objectives of
        the defense acquisition system.
        (b) Elements.--The assessment in paragraph (1) shall evaluate the
    following:
            (1) The organization and structure of DAU.
            (2) The curriculum and educational offerings of DAU.
            (3) The composition of the staff and faculty of DAU, including
        an assessment of the diversity of skills, abilities, and
        professional backgrounds of such staff and faculty.
            (4) The sufficiency of resources and funding mechanisms
        supporting DAU operations.
            (5) The extent to which DAU uses external experts and academic
        institutions to inform and enhance the curriculum of the DAU.
            (6) The extent to which the DAU uses commercially available
        training, including an identification of opportunities for the DAU
        to use certifications, including certifications with a narrow focus
        that can be quickly obtained and combined with other such
        certifications to obtain a more comprehensive qualification.
            (7) The use of experiential learning platforms by the DAU,
        including training simulators or gaming approaches, in order to
        accelerate the development of the acquisition workforce on the full
        range of potential acquisition scenarios and the relevant
        authorities allowed by law.
            (8) The use of field training opportunities by the DAU to
        support the acquisition workforce in real world use cases.
        (c) Recommendations.--The Director of the Acquisition Innovation
    Research Center shall use the assessment required under this section
    and the objectives of the defense acquisition system to provide to the
    Secretary of Defense recommendations to strengthen the ability of the
    Department of Defense to train and develop members of the acquisition
    workforce.
        (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report containing--
            (1) a summary of the methodology used to conduct the assessment
        under subsection (a) and activities carried out as part of the
        assessment;
            (2) the findings of the assessment conducted under subsection
        (a) and the recommendations provided under subsection (c);
            (3) any actions necessary to ensure that DAU fulfills its
        mission and provides training and development to members of the
        acquisition workforce that aligns with the objectives of the
        defense acquisition system; and
            (4) any additional recommendations to improve all aspects of
        the acquisition workforce, including recruiting, retention,
        training, management, and workforce composition.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Acquisition Innovation Research Center'' means
        the acquisition research organization within a civilian college or
        university that is described under section 4142(a) of title 10,
        United States Code.
            (2) The term ``acquisition workforce'' has the meaning given in
        section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 826. RESTRUCTURING OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION METRICS FOR THE
          ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
        (a) Establishment of Acquisition Workforce Key Performance
    Objectives.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement mandatory key
    performance objectives (in this section referred to as ``KPOs'') for
    evaluating the performance of civilian members of the acquisition
    workforce.
        (b) KPO Requirements.--The KPOs implemented under subsection (a)
    shall--
            (1) include strategic outcome objectives and workforce
        behavioral objectives for the workforce; and
            (2) be developed in a manner that enables an assessment of the
        degree of alignment between--
                (A) the objectives of the defense acquisition system
            established by section 3102 of title 10, United States Code;
            and
                (B) the prudent and appropriate use by a member of the
            acquisition workforce of innovative, risk-tolerant practices in
            achieving those objectives.
        (c) Strategic Outcome Objectives.--The strategic outcome objectives
    for the acquisition workforce required by subsection (b)(1) shall align
    with the objectives of the defense acquisition system established
    pursuant to section 3102 of title 10, United States Code, and shall
    address strategic acquisition mission areas including--
            (1) the expeditious delivery of capabilities to enhance the
        operational readiness of the Armed Forces and enable the missions
        of the Department of Defense;
            (2) enabling and supporting the integration of innovative
        solutions to enhance military effectiveness and responsiveness to
        emerging threat;
            (3) ensuring supply-chain and industrial-base resilience and
        surge capabilities to support the contingency and operational plans
        of the Department of Defense;
            (4) cultivation of a leadership and organizational culture in
        the defense acquisition system that encourages responsible risk-
        taking, collaboration, and learning through failure; and
            (5) workforce currency and continuous education, including
        digital and artificial intelligence literacy and technical
        proficiency necessary for an individual's job function.
        (d) Workforce Behavioral Objectives.--The workforce behavioral
    objectives required by subsection (b)(1) shall be designed to develop
    the critical skills and behaviors of members of the acquisition
    workforce, including--
            (1) the adoption of innovative acquisition authorities and
        approaches;
            (2) a preference for commercial products and services and
        supporting market research of commercial or emerging technologies;
            (3) engagement with end users to incorporate feedback into
        acquisition decisions and program adjustments;
            (4) the ability to use iterative development cycles and inform
        program tradeoffs, including discontinuing or terminating the
        development of capabilities--
                (A) that no longer align with approved capability
            requirements or priorities; or
                (B) are experiencing significant cost growth, performance
            or technical deficiencies, or delays in schedule;
            (5) a pursuit of professional development to broaden expertise
        and assume expanded responsibilities in cross-functional
        initiatives; and
            (6) the ability to overcome obstacles to prioritize end-user
        outcomes in acquisition execution.
        (e) Integration With Personnel Systems and Promotion Boards.--The
    KPOs implemented under subsection (a) shall be integrated into--
            (1) annual performance appraisals for members of the
        acquisition workforce;
            (2) promotion, bonus, and assignment considerations for
        acquisition workforce positions; and
            (3) requirements for certification, training, and continuing
        education under chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.
        (f) Accelerating Workforce Development and Experience.--Not later
    than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment and the President of the Defense
    Acquisition University, shall identify and initiate the use of
    experiential learning platforms, including training simulators or
    gaming approaches, to accelerate the development of the acquisition
    workforce on the full range of acquisition situations and the relevant
    authorities allowed by law.
        (g) Acquisition Workforce Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``acquisition workforce'' has the meaning given such term in section
    101 of title 10, United States Code.

     Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

        SEC. 831. APPLICABILITY OF BERRY AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT OF
          CERTAIN SEAFOOD.
        (a) In General.--Section 4862(g) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Subsection (a)'' and inserting ``(1) Except
        as provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2)(A) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to the
    procurement of seafood originating in a covered foreign country,
    including procurement for use in military dining facilities, galleys
    aboard United States naval vessels, and procurement for resale in
    commissary stores, notwithstanding the source of funds used for such
    procurement.
        ``(B) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of
    subparagraph (A) if such procurement would cause undue burden to a
    naval vessel while at sea or in port at a foreign port, a dining
    facility in a foreign country, a commissary, an exchange, or a
    nonappropriated fund instrumentality located on a military installation
    located outside the United States.
        ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `covered foreign country' means
    The People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic
    Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.''.
        (b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue such rules
    necessary to carry out this section and the amendments made by this
    section.
        (c) Applicability.--This section and the amendments made by this
    section shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after
    the date of the enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 832. ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE AND
          SECONDARY SOURCE QUALIFICATION.
        (a) In General.--Section 865 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
                (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
            paragraph:
            ``(3) produce all critical readiness items of supply, including
        those identified as having sole-source dependencies, excessive lead
        times, unreasonable pricing, or other supply chain deficiencies;
        and'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (j) as subsections
        (g) through (k), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(f) Expedited Qualification Panels.--
            ``(1) Each Secretary of a military department shall establish
        an Expedited Qualification Panel within the military department
        under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. Each Expedited
        Qualification Panel shall--
                ``(A) develop standardized templates for expedited Source
            Approval Requests; and
                ``(B) not later than 14 days after receiving an expedited
            Source Approval Request--
                    ``(i) review the request; and
                    ``(ii) based on tiered risk criteria, make a
                determination with respect to the request which shall
                consist of--

                        ``(I) conditional approval, which may be valid for
                    up to 12 months;
                        ``(II) full approval; or
                        ``(III) disapproval of the request.

            ``(2) In reviewing and making determinations with respect to
        Source Approval Requests under paragraph (1), an Expedited
        Qualification Panel may use the services of designated engineering
        representatives or equivalent third-party certified engineers when
        appropriate.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(l) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `critical readiness items of supply' has the
        meaning given the term in section 1733 of title 10, United States
        Code.
            ``(2) The term `non-safety critical items, or non-mission
        critical items' includes the following items:
                ``(A) Major risk parts or systems the failure of which is
            likely to cause structural damage or significant mission
            degradation and requires finite element modeling, fracture
            analysis, comparison to similar parts, or similar methods.
                ``(B) Minor risk parts and systems that only have form,
            fit, and function requirements verified by dimensional
            coordinate measuring machines, go/no-go gauges, or similar
            methods.
                ``(C) Low risk parts and systems that are consumable or
            non-critical, requiring material certification, visual
            inspections, or similar methods.
            ``(3) The term `safety critical items or mission critical
        items' means parts or systems the failure of which is likely to
        cause loss of control, catastrophic failure, or loss of life, and
        require full qualification, simulation, and physical testing with
        Engineering Support Activity witnessing.''.
        (b) Acceptance of Civil Aviation Authority Certification.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may not conduct a
        separate review and approval process for aircraft parts and
        components and repair processes that have been approved by a civil
        aviation authority under a Parts Manufacturer Approval or
        Designated Engineering Representative spare or repair certification
        and approval processes unless--
                (A) a written justification for such additional review and
            approval process is approved by the commander of a systems
            command of a military service; and
                (B) the Secretary submits such justification to the
            congressional defense committees.
            (2) Update to source approval request process.--Not later than
        June 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall update the Defense
        Logistics Agency Source Approval Request process to establish a
        uniform evaluation and acceptance methodology, applicable across
        all military services, pursuant to which spares or repairs with
        civil aviation authority approval, as described in paragraph (1),
        shall be qualified for use on military aircraft that have a civil
        equivalent without requiring an additional, separate certification
        from the Department of Defense, regardless of whether such spares
        or repairs are determined to be safety critical items or mission
        critical items (as defined in section 865(l) of the National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (as added by
        subsection (a))).
        SEC. 833. INTERIM NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVERS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
          ILLUMINATION EFFORTS.
        (a) Eligibility for Interim National Security Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--If a contractor, through the use of supply
        chain illumination efforts, discovers a noncompliant item in a
        supply chain and promptly discloses that discovery to the program
        manager responsible for such supply chain, the contractor shall be
        eligible for a waiver described in subsection (b) to deliver an end
        item subject to the requirements of this section.
            (2) Disclosures.--A disclosure described in paragraph (1) may
        include a disclosure resulting from supply chain illumination
        efforts conducted by the contractor, a subcontractor, or by a
        third-party entity acting on behalf of the contractor or
        subcontractor to increase supply chain transparency. Discoveries of
        non-compliance by the United States Government is not a disclosure
        described under paragraph (1).
        (b) Interim National Security Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary
        concerned (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States
        Code) may issue an interim national security waiver under this
        section to allow a contractor to--
                (A) accept delivery of an end item that contains a
            noncompliant item if the program manager determines the
            noncompliant item does not represent a security, safety, or
            flight risk; and
                (B) make payment for the delivery of the end item.
            (2) Delegation.--The authority to issue a waiver under
        paragraph (1) may be delegated--
                (A) to the service acquisition executive of the military
            department responsible for the acquisition program concerned;
            or
                (B) if the end item is used in acquisition programs of more
            than one military department, to the Deputy Secretary of
            Defense or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
            Sustainment.
        (c) Requirements for Interim National Security Waivers.--
            (1) Written determination.--An interim national security waiver
        issued under this section shall be include written determination
        with the following:
                (A) The preliminary facts and circumstances regarding the
            identified noncompliant item and the likely cause for
            noncompliance.
                (B) The types of end items to which the waiver applies,
            including any additional items currently being evaluated for
            potential noncompliance with statutes listed in subsection (g).
                (C) A determination that any identified noncompliant items
            in an end item to which the waiver applies and any additional
            item being evaluated for potential noncompliance do not
            represent a security, safety, or flight risk.
                (D) An assessment of program risk due to the acceptance and
            use of an end item that contains a noncompliant item to be
            procured under the waiver.
            (2) Submission to congress.--A written determination under this
        subsection shall be submitted to the congressional defense
        committees not later than five days after the date on which a
        waiver is issued for the end item that is the subject of such
        determination.
        (d) Contractor Responsibility.--A contractor receiving a waiver
    under this section shall develop and implement a corrective plan to
    ensure future compliance and demonstrate procurement of the
    noncompliant item was neither willful nor knowing, as determined by the
    program manager described in subsection (a). With respect to future
    deliveries of an end item for which a waiver was granted under this
    section, the contractor shall use reasonably expedient means to qualify
    an alternative compliant supplier, where available, for noncompliant
    items contained in such end item.
        (e) Termination; Applicability.--The authority to issue an interim
    national security waiver under this section shall expire on January 1,
    2028. A waiver issued before such date shall apply with respect to any
    contract for procurement of an end item entered into one or before such
    date.
        (f) Briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2026, and April 1, 2027,
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall
    provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a briefing on waivers issued under this section and
    corrective action plans of contractors to ensure future compliance with
    existing authorities.
        (g) Noncompliant Item Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``noncompliant item'' means an item covered by one or more of the
    following provisions of law:
            (1) Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, relating to a
        requirement to buy strategic materials critical to national
        security from American sources.
            (2) Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, relating to a
        prohibition on acquisition of sensitive materials from non-allied
        foreign nations.
            (3) Section 4873 of title 10, United States Code, relating to
        additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards.
            (4) Section 1211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109-163; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),
        relating to a prohibition on procurements from Chinese military
        companies.
            (5) Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),
        relating to a prohibition on procurements related to entities
        identified as Chinese military companies operating in the United
        States.
            (6) Section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),
        relating to a prohibition on availability of funds for procurement
        of certain batteries.
            (7) Section 244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.),
        relating to a limitation on sourcing chemical materials for
        munitions from certain countries.
        SEC. 834. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE ACQUISITION OF OPTICAL GLASS FROM
          CERTAIN NATIONS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
    implement a strategy to eliminate the reliance of the Department of
    Defense on any covered nation to acquire optical glass or optical
    systems by January 1, 2030.
        (b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
    shall--
            (1) identify the current requirements of the Department of
        Defense for optical glass and optical systems and estimate the
        projected requirements of the Department for optical glass and
        optical systems through the year 2040;
            (2) identify the sources of optical glass or optical systems
        used to meet the requirements described in paragraph (1), including
        any sources of optical glass or optical systems produced in a
        covered nation; and
            (3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary of Defense to
        ensure the defense industrial base is able to meet the needs of the
        Department for optical glass and optical systems.
        (c) Implementation.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement the
    strategy required by subsection (a).
        (d) Briefing and Report.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
        the congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy
        required by subsection (a), including an identification of any
        changes to funding or policy required to fully implement the
        strategy.
            (2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than March 15,
        2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
        defense committees a report on the progress of the implementation
        of the strategy required by subsection (a), including an
        identification of any risk to the ability of the Secretary to
        eliminate the reliance of the Department of Defense on any covered
        nation to acquire optical glass or optical systems by January 1,
        2030.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered nation'' means--
                (A) the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea;
                (B) the People's Republic of China;
                (C) the Russian Federation;
                (D) the Republic of Belarus; and
                (E) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
            (2) The term ``optical glass'' means glass used in optical
        lenses, prisms, or mirrors.
            (3) The term ``optical system'' means an arrangement of optical
        components, including optical glass, that manipulates light to
        produce a specific outcome.
        SEC. 835. STRATEGY TO ELIMINATE SOURCING OF COMPUTER DISPLAYS FROM
          CERTAIN NATIONS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
    implement a strategy to eliminate the reliance of the Department of
    Defense on any covered nation for the acquisition of computer displays
    by January 1, 2030.
        (b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
    shall--
            (1) identify the current requirements of the Department of
        Defense for computer displays and estimate the projected
        requirements of the Department for computer displays through the
        year 2040;
            (2) identify the sources of computer displays used to meet the
        current requirements of the Department described in paragraph (1),
        including any sources of computer displays produced in a covered
        nation; and
            (3) identify actions to be taken by the Secretary of Defense to
        ensure the defense industrial base is able to meet the needs of the
        Department for computer displays without any reliance on a covered
        nation not later January 1, 2030.
        (c) Implementation.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall begin
    implementing the strategy required by subsection (a).
        (d) Briefing and Report.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a briefing on the strategy
        required by subsection (a), including an identification of any
        changes to funding or policy required to eliminate the reliance of
        the Department of Defense on any covered nation to acquire computer
        displays by January 1, 2030.
            (2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than March 15,
        2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
        defense committees a report on the progress of the implementation
        of the strategy required by subsection (a), including an
        identification of any risk to the ability of the Secretary to
        eliminate the reliance of the Department of Defense on any covered
        nation to acquire computer displays by January 1, 2030.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term
        in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``computer display'' means a device--
                (A) that receives a digital output from a computer and
            visually displays that output as an electronic image; and
                (B) is an end item (as defined in section 4863(m) of title
            10, United States Code).
        SEC. 836. VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH COVERED
          SOURCING REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED PRODUCTS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary of
    Defense shall establish and maintain a publicly available online
    repository of information provided by an offeror related to the
    compliance of a covered product with covered sourcing requirements.
        (b) Registration and Attestation Process.--In carrying out
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall establish a process
    under which an offeror may voluntarily submit to the Secretary an
    attestation relating to the compliance of a covered product with a
    covered sourcing requirement. Such attestation shall--
            (1) require an offeror to acknowledge liability for making a
        false attestation in accordance with section 3729 of title 31,
        United States Code; and
            (2) enable an offeror to register a covered product with the
        Secretary of Defense by providing--
                (A) a unique product identifier sufficient to distinguish
            the covered product to be registered from a similar covered
            product;
                (B) a national stock number (if available), a description
            of the covered product, or other information related to the
            form, fit, or function of the covered product; and
                (C) an attestation, including relevant documentation, of
            the compliance of a covered product with one or more covered
            sourcing requirements.
        (c) Proof of Registration.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue to
    an offeror that registers a covered product in accordance with the
    process established under subsection (b) a proof of registration
    associated with a unique product identifier of the covered product.
        (d) Availability of Information.--
            (1) Compliance information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        make available the information necessary to enable offerors to
        assess the compliance of a covered product with a covered sourcing
        requirement.
            (2) Resources.--The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible
        entity has adequate resources to train offerors about the
        requirements of this section and to assist an offeror with the
        registration and attestation process established under subsection
        (b).
        (e) Encouraging Registration of Products.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall establish policies and procedures to encourage offerors to
    register covered products. These policies and procedures shall ensure
    that--
            (1) offerors are incentivized to disclose any noncompliance
        with the requirements of this section, with the goal of expanding
        the number of vendors with products qualified for use by the
        Department of Defense;
            (2) with respect to any disclosure made under paragraph (1),
        that such offeror is provided with information and assistance to
        determine the actions required to remedy such noncompliance in
        order to meet the criteria to register the product concerned; and
            (3) an offeror making such a disclosure will receive a referral
        to the appropriate programs or offices of the Department of Defense
        that are responsible for strengthening the defense industrial base,
        promoting domestic industry, and accelerating private investment in
        supply chain technologies that are critical for national security.
        (f) Briefings.--
            (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than May 1, 2026, the
        Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on--
                (A) the process established under subsection (b) to allow
            an offeror to voluntarily submit an attestation of compliance
            of a covered product in the repository; and
                (B) the progress made in establishing the repository
            required by subsection (a).
            (2) Interim briefing.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than May 1, 2027, the Secretary
            of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
            the Senate and House of Representatives an interim briefing on
            the establishment of the repository required by subsection (a),
            the number and types of the contractors seeking to register
            covered products in such repository and volunteering to submit
            attestations for compliance with sourcing requirements under
            the process established under subsection (b).
                (B) Contents.--The briefing required by subparagraph (A)
            shall include an assessment of the feasibility of using the
            repository required by subsection (a) to also serve as a common
            platform for information routinely required for supplier
            onboarding, qualification, or due diligence review by the
            Department of Defense or a prime contractor of the Department,
            including--
                    (i) business registration, Data Universal Numbering
                System number, Commercial and Government Entity code and
                federal tax identification number;
                    (ii) ownership and corporate structure, including any
                parent company or subsidiaries;
                    (iii) country of ownership;
                    (iv) small business size classification and North
                American Industry Classification System code, if
                applicable; and
                    (v) compliance certifications, including certifications
                for cybersecurity, trade and export controls, anti-
                corruption policy, and traceability practices.
            (3) Final briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2029, the
        Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a final
        briefing on the success of the repository required under subsection
        (a) and the process established under subsection (b), including
        participation statistics and whether or not the Secretary will
        continue to maintain the repository.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered product'' means a good offered for
        purchase to the Secretary of Defense or as an item of supply for a
        contractor performing on a contract with the Department of
        Defense--
                (A) by--
                    (i) a small business concern (as defined under section
                3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); or
                    (ii) a manufacturer of critical readiness items of
                supply (as defined in section 1733 of title 10, United
                States Code); and
                (B) that is subject to a covered sourcing requirement.
            (2) The term ``covered sourcing requirement'' means a
        requirement under any of the following:
                (A) Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code.
                (B) Section 4862 of title 10, United States Code.
                (C) Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code.
                (D) Chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``eligible entity'' means an eligible entity
        carrying out activities pursuant to a procurement technical
        assistance program funded under chapter 388 of title 10, United
        States Code.
            (4) The term ``item of supply'' has the meaning given such term
        in section 108 of title 41, United States Code.
        SEC. 837. ACCELERATION OF QUALIFICATION OF COMPLIANT SOURCES.
        (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act--
                (A) the Secretary of Defense shall establish in the
            collaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of this Act a
            working group; and
                (B) such working group shall develop recommendations for--
                    (i) enhancing the exchange of information between the
                Department of Defense and contractors of the defense
                industrial base about compliant materials; and
                    (ii) accelerating the qualification of such materials
                for use by the Department of Defense and the integration of
                such materials into the supply chains of contractors of the
                Department of Defense.
            (2) Responsibilities.--The working group established under
        paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) identify processes for exchanging information about
            compliant materials between the Department of Defense and
            contractors of the defense industrial base while maintaining
            appropriate safeguards of commercially proprietary information;
                (B) identify processes and procedures to streamline the
            identification, testing, and qualification of compliant sources
            and compliant materials;
                (C) seek to reduce the unnecessary application of
            requirements that are specific to a single Armed Force for
            identification, testing, and qualification of compliant sources
            and compliant material;
                (D) provide a forum for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
            Corps, and Space Force and other elements of the Department of
            Defense to share technical and supply chain data related to
            requirements for covered materials;
                (E) identify compliant sources at each step of the supply
            chain, to the extent that such supply chains are subject to
            subchapter III of chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code;
                (F) at least once a quarter, publish for the members of the
            working group and for the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment, a list of compliant sources for
            each critical material, including a general description of what
            step of the supply chain in which each compliant source is
            participating, if any;
                (G) develop and recommend processes to enable the
            Department of Defense to rapidly identify, qualify, and
            integrate compliant materials into programs of the Department
            at scale;
                (H) seek to reduce future requirements for critical
            materials in defense systems by encouraging contractors of the
            Department of Defense to design and develop systems that use
            commercially available critical materials, when such materials
            are capable of meeting mission needs;
                (I) seek input from small and nontraditional contractors
            and ensure the working group considers the unique attributes of
            such businesses in carrying out the responsibilities of the
            working group under this subsection;
                (J) develop and provide recommendations to reduce
            impediments or disincentives for a supplier of an end item to
            the Department of Defense to revise a supply chain agreement or
            other arrangement to eliminate the reliance of the supplier on
            noncompliant sources;
                (K) any other matters assigned to the working group by the
            Secretary; and
                (L) provide the Secretary with timely recommendations
            developed pursuant to this section.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``compliant source'' means an entity engaged in
        the production, manufacture, or distribution of a critical material
        that is compliant with the requirements of subchapter III of
        chapter 385 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``compliant material'' means critical material
        that is sourced from a compliant source.
            (3) The term ``critical material'' means a material subject to
        sourcing restrictions under subchapter III of chapter 385 of title
        10, United States Code.
            (4) The term ``end item'' has the meaning given such term in
        section 4863 of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 838. ASSESSMENT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OWNED BY THE
          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN MATERIALS OR
          COMPONENTS.
        (a) List of Certain Critical Infrastructure.--Not later than
    January 1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) list all critical infrastructure that relies on materials
        or components the origin of which is a foreign entity of concern;
        and
            (2) acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
        Industrial Base Policy, conduct a risk assessment of the materials
        or components included in the list under paragraph (1).
        (b) Coordination.--In conducting the risk assessment under
    subsection (a)(2), the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial
    Base Policy coordinate with the head of the Mission Assurance Office of
    the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
        (c) Resources.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure sufficient
    time and resources are provided for the hiring and training of
    personnel to conduct the risk assessment required subsection (a)(2)
    analysis before the submission of the first briefing required under
    subsection (e).
        (d) Risk Assessment.--The risk assessment required by subsection
    (a) shall include--
            (1) an evaluation of the dependence of high-risk critical
        infrastructure on materials or components the origin of which is a
        foreign entity of concern;
            (2) an evaluation of vulnerability to supply chain disruption
        during a national emergency to high-risk critical infrastructure,
        including industrial control systems;
            (3) an assessment of the resilience and capacity of high-risk
        critical infrastructure to support mission-critical operations and
        readiness during a national emergency;
            (4) an identification of the location of design, manufacturing,
        and packaging facilities for materials or components described in
        subsection (a)(2); and
            (5) an assessment of the manufacturing capacity of the United
        States to replace materials or components described in subsection
        (a)(2), including--
                (A) gaps in domestic manufacturing capabilities, including
            nonexistent, extinct, threatened, and single point-of-failure
            capabilities;
                (B) supply chains with single points of failure and limited
            resiliency; and
                (C) economic factors, including global competition, that
            threaten the viability of domestic manufacturers.
        (e) Focused Analysis.--The Secretary may initially limit risk
    assessment required by subsection (a) to a subset of the most critical
    assets identified by the head of the Mission Assurance Office, such as
    those assets determined to be essential to a contingency in the Indo-
    Pacific area of responsibility, to ensure a focused analysis.
        (f) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after date of
    completion of the risk assessment required by subsection (a), and
    annually thereafter until the date that is five years after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
    the congressional defense committees a classified briefing that
    includes--
            (1) findings on the traceability and provenance of materials or
        components described in subsection (a)(2);
            (2) strategies to strengthen the resilience and readiness of
        critical infrastructure; and
            (3) recommendations for critical infrastructure supply chain
        resilience and manufacturing activities, including--
                (A) modifications to procurement policies to reduce
            reliance on high-risk supply chains; and
                (B) other matters the Secretary determines appropriate,
            including success stories or case studies of Departmental
            actions to mitigate foreign entity of concern-related risks.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``critical infrastructure'' means any system or
        asset owned by the Department of Defense so vital to the United
        States that the degradation or destruction of such system or asset
        would have a debilitating impact on national security, including
        economic security and public health or safety.
            (2) The term ``foreign entity of concern'' means--
                (A) the People's Republic of China;
                (B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
                (C) the Russian Federation;
                (D) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
                (E) any other entity determined by the Secretary of Defense
            to present material risk to the national security interests of
            the United States.

            Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

        SEC. 841. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LONG-TERM CONCESSIONS AGREEMENTS
          WITH CERTAIN RETAILERS.
        (a) Assessment of Established Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall review
        each long-term concessions agreement to identify any such
        agreements with a retailer that is controlled by a covered nation
        that permit such retailer to operate or conduct business through a
        physical location on a covered military installation.
            (2) Termination of certain concessions agreements.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after making the
            determinations described in subparagraph (B) with respect to a
            long-term concessions agreement with a retailer, the Secretary
            of Defense shall terminate such long-term concessions agreement
            unless the Secretary waives this paragraph with respect to such
            retailer in accordance with section 4664(b) of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by this section.
                (B) Determinations described.--The determinations described
            in this subparagraph are, with respect to a long-term
            concessions agreement--
                    (i) a determination that the retailer that is a party
                to such long-term concessions agreement is controlled by a
                covered nation based on an assessment required by paragraph
                (1); and
                    (ii) a determination that an exception under section
                4664(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by this
                section, would not apply with respect to such long-term
                concessions agreement with such retailer if such retailer
                entered into such long-term concessions agreement on or
                after the date of the enactment of this section.
            (3) Briefing.--Upon completing the review required by paragraph
        (1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide the Committees on Armed
        Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a briefing on
        the findings of such review and a summary of the actions taken to
        implement the requirements of section 4664 of title 10, United
        States Code, as added by this section.
            (4) Controlled by a covered nation; covered military
        installation; long-term concessions agreement; retailer defined.--
        The terms ``controlled by a covered nation'', ``covered military
        installation'', ``long-term concessions agreement'', and
        ``retailer'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in
        section 4664 of title 10, United States Code, as added by this
        section.
        (b) In General.--Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4664. Requirements relating to long-term concessions agreements
        with certain retailers
        ``(a) Prohibition on Contracting With Certain Retailers.--Except as
    provided by subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Defense may not
    renew, extend, or enter into a long-term concessions agreement with a
    retailer that is controlled by a covered nation to permit such retailer
    to operate or conduct business through a physical location on a covered
    military installation.
        ``(b) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary may waive the requirements of
    subsection (a) with respect to a long-term concessions agreement with a
    retailer if the Secretary determines that--
            ``(A) the goods or services to be provided by the retailer
        under such long-term concessions agreement are vital for the
        welfare and morale of members of the Armed Forces and no reasonable
        alternatives exist; and
            ``(B) the Secretary has implemented adequate measures to
        mitigate any potential national security risks of the retailer.
        ``(2) Not later than 30 days after each use of the waiver authority
    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a
    justification for such waiver and a description of any risk mitigation
    strategies described in paragraph (1)(B).
        ``(c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a
    long-term concessions agreement with a retailer if--
            ``(1) such retailer has received a determination from the
        Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (in this
        section referred to as the `Committee') that there are no
        unresolved national security concerns with respect to the retailer
        in connection to a matter submitted to the Committee and which the
        Committee concluded all action pursuant to section 721 of the
        Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565); or
            ``(2) such retailer is organized under the laws of the United
        States or any jurisdiction of the United States and is operated by
        citizens of the United States and the products offered for sale by
        such retailer on the covered military installation under such long-
        term concessions agreement are not produced in a covered nation.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `controlled by a covered nation' means, with
        respect to a retailer--
                ``(A) that the retailer is organized under the laws of a
            covered nation or any jurisdiction within a covered nation;
                ``(B) that the government of a covered nation--
                    ``(i) owns 50 percent or more of the shares of the
                retailer; or
                    ``(ii) otherwise owns the controlling interest in such
                retailer; or
                ``(C) that the retailer is subject to the direct control of
            the government of a covered nation.
            ``(2) The term `covered military installation' means a military
        installation (as defined in section 2801 of this title) located in
        the United States.
            ``(3) The term `covered nation' has the meaning given in
        section 4872 of this title.
            ``(4) The term `long-term concessions agreement' means a
        contract, subcontract, or other agreement, including a lease
        agreement or licensing agreement, to operate a business through a
        physical location on a covered military installation entered into
        by--
                ``(A) the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military
            department and a person; or
                ``(B) a person and a nonappropriated fund instrumentality.
            ``(5) The term `retailer' means a person that operates or seeks
        to operate a business providing goods or services on a covered
        military installation under a contract, subcontract, or other
        agreement, including a lease agreement or licensing agreement,
        with--
                ``(A) a nonappropriated fund instrumentality;
                ``(B) the Secretary of Defense; or
                ``(C) a Secretary of a military department.''.
        SEC. 842. PROHIBITION ON ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED BATTERIES FROM
          CERTAIN FOREIGN SOURCES.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 385 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4865. Prohibition on acquisition of advanced batteries composed
        of materials from certain foreign sources
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall procure advanced
    batteries and cells whose functional cell components and technology,
    whether as end items or embedded within warfighting and support
    systems, are not owned, sourced, refined, or produced from a foreign
    entity of concern.
        ``(b) Applicability.--This section applies to all new acquisition
    programs on January 1, 2028, standard batteries on January 1, 2029, and
    for existing acquisition programs on January 30, 2031.
        ``(c) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) Sourcing and production compliance.--
                ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) does not apply to an
            advanced battery or cell of an advanced battery if--
                    ``(i) the final assembly of such advanced battery or
                cell is carried out by an entity other than a foreign
                entity of concern;
                    ``(ii) functional cell components comprising more than
                95 percent of the costs of the functional cell components
                of such advanced battery or cell are from sources other
                than foreign entities of concern; and
                    ``(iii) such advanced battery or cell is produced
                without technology licensed from a foreign entity of
                concern.
                ``(B) Recycled source determination.--For the purposes of
            subparagraph (A)(ii), any material or component from an entity
            that has been recycled and reprocessed domestically is
            considered to originate from that entity regardless of origin.
            ``(2) Excluded batteries.--Subsection (a) does not apply to a
        battery or cell of a battery that is--
                ``(A) acquired for use in a cell phone, laptop, personal
            electronic device, or medical equipment intended for use in an
            office, administrative, hospital, or non-combat environment;
                ``(B) commercially available off-the-shelf item for use
            only in the maintenance of equipment; or
                ``(C) acquired for research, development, testing, and
            evaluation by the Department of Defense.
            ``(3) Waiver.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
            limitations specified in subsection (a) for a specific system
            or battery for one year if--
                    ``(i) the Secretary determines that a satisfactory
                quality and sufficient quantity such advanced battery or
                cell that are not subject to such prohibition cannot be
                acquired as and when needed by the Department of Defense at
                reasonable costs; or
                    ``(ii) in the case of an advanced battery or cell that
                is a component of a warfighting or support system,
                sufficient documentation exists to show that such advanced
                battery or cell is not a functional enabler of operational
                capability for such system and such advanced battery or
                cell poses no risk to the security of or sourcing for such
                system.
                ``(B) Delegation.--The Secretary of Defense may delegate
            the authority under subparagraph (A) only to the Under
            Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
        ``(d) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2028, and not less
    frequently than once every three years thereafter until the date that
    is twelve years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a briefing on the status of meeting the requirements under
    subsection (a).
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `new acquisition program' means a defense
        acquisition program that has not reached the initiation of the
        engineering and manufacturing development phase, or an equivalent
        phase of development, including a defense acquisition program that
        has not undergone a formal Milestone B approval or equivalent
        decision point, before the date of the enactment of this Act.
            ``(2) The term `existing acquisition program' means a defense
        acquisition program that has reached the initiation of the
        engineering and manufacturing development phase, or an equivalent
        phase of development, including a defense acquisition program that
        has undergone a formal Milestone B approval or equivalent decision
        point, before the date of the enactment of this Act.
            ``(3) The term `functional cell component' means the cathode
        materials, anode materials, separators, anode foils, and other
        functional materials of an advanced battery that contribute to the
        chemical processes necessary for energy storage, including
        solvents, additives, electrolyte salts, and internal safety
        devices.
            ``(4) The `foreign entity of concern' has the meaning given
        such term under section 40207(a) of the Infrastructure Investment
        and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18741(a)), and includes entities specified
        in section 154 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.).
            ``(5) The term `standard battery' means a battery that used in
        more than one weapons system and are not managed by one portfolio
        acquisition executive.''.
        (b) Applicability.--Section 4865 of title 10, United States Code,
    as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to contracts
    or other agreements entered into after the date of the enactment of
    this Act.
        (c) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the
    Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
    to incorporate the requirements of this section 4865 of title 10,
    United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
        SEC. 843. APPLICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER FOR STRATEGIC
          MATERIALS SOURCING REQUIREMENT TO SENSITIVE MATERIALS.
        Section 4872 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``subsection (c) or subsection (e)'' and
            inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and
                (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and
            inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``of the Secretary''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Application of national security waiver for strategic
        materials.--If the Secretary of Defense or the authorized delegate
        has made a determination under subsection (k) of section 4863 of
        this title for a national security waiver of the restrictions under
        subsection (a) of that section for a specific end item, the
        Secretary or authorized delegate may apply that waiver to the
        restrictions under subsection (a) of this section for the same
        covered material or end item.''.
        SEC. 844. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OF MOLYBDENUM, GALLIUM, OR
          GERMANIUM FROM NON-ALLIED FOREIGN NATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION FOR
          PRODUCTION FROM RECOVERED MATERIAL.
        (a) Amendments Related to Molybdenum.--
            (1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
            inserting a semicolon;
                (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(F) molybdenum.''.
            (2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3) of title 10,
        United States Code, is amended--
                (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting
            a semicolon;
                (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (i) by inserting ``or samarium-cobalt magnet'' after
                ``neodymium-iron-boron magnet''; and
                    (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                ``; or''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(D) tantalum, tungsten, or molybdenum produced from
            recycled material if the contractor demonstrates to the
            Secretary that the recycled material was produced outside of a
            covered nation and the melting of the recycled material and any
            further processing and manufacturing of the recycled material
            takes place in the United States or in the country of a
            qualifying foreign government, as defined in section
            4863(m)(11) of this title.''.
        (b) Amendments Related to Gallium and Germainum.--
            (1) Definition of covered material.--Section 4872(f)(1) of
        title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(1), is
        further amended--
                (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and
            inserting a semicolon;
                (B) in subparagraph (F), as added by subsection (a), by
            striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                ``(G) germanium; and
                ``(H) gallium.''.
            (2) Exceptions to prohibition.--Section 4872(c)(3)(D) of title
        10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), is amended
        by striking ``or molybdenum'' and inserting ``molybdenum, gallium,
        or germanium''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and
        (2) shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 845. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM CERTAIN
          CHINESE ENTITIES.
        Section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; or''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(C) provide a grant, loan, or loan guarantee to an entity
            described in paragraph (2).''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``prohibition under
        subsection (a)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``prohibitions under
        subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(1)''.
        SEC. 846. MODIFICATIONS TO PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH PERSONS
          THAT HAVE FOSSIL FUEL OPERATIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
          RUSSIAN FEDERATION OR THE RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR.
        Section 804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``with any person that is or that has
                fossil fuel business operations with a person'' and
                inserting ``with any entity or individual that is or that
                knowingly has fossil fuel business operations with an
                entity or individual'';
                    (ii) by striking ``not less than 50 percent'' and
                inserting ``majority''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``operates'' and
                inserting ``has fossil fuel business operations''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the ``person'' and
            inserting ``entity or individual'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(3)--
                (A) by striking ``a person'' and inserting ``an entity or
            individual''; and
                (B) by inserting ``, including by general license,'' after
            ``Department of the Treasury''; and
            (3) in subsection (e)--
                (A) in paragraph (2)(B)--
                    (i) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses
                (iii) and (iv), respectively; and
                    (ii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new
                clause:
                    ``(ii) activities related to fulfilling contracts with
                a fossil fuel company that has fossil fuel business
                operations in the Russian Federation that were entered into
                prior to the date of the enactment of this section,
                provided that such contracts are not--

                        ``(I) extended beyond the established period of
                    performance for such contract, including through the
                    execution of any available option, task order, or
                    modification; or
                        ``(II) renewed;'';

                (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``a person'' and
            inserting ``an entity or individual''; and
                (C) in paragraph (4)--
                    (i) in the heading, by striking ``Person'' and
                inserting ``Entity or individual''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``The term `person''' and inserting
                ``The term `entity or individual'''.
        SEC. 847. PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES OR
          INVERTERS FROM FOREIGN ENTITIES OF CONCERN.
        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
    Department of Defense may be used to enter into a contract for the
    procurement of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters manufactured
    by a foreign entity of concern (as defined by section 9901(8) of the
    William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651(8)).
        (b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive
    subsection (a) if the Secretary--
            (1) determines that there is no alternative source of
        photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters other than from a foreign
        entity of concern;
            (2) determines there is no national security risk posed by the
        use of photovoltaic cells, modules, or inverters manufactured by a
        foreign entity of concern; and
            (3) submits a certification of such determination in writing to
        the congressional defense committees not later than 30 days before
        entering into a contract described under such subsection.
        (c) Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply only to contracts
        regarding the direct procurement by the Department of Defense of
        photovoltaic modules or inverters and shall not apply to contracts
        involving any third party financing arrangements, including energy
        savings contracts and those involving privatized military housing
        or assets that enhance combat capability.
            (2) Delayed effective date for assets that enhance combat
        capability.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply
        to assets that enhance combat capability for a period of one year
        following the date of the enactment of this Act, in order for the
        Department of Defense to determine alternate supply chains for such
        assets.
        (d) Exemption for Certain Activities.--The prohibition under
    subsection (a) shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or
    contracting action is for the purposes of intelligence, electronic
    warfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and
    training.
        SEC. 848. CLARIFICATION OF PROCUREMENT PROHIBITION RELATED TO
          ACQUISITION OF MATERIALS MINED, REFINED, AND SEPARATED IN CERTAIN
          COUNTRIES.
        Section 844(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Section 2533c'' and inserting ``Section
        4872''; and
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) in subsection (a)--
                ``(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `; or' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                ``(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the
            end and inserting `; or'; and
                ``(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ```(3) enter into a contract for any covered material mined,
        refined, or separated in any covered nation.'; and''.
        SEC. 849. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT RELATED TO CERTAIN ADDITIVE
          MANUFACTURING MACHINES.
        (a) Prohibition on Agency Procurement.--Beginning on the date that
    is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    of Defense may not enter into a contract for the procurement of a
    covered additive manufacturing machine.
        (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply
    to the procurement of additive manufacturing systems or machines for
    the purposes of intelligence, electronic warfare, or information
    warfare operations, testing, analysis, or training.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``additive manufacturing machine'' means a system
        of integrated hardware and software used to carry out an additive
        manufacturing process, including the deposition of material and the
        associated post-processing steps as applicable.
            (2) The term ``covered additive manufacturing company'' means
        any of the following:
                (A) Any entity that produces or provides additive
            manufacturing machines and is included on--
                    (i) the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the
                International Trade Administration of the Department of
                Commerce; or
                    (ii) the civil-military fusion list maintained under
                section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
                Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
                116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                (B) Any entity that produces or provides additive
            manufacturing machines and--
                    (i) is domiciled in a covered nation; or
                    (ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership,
                control, or influence by a covered nation, as determined by
                the Secretary of Defense in accordance with the National
                Industrial Security Program (or any successor to such
                program).
            (3) The term ``covered additive manufacturing machine'' means
        an additive manufacturing machine manufactured by a covered
        additive manufacturing company, and any related service or
        equipment provided or manufactured, respectively, by such covered
        additive manufacturing company.
            (4) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term
        in section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.
        SEC. 850. PHASE-OUT OF COMPUTER AND PRINTER ACQUISITIONS INVOLVING
          ENTITIES OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY CHINA.
        (a) In General.--In accordance with the phased implementation in
    subsection (d) and except as provided by subsection (e), the Secretary
    of Defense may not acquire any computer or printer if the manufacturer,
    bidder, or offeror is a covered Chinese entity.
        (b) Prohibition on Indirect Sales.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    ensure that the prohibition under subsection (a) applies to indirect
    sales of computers and printers through subsidiaries of a covered
    Chinese entity.
        (c) Applicability.--This section shall apply only with respect to
    contracts and other agreements entered into, renewed, or extended after
    the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (d) Phased Implementation.--The Secretary may implement the
    prohibition in subsection (a) with respect to the acquisition of a
    computer or printer to the extent that--
            (1) in fiscal year 2026, not less than 10 percent of the total
        number of computers acquired by the Department of Defense and not
        less than 10 percent of the total number printers acquired by the
        Department comply with such prohibition;
            (2) in fiscal year 2027, not less than 25 percent of the total
        number of computers acquired by the Department and not less than 25
        percent of the total number printers acquired by the Department
        comply with such prohibition;
            (3) in fiscal year 2028, not less than 50 percent of the total
        number of computers acquired by the Department and not less than 50
        percent of the total number printers acquired by the Department
        comply with such prohibition; and
            (4) in fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, not
        less than 100 percent of the total number of computers acquired by
        the Department and not less than 100 percent of the printers
        acquired by the Department comply with such prohibition.
        (e) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the
    Secretary of Defense may acquire a computer or printer described in
    subsection (a) to conduct testing, evaluation, exfiltration, or reverse
    engineering missions on products or capabilities of adversaries of the
    United States if such computer or printer is not for operational use.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Computer.--The term ``computer''--
                (A) means--
                    (i) an end user electronic, magnetic, optical,
                electrochemical, or other high speed data processing device
                performing logical, arithmetic, or storage functions, such
                as laptops, desktops, and any physical computing equipment;
                and
                    (ii) includes any data storage facility or
                communications facility directly related to or operating in
                conjunction with such device; and
                (B) does not include--
                    (i) an automated typewriter or typesetter, a portable
                handheld calculator, or other similar device; or
                    (ii) cloud-based services, including virtual desktops
                and cellular telephones.
            (2) Covered chinese entity.--The term ``covered Chinese
        entity'' means--
                (A) an entity or a parent company of an entity that is--
                    (i) identified by the Secretary of Defense under
                section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10
                U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company;
                    (ii) included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-
                Industrial Complex Companies List published by the
                Department of the Treasury; or
                    (iii) both--

                        (I) included on--

                            (aa) the Entity List set forth in Supplement
                        No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration
                        Regulations;
                            (bb) the Denied Persons List as described in
                        section 764.3(a)(2) of the Export Administration
                        Regulations; or
                            (cc) the Military End User List set forth in
                        Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export
                        Administration Regulations; and

                        (II) is either--

                            (aa) an agency or instrumentality of the
                        People's Republic of China;
                            (bb) an entity headquartered in the People's
                        Republic of China; or
                            (cc) directly or indirectly owned or controlled
                        by an agency, instrumentality, or entity described
                        in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or
                (B) an entity that the Secretary of Defense, in
            consultation with the Director of the National Intelligence or
            the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines
            to be an entity owned, controlled, directed, or subcontracted
            by, affiliated with, or otherwise connected to, the Government
            of the People's Republic of China.
            (3) Printer.--The term ``printer''--
                (A) means desktop printers, multifunction printer copiers,
            and printer/fax combinations taken out of service that may or
            may not be designed to reside on a work surface, and include
            various print technologies, including laser and light-emitting
            diode (electrographic), ink jet, dot matrix, thermal, and
            digital sublimation, and ``multi-function'' or ``all-in-one''
            devices that perform different tasks, including copying,
            scanning, faxing, and printing;
                (B) includes floor-standing printers, printers with
            optional floor stand, or household printers; and
                (C) does not include point of sale receipt printers,
            calculators with printing capabilities, label makers, or non-
            standalone printers that are embedded into products not
            described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
        SEC. 851. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH CERTAIN BIOTECHNOLOGY
          PROVIDERS.
        (a) In General.--The head of an executive agency may not--
            (1) procure or obtain any biotechnology equipment or service
        produced or provided by a biotechnology company of concern; or
            (2) enter into a contract, or extend or renew a contract, with
        any entity that--
                (A) uses biotechnology equipment or services produced or
            provided by a biotechnology company of concern and acquired
            after the applicable effective date in subsection (c) in
            performance of the contract with the executive agency; or
                (B) enters into any contract the performance of which such
            entity knows will require, in performance of the contract with
            the executive agency, the use of biotechnology equipment or
            services produced or provided by a biotechnology company of
            concern and acquired after the applicable effective date in
            subsection (c).
        (b) Prohibition on Loan and Grant Funds.--The head of an executive
    agency may not obligate or expend loan or grant funds to, and a loan or
    grant recipient may not use loan or grant funds to--
            (1) procure, obtain, or use any biotechnology equipment or
        services produced or provided by a biotechnology company of
        concern; or
            (2) enter into a contract, or extend or renew a contract, with
        an entity described in subsection (a)(2).
        (c) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Certain entities.--With respect to the biotechnology
        companies of concern covered by subsection (f)(2)(A), the
        prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect 60
        days after the Federal Acquisition Regulation is revised pursuant
        to subsection (h).
            (2) Other entities.--With respect to the biotechnology
        companies of concern covered by subparagraph (B) or (C) of
        subsection (f)(2), the prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b)
        shall take effect 90 days after the Federal Acquisition Regulation
        is revised pursuant to subsection (h).
            (3) Rules of construction.--
                (A) Exclusions.--Prior to the date that is five years after
            a revision to the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to
            subsection (h) that identifies a biotechnology company of
            concern covered by subsection (f)(2), subsections (a)(2) and
            (b)(2) shall not apply to biotechnology equipment or services
            produced or provided under a contract or agreement, including
            previously negotiated contract options, entered into before the
            applicable effective date under paragraphs (1) and (2).
                (B) Safe harbor.--The term ``biotechnology equipment or
            services produced or provided by a biotechnology company of
            concern'' shall not be construed to refer to any biotechnology
            equipment or services that were formerly, but are no longer,
            produced or provided by biotechnology companies of concern.
        (d) Waiver Authorities.--
            (1) Specific biotechnology exception.--
                (A) Waiver.--The head of the applicable executive agency
            may waive the prohibition under subsections (a) and (b) on a
            case-by-case basis--
                    (i) with the approval of the Director of the Office of
                Management and Budget; and
                    (ii) if such head submits a notification and
                justification to the appropriate congressional committees
                not later than 30 days after granting such waiver.
                (B) Duration.--
                    (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a
                waiver granted under subparagraph (A) shall last for a
                period of not more than 365 days.
                    (ii) Extension.--The head of the applicable executive
                agency, with the approval of the Director of the Office of
                Management and Budget, and in coordination with the
                Secretary of Defense, may extend a waiver granted under
                subparagraph (A) one time, for a period up to 180 days
                after the date on which the waiver would otherwise expire,
                if such an extension is in the national security interests
                of the United States and if such head submits a
                notification and justification to the appropriate
                congressional committees not later than 10 days after
                granting such waiver extension.
            (2) Overseas health care services.--The head of an executive
        agency may waive the prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b)
        with respect to a contract, subcontract, or transaction for the
        acquisition or provision of health care services overseas on a
        case-by-case basis--
                (A) if the head of such executive agency determines that
            the waiver is--
                    (i) necessary to support the mission or activities of
                the employees of such executive agency described in
                subsection (e)(2)(A); and
                    (ii) in the interest of the United States;
                (B) with the approval of the Director of the Office of
            Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of
            Defense; and
                (C) if such head submits a notification and justification
            to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 30
            days after granting such waiver.
        (e) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b)
    shall not apply to--
            (1) any activity subject to the reporting requirements under
        title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
        seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the United
        States;
            (2) the acquisition or provision of health care services
        overseas for--
                (A)(i) employees of the United States, including members of
            the uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title
            10, United States Code), and dependents of such employees;
                (ii) covered beneficiaries (as defined in section 1072 of
            title 10, United States Code) not otherwise described in clause
            (i); or
                (iii) any other beneficiary if such acquisition or
            provision is carried out or administered by the head of a
            department or agency of the Federal Government; or
                (B) employees of contractors or subcontractors of the
            United States--
                    (i) who are performing under a contract that directly
                supports the missions or activities of individuals
                described in subparagraph (A)(i); and
                    (ii) whose primary duty stations are located overseas
                or are on permissive temporary duty travel overseas;
            (3) the acquisition, use, or distribution of human multiomic
        data, lawfully compiled, that is commercially or publicly
        available; or
            (4) the procurement of medical countermeasures, medical
        products, and related supplies, including ancillary medical
        supplies, in direct response to a public health emergency declared
        pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        247d).
        (f) Evaluation of Certain Biotechnology Entities.--
            (1) Entity consideration.--Not later than one year after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
        Management and Budget shall publish a list of the entities that
        constitute biotechnology companies of concern based on a list of
        suggested entities that shall be provided by the Secretary of
        Defense in coordination with the Attorney General, the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director
        of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
        Secretary of State, and the National Cyber Director.
            (2) Biotechnology companies of concern defined.--In this
        section, the term ``biotechnology company of concern'' means any of
        the following:
                (A) An entity that--
                    (i) is to any extent involved in the manufacturing,
                distribution, provision, or procurement of any
                biotechnology equipment or service, as determined by the
                process established in paragraph (1); and
                    (ii) is identified in the annual list published in the
                Federal Register by the Department of Defense of Chinese
                military companies operating in the United States pursuant
                to section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
                (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                (B) Any entity that is determined by the process
            established in paragraph (1) to meet the following criteria:
                    (i) Is subject to the administrative governance
                structure, direction, control, or operates on behalf of the
                government of a foreign adversary;
                    (ii) Is to any extent involved in the manufacturing,
                distribution, provision, or procurement of a biotechnology
                equipment or service; and
                    (iii) Poses a risk to the national security of the
                United States based on--

                        (I) engaging in joint research with, being
                    supported by, or being affiliated with a foreign
                    adversary's military, internal security forces, or
                    intelligence agencies;
                        (II) providing multiomic data obtained via
                    biotechnology equipment or services to the government
                    of a foreign adversary; or
                        (III) obtaining human multiomic data via the
                    biotechnology equipment or services without express and
                    informed consent.

                (C) A subsidiary, parent, or successor of an entity
            described in subparagraphs (A) or (B), provided it meets the
            criteria set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph
            (B), as determined by the process established in paragraph (1).
            (3) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after publication of the
        list pursuant to paragraph (1), and any update to the list pursuant
        to paragraph (4), the Director of the Office of Management and
        Budget, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney
        General, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary
        of Commerce, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary
        of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, and the National
        Cyber Director, shall establish guidance as necessary to implement
        the requirements of this section.
            (4) Updates.--The Director of the Office of Management and
        Budget, in coordination with or based on a recommendation provided
        by the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director
        of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
        Secretary of State, and the National Cyber Director, or upon
        receipt of a request pursuant to paragraph (7), shall periodically,
        though not less than annually, review and, as appropriate, add
        entities to or remove entities from the list of biotechnology
        companies of concern, and notify the appropriate congressional
        committees of any such modifications.
            (5) Notice of a designation and review.--
                (A) In general.--A notice of a designation as a
            biotechnology company of concern under paragraph (2)(B) shall
            be issued to any biotechnology company of concern named in the
            designation--
                    (i) advising that a designation has been made;
                    (ii) identifying the criteria relied upon under such
                subparagraph and, to the extent consistent with national
                security and law enforcement interests, the information
                that formed the basis for the designation;
                    (iii) advising that, within 90 days after receipt of
                notice, the biotechnology company of concern may submit
                information and arguments in opposition to the designation;
                    (iv) describing the procedures governing the review and
                possible issuance of a designation pursuant to paragraph
                (1); and
                    (v) where practicable, identifying mitigation steps
                that could be taken by the biotechnology company of concern
                that may result in the rescission of the designation.
                (B) Congressional notification requirements.--
                    (i) Notice of designation.--The Director of the Office
                of Management and Budget shall submit the notice required
                under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Homeland
                Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
                Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House
                of Representatives.
                    (ii) Information and argument in opposition to
                designations.--Not later than 7 days after receiving any
                information and arguments in opposition to a designation
                pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), the Director of the
                Office of Management and Budget shall submit such
                information to the Committee on Homeland Security and
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
                Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
                Representatives.
            (6) No immediate public release.--Any designation made under
        paragraph (1) or paragraph (4) shall not be made publicly available
        until the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
        coordination with appropriate agencies, reviews all information
        submitted under paragraph (5)(A)(iii) and issues a final
        determination that a company shall remain listed as a biotechnology
        company of concern.
            (7) Removal requests.--If an entity on the list of
        biotechnology companies of concern believes it no longer meets the
        definition of a biotechnology company of concern as described in
        paragraph (2), then it may provide information and arguments to
        request removal from the list of biotechnology companies of concern
        to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The
        Director shall review such information and reply to the entity
        within 90 days.
        (g) Evaluation of National Security Risks Posed by Foreign
    Adversary Acquisition of American Multiomic Data.--
            (1) Assessment.--Not later than 270 days after the enactment of
        this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation
        with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General of the United
        States, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary
        of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
        State, and the National Cyber Director, shall complete an
        assessment of risks to national security posed by human multiomic
        data from United States citizens that is collected or stored by a
        foreign adversary from the provision of biotechnology equipment or
        services.
            (2) Report requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the
        completion of the assessment developed under paragraph (1), the
        Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report with such
        assessment to the appropriate congressional committees.
            (3) Form.--The report required under paragraph (2) shall be in
        unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        (h) Regulations.--Not later than one year after the date of
    establishment of guidance required under subsection (f)(3), and as
    necessary for subsequent updates, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
    Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation as necessary to
    implement the requirements of this section.
        (i) Reporting on Intelligence on Nefarious Activities of
    Biotechnology Companies With Human Multiomic Data.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
    thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with
    the heads of executive agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report on any intelligence in possession of
    such agencies related to nefarious activities conducted by
    biotechnology companies with human multiomic data. The report shall
    include information pertaining to potential threats to national
    security or public safety from the selling, reselling, licensing,
    trading, transferring, sharing, or otherwise providing or making
    available to any foreign country of any forms of multiomic data of a
    United States citizen.
        (j) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be
    appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section.
        (k) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee
            on Intelligence, the Committee on Homeland Security and
            Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Health, Education,
            Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
            Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select
            Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Committee
            on Energy and Commerce, and the Select Committee on Strategic
            Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist
            Party of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Biotechnology equipment or service.--The term
        ``biotechnology equipment or service'' means--
                (A) equipment, including genetic sequencers, or any other
            instrument, apparatus, machine, or device, including components
            and accessories thereof, that is designed for use in the
            research, development, production, or analysis of biological
            materials as well as any software, firmware, or other digital
            components that are specifically designed for use in, and
            necessary for the operation of, such equipment;
                (B) any service for the research, development, production,
            analysis, detection, or provision of information, including
            data storage and transmission related to biological materials,
            including--
                    (i) advising, consulting, or support services with
                respect to the use or implementation of an instrument,
                apparatus, machine, or device described in subparagraph
                (A); and
                    (ii) disease detection, genealogical information, and
                related services; and
                (C) any other service, instrument, apparatus, machine,
            component, accessory, device, software, or firmware that is
            designed for use in the research, development, production, or
            analysis of biological materials that the Director of the
            Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the heads
            of executive agencies, as determined appropriate by the
            Director of the Office of Management and Budget, determines
            appropriate in the interest of national security.
            (3) Contract.--Except as the term is used under subsection
        (b)(2) and subsection (c)(3), the term ``contract'' means--
                (A) any contract subject to the Federal Acquisition
            Regulation issued under section 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United
            States Code; or
                (B) any transaction (other than a contract, a grant, or a
            cooperative agreement) entered into under section 4021 of title
            10, United States Code.
            (4) Control.--The term ``control'' has the meaning given to
        that term in section 800.208 of title 31, Code of Federal
        Regulations, or any successor regulations.
            (5) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has the
        meaning given the term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title
        5, United States Code.
            (6) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary'' has the
        meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(f) of
        title 10, United States Code.
            (7) Multiomic.--The term ``multiomic'' means data types that
        include genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and
        metabolomics.
            (8) Overseas.--The term ``overseas'' means any area outside of
        the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory
        or possession of the United States.
        (l) Compliance With Limitation on Drug Prices.--For the purposes of
    section 1927(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
    8(a)(1)), a manufacturer is deemed to meet the requirements of section
    8126 of title 38, United States Code, including the requirement of
    entering into a master agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    under such section, if the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines
    that the manufacturer would comply (and has offered to comply) with the
    provisions of section 8126 of title 38, United States Code, and would
    have entered into a master agreement under such section, but for the
    prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

                      Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

        SEC. 861. AMENDMENTS TO THE PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
          PROGRAM.
        (a) Purposes.--Section 4952 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
        semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) to foster innovation for the defense industrial base and
        to diversify and expand the defense industrial base.''.
        (b) Authorization for Use of Funding From Other Federal Agencies.--
    Section 4955 of such title is amended by adding at the end the
    following new subsection:
        ``(e) Funding From Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary may
    accept and use funds from other Federal agencies and departments for
    execution and administration of the program authorized by this
    chapter.''.
        (c) Increased Funding Limit for Bureau of Indian Affairs Service
    Areas.--Section 4955(a)(4) of such title is amended by striking
    ``$1,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.
        (d) Authority to Provide Certain Types of Technical Assistance.--
    Section 4958 of such title is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in paragraph (4), by striking and period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) under the AUKUS partnership (as defined in section 1321
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (22
        U.S.C. 10401).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment may--
            ``(1) provide assistance to an eligible entity that is a center
        of excellence for the APEX Accelerator Program of the Department of
        Defense (or a successor program) to provide specialized expertise
        to business entities outside of the geographic area served by the
        center of excellence; and
            ``(2) may waive the government cost share restriction in
        accordance with section 4954(f) of this chapter.''.
        SEC. 862. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
          EXECUTIVE AGENT AUTHORITY.
        Section 1792 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2238; 50 U.S.C.
    4531 note) and section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 50 U.S.C. 4531 note) are
    repealed.
        SEC. 863. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND URGENT INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
          AND CAPABILITIES INITIATIVE.
        (a) Establishment.--The Commander of the United States Special
    Operations Command shall carry out a pilot program, subject to the
    authority, direction, and control of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
    for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, to be known as the
    ``USSOCOM Urgent Innovative Technologies and Capabilities Initiative''
    (in this section referred to as the ``Initiative'') to accelerate the
    research, development, testing, procurement, and initial sustainment of
    innovative technologies and equipment that enhance the operational
    capabilities of Special Operations Forces to meet emerging mission
    requirements.
        (b) Requirements.--The Commander shall--
            (1) establish procedures for component special operations units
        to submit requests to the Commander for the inclusion of innovative
        technologies and equipment in the Initiative; and
            (2) use authorities under section 167(e)(4) of title 10, United
        States Code, to carry out the Initiative.
        (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for the duration
        of the Initiative, the Commander of the United States Special
        Operations Command and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
        Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report on the implementation and
        effectiveness of the Initiative.
            (2) Contents.--Each report shall include the following:
                (A) A summary of activities carried out under the
            Initiative along with documentation of planned expenditures.
                (B) An assessment of the effect of innovative technologies
            and equipment included in the Initiative on the operational
            capabilities of the United States Special Operations Command.
                (C) Recommendations for the continuation, expansion, or
            modification of the Initiative.
                (D) A description of any challenges encountered and lessons
            learned.
                (E) A description of any action using established
            procedures for a reprogramming of funds in an amount greater
            than the approved amount for such reprogramming, as established
            by Congress, to carry out the Initiative.
        (d) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the Initiative under this
    section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date
    of the enactment of this Act.
        SEC. 864. UNITED STATES-ISRAEL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKING
          GROUP.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and in
    consultation with the Secretary of State, shall convene a working group
    to be known as the ``United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base
    Working Group'' to study--
            (1) the potential for greater integration of the defense
        industrial bases of the United States and Israel; and
            (2) the feasibility and advisability of including Israel in the
        national technology and industrial base, as defined in section 4801
        of title 10, United States Code.
        (b) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out
    pursuant to the authority provided by subsection (a) shall be conducted
    in a manner that appropriately protects sensitive information and the
    national security interests of the United States and Israel.
        (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after convening the
        United States-Israel Defense Industrial Base Working Group, the
        Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense
        for Acquisition and Sustainment and in consultation with the
        Secretary of State, shall provide a report to the appropriate
        congressional committees that takes into account the results of the
        study conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include--
                (A) an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
            including Israel in the national technology and industrial
            base, and a description of United States funding or legal
            authorities required for such inclusion; and
                (B) any description of United States funding or legal
            authorities required for greater integration of the defense
            industrial bases of the United States and Israel, if so
            determined to be advisable.
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
        means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Foreign Relations of the Senate.
        SEC. 865. IMPROVING THE DOMESTIC TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.
        (a) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Automated Textile
    Manufacturing.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
        the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the
        Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Office of the Department
        of Defense, shall ensure that the Textile Automation to Enhance
        Domestic Military Production program continues public-private
        partnerships and investments into technological advancement of the
        domestic textile and footwear industrial base.
            (2) Allowable investments.--The investments pursuant to
        paragraph (1) may include--
                (A) recapitalization of facilities related to domestic
            textile and footwear development or production;
                (B) efficient vertical integration of such existing
            facilities;
                (C) expanding domestic production capacity of textiles or
            footwear;
                (D) implementing technological advancements to improve
            efficiency and quality assurance of domestic textiles or
            footwear; and
                (E) any other investment that would encourage the
            maturation and qualification of domestic sources of textiles or
            footwear--
                    (i) to ensure competition and reduce the reliance of
                the Department of Defense on textiles and footwear from
                foreign manufacturers for which an exception granted under
                section 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code, applies;
                or
                    (ii) that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
                Industrial Base Policy determines necessary for the health
                of the industrial base.
        (b) Defense Contract Management Agency Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall prioritize
        ensuring that the Defense Contract Management Agency has the
        necessary resources, including personnel, to carry out the duties
        of the Defense Contract Management Agency with respect to the
        oversight of contracts of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Briefing.--
                (A) Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
            shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
            and House of Representatives a briefing on the plan of the
            Department of Defense to ensure that the Defense Contract
            Management Agency has the necessary resources, including
            personnel, to carry out the duties of the Defense Contract
            Management Agency with respect to oversight travel of existing
            contracts of the Department and prioritize oversight over the
            compliance with section 4862 of title 10, United States Code.
                (B) The plan described in subparagraph (A) shall include--
                    (i) to the extent available, an analysis from a
                federally funded research and development center on the
                resources, including personnel, required for the Defense
                Contract Management Agency to enable the Defense Contract
                Management Agency to carry out the duties of the Defense
                Contract Management Agency with respect to the oversight of
                contracts of the Department of Defense; and
                    (ii) a plan to ensure that, not later than September
                30, 2030, the Defense Contract Management Agency has the
                required resources, including personnel, to effectively
                oversee the compliance of the Department of Defense with
                section 4862 of title 10, United States Code.
        (c) Defense Logistics Agency and Military Services Contracting
    Requirements.--
            (1) The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency in
        coordination with the Secretary concerned for each covered Armed
        Force, shall develop a strategy to maximize the use of annual or,
        where applicable, multi-year contracts by the Department of Defense
        for acquisitions involving the domestic textile or footwear
        industries to ensure the long-term stability and predictability of
        the requirements of the Department with respect to the goods or
        services acquired from such industries.
            (2) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force shall,
        on an annual basis, submit to the Director of the Defense Logistics
        Agency the requirements of such covered Armed Force for textiles
        and footwear for the year and the funding necessary to meet such
        requirements, subject to the availability of funds authorized for
        such purpose.
            (3)(A) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force
        shall aggregate data on the annual requirement of each covered
        Armed Force for common items, to ensure the Director of the Defense
        Logistics Agency can maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness in
        the acquisition of such common items.
            (B) The data the Secretary concerned for a covered Armed Force
        is required to aggregate under subparagraph (A) shall include the
        requirements of the covered Armed Force concerned for the upcoming
        fiscal year for common items.
            (C) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force shall
        aggregate the annual requirement of each covered Armed Force common
        items and incorporate such aggregate requirement into the next
        fiscal years program objective memorandum process of such Armed
        Force.
            (4)(A) The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall, to
        the maximum extent practicable, use the aggregate data described in
        paragraph (3)(A) to execute annual contracts for common items and
        textiles and footwear required by only one of the covered Armed
        Forces to support the long-term stability of the domestic textile
        and footwear industries.
            (B)(i) If the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency does not
        receive the requirements and funding described in paragraph (2) for
        a covered Armed Force for a year, or such other information
        required for the Director to acquire textiles and footwear meeting
        such requirements for such year, the Director may waive
        subparagraph (A) of this paragraph with respect to such
        requirements.
            (ii) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
        Director of the Defense Logistics Agencies issues a waiver under
        clause (i), the Director shall submit to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a notice of
        such waiver, including an explanation of the rational for granting
        such waiver.
            (5) In this section--
                (A) the term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,
            Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force;
                (B) the term ``common item'' mean a textile or footwear
            required by more by than one of the covered Armed Forces; and
                (C) the term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Expanding Competition and Sourcing in the Domestic Textile and
    Footwear Industrial Base.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency
        shall conduct an assessment of the textile and footwear industrial
        base producing textiles and footwear described in subsection (b) of
        section 4862 of title 10, United States Code, that are not subject
        to the prohibition under subsection (a) of such section to assess
        the resilience of the supply chain of the domestic textile and
        footwear industries.
            (2) Contents.--The assessment required under paragraph (1)
        shall include the following:
                (A) An identification of the textile and footwear goods
            supplied to the Department of Defense by a single source.
                (B) Data pertaining to past delays in the delivery of
            textiles and footwear resulting from rigidity in the supply
            chains of the domestic textile and footwear industrial base,
            including an assessment of any challenges related to the
            capacity of the domestic textile and footwear industrial base
            to meet any surge or contingency requirements of the Department
            of Defense for textiles or footwear.
                (C) An analysis of the capability of the domestic textile
            and footwear industrial base to mitigate the risk posed by
            rigidity in the supply chains of the domestic textile and
            footwear industrial base and the challenges to the domestic
            textile and footwear industrial base meeting the surge and
            contingency requirements of the Department of Defense for
            textiles or footwear, including--
                    (i) opportunities for public-private partnerships to
                enable recapitalization of manufacturing lines or vertical
                integration;
                    (ii) opportunities for increased flexibility in
                production, including adjustments to accommodate both
                increases in requirements for textiles or footwear and
                manufacturing of new or different textiles or footwear; and
                    (iii) an assessment of any ongoing research and
                development initiatives by either the Department of Defense
                or domestic industry to meet any requirements for textiles
                or footwear that are currently covered by a waiver under
                section 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code.
                (D) An identification of any regulations or processes of
            the Department of Defense impeding the supply chain resilience
            of the domestic textile and footwear industries.
                (E) An identification of opportunities for the Department
            of Defense to make additional investments into the domestic
            textile and footwear industries to increase production capacity
            such industries, facilitate greater competition, and reduce the
            reliance of the Department on textiles and footwear from
            foreign manufacturers for which an exception granted under
            section 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code, applies.
        (e) Briefing Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
        Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on
        the implementation of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section
        and in carrying out subsection (d).
            (2) Contents.--The briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                (A) an explanation of the progress made in carrying out the
            requirements under subsections (a) through (d);
                (B) a timeline for completion of each such requirement; and
                (C) an identification of any barriers, including any
            legislative authorities, policies, and resource deficiencies,
            to carrying out such requirements.
        (f) Combat Boot Quality Assurance Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary
        concerned for each covered Armed Force that does not operate a
        program for certifying combat boots as meeting uniform regulations
        regarding durability, quality, and uniform standards shall
        establish in such covered Armed Force a process to certify that
        combat boots used by members of such covered Armed Force meet
        uniform regulations regarding durability, quality, and uniform
        standards.
            (2) Study required.--
                (A) The Secretary concerned for each covered Armed Force
            shall conduct a study assessing the service requirements for
            combat boots for such covered Armed Force to determine the
            requirements for certifying combat boots under the program
            established in such covered Armed Force under paragraph (1) as
            meeting uniform regulations regarding durability, quality, and
            uniform standards.
                (B) The study required under subparagraph (A) shall include
            an identification of--
                    (i) general requirements for wear, durability and
                quality;
                    (ii) specialty-specific requirements based on the
                duties and operating environments of members of Armed
                Forces; and
                    (iii) minimum requirements for biomechanics for the
                health and readiness of such members.
            (3) Briefing required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this section, and not less frequently than
        every three months thereafter until the Secretary concerned for a
        covered Armed Force establishes the program required under
        paragraph (1) in such covered Armed Force and completes the study
        required under paragraph (2), such Secretary concerned shall
        provide to the Committees on Armed Services for the Senate and
        House of Representatives a briefing on the progress towards
        establishing such program and completing such study.
        SEC. 866. CYBERSECURITY REGULATORY HARMONIZATION.
        (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the
    Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of each military
    department, and representatives from the service acquisition executives
    of each military department, shall--
            (1) harmonize the cybersecurity requirements applicable to the
        defense industrial base across the Department of Defense;
            (2) reduce the number of such requirements that are unique to a
        specific contract or other agreement of the Department; and
            (3) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the actions taken to carry out the harmonization described in
        paragraph (1) and the reduction described in paragraph (2).
        (b) Requirements.--The harmonization required by subsection (a)(1)
    shall ensure that processes and governance structures exist and are
    sufficient to identify and eliminate duplicative and inconsistent
    cybersecurity requirements and cybersecurity requirements unique to
    single contracts, including--
            (1) a process and governance structure for assessing whether
        future proposed cybersecurity contractual requirements for
        contracts or other agreements of the Department of Defense are
        duplicative of other applicable requirements of the Department of
        Defense that are published in the Federal Register;
            (2) a process for coordinating, centralizing, approving, and
        publishing any proposed cybersecurity requirement not published in
        the Federal Register; and
            (3) a mechanism included in the process described in paragraph
        (2) for ensuring the visibility to and input from internal and
        external stakeholders.
        (c) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2026, and annually
        thereafter for three years, the Chief Information Officer of the
        Department of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report describing the actions taken to implement
        subsections (a) and (b), including the status of the harmonization
        of contractual cybersecurity requirements and of reducing
        cybersecurity requirements unique to single contracts required by
        such sections.
            (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        cover the most recently completed fiscal year prior to the
        submission of the report and include--
                (A) a description of any changes made during the period
            covered by the report to the processes and governance
            structures described in subsection (b);
                (B) a list of each contract or other agreement of the
            Department of Defense entered into during the period covered by
            the report for which the Department sought to include a
            cybersecurity requirement not published in the Federal
            Register;
                (C) for each contract or other agreement included on the
            list required by subparagraph (B), whether the Secretary of
            Defense approved the inclusion of the cybersecurity requirement
            for which such contract or other agreement was included on such
            list and an explanation of the reasoning of the Secretary for
            approving or denying such inclusion; and
                (D) such other matters as determined necessary by the Chief
            Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
        SEC. 867. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FUND.
        (a) In General.--Section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
        ``(g) Eligible Uses of Authorities.--(1) In General.--The Secretary
    of Defense may use the authorities provided by this section with
    respect to defense supply chains, including for material, material
    production, components, subassemblies, and finished products, testing
    and qualification, infrastructure, facility construction and
    improvement, and equipment needed directly for the following:
                ``(A) Castings and forgings.
                ``(B) Kinetic capabilities, including sensors, targeting
            systems, and delivery platforms.
                ``(C) Microelectronics.
                ``(D) Machine tools, including subtractive, additive,
            convergent, stamping, forging, abrasives, metrology, and other
            production equipment.
                ``(E) Critical minerals, materials, and chemicals.
                ``(F) The workforce of the defense industrial base.
                ``(G) Advanced manufacturing (as defined in section
            4841(f)) capability and capacity of the defense industrial
            base, including manufacturing at or near the point of need in
            the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
            Command.
                ``(H) Unmanned vehicles, including subsurface, surface,
            land, air, single use, and attritable unmanned vehicles and
            associated launch and recovery platforms.
                ``(I) Manned aircraft.
                ``(J) Ground systems.
                ``(K) Power sources.
                ``(L) Ships or submarines, including technologies and
            capabilities for the assembly or automation of ships or
            submarines, new or modernized infrastructure for the
            construction of new ships or submarines or the maintenance and
            sustainment or repair of battle damage to ships or submarines.
                ``(M) Other materiel solutions required to support the
            operational plans of the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
                ``(N) Defense space systems.
                ``(O) Batteries.
        ``(2) Prohibition on Use in Covered Countries.--The Secretary may
    not use the authorities provided by this section for any activity in a
    covered country.
        ``(3) Use of Authorities for Other Purposes.--The Secretary may not
    use the authorities provided by subsections (h) through (j) for a
    purpose other than a purpose described in paragraph (1) unless the
    Secretary--
            ``(A) determines that--
                ``(i) the use of the authority for such other purpose is
            essential to the defense interests of the United States; and
                ``(ii) without the use of the authority for such other
            purpose, the defense industrial base cannot reasonably be
            expected to provide a capability needed by the Department of
            Defense in a timely manner; and
            ``(B) not less than 30 days prior to the Secretary using such
        authorities for such other purpose, submits to the congressional
        defense committees a report on such determination that includes
        appropriate explanatory material for such use.
        ``(h) Grants and Other Incentives for Domestic Industrial Base
    Capabilities.--For the purposes of creating, maintaining, protecting,
    expanding, or restoring the capabilities of the domestic industrial
    base that are essential for the defense interests of the United States,
    the Secretary may--
            ``(1) use contracts, grants, or other transaction authorities,
        including cooperative agreements;
            ``(2) establish incentives for the private sector to develop
        capabilities in areas of defense interest;
            ``(3) during the five-year period beginning on the date of the
        enactment of this subsection, make awards to third party entities
        to support investments in small- and medium-sized entities working
        in areas of defense interest that would benefit missions of the
        Department of Defense; and
            ``(4) provide subsidies to offset market manipulation.
        ``(i) Defense Industrial Base Purchase Commitment Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--For the purposes of creating, maintaining,
        protecting, expanding, or restoring capabilities of the industrial
        base that are essential for the defense interests of the United
        States, the Secretary may make purchase commitments--
                ``(A) for the use or resale of an industrial resource or a
            critical technology item by the Federal Government;
                ``(B) to encourage the exploration, development, and mining
            of strategic and critical materials;
                ``(C) to support the development of other materials and
            components;
                ``(D) for the development of production capabilities; and
                ``(E) to increase the use of emerging technologies in
            defense program applications and the rapid transition of
            emerging technologies--
                    ``(i) from research and development sponsored by the
                Federal Government to commercial applications; and
                    ``(ii) from commercial research and development to
                national defense applications.
            ``(2) Exemption for certain limitations.--
                ``(A) Purchases.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B),
            purchase commitments under paragraph (1) may be made for such
            quantities, and on such terms and conditions, including advance
            payments, and for such periods, but not extending beyond a date
            that is not more than 10 years from the date on which such
            purchase was initially made, as the Secretary deems necessary.
                ``(B) Limitation.--Purchase commitments under paragraph (1)
            involving higher than established ceiling prices (or if no such
            established ceiling prices exist, currently prevailing market
            prices) or that result in an anticipated loss on resale shall
            not be made, unless it is determined that supply of the
            materials to be purchased under such purchase commitments could
            not be effectively increased or provisioned at lower prices or
            on terms more favorable to the Federal Government, or that such
            purchases are necessary to assure the availability to the
            United States of overseas supplies.
            ``(3) Findings of secretary.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may take the actions
            described in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary finds with
            respect to a specific material that--
                    ``(i) under generally fair and equitable ceiling
                prices, for any raw or nonprocessed material or component,
                there will result a decrease in supplies from high-cost
                sources of such material and that the continuation of such
                supplies from such sources is necessary to carry out the
                objectives of this section; or
                    ``(ii) an increase in cost of transportation of such
                material is temporary and threatens to impair maximum
                production or supply in any area at stable prices of such
                material.
                ``(B) Subsidy payments authorized.--Upon a finding under
            subparagraph (A) with respect to a material, the Secretary may,
            for the purposes described in paragraph (1), make provision for
            subsidy payments for such material from sources other than
            sources that are or that are in covered countries, in such
            amounts and in such manner, including purchase commitments of
            such material or component thereof and the resale of such
            material or component thereof at a loss, and on such terms and
            conditions, as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure
            that--
                    ``(i) in the case of a finding described in clause (i)
                of such subparagraph, supplies from high-cost sources of
                such material do not decrease; or
                    ``(ii) in the case of a finding described in clause
                (ii) of such subparagraph with respect to one or more
                areas, that maximum production or supply of such material
                at stable prices in each such area is maintained, as
                applicable.
            ``(4) Installation of equipment in industrial facilities.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to take an
            action described in subparagraph (B) if the Secretary
            determines that such action will aid the defense interests of
            the United States.
                ``(B) Actions described.--The actions described in this
            section are--
                    ``(i) procuring and installing additional equipment,
                facilities, processes or improvements to plants, factories,
                and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal
                Government;
                    ``(ii) procuring and installing equipment, including
                equipment owned by the Federal Government, in privately
                owned plants, factories, and other industrial facilities;
                    ``(iii) providing for the modification, expansion, or
                construction of new privately owned facilities, including
                modifications or improvements to production processes, when
                taking actions under this subsection or subsection (h);
                    ``(iv) selling or otherwise transferring equipment
                owned by the Federal Government and installed under this
                subsection to the owners of such plants, factories, or
                other industrial facilities;
                    ``(v) constructing facilities for the purposes
                described in section subsection (g)(1); and
                    ``(vi) applying contracts, grants, or other
                transactions authorities.
            ``(5) Excess metals, minerals, materials, and components.--
                ``(A) In general.--Metals, minerals, materials, and
            components acquired pursuant to this subsection which are
            excess to the needs of programs under this section, as
            determined by the Secretary, shall be transferred to the
            National Defense Stockpile established by the Strategic and
            Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), or
            other national reserves if available, if the Secretary deems
            such transfer to be in the public interest.
                ``(B) Transfers at no charge.--Transfers made pursuant to
            this paragraph shall be made without charge against or
            reimbursement from funds appropriated for the purposes of the
            Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98
            et seq.), or other national reserves if available, except that
            costs incident to such transfer, other than acquisition costs,
            shall be paid or reimbursed from such funds.
                ``(C) Treatment of materials.--For the purposes of section
            5(a)(3) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
            Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(a)(3)), with respect to amounts paid under
            subparagraph (B) for any metal, mineral, material, or component
            transferred pursuant to this paragraph--
                    ``(i) such metal, mineral, material, or component is
                deemed to have been determined to be strategic and critical
                under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Materials
                Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)); and
                    ``(ii) the Stockpile Manager of the National Defense
                Stockpile is deemed to have determines there is a shortfall
                of such materials in the National Defense Stockpile.
            ``(6) Substitutes.--The Secretary may make provision for the
        development and qualification of substitutes for strategic and
        critical materials, components, critical technology items, and
        other industrial resources if and to the extent the Secretary
        determines that such development and qualification is in the
        interest of national security.
        ``(j) Strengthening Domestic Productive Capacity.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide appropriate
        incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, restore, and expand the
        productive capacities of sources for strategic and critical
        materials, components, critical technology items, and industrial
        resources essential for the execution of the national security
        strategy of the United States.
            ``(2) Strategic and critical materials, components, and
        critical technology items.--
                ``(A) Maintenance of reliable sources of supply.--The
            Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure that
            strategic and critical materials, components, critical
            technology items, and industrial resources are available from
            reliable sources when and as needed to meet the requirements of
            the Department of Defense during peacetime, mobilization, and
            national emergency (as defined in section 12 of the Strategic
            and Critical Materials Act (50 USC 98h-3)).
                ``(B) Appropriate action.--For purposes of this paragraph,
            appropriate actions include--
                    ``(i) restricting contract solicitations to reliable
                sources;
                    ``(ii) stockpiling or placing into reserve strategic
                and critical materials, components, and critical technology
                items;
                    ``(iii) planning for necessary long lead times for
                acquiring such materials, components, and items; and
                    ``(iv) developing and qualifying substitutes for such
                materials, components, and items.
        ``(k) Annual Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 15, 2026, and
        annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
        congressional defense committee a report evaluating investments
        made and any other activities carried out using amounts in the Fund
        during the previous fiscal year.
            ``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                ``(A) measures of the effectiveness of the investments and
            activities described in such paragraph in meeting the needs of
            the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base;
                ``(B) an evaluation of the return on investment of all
            ongoing investments from the Fund; and
                ``(C) a description of efforts to coordinate activities
            carried out using amounts in the Fund with activities to
            support the defense industrial base carried out under other
            authorities.
            ``(3) Advice.--In preparing a report required by paragraph (1),
        the Secretary shall take into account the advice of the defense
        industry and such other individuals as the Secretary considers
        relevant.
        ``(l) Coordination With Other Defense Industrial Base Activities.--
    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Secretary shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
    Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on
    Financial Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing
    how activities carried out under this section will be coordinated
    with--
            ``(1) activities carried out using amounts in the Defense
        Production Act Fund under section 304 of the Defense Production Act
        of 1950 (50 U.S.C.4534);
            ``(2) activities of the Office of Strategic Capital; and
            ``(3) any other efforts designed to enhance the defense
        industrial base.
        ``(m) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered country' means--
                ``(A) the Russian Federation;
                ``(B) the Republic of Cuba;
                ``(C) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
                ``(D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
                ``(E) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
                ``(F) the People's Republic of China.
            ``(2) The term `reliable source' means a citizen of, or
        business entity organized under the laws of--
                ``(A) the United States or any territory or possession of
            the United States;
                ``(B) a country of the national technology and industrial
            base, as defined in section 4801; or
                ``(C) a qualifying country, as defined in section 225.003
            of the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal
            Acquisition Regulation or any successor regulation.
            ``(3) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(4) The term `strategic and critical materials' has the
        meaning given that term in section 12(1) of the Strategic and
        Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3(1)).''.
        (b) Limitation on Use of Certain Funds.--The Secretary of Defense
    may not use funds made available before the date of the enactment of
    this Act to carry out activities under the authority of subsection (g),
    (h), (i), or (j) of section 4817 of title 10, United States Code, as
    added by this Act.
        (c) Amendments to National Security Capital Forum.--Section 1092 of
    the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C.
    149 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) serve as a clearinghouse for vetting potential
        investments transactions, whether as a loan or as an equity
        transaction, by executive agencies (as defined in section 133 of
        title 41, United States Code).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Inclusion of Certain Officials.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall include in the forum established under subsection (a) the
    following:
            ``(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base
        Policy.
            ``(2) The individual serving as the Director of the Defense
        Logistics Agency and the head of the Office of General Counsel of
        the Department of Defense.''.
        (d) Sunset.--Effective December 31, 2035, the following provisions
    of law are repealed:
            (1) Subsections (g) through (m) of section 4817 of title 10,
        United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.
            (2) Subsections (a)(3) and (e) of section 1092 of the
        Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10
        U.S.C. 149 note), as added by subsection (c) of this section.

                           Subtitle G--Other Matters

        SEC. 871. MODIFICATION TO DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM TO
          ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT SUPPORT CAPABILITIES IN A CONTESTED
          LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENT.
        Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2341 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
            and
                (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
            subparagraph:
                ``(B) advanced manufacturing (as defined in section 4841(f)
            of title 10, United States Code) facilities for rapid,
            distributed production of parts closer to the point of use;
            and''; and
            (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``on the date'' and all that
        follows and inserting ``December 31, 2030.''.
        SEC. 872. CONTESTED LOGISTICS EXERCISE REQUIREMENT.
        Section 842 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2341 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(h) Contested Logistics Exercise Requirement.--Not later than
    September 30, 2027, and biannually thereafter until the termination
    date in subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the senior official responsible for integration of global logistics (as
    designated in section 2229b of this title), shall incorporate the
    requirements of the Program into a joint exercise that focuses on the
    contested logistics environment.''.
        SEC. 873. COMBATANT COMMAND EXPERIMENTATION AUTHORITY.
        (a) Authority.--Each commander of a combatant command shall have
    the authority to conduct experimentation, prototyping, and technology
    demonstrations to support the development and testing of innovative
    technologies and capability solutions to address operational needs
    identified by the combatant command.
        (b) Procedures.--The commander of a combatant command may use the
    special authorities for contracting described in subsection (b) of
    section 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 3601 note) for activities carried
    out under subsection (a), provided that the procedures described in
    such section are followed.
        (c) Recommendation for Follow-on Production.--Upon completion of an
    experiment, prototype, or technology demonstration, if a commander of a
    combatant command submits to a senior contracting official (as defined
    in section 1737 of title 10, United States Code) a written
    determination that the demonstrated technology or capability meets the
    operational need of the combatant command, such written determination
    may be used to fulfill the following requirements:
            (1) A justification for using other than competitive procedures
        under section 3204 of title 10, United States Code, to acquire the
        technology or capability which was successfully demonstrated.
            (2) A validated capability needs statement or a written
        determination that the capability is needed to address a deficiency
        that affects performance of missions assigned to that command.
        (d) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate on
    September 30, 2028.
        (e) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Chairman on of the Joint
    Chiefs of Staff, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense
    for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall include in each report required
    after the date of the enactment of this Act by subsection (e) of
    section 843 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 6 U.S.C. 3601 note) an explanation of each use
    of the authority under this section during the period covered by the
    report.
        SEC. 874. ANNUAL REPORT ON CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS AND TERMINATIONS.
        (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031,
        not later than 10 days after the date on which the President
        submits the budget to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title
        31, United States Code, for each such fiscal year, the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report listing any cancellation or termination for the preceding
        fiscal year of a contract in an amount greater than the simplified
        acquisition threshold.
            (2) Fiscal year 2025 cancellations and terminations.--The
        Secretary of Defense shall include in the first report submitted
        under paragraph (1) a description of any cancellation or
        termination of a contract in an amount greater than the simplified
        acquisition threshold during fiscal year 2025.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following elements:
            (1) An identification of the unique Government identification
        number (commonly referred to as a ``Procurement Instrument
        Identification Number'' or an ``Indefinite Delivery Vehicle'') for
        each contract cancelled or terminated.
            (2) The total value of the contracts described in paragraph
        (1).
            (3) The total existing obligations against each such contract.
            (4) Any termination settlement paid, if applicable, for
        cancelling or terminating a contract described in paragraph (1).
            (5) A brief justification of the rationale for such
        cancellation or termination, disaggregated by contracts--
                (A) that do not align with the priorities of the Secretary
            of Defense;
                (B) for which the requirement no longer exists;
                (C) for which the requirement has decreased;
                (D) for which the requirement exists, but the contract did
            not meet requirements for cost or the schedule or performance
            of the contract are unacceptable; or
                (E) any other rationale as determined by the Secretary.
            (6) For any contract described in paragraph (5)(E), a
        justification of the proposed timeline for awarding a new contract
        to meet the specified requirement.
        SEC. 875. ABILITY TO WITHHOLD CONTRACT PAYMENTS DURING PERIOD OF
          PENDANCY OF A BID PROTEST.
        (a) Authority to Withhold Certain Payments.--
            (1) Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the
        Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
        Regulation to establish procedures for a contracting officer of the
        Department of Defense to withhold payment of covered amounts to an
        incumbent contractor during the period of pendency resulting from a
        bid protest by such incumbent contractor.
            (2) Forfeit.--The procedures developed in accordance with this
        section shall provide that payment amounts withheld under paragraph
        (1) from an incumbent contractor during a period of pendency
        resulting from a bid protest by such incumbent contractor shall be
        forfeited by the incumbent contractor upon the determination by the
        Comptroller General of the United States to dismiss such bid
        protest based on a lack of any reasonable legal or factual basis
        becoming a final determination.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered amounts'' means an amount that is not
        greater than five percent of the total amount to be paid to an
        incumbent contractor but for the withholding of payment under
        subsection (a)(1).
            (2) The term ``covered contract'' means a contract entered into
        by the Secretary of Defense with an incumbent contractor for the
        procurement of goods or services during the period of pendency that
        are the same or substantially similar to goods or services to be
        acquired by the Department under the contract previously awarded to
        the incumbent contractor.
            (3) The term ``final determination'', with respect to the
        dismissal of a bid protest, means such dismissal--
                (A) was not the subject of a request for reconsideration
            and the time period for requesting reconsideration has expired;
            or
                (B) was the subject of a request for reconsideration and
            the reconsideration processes for which is completed.
            (4) The term ``incumbent contractor'' means a contractor for a
        contract with the Department of Defense for the acquisition of
        goods or services by the Department that are the same or
        substantially similar to goods or services to be acquired by the
        Department under a new or follow-on contract that is the subject of
        a bid protest.
            (5) The term ``period of pendency'' means the period of
        performance under a contract that was awarded or extended because
        the Secretary of Defense--
                (A) received notice of a bid protest submitted by the
            incumbent contractor to the Comptroller General of the United
            States; and
                (B) was prohibited from awarding a new contract during the
            pendency of such bid protest under section 3553(c) of title 31,
            United States Code.
        SEC. 876. INDEMNIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS AGAINST NUCLEAR AND
          UNUSUALLY HAZARDOUS RISKS.
        (a) Review.--The review of requests submitted by a contractor to a
    Department of Defense contracting officer pursuant to Public Law 85-804
    (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) for indemnification against nuclear and
    unusually hazardous risks, including those involving the procurement of
    commercial nuclear technology, shall include, to the extent
    practicable, input from the Defense Contract Management Agency,
    including reviews of insurance markets and coverage availability from
    the Contractor Insurance/Pension Review group.
        (b) Deadline.--The review of each indemnification request submitted
    by a contractor described in subsection (a) shall be completed with a
    final decision on approval or denial, including an executed memorandum
    of decision, not later than 90 days after the date of the request.
        (c) Delegation.--The Secretary of each military department shall
    delegate the authority to approve or deny indemnification requests
    submitted by contractors described in subsection (a) for contracts
    relating to advanced nuclear energy systems or components to such
    subordinate officials as the Secretary determines appropriate to ensure
    the timely and effective execution of reviewing such requests.
        SEC. 877. ENHANCED SECURITY STRATEGY FOR PROCUREMENT OF PRIVATE
          FIFTH-GENERATION WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall require a
    contractor for a procurement related to fifth-generation wireless
    technology for private networks on military installations to provide
    the information described in subsection (b) to promote enhanced
    wireless network security requirements, including supply chain risk
    management.
        (b) Information Described.--The information described in this
    subsection is as follows:
            (1) A hardware bill of materials for such procurement described
        in subsection (a).
            (2) A description of the implementation and operational use of
        zero trust principles and capabilities for such procurement.
        (c) Prioritization.--With respect to a procurement described in
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize the use of private
    networks that employ Open-RAN approaches, including cloud-native
    capabilities whenever possible.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given in
        section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Open-RAN'' has the meaning given in section 9202
        of title XCII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283).

          TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

       Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

    Sec. 901. Prohibition of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs of
              the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 902. Directive authority for matters for which the Under Secretary
              of Defense for Research and Engineering has responsibility.
    Sec. 903. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Armaments
              Cooperation.
    Sec. 904. Modification to authorities of the Director of Operational
              Test and Evaluation.
    Sec. 905. Modification of covered technology categories for Office of
              Strategic Capital.
    Sec. 906. Additional authorities for Office of Strategic Capital.
    Sec. 907. Defense Science Board study on optimal organizational
              structure for digital solution and software delivery.

      Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
                                     Matters

    Sec. 911. Removal of members of Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant
              commanders.
    Sec. 912. Joint Interagency Task Force 401.
    Sec. 913. Authority to establish regional outreach centers for the
              Defense Innovation Unit.
    Sec. 914. Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group.
    Sec. 915. Temporary prohibition on disestablishment of Navy
              Expeditionary Combat Command Pacific.
    Sec. 916. Limitation on availability of funds for modification or
              consolidation of geographic combatant commands.
    Sec. 917. Limitation on availability of funds for the Army pending
              submittal of plan on the proposed integration of the Joint
              Munitions Command and the Army Sustainment Command.

       Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

        SEC. 901. PROHIBITION OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAMS
          OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Repeals and Modifications of Reporting Requirements on
    Diversity and Inclusion.--Section 113 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
            (2) and (3), respectively;
            (2) in subsection (g)(1)(B)--
                (A) by striking clause (vii); and
                (B) by redesignating clauses (viii), (ix), and (x) as
            clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively;
            (3) by striking subsection (l);
            (4) by redesignating subsections (m) through (o) as subsections
        (l) through (n), respectively; and
            (5) in subsection (l), as so redesignated--
                (A) by striking ``Accompanying each national defense
            strategy provided to the congressional defense committees in
            accordance with subsection (g)(1)(D)'' and inserting ``On an
            annual basis''; and
                (B) by striking ``provide a report'' and inserting ``submit
            to the congressional defense committees a report''.
        (b) Repeal of Chief Diversity Officer.--Section 147 of title 10,
    United States Code, is repealed.
        (c) Repeal of Program on Diversity in Military Leadership.--Section
    656 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
        (d) Repeal of Inspector General Oversight of Diversity and
    Inclusion in Department of Defense; Supremacist, Extremist, or Criminal
    Gang Activity in the Armed Forces.--Section 554 of the William M. (Mac)
    Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 141 note) is repealed.
        (e) Repeal of Senior Advisors for Diversity and Inclusion.--Section
    913 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3802) is
    repealed.
        (f) Prohibited Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practices.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        Secretary of Defense may not--
                (A) maintain an office relating to diversity, equity,
            inclusion, or accessibility or any substantially similar
            office;
                (B) maintain or employ a chief diversity officer or a
            substantially similar officer;
                (C) develop, implement, distribute, or publish plans,
            strategic plans, reports, or surveys relating to diversity,
            equity, inclusion, and accessibility, or substantially similar
            plans, reports, or surveys;
                (D) develop, implement, or maintain an employee resource
            group or an affinity group based on race, color, ethnicity,
            religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender
            identity;
                (E) develop, implement, or maintain an agency equity team
            or a substantially similar team;
                (F) develop, implement, distribute, publish, establish, or
            purchase--
                    (i) a training course relating to--

                        (I) diversity;
                        (II) equity;
                        (III) inclusion;
                        (IV) a critical theory relating to race, gender, or
                    otherwise; or
                        (V) intersectionality; or

                    (ii) a training course substantiality similar to a
                training course described in clause (i);
                (G) develop, implement, or maintain a diversity, equity,
            inclusion, and accessibility data dashboard or a substantially
            similar data dashboard; or
                (H) maintain or employ a position relating to diversity,
            equity, inclusion, or accessibility.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be
        construed to prevent the Secretary of Defense from maintaining or
        operating--
                (A) Equal Employment Opportunity offices as historically
            organized and operated within the Department of Defense; or
                (B) an office enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act
            of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) or similar programs or
            offices as historically organized and operated within the
            Department of Defense.
            (3) Accessibility defined.--In this subsection, the term
        ``accessibility'' has the meaning given that term in the Department
        of Defense Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
        Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, except such term
        does not refer to accessibility or other accommodations required
        under law for individuals with disabilities.
        SEC. 902. DIRECTIVE AUTHORITY FOR MATTERS FOR WHICH THE UNDER
          SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING HAS
          RESPONSIBILITY.
        Section 133a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) by inserting ``elements of the Department relating to''
            after ``supervising, all'';
                (B) by inserting ``and enhancing jointness'' after ``and
            engineering efforts''; and
                (C) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) directing the Secretaries of the military departments and
        the heads of all other elements of the Department with regard to
        matters for which the Under Secretary has responsibility; and
            ``(5) conducting developmental prototyping, designing and
        executing experiments of prototypes in the field to demonstrate
        operational relevance to address joint force capability gaps, and
        encouraging and supporting the rapid transition of technology from
        the research and development phase into operational use within the
        Department.''.
        SEC. 903. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
          ARMAMENTS COOPERATION.
        (a) Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for
    International Armaments Cooperation.--Section 138(b) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs (8)
        and (9), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
        paragraph (7):
        ``(7) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary
    of Defense for International Armaments Cooperation, who shall report
    directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be to
    carry out section 133b(b)(10) of this title.''.
        (b) Increase in Authorized Number of Assistant Secretaries.--
            (1) Increase.--Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended by striking ``19'' and inserting ``20''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretaries of
        Defense (19).'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of Defense
        (20).''
        SEC. 904. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF
          OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION.
        (a) In General.--Section 139 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) have access to approved test and evaluation master plans
        and test strategies of the armed forces for purposes of conducting
        independent reviews of such plans and strategies.'';
            (2) in subsection (k), by inserting ``, and the Secretary of
        Defense shall ensure that the amount requested for the Office of
        the Director in the Department of Defense budget for each fiscal
        year is sufficient to enable the Director to fulfill the duties and
        responsibilities assigned by this section'' before the period at
        the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(l)(1) The Director may enter into contracts or other agreements
    with one or more federally funded research and development centers
    pursuant to which personnel of such centers may assist the Director
    with program oversight, including through--
                ``(A) test planning, preparation, and monitoring;
                ``(B) data collection;
                ``(C) data analysis;
                ``(D) drafting and reviewing test reports;
                ``(E) providing technical expertise and support to program
            offices; and
                ``(F) performing such other duties as the Director
            determines appropriate.
        ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Director has
    sufficient funding to enter into the contracts or other agreements for
    which authorization is provided under paragraph (1).''.
        (b) Requirement to Maintain Certain Test and Evaluation
    Activities.--
            (1) Limitation.--During the period beginning on the date of the
        enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2027, the
        Secretary of Defense may not--
                (A) divest or consolidate a capability specified in
            paragraph (2);
                (B) transfer responsibility for such a capability away from
            the organization responsible for the capability as of the date
            of the enactment of this Act; or
                (C) take any other action that would reduce the scope or
            effectiveness of the capability.
            (2) Capabilities described.--The capabilities specified in this
        paragraph are--
                (A) the Cyber Assessment Program;
                (B) the Center for Countermeasures;
                (C) the Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity;
                (D) the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions
            Effectiveness Program;
                (E) the Joint Aircraft Survivability Program;
                (F) the Joint Test and Evaluation Program; and
                (G) the Test and Evaluation Transformation Program.
            (3) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
        Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, may a waive the
        limitation under paragraph (1) with respect to capability specified
        in paragraph (2), on a case-by-case basis, if--
                (A) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
            committees a plan for divesting, consolidating, transferring,
            or otherwise reducing the scope or effectiveness the capability
            (as the case may be), which shall include--
                    (i) in the case of a capability proposed to be
                transferred to another organization within the Department
                of Defense--

                        (I) identification of the organization to which
                    such capability will be transferred; and
                        (II) an explanation of the level of resources
                    needed to sustain such capability at the new
                    organization, staffing levels for the capability at
                    such organization, and any agreements needed to
                    implement the proposed transfer; and

                    (ii) in the case of a capability proposed to be
                divested or consolidated by the Secretary, a justification
                for the divestment or consolidation together with an
                explanation of how the proposed divestment or consolidation
                will not result in a loss of capabilities or functions in a
                manner that poses a risk to any mission of the Department
                of Defense; and
                (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on
            which the plan under subparagraph (A) was submitted.
            (4) Resources.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
        sufficient funding and personnel are made available to the Director
        of Operational Test and Evaluation to maintain the capabilities
        specified in paragraph (2) during the period in which the
        limitation under paragraph (1) applies.
        SEC. 905. MODIFICATION OF COVERED TECHNOLOGY CATEGORIES FOR OFFICE
          OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.
        Paragraph (2) of subsection (f) of section 149 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (U) through (GG) as
        subparagraphs (V) through (HH), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (T) the following new
        subparagraph:
                ``(U) Nuclear fission and fusion energy technologies.''.
        SEC. 906. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES FOR OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.
        (a) In General.--Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, as
    amended by section 905 of this Act, is further amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsections:
        ``(f) Fees.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                ``(A) The Director may--
                    ``(i) charge and collect fees for the costs specified
                in subparagraph (B) for services provided by the Office and
                associated with administering programs under this section,
                including project-specific transaction costs and direct
                costs relating to such services; and
                    ``(ii) establish those fees at amounts that the
                Director considers appropriate only to recover the costs of
                project-specific transaction costs and to offset the
                expenses of administering of those programs.
                ``(B) The costs specified in this subparagraph are the
            following:
                    ``(i) Due diligence costs paid to third parties for
                services conducting national security, legal, engineering,
                technical, financial, and other due diligence on
                applicants, prospective and existing borrowers, guarantors,
                sponsors, and other key transaction parties, their
                respective owners, managers, and employees, and their
                properties, assets, and operations.
                    ``(ii) Costs of third-party services related to ratings
                analysis, underwriting, appraisals, valuations, travel to
                and inspection of project sites, and other customary
                analysis relating to specific applications.
                    ``(iii) Costs of third-party legal services for
                negotiation and documentation of transactions.
                    ``(iv) Costs of third-party services for monitoring,
                restructurings, and workouts of agreements.
                    ``(v) Administrative expenses directly related to
                credit program operations as defined in Office of
                Management and Budget Circular A-11 as of August 2025,
                including--

                        ``(I) the appropriate proportion of administrative
                    expenses that are shared with non-credit programs;
                        ``(II) the cost of loan systems development and
                    maintenance, including information technology systems
                    costs;
                        ``(III) the cost of monitoring credit programs and
                    private lenders for compliance with contractual
                    requirements, laws, and regulations;
                        ``(IV) the cost of all activities related to credit
                    extension, loan servicing, write-off, and close out;
                    and
                        ``(V) the cost of collecting delinquent or
                    defaulted loans.

            ``(2) Deposit into credit program account.--
                ``(A) In general.--Amounts collected as fees under
            paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(i) be deposited into the Credit Program Account
                established under subsection (e)(5); and
                    ``(ii) remain available until expended.
                ``(B) Limitation on use of fees.--Notwithstanding
            subsection (e)(5)(B), none of the fees collected under
            paragraph (1) may be used to pay salaries or expenses of
            civilian employees of the Department of Defense or for any
            purposes other than those described in this subsection or
            subsection (e)(12).
            ``(3) Termination of authority.--
                ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B),
            the authority under paragraph (1) to charge and collect fees
            shall expire on the date specified in paragraph (9)(A) of
            subsection (e).
                ``(B) Treatment of certain assets.--With respect to a loan
            or loan guarantee provided under this section that is
            outstanding as of the expiration date under subparagraph (A),
            the authority of the Director under paragraph (1) to charge and
            collect fees for services relating to the loan or loan
            guarantee shall remain in effect for the duration of the loan
            or loan guarantee.
            ``(4) Reports required.--
                ``(A) Annual report.--Not later than March 1 of each year,
            the Director shall submit to the congressional defense
            committees a report that includes--
                    ``(i) a detailed summary of the fees collected under
                paragraph (1) in the preceding fiscal year; and
                    ``(ii) a description of how those fees were allocated.
                ``(B) Audit.--The Inspector General of the Department of
            Defense shall--
                    ``(i) conduct a review of the fees charged and
                collected under paragraph (1) in fiscal year 2026 and
                provide a report on the results of the review to the
                congressional defense committees; and
                    ``(ii) conduct an audit of the fees collected in fiscal
                years 2026 and 2027 and, once completed, provide a report
                to the congressional defense committees on the results of
                the audit not later than 180 days after the end of fiscal
                year 2027.
        ``(g) Authority to Accept Services.--The Director may accept
    services, such as legal, financial, technical, or professional
    services, associated with administering programs under this section,
    including accepting such services as indirect payment in kind for
    services provided by the Office.''.
        (b) Determinations of Loan Default Under Pilot Program on Capital
    Assistance to Support Defense Investment in Industrial Base.--
    Subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii)(VI) of such section is amended by striking
    ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director''.
        (c) Conforming Amendment to Credit Program Account.--Subsection
    (e)(5)(A)(ii) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking ``consist of amounts'' and inserting the
        following: ``consist of--
                ``(I) amounts'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

                        ``(II) fees deposited under subsection (f)(2).''.

        (d) Additional Modifications to Pilot Program on Capital
    Assistance.--Subsection (e) of such section is further amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) Presumption of compliance.--Each agreement for a loan or
        loan guarantee executed by the Director under paragraph (3)(A)
        shall be conclusively presumed to be issued in compliance with the
        requirements of this section.
            ``(11) Authority to collect debts.--In the case of a default on
        a loan or loan guarantee provided under paragraph (3)(A), the
        Director may exercise any priority of the United States in
        collecting debts relating to the default.
            ``(12) Additional authorities.--In carrying out the capital
        assistance program under this subsection the Director may--
                ``(A) enter into contracts, agreements, or other
            transactions with applicants for or recipients of capital
            assistance pursuant to which such applicants or recipients
            directly pay for the costs of third-party services provided to
            the Office in connection with transactions involving such
            applicants and recipients;
                ``(B) procure temporary and intermittent services of
            experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of
            title 5 only for the purposes established under this
            subsection; and
                ``(C) with the consent of another Federal agency, enter
            into an agreement with that Federal agency to use, with or
            without reimbursement, any service, equipment, personnel, or
            facility of that Federal agency.''.
        SEC. 907. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON OPTIMAL ORGANIZATIONAL
          STRUCTURE FOR DIGITAL SOLUTION AND SOFTWARE DELIVERY.
        (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct the
    Defense Science Board to conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate and
    recommend the most optimal organizational structure within the Office
    of the Secretary of Defense to align and maximize the output of digital
    solutions engineering and software delivery activities across the
    Department of Defense.
        (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following elements:
            (1) An assessment of existing organizational structures and
        organizations supporting digital solutions engineering and software
        delivery across the Department of Defense, including--
                (A) current responsibilities, requirements, and
            deliverables of software delivery organizations across the
            Department of Defense;
                (B) limitations based on current enterprise data management
            platforms;
                (C) optimization of resource allocation and utilization
            processes; and
                (D) integration challenges and opportunities with
            Department-wide digital solution engineering and software
            delivery initiatives.
            (2) An evaluation of potential organizational courses of action
        for supporting digital solutions engineering within the Office of
        the Secretary of Defense, including--
                (A) establishment of a new defense agency or Department of
            Defense field activity;
                (B) integration into an existing defense agency or
            Department of Defense field activity;
                (C) consolidation of digital development functions within
            existing Office of the Secretary of Defense staff
            organizations;
                (D) optimization of current organizational structures and
            authorities;
                (E) hybrid approaches combining elements of the options
            described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
                (F) any other organizational structures deemed appropriate
            by the Defense Science Board.
            (3) Recommendations on the selection of the optimal
        organizational structure, including--
                (A) analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each
            course of action evaluated under paragraph (2);
                (B) evaluation of cost-effectiveness and resource
            implications;
                (C) application of lessons from similar industry or
            academic entities performing similar work;
                (D) consideration of governance and execution framework
            requirements;
                (E) assessment of the implementation of and execution of
            governance structures, including artificial intelligence model
            management; and
                (F) recommendations for unique acquisition authorities to
            support rapid digital solutions engineering and deployment.
            (4) Transition recommendations for implementing the selected
        organizational structure, including--
                (A) detailed implementation timeline and milestones;
                (B) resource requirements and funding mechanisms; and
                (C) legislative or regulatory changes needed.
        (c) Report.--
            (1) Transmittal to secretary.--Not later than February 1, 2027,
        the Board shall transmit to the Secretary of Defense a final report
        on the study conducted pursuant to subsection (a).
            (2) Transmittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the
        date on which the Secretary receives the final report under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the report to the
        congressional defense committees, together with such comments as
        the Secretary considers appropriate.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Digital solutions engineering.--The term ``digital
        solutions engineering'' means the development, deployment, and
        sustainment of artificial intelligence systems, software
        applications, data engineering solutions, data analytics platforms,
        and other digital technologies for operational and business
        purposes.
            (2) Software delivery organizations.--The term ``software
        delivery organizations'' means organizational units dedicated to
        the rapid development, deployment, and sustainment of software
        applications and digital solutions.

      Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
                                    Matters

        SEC. 911. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS OF JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND COMBATANT
          COMMANDERS.
        (a) Joint Chiefs of Staff.--Section 151 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(h) Removal of Members of Joint Chiefs of Staff.--(1) If the
    President removes a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from office or
    transfers a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to another position or
    location before the end of the term of the member as specified in
    statute, the President shall, not later than five days after the
    removal or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress, including the
    congressional defense committees, notice that the member is being
    removed or transferred and a statement of the reason for the removal or
    transfer.
        ``(2) Nothing in this subsection prohibits a personnel action
    authorized by another provision of law.''.
        (b) Combatant Commanders.--Section 164(a) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
        ``(3)(A) If the President removes an officer assigned under
    paragraph (1) to serve as the commander of a unified or specified
    combatant command or transfers that officer to another position or
    location before the expected end of the officer's service as a
    combatant commander, the President shall, not later than five days
    after the removal or transfer takes effect, submit to Congress,
    including the congressional defense committees, notice that the officer
    is being removed or transferred and a statement of the reason for the
    removal or transfer.
        ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph prohibits a personnel action
    authorized by another provision of law.''.
        SEC. 912. JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE 401.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 8 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 199. Joint Interagency Task Force 401
        ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Department of
    Defense a joint activity to be known as the `Joint Interagency Task
    Force 401' (referred to in this section as the `Task Force').
        ``(b) Director.--
            ``(1) There is a Director of the Task Force (referred to in
        this section as the `Director') who shall be appointed by the
        Secretary of Defense from among personnel of the Department of
        Defense who are--
                ``(A) general or flag officers of the covered armed forces;
            or
                ``(B) members of the Senior Executive Service.
            ``(2) The Director shall report directly to the Deputy
        Secretary of Defense and shall serve as the principal advisor to
        the Deputy Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
        on counter-small unmanned aircraft system matters.
        ``(c) Organization.--The Task Force shall--
            ``(1) be designated as a jointly manned activity with full
        joint manning support from the covered armed forces as determined
        by the Director; and
            ``(2) shall consist of such other subordinate organizational
        elements as the Director determines appropriate, subject to the
        authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense with
        support from designated organizational elements within the Office
        of the Secretary of Defense as determined by the Director in
        coordination with the Secretary.
        ``(d) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the Task Force
    shall include the following:
            ``(1) Lead, advocate, coordinate, and focus all Department of
        Defense actions in support of efforts of the combatant commands and
        the covered armed forces to defeat small unmanned aircraft systems
        (referred to in this section as `sUAS') as weapons of strategic
        influence.
            ``(2) Integrate all counter-sUAS solutions throughout the
        Department of Defense, seeking interagency participation and
        assistance as necessary.
            ``(3) Develop and share counter-sUAS training tools, expertise,
        and tactics, techniques, and procedures for components of the
        Department of Defense that address needs of the joint force.
            ``(4) Coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to
        develop, test, evaluate, and procure counter-sUAS kinetic and non-
        kinetic defeat capabilities.
            ``(5) Carry out the counter-sUAS validation and acquisition
        responsibilities described in subsections (e) and (f).
            ``(6) Develop and regularly update a counter-sUAS strategic
        plan.
            ``(7) Carry out such other activities relating to counter-sUAS
        as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
        ``(e) Approval and Validation of Counter-suas Systems.--
            ``(1) The Task Force shall serve as the entity within the
        Department of Defense with primary responsibility for the
        validation and approval of counter-sUAS systems for procurement and
        use by the Department.
            ``(2) In coordination with other components of the Department
        of Defense, the Director shall develop, maintain, and regularly
        update a list of counter-sUAS systems that are validated and
        approved for procurement and use by the Department as described in
        paragraph (1). The Director shall ensure that each counter-sUAS
        system on the list has been vetted by the Task Force and has proven
        to be effective for use by the Department in countering sUAS.
            ``(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), no component of the
        Department of Defense may procure a counter-sUAS system unless such
        system--
                ``(A) has been validated and approved by the Task Force
            under paragraph (1); and
                ``(B) is included on the list maintained under paragraph
            (2).
            ``(4) The service acquisition executive of the military
        department concerned (in the case of a procurement by a military
        department) or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
        Sustainment (in the case of a procurement not under the authority
        of a service acquisition executive) may waive the restriction under
        paragraph (3), on a case-by-case basis, by submitting to the
        congressional defense committees--
                ``(A) notice of the intent to issue such a waiver; and
                ``(B) an explanation of the reasons for issuing the waiver.
        ``(f) Acquisition Division.--The Director shall establish and
    maintain an acquisition division within the Task Force. The acquisition
    division shall--
            ``(1) include acquisition professionals from relevant portfolio
        acquisition executives (as described in section 1732 of this title)
        within each covered armed force;
            ``(2) support and facilitate efforts of the Director and
        covered armed forces--
                ``(A) to budget and plan for the integration and
            sustainment of counter-sUAS capabilities that are approved and
            validated by the Task Force under subsection (e); and
                ``(B) to efficiently and effectively transition such
            capabilities into operational use; and
            ``(3) have such other duties and responsibilities as the
        Director determines appropriate.
        ``(g) Annual Reports.--On an annual basis, the Director shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a
    summary of the activities of the Task Force over the period covered by
    the report, including a description of--
            ``(1) the progress of the Task Force in carrying out the
        requirements of this section;
            ``(2) the metrics used to measure such progress; and
            ``(3) recommendations for congressional consideration.
        ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `counter-sUAS system' means a system or device
        capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing
        control of a small unmanned aircraft or small unmanned aircraft
        system.
            ``(2) The term `covered armed forces' means the Army, Navy, Air
        Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
            ``(3) The terms `small unmanned aircraft', `unmanned aircraft',
        and `unmanned aircraft system' have the meanings given those terms
        in section 44801 of title 49.''.
        (b) Review of Counter-unmanned Aircraft System Readiness.--
            (1) Review.--The Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force
        401, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
        departments, shall conduct a review to identify differences in the
        interpretation and application of section 130i of title 10, United
        States Code, among the military departments.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report on the results of the
        review conducted under paragraph (1). The report shall include a
        description of each of the following:
                (A) Differences identified in the interpretation and
            application of section 130i of title 10, United States Code,
            among the military departments, including differences with
            respect to--
                    (i) interpretations of the term ``covered facility or
                asset'';
                    (ii) the application of modern best practices for
                counter-UAS systems to each type of covered facility or
                asset; and
                    (iii) divergent, unrealistic, or unnecessarily limited
                legal interpretations of the term ``covered facility or
                asset''.
                (B) The plan of the Director to remedy, without changes to
            the underlying law, the differences in legal interpretations
            and applications identified under subparagraph (A).
                (C) Any resources required to expedite and modernize site
            evaluations, including electromagnetic spectrum evaluations
            required for the deployment of counter-UAS systems and site
            surveys described in section 1089 of this Act.
                (D) Suggestions to improve the role of the United States
            Northern Command as a synchronizing body for homeland counter-
            UAS systems deployed at covered facilities or assets.
                (E) The strategy of the Director for retrofitting and
            modernizing military installations and depots for testing
            counter-UAS systems and an identification of any policy, legal,
            or regulatory challenges to carrying out such a strategy.
            (3) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``counter-UAS
        system'' has the meaning given that term in section 44801 of title
        49, United States Code.
        (c) Strategy and Funding Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes--
            (1) a strategy to ensure the Joint Interagency Task Force 401
        has the funding and other resources necessary to execute its
        responsibilities, as required under section 199 of title 10, United
        States Code (as added by subsection (a)); and
            (2) a plan for funding the Task Force across the period covered
        by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to
        Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as of
        the date of the report).
        (d) Counter Unmanned Aerial System Threat Library.--Section 353 of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159; 10 U.S.C. 130i note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later'' and all that
        follows through ``Office,'' and inserting ``Not later than June 30,
        2027, the Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force 401''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and all that follows
            through ``Office,'' and inserting ``The Director of the Joint
            Interagency Task Force 401''; and
                (B) by striking ``the Secretary of the Army'' and inserting
            ``the Director''.
        SEC. 913. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH REGIONAL OUTREACH CENTERS FOR THE
          DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT.
        Section 4127 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(f) Regional Outreach Centers.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director may establish and maintain
        regional offices of the Unit at locations within and outside the
        United States for purposes of conducting outreach to and
        streamlining interactions between the Unit and the private sector,
        academia, and other mission partners.
            ``(2) Selection criteria and other guidance.--In the event the
        Director exercises the authority to establish and maintain regional
        offices under paragraph (1), the Director shall--
                ``(A) develop a strategy and criteria for the selection of
            locations for such offices;
                ``(B) issue any rules, regulations, policies, or guidance
            necessary for the operation of such offices; and
                ``(C) make the information described in subparagraphs (A)
            and (B) available on a publicly accessible website of the
            Department of Defense.''.
        SEC. 914. SMALL-UAS INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKING GROUP.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than January 15, 2026, the Deputy
    Secretary of Defense shall establish a working group to be known as the
    ``Small-UAS Industrial Base Working Group'' (referred to in this
    section as the ``Working Group'') to analyze the supplier base for
    small-UAS systems and recommend investments or other actions to improve
    such supplier base.
        (b) Members.--The Working Group shall be composed of the following
    members:
            (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
            (2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base
        Policy.
            (3) The Director of the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group.
            (4) One or more representatives of the Defense Innovation Unit.
            (5) The service acquisition executive of each military
        department.
            (6) One or more representatives from the Army Materiel Command.
            (7) One or more representatives from the United States Special
        Operations Command.
            (8) Such other members as the Deputy Secretary of Defense
        determines appropriate.
        (c) Director of Working Group.--The Director of the Defense
    Autonomous Warfare Group shall serve as the Director of the Working
    Group.
        (d) Responsibilities.--The Working Group shall have the following
    responsibilities:
            (1) Analyzing the current capacity of the sUAS industrial base,
        including manufacturers of complete sUAS systems and suppliers of
        components for such systems.
            (2) Identifying likely investments by entities in the sUAS
        industrial base to remediate fragile supply chains and supply
        chains for systems or components for which there are limited or no
        domestic suppliers, taking into account reasonable estimates of
        Federal Government and commercial demand and ensuring that private
        investment is leveraged to the greatest extent practicable.
            (3) Developing plans for investments and other actions to
        remediate fragile or non-U.S. suppliers, including the following:
                (A) Continued Federal Government purchases of significant
            numbers of sUAS systems.
                (B) Partnerships between entities in the sUAS industrial
            base and the Federal Government, including--
                    (i) the SkyFoundry initiative of the Army Materiel
                Command;
                    (ii) arrangements for companies in the sUAS industrial
                base to operate commercially-owned, commercially-operated
                production facilities on sites within the United States
                organic industrial base;
                    (iii) arrangements for the establishment of Government-
                owned, contractor-operated sUAS component production
                facilities on such sites; and
                    (iv) arrangements for the establishment of Government-
                owned, Government-operated sUAS component production
                facilities on such sites.
                (C) Identifying sUAS capabilities that are required by the
            Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, but which
            commercial industry cannot or is not expected to fulfill.
                (D) Identifying opportunities for public-private
            partnerships to support the incubation and innovation of sUAS
            technology.
            (4) Identifying potential changes in qualification processes
        for sUAS components that could enable greater commercial production
        of such components and sUAS systems.
        (e) Reports.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Working
        Group shall submit to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the
        congressional defense committees a report that includes--
                (A) an initial assessment of the sUAS industrial base;
                (B) a summary of the aggregate demand signal made by the
            Federal Government for sUAS production as of the date of the
            report;
                (C) a summary of the future projected demand signal by the
            Federal Government for sUAS production;
                (D) a description of the likely investments in the sUAS
            component supplier base by commercial industry over the period
            of 18 months following the date of the report;
                (E) recommendations for investments or other actions to
            strengthen the sUAS industrial base to optimally meet aggregate
            Federal Government and commercial demand; and
                (F) an assessment of the Sky Foundry initiative of the Army
            to determine how that initiative is expected to--
                    (i) assist the Army in meeting its sUAS requirements at
                a competitive cost; and
                    (ii) materially impact the health of the sUAS
                industrial base.
            (2) Biannual reports.--Not less frequently than once every 180
        days following the submittal of the initial report under paragraph
        (1), the Working Group shall submit to the Deputy Secretary of
        Defense and the congressional defense committees an updated version
        of the report.
        (f) Authorization of SkyFoundry Program.--The Secretary of the Army
    may establish a SkyFoundry program if--
            (1) the Working Group has submitted the initial report required
        under subsection (e)(1) to the congressional defense committees;
        and
            (2) the Deputy Secretary of Defense certifies to such
        committees that the SkyFoundry program--
                (A) will improve the ability of the Army to rapidly field
            sUAS systems at a competitive cost; and
                (B) will not negatively impact the commercial sUAS
            industrial base.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``small-UAS'' or ``sUAS'' means an unmanned
        aircraft system designated as Group 1, Group 2, or Group 3 in the
        Unmanned Aircraft Systems Categorization Chart set forth in chapter
        III of the Department of Defense Joint Publication 3-30 (relating
        to ``Joint Air Operations''), or any successor to such
        categorization system.
            (2) The term ``sUAS component'' means any of following
        components for sUAS systems:
                (A) Brushless motors.
                (B) Batteries.
                (C) Antennae.
                (D) Flight controllers, including printed circuit boards.
                (E) Wiring harnesses.
                (F) Rotors.
                (G) Blades and propellers.
                (H) Chassis, bodies, and frames.
                (I) Sensors, including electro-optical and infra-red
            sensors, GPS, and other such sensors.
        SEC. 915. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OF NAVY
          EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND PACIFIC.
        (a) In General.--During the one-year period beginning on the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy may not take
    any action to disestablish the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
    Pacific located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy (or a designee of
    the Secretary) shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the status of the decision of the Secretary with respect to
        the disestablishment of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command
        Pacific; and
            (2) the strategic rationale, cost, and benefits of such
        disestablishment.
        SEC. 916. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR MODIFICATION OR
          CONSOLIDATION OF GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS.
        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
    Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to carry out an
    action described in subsection (b) until a period of 60 days has
    elapsed following the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits
    the certification and all other information required under subsection
    (c) with respect to such action.
        (b) Actions Described.--The actions described in this subsection
    are the following:
            (1) Modifying or combining the missions, responsibilities, or
        force structure of any a geographic combatant command as set forth
        in chapter 6 of title 10, United States Code, with those of any
        other command.
            (2) Appointing an officer in a grade below O-10 to serve as the
        Commander of any geographic combatant command.
            (3) Divesting, consolidating, or returning to a host country
        any site included in the real property inventory of a geographic
        combatant command as of June 1, 2025.
        (c) Certification and Other Information Required.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees each of
    the following with respect to any action described in subsection (b)
    that is proposed to be taken by the Secretary:
            (1) A certification that, in the determination of the
        Secretary, undertaken with appropriate consultations with
        international partners, the action is in the national security
        interest of the United States.
            (2) A detailed analysis of the impact of such action on--
                (A) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency
            and other operational plans of the Department of Defense,
            including counterterrorism operations and crisis response
            operations, and the ability of the Armed Forces to support such
            execution;
                (B) the ability of the United States to maintain access in
            the affected geographic command's area of responsibility,
            including to protect the freedom of navigation;
                (C) military training and major military exercises,
            including on interoperability, security cooperation, and joint
            activities with allies and partners; and
                (D) United States deterrence of potential threats,
            including those that may be posed by the People's Republic of
            China and the Russian Federation, and the adequacy of United
            States military posture in the affected geographic command's
            area of responsibilities for such purposes.
            (3) A detailed analysis of the costs for relocation of
        personnel, equipment, and associated infrastructure.
            (4) A description of consultations regarding such action with
        each relevant ally or partner.
            (5) Independent risk assessments prepared by the Commanders of
        the affected geographic combatant commands, the Chairman of the
        Joint Chiefs of Staff, and any other combatant commander that may
        be affected by such action, of--
                (A) the impact of such action on the security of the United
            States;
                (B) the impact of such action on the ability of the Armed
            Forces to execute campaign and contingency plans of the
            Department of Defense, including in support of operations
            outside the area of responsibility of the affected geographic
            combatant commands; and
                (C) the impact of such action on military training and
            major military exercises, including on interoperability and
            joint activities with regional allies and partners.
        (d) Consultation.--In preparing the certification and other
    information required under subsection (c) the Secretary of Defense
    shall consult with Commanders in the affected geographic combatant
    command's area of responsibility and the commander of any other
    geographic combatant command expected to be affected by an action
    described in subsection (b).
        (e) Form.--
            (1) Certification.--The certification required by subsection
        (c)(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
            (2) Other information.--The information described in paragraphs
        (2) through (5) of subsection (c) may be submitted in classified
        form.
            (3) Special rule for independent risk assessments.--Each
        independent risk assessment required by subsection (c)(5) shall be
        submitted in unaltered format.
        SEC. 917. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE ARMY PENDING
          SUBMITTAL OF PLAN ON THE PROPOSED INTEGRATION OF THE JOINT
          MUNITIONS COMMAND AND THE ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND.
        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Army
    may be obligated or expended to take any action described in subsection
    (b) with respect to the Joint Munitions Command and the Army
    Sustainment Command (referred to in this section collectively as the
    ``Commands'') until the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees
    on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
    report regarding the proposed plan of the Secretary to integrate the
    Commands.
        (b) Actions Described.--The actions described in this subsection
    are any actions to integrate or otherwise restructure the Commands,
    including through--
            (1) changing the numbers, duty locations, or responsibilities
        of personnel under the Commands; or
            (2) modifying leadership or reporting chains of the Commands.
        (c) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A detailed comparison of the organizational structures of
        the Commands (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
        Act) compared to the proposed organizational structures of such
        Commands if integrated as proposed by the Secretary of the Army,
        including any associated changes to reporting chains, leadership
        roles, and workforce.
            (2) The planned timeline for implementation of such
        integration.
            (3) Any plans for changing the numbers, duty locations, or
        responsibilities of personnel under the Commands.
            (4) A mission justification for the proposed integration.
            (5) An assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of
        the proposed integration on the readiness of the Army and the
        Department of Defense to conduct the missions of the Commands and
        the plan of the Army for mitigating those impacts.

                          TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                          Subtitle A--Financial Matters

    Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
    Sec. 1002. Consolidation of reporting requirements relating to
              Department of Defense financial improvement and audit
              remediation plan.
    Sec. 1003. Concurrent reporting date for annual update to Defense
              Business Systems Audit Remediation Plan and Department of
              Defense annual financial statements.
    Sec. 1004. Amendments and repeals to budgetary display requirements.
    Sec. 1005. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense
              components.
    Sec. 1006. Reporting requirements for amounts made available pursuant to
              title II of Public Law 119-21.
    Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to facilitate
              audit of the financial statements of the Department of Defense
              for fiscal year 2026.

                       Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

    Sec. 1010. Support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter
              transnational organized crime.

                     Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

    Sec. 1011. Requirements for amphibious warfare ship force structure.
    Sec. 1012. Definition of short-term work for purposes of Navy
              construction of combatant and escort vessels and assignment of
              vessel projects.
    Sec. 1013. Navy Senior Technical Authority.
    Sec. 1014. Overhaul, repair, and maintenance of vessels in the
              Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    Sec. 1015. Allocation of certain operation and maintenance funds for
              Navy amphibious ship maintenance.
    Sec. 1016. Metrics for basic and functional design for ship
              construction.
    Sec. 1017. Authority for single award indefinite delivery-indefinite
              quantity contract for destroyer maintenance.
    Sec. 1018. Limitation on availability of funds to retire or decommission
              oceanographic research vessels of the Navy.
    Sec. 1019. Strategy for Navy investment in and support for the maritime
              industrial base.
    Sec. 1020. Exemption of unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater
              vehicles from certain technical authority requirements.
    Sec. 1021. Pilot program on use of automated shipbuilding technologies
              and capabilities.
    Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the
              National Defense Sealift Fund.

                          Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

    Sec. 1031. Extension of authority for joint task forces to support law
              enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism activities.
    Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
              release of individuals detained at United States Naval
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the United States.
    Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
              modify facilities in the United States to house detainees
              transferred from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
              Cuba.
    Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
              release of individuals detained at United States Naval
              Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to certain countries.
    Sec. 1035. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
              relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
              Bay, Cuba.

              Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

    Sec. 1041. Modification of authority to provide assistance in support of
              Department of Defense accounting for missing United States
              Government personnel.
    Sec. 1042. Senior leaders of the Department of Defense and other
              specified persons: authority to provide protection.
    Sec. 1043. Modification of requirements relating to support of civil
              authorities by Armed Forces.
    Sec. 1044. Authority of Secretary of Defense to enter into contracts to
              provide certain assistance to secure the southern land border
              of the United States.
    Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds to relocate or otherwise remove
              the Maritime Industrial Base Program.
    Sec. 1046. Limitation on retirement of Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft
              systems.
    Sec. 1047. Authority to transfer T-37 aircraft to Arizona Aviation
              Historical Group.
    Sec. 1048. Authorization of Eastern Regional Range Complex for multi-
              domain operations and robotic autonomous systems training,
              testing, and experimentation.
    Sec. 1049. Limitation on use of funds for deactivation of Expeditionary
              Combat Aviation Brigades.
    Sec. 1050.  Prohibition on use of live animals in Department of Defense
              live fire trauma training.
    Sec. 1051. Prohibition on destruction or scrapping of World War II-era
              aircraft.
    Sec. 1052. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
              the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 1053. Congressional notification of support for immigration
              enforcement operations.

                         Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

    Sec. 1061. Notification of waivers under Department of Defense Directive
              3000.09.
    Sec. 1062. Modifications to authority for transfer and sale of certain
              surplus firearms, ammunition, and parts.
    Sec. 1063. Extension of mobility capability requirements study.
    Sec. 1064. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil authorities
              at the Southwest border.
    Sec. 1065. Extension of biennial assessments of Air Force Test Center.
    Sec. 1066. Reports on installation of certain collision avoidance
              systems in military rotary-wing aircraft.
    Sec. 1067. Cybersecurity and resilience annex in Strategic Rail Corridor
              Network assessments.
    Sec. 1068. GAO review and report on biological weapons experiments on
              and in relation to ticks, tick-borne disease.
    Sec. 1069. Briefings on expenditures or planned expenditures of funds
              allocated for exploration and development of existing Arctic
              infrastructure.
    Sec. 1070. Semiannual report on Department of Defense operations at the
              southern land border.
    Sec. 1071. Assessment on potential establishment of incubator programs
              for secure facilities and networks at universities.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 1081. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the
              Navy.
    Sec. 1082. Federal agency support for Afghanistan War Commission.
    Sec. 1083. Provision of contract authority to Afghanistan War
              Commission.
    Sec. 1084. Reauthorization of Servicewomen's Commemorative Partnership.
    Sec. 1085. AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025.
    Sec. 1086. Framework for reforming technology transfer and foreign
              disclosure policies.
    Sec. 1087. Procurement and distribution of sports foods and dietary
              supplements to members of the Armed Forces assigned to the
              United States Special Operations Command.
    Sec. 1088. Pilot program on enhanced use of advanced sensor networks to
              improve Air Force counter-unmanned aircraft system
              capabilities for base defense.
    Sec. 1089. Pilot program and other requirements for accelerating
              protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
              aircraft.
    Sec. 1090. Process for complaints and investigations of transportation
              service providers and transportation officers.
    Sec. 1091. Declassification of certain records relating to Tower 22
              attack.
    Sec. 1092. Updates and preservation of memorials to chaplains at
              Arlington National Cemetery.
    Sec. 1093. Critical infrastructure compatibility tabletop exercise.
    Sec. 1094. Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory.
    Sec. 1095. Commission on the National Defense Strategy.

                         Subtitle A--Financial Matters

    SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.
        (a) Authority to Transfer Authorizations.--
            (1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense
        that such action is necessary in the national interest, the
        Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made available to
        the Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 2026
        between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any
        subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so transferred
        shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the
        authorization to which transferred.
            (2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the total
        amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer under the
        authority of this section may not exceed $6,000,000,000.
            (3) Exception for transfers between military personnel
        authorizations.--A transfer of funds between military personnel
        authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the
        dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
        (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a) to
    transfer authorizations--
            (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that have a
        higher priority than the items from which authority is transferred;
        and
            (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that has
        been denied authorization by Congress.
        (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one
    account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed
    to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount
    is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
        (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify
    Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).
    SEC. 1002. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.
        (a) Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan.--Section 240b
    of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
                (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                    ``(vi) meeting resource requirements, including
                personnel and information technology infrastructure; and
                    ``(vii) identifying long-range goals and measurable
                objectives, including audit cycle timelines, control
                testing frequency, and auditor-validated corrective action
                plans; and''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by adding at the end the following
            new clauses:
                    ``(ix) A detailed estimate of the funding required for
                the next fiscal year to procure, obtain, or otherwise
                implement each process, system, and technology identified
                to address the corrective action plan or plans of each
                department, agency, component, or element of the Department
                of Defense, and the corrective action plan of the
                Department as a whole, for purposes of this chapter during
                such fiscal year.
                    ``(x) The number and scope of automated processes
                implemented, including reconciliation, inventory
                validation, and internal controls.'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and
            inserting the following new subparagraph (B):
            ``(B) The January 31 briefing under subparagraph (A) shall
        include a ranking of all of the military departments and Defense
        Agencies in order of how advanced each is in achieving auditable
        financial statements, as required by law.'';
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
                (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
            paragraph (3):
            ``(3) Annual report by bottom quartile.--Not later than June 30
        of each year, the head of each military department and Defense
        Agency that was ranked in the bottom quartile of the report
        submitted under paragraph (2)(B) for that year shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report that includes the
        following information for that military department or Defense
        Agency:
                ``(A) A description of the material weaknesses of the
            military department or Defense Agency.
                ``(B) The underlying causes of such weaknesses.
                ``(C) A plan for remediating such weaknesses.
                ``(D) The total number of open audit notices of findings
            and recommendations (in this paragraph referred to as `NFRs')
            for the most recently concluded fiscal year and the preceding
            two fiscal years, where applicable.
                ``(E) The number of repeat or reissued NFRs from the most
            recently concluded fiscal year.
                ``(F) The number of NFRs that were previously forecasted to
            be closed during the most recently concluded fiscal year that
            remain open.
                ``(G) The number of closed NFRs during the current fiscal
            year and prior fiscal years.
                ``(H) The number of material weaknesses that were validated
            by external auditors as fully resolved or downgraded during the
            current fiscal year relative to prior fiscal years.
                ``(I) A breakdown, by fiscal year, of which open NFRs are
            forecasted to be closed.
                ``(J) Explanations for any unfavorable trends in the
            information included under paragraphs (1) through (9).''; and
                (E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (C)
            of this paragraph, by striking ``the critical capabilities
            described in the Department of Defense report titled `Financial
            Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan Status Report' and
            dated May 2016'' and inserting ``the financial statement audit
            priorities designated by the Secretary of Defense for the
            fiscal year in which the report is submitted''.
        (b) Annual Reports on Funding for Corrective Action Plans.--Section
    1009 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
    (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 240b note) is amended by striking
    subsection (c).
        (c) Annual Report on Auditable Financial Statements.--Title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by striking section 240h.
    SEC. 1003. CONCURRENT REPORTING DATE FOR ANNUAL UPDATE TO DEFENSE
    BUSINESS SYSTEMS AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
    ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
        Section 240g(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(b) Annual Report.--On the same date as the date of the
    submission of the audited financial statements of the Department of
    Defense required pursuant to section 240a of this title each year, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees an updated annual report on the Defense Business Systems
    Audit Remediation Plan under subsection (a).''.
    SEC. 1004. AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS TO BUDGETARY DISPLAY REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Amendments to Existing Law.--
            (1) Explosive ordnance disposal defense program.--Section 2284
        of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                (B) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
            (2) Body armor procurement.--Section 141 of the National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84;
        10 U.S.C. 221 note) is amended to read as follows:
        ``SEC. 141. BODY ARMOR PROCUREMENT.
        ``The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that body armor is procured
    using funds authorized to be appropriated by this title.''.
        (b) Repeals of Existing Law.--The following provisions of law are
    repealed:
            (1) Evaluation and assessment of the distributed common ground
        system.--Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
            (2) Separate program elements required for research and
        development of joint light tactical vehicle.--Section 213 of the
        Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
        (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 221 note).
            (3) Separate procurement line items for future combat systems
        program.--Section 111 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10
        U.S.C. 221 note).
            (4) Separate procurement and research, development, test, and
        evaluation line items and program elements for sky warrior unmanned
        aerial systems project.--Section 214 of the Duncan Hunter National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417;
        10 U.S.C. 221 note).
            (5) Requirement for separate display of budgets for afghanistan
        and iraq.--Section 1502 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 10
        U.S.C. 221 note).
    SEC. 1005. EXTENSION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
    COMPONENTS.
        Section 1004(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 240d note) is amended by
    striking ``2034'' and inserting ``2035''.
    SEC. 1006. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT
    TO TITLE II OF PUBLIC LAW 119-21.
        (a) Annual Reports.--At the time of the submission to Congress of
    the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2029
    pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees the following, with respect to amounts made available by
    title II of Public Law 119-21:
            (1) Proposed allocations by account and by program, project, or
        activity, with detailed justifications.
            (2) P-1 and R-1 budget justification documents, which shall
        identify the allocation of funds by program, project, and activity.
            (3) M-1 and O-1 budget justification documents, which shall
        identify the allocation of funds by budget activity, activity
        group, and sub-activity group.
            (4) C-1 budget justification documents, which shall identify
        the allocation of funds by component, location, and project name.
        (b) Quarterly Reports and Briefings.--On a quarterly basis, the
    Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the status of balances of projects and activities funded using
        amounts described in subsection (a), including all uncommitted,
        committed, and unobligated funds; and
            (2) following the submission of each such report, provide to
        the congressional defense a briefing on the matters covered by the
        report.
    SEC. 1007. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO
    FACILITATE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
    DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026.
        (a) Use of AI Technology for Audits.--The Secretary of Defense, the
    Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of
    the Air Force shall encourage, to the greatest extent practicable, the
    use of technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning
    for the purpose of facilitating audits of the financial statements of
    the Department of Defense.
        (b) Implementation of AI Technology for Audits.--The Director of
    the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department,
    in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
    Engineering and the Inspector General of the Department, shall oversee
    the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning
    technologies in support of financial management and enterprise business
    operations.

                       Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

    SEC. 1010. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER
    TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.
        Subsection (h)(3) of section 284 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                    ``(iv) a description of the arrangements, if any, for
                the sustainment of the support, project, or purpose and the
                source of funds to support sustainment of the capabilities
                and performance outcomes achieved using such support, if
                applicable;
                    ``(v) a description of the objectives for the support,
                project, or purpose; and
                    ``(vi) information, including the amount, type, and
                purpose, about the support provided to the agency during
                the fiscal year for which the support is provided with
                respect to--

                        ``(I) this section; or
                        ``(II) counterdrug activities authorized by section
                    1033 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
                    Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85; 111 Stat.
                    1811).''; and

            (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``the Committees on
        Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' and
        inserting ``the congressional defense committees''.

                    Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

    SEC. 1011. REQUIREMENTS FOR AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SHIP FORCE STRUCTURE.
        Section 8062(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ``;
        and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) the Navy prioritizes scheduled maintenance and repair
        actions to maintain the minimum number of available amphibious
        warfare ships to meet operational requirements.''.
    SEC. 1012. DEFINITION OF SHORT-TERM WORK FOR PURPOSES OF NAVY
    CONSTRUCTION OF COMBATANT AND ESCORT VESSELS AND ASSIGNMENT OF VESSEL
    PROJECTS.
        Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``18 months''.
    SEC. 1013. NAVY SENIOR TECHNICAL AUTHORITY.
        Section 8669b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by amending subparagraph (B) to read
        as follows:
                ``(B) reports directly to the portfolio acquisition
            executive, established under section 1732 of this title.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Each Senior''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) Each Senior Technical Authority shall also be responsible for
    the determination that all design requirements for a vessel class are
    directly related to a key performance parameter or key system attribute
    established in the capability development document for such class. Any
    such requirement that the Senior Technical Authority determines is
    unnecessary to meet a key performance parameter or key system attribute
    shall not be approved.''.
    SEC. 1014. OVERHAUL, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS IN THE
    COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS.
        Section 8680 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in the heading, by striking ``United States or Guam''
            and inserting ``United States, Guam, or Commonwealth of the
            Northern Mariana Islands''; and
                (B) by striking ``the United States or Guam'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``the United States, Guam, or the
            Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``the United States or
        Guam'' and inserting ``the United States, Guam, or the Commonwealth
        of the Northern Mariana Islands''.
    SEC. 1015. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDS FOR
    NAVY AMPHIBIOUS SHIP MAINTENANCE.
        (a) Allocation of Fiscal Year 2026 Funds.--Of the funds authorized
    to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
    year 2026 for operation and maintenance, Navy for ship maintenance, the
    Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that such funds are allocated to
    provide, on a per capita basis, an equal or greater amount of funding
    for each amphibious warfare ship that enters into maintenance
    availability during fiscal year 2026 relative to the amount of funding
    provided for each surface combatant ship.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``amphibious warfare ship'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 8062(h) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``surface combatant ship''--
                (A) means a surface ship that is designed primarily to
            engage in attacks against airborne, surface, subsurface, and
            shore targets; and
                (B) includes any--
                    (i) guided missile cruiser;
                    (ii) guided missile destroyer;
                    (iii) guided missile frigate; and
                    (iv) littoral combat ship.
    SEC. 1016. METRICS FOR BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN FOR SHIP
    CONSTRUCTION.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall select a metric
    to measure the progression of basic and functional design with respect
    to the construction of ships.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the selection of a metric
    under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on such metric that includes
    the justification for the selection of the metric.
        (c) Basic and Functional Design.--In this section, the term ``basic
    and functional design'' has the meaning given such term in section
    8669c(1) of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1017. AUTHORITY FOR SINGLE AWARD INDEFINITE DELIVERY-INDEFINITE
    QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR DESTROYER MAINTENANCE.
        The Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter into a multi-year
    single award indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract to
    provide for the maintenance of the DDG-1000 class of destroyers.
    SEC. 1018. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO RETIRE OR
    DECOMMISSION OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS OF THE NAVY.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for
    fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended to retire or
    decommission, prepare to retire or decommission, or place in storage,
    any oceanographic research vessel of the Navy unless the Secretary of
    the Navy has identified and acquired a suitable replacement vessel for
    conducting the research that has been conducted by the vessel selected
    for retirement or decommissioning.
    SEC. 1019. STRATEGY FOR NAVY INVESTMENT IN AND SUPPORT FOR THE MARITIME
    INDUSTRIAL BASE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall develop and
    implement a strategy for investing in and supporting the maritime
    industrial base to address cost and schedule challenges for surface and
    submarine shipbuilding programs.
        (b) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) focus on ensuring reliable supplies of sequence critical
        components for submarine and surface shipbuilding programs; and
            (2) include measures--
                (A) to identify key performance indicators to measure
            return on investment;
                (B) to centralize data collection to support further
            analysis of maritime industrial base performance; and
                (C) to apply artificial intelligence to monitor and predict
            potential supply chain challenges, including potential
            disruptions, material shortages, delivery delays, and other
            such factors.
        (c) Report.--Following completion of the strategy required under
    subsection (a), but not later than 210 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the strategy. The report
    shall include--
            (1) a summary of the strategy;
            (2) timelines for implementation of the strategy; and
            (3) an explanation of how the strategy is expected to address
        cost and schedule challenges for surface and submarine shipbuilding
        programs.
    SEC. 1020. EXEMPTION OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS AND UNMANNED
    UNDERWATER VEHICLES FROM CERTAIN TECHNICAL AUTHORITY REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Exemption From Senior Technical Authority Requirements.--
    Unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles acquired or
    developed by the Department of the Navy are exempt from any requirement
    for oversight by a senior technical authority established under section
    8669b of title 10, United States Code, except the requirements,
    specifications, and approvals described in subsection (c).
        (b) Limitation Relating to Office of the Chief Engineer.--Subject
    to subsection (c), the Chief Engineer of the Naval Sea Systems Command
    may not establish any requirement, specification, or approval for an
    unmanned surface vessel or an unmanned underwater vehicle unless such
    action is approved in advance by the program manager responsible for
    the respective unmanned system.
        (c) Exceptions.--As the Secretary of the Navy considers
    appropriate, unmanned surface vessels and unmanned underwater vehicles
    may be subject to requirements, specifications, and approvals
    established by technical domain managers or technical warrant holders
    with responsibility for cybersecurity, ordnance and explosives, or
    warfare systems, without advanced approval described in subsection (b).
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``unmanned surface vessel'' means a vessel
        designed to operate on the surface of the water without an onboard
        human crew.
            (2) The term ``unmanned underwater vehicle'' means a vehicle
        designed to operate below the surface of the water without an
        onboard human crew.
    SEC. 1021. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED SHIPBUILDING TECHNOLOGIES
    AND CAPABILITIES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall establish a
    pilot program on the use of automated assembly technologies and
    capabilities in naval shipbuilding to reduce overall construction times
    and alleviate workforce constraints (in this section referred to as the
    ``pilot program'').
        (b) Elements of Pilot Program.--In carrying out the pilot program,
    the Secretary of the Navy shall--
            (1) identify and select available novel automated hull assembly
        technologies for incorporation and demonstration;
            (2) designate at least one surface ship or submarine program to
        demonstrate the automated technologies identified under paragraph
        (1);
            (3) carry out such demonstrations;
            (4) evaluate the demonstrated automated technologies--
                (A) across a range of functions, including plate
            preparation, welding, and block assembly; and
                (B) for compatibility and ease of adoption into the
            existing shipbuilding value chain; and
            (5) assess the feasibility and effectiveness of automated
        approaches in improving subassembly construction times, overall
        ship construction schedules, and workforce efficiency and safety.
        (c) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2026, and
        annually thereafter until the pilot program terminates, the
        Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the Committee on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
        House of Representatives a report on the implementation and results
        of the pilot program.
            (2) Elements of reports.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
        shall include the following:
                (A) An identification of the time required to adapt
            specific technologies and processes.
                (B) A description of the impact of the pilot program on
            workforce and construction schedules.
        (d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the date
    that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 1022. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS UNDER THE
    NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.
         Section 2218(f)(3)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by striking ``10'' and inserting ``12''.

                          Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

    SEC. 1031. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR JOINT TASK FORCES TO SUPPORT LAW
    ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTIVITIES.
        Section 1022(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 10 U.S.C. 271(b) note) is amended
    by striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2032''.
    SEC. 1032. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR
    RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
    GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.
        Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953) is
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
    2026''.
    SEC. 1033. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR
    MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES TRANSFERRED
    FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.
         Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat.
    1954) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2026''.
    SEC. 1034. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR
    RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
    GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
        Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954) is
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
    2026''.
    SEC. 1035. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR
    RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY,
    CUBA.
        Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551) is amended by striking
    ``fiscal years 2018 through 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2018
    through 2026''.

             Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

    SEC. 1041. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT
    OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCOUNTING FOR MISSING UNITED STATES
    GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL.
        Section 408 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``and procure goods and
        services from'' after ``assistance to''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``$5,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$15,000,000''.
    SEC. 1042. SENIOR LEADERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER
    SPECIFIED PERSONS: AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION.
        Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections
        (h) through (j), respectively;
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(b) Protection for Former or Retired Department Leadership.--The
    Secretary of Defense, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary and
    in accordance with guidelines approved by the Secretary and the
    Attorney General, may authorize qualified members of the armed forces
    and qualified civilian employees of the Department of Defense to
    provide physical protection and personal security to a former or
    retired official who--
            ``(1) previously served in a position identified in paragraphs
        (1) through (7); and
            ``(2) faces serious and credible threats arising from duties
        performed while employed by the Department of Defense.'';
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraphs (1) through
            (7) of subsection (a)'' and inserting ``subsection (a) or
            (b)''; and
                (B) by striking paragraphs (4) through (6) and
            redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (4); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (c), as redesignated by
        paragraph (2), the following new subsections:
        ``(d) Requirement for Written Determination.--A determination of
    the Secretary of Defense whether to provide physical protection and
    personal security under subsection (b) or (c), or reimbursement under
    subsection (h), shall be in writing, shall be based on a threat
    assessment by an appropriate law enforcement, security, or intelligence
    organization, and shall include the name and title of the officer,
    employee, or other individual affected, the reason for such
    determination, the duration of any authorized protection and security
    for such officer, employee, or individual, and the nature of any
    arrangements for such protection and security.
        ``(e) Duration of Protection.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    require periodic reviews, not less than once every six months, of the
    duration of protection provided to individuals under subsection (b) or
    (c).
        ``(f) Submissions to Congress.--
            ``(1) In general.-- Except as provided in paragraph (4), the
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
        committee determinations made pursuant to this section as follows:
                ``(A) An initial determination made under subsection (d),
            not later than 15 days after the date on which the
            determination is made, including the justification for such
            determination and a current threat assessment by an appropriate
            law enforcement, security, or intelligence organization.
                ``(B) A determination to deny the renewal of physical
            protection and security under subsection (b) or (c), or
            reimbursement under subsection (j), not later than 15 days
            after the date on which the determination is made, including--
                    ``(i) the justification for such determination;
                    ``(ii) a current threat assessment by an appropriate
                law enforcement, security, or intelligence organization;
                and
                    ``(iii) a certification that threats to the individual
                arising from duties performed while employed by the
                Department of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without
                physical protection and security or reimbursement.
                ``(C) A determination to terminate physical protection and
            security under subsection (b) or (c), or reimbursement under
            subsection (j), during a previously authorized period of
            protection, not later than 48 hours after the date on which the
            determination is made, including--
                    ``(i) the justification for such determination;
                    ``(ii) a current threat assessment by an appropriate
                law enforcement, security, or intelligence organization;
                and
                    ``(iii) a certification that threats to the individual
                arising from duties performed while employed by the
                Department of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without
                protection and security or reimbursement.
                ``(D) A determination to deny a request for reimbursement
            of an individual described in subsection (b), not later than 15
            days after the date on which the determination is made,
            including--
                    ``(i) the justification for such determination;
                    ``(ii) a current threat assessment by an appropriate
                law enforcement, security, or intelligence organization;
                and
                    ``(iii) a certification that threats to the individual
                arising from duties performed while employed by the
                Department of Defense can be sufficiently mitigated without
                reimbursement.
            ``(2) Form of report.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)
        may be made in classified form.
            ``(3) Regulations and guidelines.--The Secretary of Defense
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees the
        regulations and guidelines prescribed pursuant to subsections (b)
        and (c)(1), and a description of any changes to such guidelines,
        not less than 20 days before the date on which such regulations
        take effect.
            ``(4) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to
        determinations made with respect to the following individuals:
                ``(A) An individual described in subsection (c)(2)(C) who
            is otherwise sponsored by the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy
            Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
            Staff, or the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
                ``(B) An individual described in subsection (c)(2)(E).
        ``(g) Notification to Certain Protected Personnel.--The Secretary
    of Defense shall provide written notification to any individual
    receiving physical protection and personal security under subsection
    (a) or (b), or reimbursement under subsection (j), at least 90 days
    prior to terminating or denying the renewal of protection and security
    protection or reimbursement, as the case may be, for such
    individual.''.
    SEC. 1043. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SUPPORT OF CIVIL
    AUTHORITIES BY ARMED FORCES.
        (a) In General.--Section 723 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the subsection heading, by striking
        ``Requirement'' and inserting ``Response to Civil Disturbances'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsection (b):
        ``(b) Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies by Members of
    the Armed Forces.--Whenever a member of the armed forces (including the
    National Guard) provides support to civilian law enforcement agencies,
    each such member providing such support shall visibly display the name
    of the armed force in which such member operates.''; and
            (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                (A) by striking ``requirement under subsection (a)'' and
            inserting ``requirements under subsections (a) and (b)''; and
                (B) by striking ``such subsection'' and inserting ``any
            such subsection''.
        (b) Conforming and Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section 723 of title
        10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal
        authorities in response to civil disturbances'' and inserting
        ``civil authorities''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning
        of chapter 41 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
        striking the item relating to section 723 and inserting the
        following new item:
    ``723. Support of civil authorities: requirement for use of members of
              the Armed Forces and Federal law enforcement personnel.''.
    SEC. 1044. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO
    PROVIDE CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO SECURE THE SOUTHERN LAND BORDER OF THE
    UNITED STATES.
        Section 1059(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 284 note; Public Law 114-92) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``United States Customs
        and Border Protection'' and inserting ``U.S. Customs and Border
        Protection'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(2) Contract authority.--In providing assistance to U.S.
        Customs and Border Protection under paragraph (1), the Secretary
        may enter into a contract for the provision of any of the following
        services:
                ``(A) Detection and monitoring.
                ``(B) Warehousing and logistical supply chain.
                ``(C) Transportation.
                ``(D) Vehicle maintenance.
                ``(E) Training other than lead or primary instructor.
                ``(F) Intelligence analysis.
                ``(G) Linguist.
                ``(H) Data entry.
                ``(I) Aviation.''.
    SEC. 1045. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RELOCATE OR OTHERWISE REMOVE
    THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL BASE PROGRAM.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made
    available by this Act may be used to relocate the Maritime Industrial
    Base Program to the Naval Sea Systems Command or otherwise remove the
    Maritime Industrial Base Program from under the jurisdiction of the
    Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and
    Acquisition.
    SEC. 1046. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF GRAY EAGLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
    SYSTEMS.
        (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    Secretary of the Army may not retire, divest, or otherwise take any
    action that would--
            (1) reduce the number, configuration, or capability of any MQ-
        1C Gray Eagle Extended Range unmanned aircraft system that is in
        the Army inventory as of the date of the enactment of this Act; or
            (2) prevent the Army from maintaining such systems in the
        current or improved configurations and capabilities of such
        systems.
        (b) Exception.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
    apply if the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council
    submits to the appropriate congressional committees a written
    certification that--
            (1) a capability of equal or greater effectiveness is being
        fielded, or will be fielded and operational prior to, or
        concurrently with, the retirement of any MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned
        aircraft system; or
            (2) such retirement will not result in a reduction in the
        overall capacity available to the commanders of the combatant
        commands.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the congressional defense committees; and
            (2) the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in
        section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).
    SEC. 1047. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER T-37 AIRCRAFT TO ARIZONA AVIATION
    HISTORICAL GROUP.
        (a) Transfer of Authority T-37.--The Secretary of the Air Force may
    convey, without consideration, to the Arizona Aviation Historical
    Group, Phoenix, Arizona (in this section referred to as the
    ``foundation''), all right, title, and interest of the United States in
    and to five retired T-37B Trainer Aircraft. A conveyance under this
    section shall be made by means of a conditional deed of gift.
        (b) Conditions of Transfer.--A conveyance authorized under
    subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
            (1) Prior to conveyance, all military specific or unique
        equipment, as determined by the Secretary, on the aircraft shall be
        removed.
            (2) The Secretary is not required to--
                (A) repair or alter the condition of the aircraft before
            conveying ownership; or
                (B) guarantee or ensure the airworthiness of any conveyed
            aircraft.
            (3) The Secretary shall determine which aircraft to convey.
        (c) Condition of Property.--Any aircraft conveyed under this
    section shall be conveyed in ``as is'' condition. The Secretary shall
    make no representation or warranty concerning the condition, fitness
    for any particular purpose, or compliance with any laws or regulations
    of such aircraft.
        (d) Reverter Upon Breach of Conditions.--The Secretary shall
    include in an instrument of conveyance for an aircraft conveyed under
    this section--
            (1) a condition that the foundation does not convey any
        ownership interest in, or transfer possession of, the aircraft to
        another party without the prior approval of the Secretary;
            (2) a condition that the foundation operate and maintain the
        aircraft in compliance with all applicable limitations and
        maintenance requirements imposed by the Administrator of the
        Federal Aviation Administration; and
            (3) a condition that if the Secretary determines at any time
        that the foundation has violated a condition under paragraph (1) or
        (2), all right, title, and interest in and to the aircraft,
        including any repair or alteration of the aircraft, shall revert to
        the United States, and the United States shall have the right of
        immediate possession of the aircraft.
        (e) Conveyance at No Cost to the United States.--Any conveyance of
    an aircraft authorized by this section shall be made at no cost to the
    United States. Any costs associated with such a conveyance, including
    the costs of inspection or removal of equipment prior to conveyance,
    the cost of determining compliance with the requirements of this
    section and any instrument of conveyance made pursuant to this section,
    and the costs of the operation, sustainment, transportation, ground
    support equipment, and disposal of any aircraft conveyed under this
    section shall be borne by the foundation.
        (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require
    such additional terms and conditions in connection with a conveyance
    made under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to
    protect the interests of the United States.
        (g) Clarification of Liability.--Notwithstanding any other
    provision of law, upon the conveyance of ownership of the T-37B
    Trainers to the foundation under subsection (a), the United States
    shall not be liable for any death, injury, loss, or damage that results
    from any use of that aircraft by any person other than the United
    States.
    SEC. 1048. AUTHORIZATION OF EASTERN REGIONAL RANGE COMPLEX FOR MULTI-
    DOMAIN OPERATIONS AND ROBOTIC AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS TRAINING, TESTING, AND
    EXPERIMENTATION.
        (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Secretaries of the military departments, may designate and develop an
    Eastern Regional Range Complex to serve as a joint training, testing,
    and experimentation hub for multi-domain operations and robotic
    autonomous systems, including unmanned aircraft systems and counter-
    unmanned aircraft systems capabilities, to address growing threats from
    potential adversaries.
        (b) Location.--If the Secretary designates and develops the Eastern
    Regional Range Complex under subsection (a), such complex shall
    encompass the territories of the States of Maine, Vermont, New
    Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New
    Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia,
    North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky,
    Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Indiana, and Alabama.
        (c) Activities.--If the Secretary designates and develops the
    Eastern Regional Range Complex under subsection (a), such complex shall
    be used--
            (1) to conduct joint, multi-domain, non-kinetic electromagnetic
        warfare, cyber and information operations training within live,
        virtual, and constructive environments, leveraging common networks
        with access to available spectrum;
            (2) support integrated multi-domain operations training
        involving air, land, sea, cyber, and space components;
            (3) conduct joint service and interagency robotic autonomous
        system training, experimentation and testing, including the
        development of tactics, techniques and procedures for unmanned
        aircraft systems and counter-unmanned aircraft systems;
            (4) evaluate emerging technologies and prototypes and tactics,
        techniques and procedures for the operation, detection, defeat, and
        attribution of robotic autonomous systems in contested cyber and
        electromagnetic spectrum environments; and
            (5) facilitate the integration of mature prototype
        experimentation and live-fire exercises for rapid fielding of
        capabilities aligned with the Joint Warfighting Concept.
        (d) Coordination and Integration.--If the Secretary of Defense
    designates and develops the Eastern Regional Range Complex under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that activities conducted at
    such complex are coordinated with--
            (1) the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office.
            (2) the Joint Staff (J-7);
            (3) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research
        and Engineering; and
            (4) other entities with functions or missions relevant to the
        activities carried out at the Complex, which may include--
                (A) relevant combatant commands and service components:
                (B) allies and partners of the United States participating
            in multi-domain operations;
                (C) the Defense Innovation Unit;
                (D) State National Guard commands;
                (E) the Office of Naval Research; and
                (F) such other key stakeholders as the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        (e) Consultation Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may consult
    with the Federal Communications Commission and the National
    Telecommunications and Information Administration to recommend spectrum
    access requirements in support of joint and service training, testing,
    and experimentation within the Eastern Regional Range Complex, if such
    complex is designated and developed under subsection (a), and the
    Western Regional Range Complex, including access to appropriate live
    environments capable of supporting electromagnetic attack training,
    experimentation, and testing.
    SEC. 1049. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR DEACTIVATION OF EXPEDITIONARY
    COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADES.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Army may be
    obligated or expended to retire, deactivate, schedule to deactivate, or
    proceed with any action that would reduce the capabilities, resources,
    aircraft, or personnel available, as of the date of the enactment of
    this Act, for the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades before the
    earlier of the following dates:
            (1) The date that is 90 days after the date on which the
        Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense
        committees a plan to offset any loss of mission associated with air
        mobility, aeromedical evacuation, reconnaissance, and logistical
        support provided, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, by
        the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades that includes the plan
        of the Army to provide opportunities for continued military service
        to all qualified members of the Armed Forces who are displaced by
        reason of the retirement or deactivation of, or other action taken
        with respect to, such brigades.
            (2) The date that is 30 days after the date on which the
        Secretary of the Army submits to the congressional defense
        committees a plan for the recapitalization of the aircraft used by
        the Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigades that is specific with
        respect to each unit and geographical location of such brigades.
    SEC. 1050. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LIVE ANIMALS IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
    LIVE FIRE TRAUMA TRAINING.
        Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
    of Defense shall--
            (1) ensure that live animals, including dogs, cats, nonhuman
        primates, and marine mammals, are not used in any live fire trauma
        training conducted by the Department of Defense; and
            (2) in conducting such training, replace such live animals, to
        the extent determined necessary by the Secretary, with advanced
        simulators, mannequins, cadavers, or actors.
    SEC. 1051. PROHIBITION ON DESTRUCTION OR SCRAPPING OF WORLD WAR II-ERA
    AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not destroy,
    dismantle, scrap, cannibalize, or otherwise render permanently
    inoperable any aircraft that--
            (1) was manufactured prior to December 31, 1945; and
            (2) is in the custody or administrative control of the
        Department of the Air Force as of the date of the enactment of this
        Act.
        (b) Authorized Dispositions.--Aircraft described in subsection (a)
    may only be--
            (1) retained in the inventory of the Department of the Air
        Force;
            (2) transferred to an eligible entity; or
            (3) deaccessioned under a plan approved by the Secretary of
        Defense that supports the long-term preservation of such aircraft,
        consistent with guidelines described in the report of the Committee
        on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 2296 of the 119th
        Congress (S. Rept. 119-39).
        (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
    prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis only if--
            (1) the aircraft is determined by qualified personnel of the
        Air Force or another eligible entity to be beyond practical
        restoration or preservation;
            (2) no eligible entity expresses interest in accepting the
        aircraft within the one-year period following the publication of
        public notice of the availability of the aircraft for transfer;
            (3) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
        committees written notification and justification of the waiver;
        and
            (4) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date of such
        submission.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing
        manned aircraft.
            (2) The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                (A) the National Museum of the United States Air Force or
            another official Department of Defense museum; or
                (B) a Federal department or agency, nonprofit institution,
            or museum, with demonstrated indoor preservation and public
            display capabilities.
    SEC. 1052. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF
    THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
    defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
    for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
    expended until the Secretary of Defense--
            (1) submits to the congressional defense committees any overdue
        quarterly reports regarding execute orders of the Department of
        Defense required by section 1744 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
        U.S.C. 113 note);
            (2) submits to the congressional defense committees a
        certification that the Department of Defense is compliant with the
        requirements of section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization
        Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2066),
        including--
                (A) a written statement that a copy of each execute order
            required to be submitted to the congressional defense
            committees under subsection (c) of such section has been so
            submitted; and
                (B) a description of the mechanism established to
            facilitate the provision to the congressional defense
            committees of all future briefings required under subsection
            (a) of such section, and the compliance with the disclosure and
            notice requirements under subsection (c) of such section,
            within the time frames required by such section;
            (3) submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives and the Senate the report on efforts of the
        Department of Defense to identify, disseminate, and implement
        throughout the Department lessons learned from the war in Ukraine
        required by the conference report accompanying the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159);
            (4) provides notice of changes to the legal and policy
        framework report as required by section 1264 of the National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 U.S.C. 1549);
        and
            (5) provides to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
        of Representatives and the Senate unedited video of strikes
        conducted against designated terrorist organizations in the area of
        responsibility of the United States Southern Command.
    SEC. 1053. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION
    ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.
        (a) DOD Aircraft Support of Alien Removal Operations.--Not later
    than seven calendar days after Department of Defense aircraft are used
    in support of alien removal operations by the Department of Homeland
    Security, the Secretary of Defense shall provide written notification
    to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
    Armed Services of the House of Representatives of the following:
            (1) The type and variant of military aircraft used to support
        the alien removal operation.
            (2) The number of individuals not employed by the Department of
        Defense on board the military aircraft.
            (3) The type, variant, and number of any military aircraft used
        to support the military aircraft being used in the alien removal
        operation, including aerial refueling aircraft.
            (4) The estimated cost of supporting the alien removal
        operation, including--
                (A) the aircraft used;
                (B) the number of flights hours required to complete the
            round-trip mission;
                (C) the use of any supporting aircraft, including aerial
            refueling aircraft; and
                (D) the number of flight hours required to complete the
            round-trip mission of the supporting aircraft.
            (5) The destination country of the military aircraft.
            (6) When the destination country of the military aircraft is
        Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, reporting on both inbound and
        outbound flights in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs
        (1) through (5).
            (7) Any reassignment of Department of Defense personnel from
        Joint Task Force Guantanamo or another Department of Defense entity
        to support removal operations.
        (b) Notification of Aliens Held at Installations of Department of
    Defense.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and not less frequently every 90 days
        thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees
        on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
        written notice of the following:
                (A) The estimated total number of aliens held at
            installations of the Department of Defense, disaggregated by
            location, over the period covered by the report.
                (B) The total cost that could be incurred by the Department
            of Defense of detention of aliens at installations of the
            Department of Defense, regardless of location, during the
            period covered by the report.
            (2) Alien defined.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and
        Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101).
        (c) Reports to Congress on Department of Defense Support for
    Immigration Enforcement Operations.--Section 1707 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133
    Stat. 1799; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new subsection:
        ``(c) Reports on Support for Immigration Enforcement Operations.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the Department of Defense approves a
        Request for Assistance for support for immigration enforcement
        operations, the Secretary of Defense shall electronically transmit
        to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report on such support not later than 30 calendar
        days after the date on which the Secretary approves the Request for
        Assistance and every 90 calendar days thereafter.
            ``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include information on the following:
                ``(A) The name of any Department of Defense facility used
            to support immigrant enforcement operations and costs
            associated with any modifications to such facilities to support
            such operations.
                ``(B) The number of Department of Defense personnel
            assigned to conduct support for immigration enforcement
            operations, the units from which such personnel were assigned,
            the duration of the operations, and the personnel cost
            associated with of such operations.''.

                        Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

    SEC. 1061. NOTIFICATION OF WAIVERS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
    DIRECTIVE 3000.09.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 130f the following new section:
    ``Sec. 130g. Notification requirements for waivers issued under
        Department of Defense guidance related to autonomy in weapon
        systems
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees written notification of any waiver
    under Department of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to autonomy in
    weapon systems), or any successor directive, by not later than 30 days
    after the date on which the waiver is issued.
        ``(b) Elements.--Each notification submitted under subsection (a)
    shall include the following:
            ``(1) The rationale for the waiver.
            ``(2) A description of the autonomous weapon system or
        technology covered by the waiver.
            ``(3) The anticipated duration of the waiver.
        ``(c) Form.--A notification under subsection (a) shall be submitted
    in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, as the
    Secretary determines necessary.''.
        (b) Reports on Approval and Deployment of Lethal Autonomous Weapon
    Systems.--Section 1066(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2065 ) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, or any legal review,''
        after ``officials'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, including any legal
        review,'' after ``review''; and
            (3) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, including any legal
        review,'' after ``review''.
    SEC. 1062. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER AND SALE OF CERTAIN
    SURPLUS FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, AND PARTS.
        (a) Modifications to Transfer Authority.--Section 40728 of title
    36, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) The Secretary may conduct a one-time transfer to the
    corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this
    subchapter, of pump action shotguns, including any shotguns that are
    surplus to the requirements of the Center of Military History and the
    Army Museum Enterprise, that--
            ``(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under
        the control of the Secretary; and
            ``(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the
        Army at the time of the submission of the report required in
        subsection (k).
        ``(4) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to paragraph (3) any
    shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or
    meets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun' as that term is
    defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.'';
            (2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following:
        ``(3) The Secretary of the Navy may conduct a one-time transfer to
    the corporation, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this
    subchapter, of surplus pump action shotguns that--
            ``(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under
        the control of the Secretary; and
            ``(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the
        Navy at the time of the submission of the report required in
        subsection (k).
        ``(4) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to paragraph (3) any
    shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle or
    meets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun' as that term is
    defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(j) Authorized Air Force Transfers.--(1) The Secretary of the Air
    Force may conduct a one-time transfer to the corporation, in accordance
    with the procedures prescribed in this subchapter, of pump action
    shotguns that--
            ``(A) on the date of the enactment of this paragraph are under
        the control of the Secretary; and
            ``(B) are surplus to the requirements of the Department of the
        Air Force at the time of the submission of the report required in
        subsection (k).
        ``(2) The Secretary may not transfer pursuant to paragraph (1) any
    shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle or
    meets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun' as that term is
    defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code.
        ``(k) Report Required.--(1) The Secretary concerned authorized to
    transfer shotguns under subsection (h), (i), or (j) shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a report that includes the following elements:
            ``(A) The total number of surplus shotguns, including the make
        and model of each such shotgun, that meet the criteria for transfer
        to the corporation under such subsection.
            ``(B) The total number of surplus shotguns, including the make
        and mode of each such shotgun, that the Secretary concerned intends
        to transfer to the corporation under such subsection.
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `Secretary concerned' has the
    meaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States
    Code.
        ``(l) Limitation on Transfer of Surplus Shotguns.--A Secretary may
    not transfer surplus shotguns described in subsections (h), (i), or
    (j), until the date that is 60 days after the date of the submittal of
    the report required under subsection (k).
        ``(m) Briefing Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall provide
    to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on the results of the investigation by the
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the United
    States Army Criminal Investigation Division regarding unaccounted for
    pistols at the corporation. The briefing shall be provided after the
    investigation has concluded.''.
        (b) Modifications to Sale Authority.--Section 40732 of title 36,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``, and caliber .45 M1911/
    M1911A1 surplus pistols,'' each place it appears and inserting ``,
    caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action
    shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a
    service rifle , or meets the definition of a `short-barreled shotgun'
    as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States
    Code),''.
    SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDY.
        Section 1068 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159; 138 Stat. 2067) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``January 15, 2027''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Report and Briefing.--Not later than January 15, 2027, the
    Commander of the United States Transportation Command, in coordination
    with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the
    military departments, and the commanders of the combatant commands,
    shall--
            ``(1) submit to the congressional defense committees a final
        report on the study required under subsection (a); and
            ``(2) provide to such committees a briefing on the report.''.
    SEC. 1064. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REQUIREMENT REGARDING CIVIL
    AUTHORITIES AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.
        Section 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2791), as
    amended by section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159), is further amended by striking
    ``through December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``through December 31,
    2026''.
    SEC. 1065. EXTENSION OF BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF AIR FORCE TEST CENTER.
        Section 1067 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended by striking ``and 2026'' and
    inserting ``2026, 2028, and 2030''.
    SEC. 1066. REPORTS ON INSTALLATION OF CERTAIN COLLISION AVOIDANCE
    SYSTEMS IN MILITARY ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Report on Feasibility of Installing Traffic Alert and Collision
    Avoidance Systems in All Military Rotary-wing Aircraft.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
        Representatives a report on the feasibility of installing a traffic
        alert and collision avoidance system in each military rotary-wing
        aircraft. Such report shall include--
                (A) an analysis of the cost associated with installing a
            traffic alert and collision avoidance system in each military
            rotary-wing aircraft;
                (B) an analysis of the effect of installing such systems in
            such aircraft on the safety of civilian airspace;
                (C) an identification of any changes to the configuration
            of the cockpit of such aircraft that would be necessary in
            order to install such systems;
                (D) any implications the installation of such systems would
            have for combat, training, or domestic security operations; and
                (E) if the Secretary determines that the installation of
            such systems in such aircraft is not feasible, recommendations
            regarding similar systems or capabilities that could be
            installed instead.
            (2) Traffic alert and collision avoidance system defined.--In
        this subsection, the term ``traffic alert and collision avoidance
        system'' means a collision avoidance system in compliance with
        section 121.356 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
        successor regulation.
        (b) Report on Feasibility of Installing Automatic Dependent
    Surveillance-broadcast in Capabilities in All Military Rotary-wing
    Aircraft.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on
    the feasibility of installing automatic dependent surveillance-
    broadcast IN capability in each military rotary-wing aircraft. Such
    report shall include--
            (1) an analysis of the cost associated with installing
        automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast IN capability in each
        military rotary-wing aircraft;
            (2) an analysis of the effect of installing such capabilities
        in such aircraft on the safety of civilian airspace;
            (3) an identification of any changes to the configuration of
        the cockpit of such aircraft that would be necessary in order to
        install such capabilities;
            (4) any implications the installation of such capabilities
        would have for combat, training, or domestic security operations;
        and
            (5) if the Secretary determines that the installation of such
        capabilities in such aircraft is not feasible, recommendations
        regarding similar systems or capabilities that could be installed
        instead.
    SEC. 1067. CYBERSECURITY AND RESILIENCE ANNEX IN STRATEGIC RAIL
    CORRIDOR NETWORK ASSESSMENTS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
    Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
    shall ensure that each periodic assessment of the Strategic Rail
    Corridor Network carried out after the date of the enactment of this
    Act includes an annex containing an evaluation of the cybersecurity and
    the resilience of the physical infrastructure of the Strategic Rail
    Corridor. Each such annex shall include--
            (1) a description of potential cyber threats and
        vulnerabilities affecting the Strategic Rail Corridor Network
        operations;
            (2) an assessment of the resilience of the Strategic Rail
        Corridor Network against cyberattacks and other disruptive actions
        by an adversary of the United States;
            (3) recommended actions to be taken by Congress and Federal
        agencies to improve the cybersecurity defenses and the resilience
        of the physical infrastructure of the Strategic Rail Corridor
        Network; and
            (4) a description of the timelines and resource requirements to
        implement the recommendations under paragraph (3).
        (b) Strategic Rail Corridor Network Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``Strategic Rail Corridor Network'' means the interconnected
    network of rail corridors important to national defense and military
    mobility, as defined by the Department of Defense and the Federal
    Railroad Administration.
    SEC. 1068. GAO REVIEW AND REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS EXPERIMENTS ON
    AND IN RELATION TO TICKS, TICK-BORNE DISEASE.
        (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall, to
    the extent practicable, conduct a review of research conducted during
    the period beginning on January 1, 1945, and ending on December 31,
    1972, by the Department of Defense, including by the Department of
    Defense in consultation with the National Institutes of Health, the
    Department of Agriculture, or any other Federal department or agency
    on--
            (1) the use of ticks as hosts or delivery mechanisms for
        biological warfare agents, including experiments involving
        Spirochaetales or Rickettsiales; and
            (2) any efforts to improve the effectiveness and viability of
        Spirochaetales or Rickettsiales as biological weapons through
        combination with other diseases or viruses.
        (b) Location of Research.--In conducting the review under
    subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review research conducted
    at facilities located inside the United States and, if feasible,
    facilities located outside the United States, including laboratories
    and field work locations.
        (c) Information to Be Reviewed.--
            (1) Classified information.--In conducting the review under
        subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review any relevant
        classified information.
            (2) Matters for review.--In conducting the review under
        subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall review, among other
        sources, the following:
                (A) Technical Reports related to The Summary of Major
            Events and Problems, US Army Chemical Corps, FY 1951 - FY1969.
                (B) Site Holding: CB DT DW 48158 Title: Virus and
            Rickettsia Waste Disposal Study. Technical Report No. 103,
            January 1969. Corp Author Name: FORT DETRICK FREDERICK MD
            Report Number: SMUFD-TR-103 Publish Date: 19690101.
                (C) Site Holding: CB DT DW 60538 Title: A Plaque Assay
            System for Several Species of Rickettsia. Corp Author Name:
            FORT DETRICK FREDERICK MD Report Number: SMUFD-TM-538 Publish
            Date: 19690601.
                (D) Site Holding: CB DW 531493 Title: Progress Report for
            Ecology and Epidemiology and Biological Field Test Technology,
            Third Quarter FY 1967. Corp Author Name: ARMY DUGWAY PROVING
            GROUND UT Publish Date: 19670508.
                (E) Any relevant scientific research on the history of Lyme
            disease in the United States.
        (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives or the
        Senate a report that includes the following:
                (A) A list of the research projects reviewed under
            subsection (a) and an assessment of the scope of such research.
                (B) A finding by the Comptroller General as to whether such
            review could lead to a determination that any ticks used in
            such research were released outside of any facility (including
            any ticks that were released unintentionally).
                (C) A finding by the Comptroller General as to whether such
            review could lead to a determination that any records related
            to such research were destroyed, and whether such destruction
            was intentional or unintentional.
            (2) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph (1)
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
        classified annex.
    SEC. 1069. BRIEFINGS ON EXPENDITURES OR PLANNED EXPENDITURES OF FUNDS
    ALLOCATED FOR EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING ARCTIC
    INFRASTRUCTURE.
        (a) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act and on a quarterly basis thereafter for a one-
    year period, and on a biannual basis thereafter until the date of
    termination described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense, in
    consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific
    Command and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall
    provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the
    expenditures or planned expenditures of funds allocated pursuant to
    section 20009(12) of the Act titled ``An Act to provide for
    reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July
    4, 2025 (Public Law 119-21), for the exploration and development of
    existing Arctic infrastructure. Each such briefing shall include--
            (1) an identification of the amount of such funds expended to
        date;
            (2) a timeline for the future use of such funds; and
            (3) an assessment of the feasibility of any viable
        infrastructure options in the Arctic region.
        (b) Sunset.--The date of termination described in this subsection
    is the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this
    Act.
    SEC. 1070. SEMIANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OPERATIONS AT THE
    SOUTHERN LAND BORDER.
        (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
        Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on
        operations at the southern land border of the United States.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include a detailed description of--
                (A) the efforts of the Department of Defense to support
            civil law enforcement agencies with respect to--
                    (i) combating transnational organized crime in the
                United States Northern Command and the United States
                Southern Command areas of responsibility;
                    (ii) reducing the cross-border flow of illicit
                synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and
                fentanyl precursors; and
                    (iii) reducing the cross-border illicit trade of
                firearms and human trafficking;
                (B) the steady-state plan and posture of the Department of
            Defense on the southern land border;
                (C) the assessment of the Department of Defense of the
            operational and readiness impact under the Department's steady-
            state plan and posture on the southern land border, and any
            revisions of such plan and posture;
                (D) each military installation and each Department of
            Defense facility on or off the installation that is being used
            to support--
                    (i) the operations of the Department of Defense along
                the southern land border; or
                    (ii) the Department of Homeland Security or any of its
                components;
                (E) the funding sources for the current operations of the
            Department of Defense along the southern land border;
                (F) the use-of-force policy and training of the Department
            of Defense related to operations along the southern land
            border; and
                (G) any challenges the Department of Defense has faced in
            the execution of the efforts described in subparagraphs (A) and
            (F).
        (b) Semiannual Updates.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
    which the Secretary submits the report required under subsection (a),
    and not less frequently than once every 180 days thereafter until the
    termination of the national emergency declared by Proclamation 100886
    (90 Fed. Reg. 8327; relating to a Declaration of a National Emergency
    at the Southern Border of the United States), Executive Order 14165 (90
    Fed. Reg. 8467; relating to Security Our Borders), and Executive Order
    14167 (90 Fed. Reg. 8613; relating to Clarifying the Military's Role in
    Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States), the
    Commander of the United States Northern Command shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report containing updates to the
    information included in the report required under subsection (a).
    SEC. 1071. ASSESSMENT ON POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF INCUBATOR PROGRAMS
    FOR SECURE FACILITIES AND NETWORKS AT UNIVERSITIES.
        (a) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an
    assessment on the feasibility, advisability, and potential benefits to
    the Department of Defense of establishing incubator programs for the
    development, operation, and sustainment of secure facilities and
    networks at the campuses of select institutions of higher education
    across the United States for the following purposes:
            (1) Accelerating the development and transition of innovative
        technologies to meet national security needs.
            (2) Increasing the availability of secure facilities and
        networks for the conduct of classified work at such campuses.
            (3) Fostering collaboration between academic researchers,
        private sector entities, and Department of Defense personnel.
            (4) Expanding the pool of technical talent holding security
        clearances and available to support Department of Defense
        organizations and personnel in critical defense technology areas.
            (5) Developing regional innovation hubs that strengthen the
        national security innovation base.
        (b) Considerations.--In conducting the assessment under subsection
    (a), the Secretary shall consider--
            (1) diverse use cases for the secure facilities and networks
        under the programs referred to in such subsection, including the
        use of such facilities and networks for the conduct of secure
        meetings and classified research and development activities with
        respect to innovative technologies; and
            (2) the potential for establishing cost-sharing agreements with
        institutions of higher education, other Federal departments and
        agencies, State, local, and Tribal governments, and private sector
        partners for the development, operation, and sustainment of secure
        facilities and networks under such programs.
        (c) Elements.--The assessment under subsection (a) shall include
    the following elements:
            (1) An identification by the Secretary of objective
        characteristics and other criteria for the selection of
        institutions of higher education to participate in a program
        referred to in such subsection (a), which shall include, at a
        minimum, the following:
                (A) The absence of a fully functional secure facility and
            network on the campus of the institution at the time of such
            selection.
                (B) The commitment of the institution to national security,
            as demonstrated through the offering of relevant research and
            development activities and workforce development opportunities.
                (C) The presence of an existing relationship between the
            institution and the Department of Defense, defense industry
            partners, other Federal departments and agencies, and State,
            local, and Tribal governments, including opportunities for
            cost-sharing or other State economic development incentives
            under the program if selected.
                (D) The technical capabilities of the institution relevant
            to defense innovation priorities, including the presence of key
            infrastructure or instrumentation that may be used for the
            conduct of classified programs.
                (E) The capacity of the institution to support the
            administrative and security requirements of operating a secure
            facility and network, including to support co-use agreements
            with other partners requiring shared space for meetings,
            storage, or computing involving classified information.
                (F) The location of the institution and whether selection
            of the institution would promote geographic distribution to
            ensure nationwide access to secure facilities and networks,
            particularly in underrepresented States.
                (G) The economic viability and sustainability of any secure
            facility or network proposed to be deployed at the campus of
            the institution if selected, as determined through business use
            case analyses.
            (2) A plan for the implementation of the programs referred to
        in subsection (a), including, at a minimum, an identification of
        not fewer than five institutions of higher education that the
        Secretary determines would meet the criteria identified pursuant to
        paragraph (1).
        (d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date
    of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees the results of the assessment under
    subsection (a).
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act
        of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
            (2) The term ``underrepresented State'' means any State or
        territory eligible to participate in the program of the Department
        known as the ``Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive
        Research'' program.

                           Subtitle G--Other Matters

    SEC. 1081. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE
    NAVY.
        Section 1092 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2809), as
    amended by section 1083 of the Service Member Quality of Life
    Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    (Public Law 118-159), is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``January 15, 2026'' and
        inserting ``July 1, 2027'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(3), by adding at the end the following
        new sentences: ``The commission may request access to special
        access programs. The commission may employ personnel and obtain
        detailees who hold the security clearances necessary to review
        classified information.''; and
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``90 days'' and inserting
        ``180 days''.
    SEC. 1082. FEDERAL AGENCY SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR COMMISSION.
         Section 1094(f)(2) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021
    (section 1094(f)(2) of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1941) is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(D) Services.--
                    ``(i) Department of defense.--The Secretary of Defense
                may provide to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis,
                such administrative services, funds, staff, facilities, and
                other support services as are necessary for the performance
                of the duties of the Commission under this section.
                    ``(ii) Other agencies.--In addition to any support
                provided under clause (i), the head of any other Federal
                department or agency may provide to the Commission such
                services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support as
                the head of such department or agency determines advisable
                and as may be authorized by law.''.
    SEC. 1083. PROVISION OF CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO AFGHANISTAN WAR
    COMMISSION.
        Subsection (f) of the Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021
    (section 1094(f) of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1941) is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Contract authority.--To such extent and in such amounts
        as are provided in appropriation Acts, the Co-Chairpersons of the
        Commission may enter into contracts to enable the Commission to
        discharge its duties under this section.''.
    SEC. 1084. REAUTHORIZATION OF SERVICEWOMEN'S COMMEMORATIVE PARTNERSHIP.
        Section 362(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C.
    7771 note prec.) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``for fiscal year 2021, as identified in
        division D of this Act'' and inserting ``by the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
            (2) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000''.
    SEC. 1085. AUKUS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2025.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``AUKUS
    Improvement Act of 2025''.
        (b) Modification to AUKUS Defense Trade Cooperation.-- Section
    38(l) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(l)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: ``The
        congressional notification requirements of subsections (c) and (d)
        of section 36 shall not apply with respect to the export or
        transfer of defense articles or defense services subject to the
        exemption described in this paragraph.''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Exemption from certain requirements.--
                ``(A) In general.--Defense articles sold by the United
            States under this Act, whether pursuant to the exemption
            authorized under this section or pursuant to an exemption under
            another authority under this Act, may be reexported,
            retransferred or temporarily imported exclusively between the
            Government of Australia, the Government of the United Kingdom,
            or entities described in paragraph (b) of section 126.7(b)(2)
            of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor
            regulations, that are eligible for the exemption described in
            paragraph (a) of such section, notwithstanding the requirement
            for the consent of the President under section 3(a)(2) or
            section 505(a)(1)(B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
            U.S.C. 2314(a)(1)(B)).
                ``(B) Intra-company, intra-organizational, and intra-
            governmental transfers.--Intra-company, intra-organization, and
            intra-governmental transfers related to defense articles
            described in subparagraph (A) are authorized to be made between
            officers, employees, and agents who meet the definition of the
            term `regular employee' under section 120.64 of title 22, Code
            of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations, including
            dual nationals or third-country nationals who satisfy the
            requirements of section 126.18 of title 22, Code of Federal
            Regulations, or successor regulations.''.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the
    President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
    report with respect to the use of the expedited review process
    established by section 1344 of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10423), that includes the following:
            (1) An update on the progress made toward implementing such
        expedited review process.
            (2) The number of licenses issued under such process.
            (3) A list of each recipient of such license.
        (d) Requirement to Review Excluded Technology List.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually for five years and every three
        years thereafter for 12 years, the Secretary of State, in
        consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall review Supplement
        No. 2 to part 126 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations,
        commonly known at the ``Excluded Technology List'', to ensure
        inclusion of only those items required by statute or otherwise
        determined by the Secretary of State to require continued licensing
        review for reasons of United States national security.
            (2) Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees and the Committee on Armed
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed
        Services of the Senate a report on the results of each review
        required by this subsection. Each such report shall include a
        justification of any item removed or added to the Excluded
        Technology List.
        (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
    SEC. 1086. FRAMEWORK FOR REFORMING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND FOREIGN
    DISCLOSURE POLICIES.
        (a) Framework Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall produce a
    framework to revise technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies
    and processes of the military departments and the technology transfer
    and foreign disclosure committees.
        (b) Framework Elements.--The framework produced pursuant to
    subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) Guidelines for balancing the protection of technology and
        classified information with the requirement to share technology and
        classified defense information.
            (2) A process to gather, consider, and, as appropriate,
        incorporate input from Federal agencies and industry stakeholders,
        in accordance with subsection (d), to inform revisions to the
        technology transfer and foreign disclosure policies and processes
        of the Department of Defense.
            (3) Recommendations for updating the National Disclosure Policy
        to accommodate the use of emerging and advanced defense such as
        artificial intelligence, directed energy, microwave systems,
        counter-unmanned aerial systems, missile defense, cybersecurity,
        quantum technologies, hypersonics, autonomous systems, and such
        other technologies as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            (4) Mechanisms to enable the military departments and the
        Defense Technology Security Administration to streamline the
        approval process for technology transfers.
            (5) Mechanisms to enhance transparency to ensure the technology
        transfer policies of the Department of Defense and each of the
        military departments specifically are comparable with respect to
        capability and country release tiers for emerging and advanced
        defense items.
            (6) A plan to consolidate technology security and foreign
        disclosure approvals in accordance with Executive Order 14268,
        titled ``Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and
        Accountability'' and dated April 9, 2025.
            (7) An updated Department of Defense Directive 5111.21 to
        address roles, responsibilities and members of the Arms Transfer
        and Technology Release Senior Steering Group of the Department of
        Defense.
            (8) Metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the technology
        transfer policies of the military departments and the National
        Disclosure Policy to enable the transfer of defense items to allies
        and partners of the United States while ensuring protection of
        United States technology.
            (9) An annual requirement to conduct an audit of license
        applications that were denied during the prior year on the basis of
        technology transfer policies of the military departments or the
        Defense Technology Security Administration.
            (10) A description of the charter of each technology security
        and foreign disclosure committee, its participants, and its
        relationship to other technology security and foreign disclosure
        committees.
        (c) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    submission of the framework under subsection (a), and not less
    frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall
    direct the Secretary of each of the military departments and the heads
    of the technology security and foreign disclosure committees to revise
    the technology transfer policy of that department and the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Policy to revise the National Disclosure
    Policy, based on the elements of the framework under subsection (b).
        (d) Stakeholder Engagement.--At least once every six months, the
    Secretaries of the military departments, the Under Secretary of Defense
    for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Policy shall consult with such representatives from the defense
    industry as the Secretaries and Under Secretary consider appropriate,
    including representatives from nontraditional defense contractors (as
    such term is defined by section 3014 of title 10, United States Code)
    in the course of carrying out subsections (a), (b), and (c).
        (e) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Submission of framework.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing
        the framework produced under subsection (a).
            (2) Annual reports.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the submission of the framework required under subsection (a), and
        not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report that includes the following:
                (A) A description of any actions taken to improve the
            technology transfer policies of the military departments and
            the technology security and foreign disclosure committees in
            accordance with the implementation requirements under
            subsection (c).
                (B) A description of actions taken to implement or
            incorporate industry recommendation into the technology
            transfer policies of the military departments and the National
            Disclosure Policy.
                (C) A summary of any feedback from industry stakeholders
            with respect to current applications of the technology transfer
            policies of the military departments and the National
            Disclosure Policy, and a description of any actions taken to
            address such feedback.
                (D) The results of an audit of license applications that
            were denied during the preceding 12-month period on the basis
            of technology transfer policies of the military departments or
            the technology security and foreign disclosure committees,
            including information and data that link such denials to the
            policies in effect at the time of denial.
                (E) Any recommendations of the Secretary for legislation
            necessary to improve technology release and foreign disclosure
            policies of the Department of Defense.
            (3) Form.--Each report submitted under this subsection shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    SEC. 1087. PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPORTS FOODS AND DIETARY
    SUPPLEMENTS TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED
    STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND.
        (a) Procurement and Distribution.--The Commander of the United
    States Special Operations Command may authorize, from amounts
    appropriated to the Department of Defense for Major Force Program 11--
            (1) the procurement of sports foods and dietary supplements;
        and
            (2) the distribution of such foods and supplements to members
        of the Armed Forces assigned to the United States Special
        Operations Command.
        (b) Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The Commander of the United States Special
        Operations Command shall--
                (A) establish policies for the procurement and distribution
            of sports foods and dietary supplements under this section; and
                (B) require that such procurement and distribution is in
            compliance with--
                    (i) Department of Defense Instruction 6130.06, titled
                ``Use of Dietary Supplements in the Department of
                Defense''; and
                    (ii) the prohibited dietary supplement ingredients list
                of the Department.
            (2) Policies.--The policies established under paragraph (1)
        shall provide that--
                (A) dietary supplements procured or distributed under this
            section are required to be certified by a non-Department third-
            party certifying organization that Operation Supplement Safety
            of the Department has vetted for end-product quality assurance;
                (B) dietary supplements and sports foods procured or
            distributed under this section are required to be free of
            contaminants and ingredients and substances prohibited by the
            Department (including any ingredients and substances that are
            synonymous with such prohibited ingredients and substances);
                (C) sports foods and dietary supplements may only be
            distributed to members of the Armed Forces--
                    (i) by a credentialed and privileged registered
                (performance) dietitian or a medical clinician with
                prescribing authority who is assigned to or supporting the
                United States Special Operations Command at the operational
                unit level; and
                    (ii) under the guidance and oversight of a primary care
                sports medicine physician.
        (c) Rule of Construction.--The procurement and distribution of
    sports foods and dietary supplements under this section shall be
    construed to supplement and not supplant--
            (1) any morale, welfare, or recreation funds or activities
        otherwise required or available; and
            (2) any funding made available for, and services provided by,
        any dining facility of the Department.
        (d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    that contains an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
    expanding the authority under this section for the procurement and
    distribution of sports foods and third-party certified dietary
    supplements to include the military departments.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``dietary supplement'' means a product under
        meaning given that term in section 201(ff) of the Federal Food,
        Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)) for which nutrition
        labeling in the form of a supplement facts panel is required.
            (2) The term ``sports food'' means a food product that--
                (A) delivers essential energy (in the form of calories) and
            nutrients; and
                (B) is packaged in a container that includes nutrition
            labeling in the form of a supplement facts panel.
    SEC. 1088. PILOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCED USE OF ADVANCED SENSOR NETWORKS TO
    IMPROVE AIR FORCE COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM CAPABILITIES FOR
    BASE DEFENSE.
        (a) Establishment.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in
    coordination with the Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force 401
    established under section 199 of title 10, United States Code, as added
    by section 912, and in consultation with the Administrator of the
    Federal Aviation Administration, shall carry out a pilot program, to be
    known as the ``Enhancing Cooperation for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft
    Systems Program'', under which the Secretary shall incorporate the use
    of civilian civil airspace sensor networks into Air Force data
    processing systems to--
            (1) improve base defense against small unmanned aircraft
        systems (in this section referred to as ``sUAS'');
            (2) inform the development of counter-unmanned aircraft system
        capabilities that are suitable for use inside the United States and
        in the National Airspace System; and
            (3) enhance cooperation with law enforcement, State and local
        partners, and other Federal departments and agencies to counter
        domestic threats.
        (b) Locations.--The Secretary, in coordination with the Director
    and in consultation with the Administrator, shall select at least two
    military installations located in the United States at which to conduct
    the pilot program. In selecting such military installations, the
    Secretary shall consider the potential for the Air Force to--
            (1) access advanced civilian airspace sensor networks;
            (2) leverage public-private partnerships that enable multi-use
        of airspace awareness capabilities for public safety, defense of
        critical infrastructure to include Department of Defense
        installations, and protection of civil aviation; and
            (3) minimize the potential for negatively affecting civil
        aircraft operations in the National Airspace System.
        (c) Objectives.--The objectives of the pilot program are--
            (1) to provide the Air Force with access to air space awareness
        data derived from civilian airspace sensor networks to increase the
        situational awareness of Air Force bases;
            (2) to determine any authority, capability, and capacity
        barriers to enhancing cooperation between the Air Force, civilian
        partners, and other Federal, State, and local government entities
        to extend the over-the-horizon identification of potential sUAS
        threats beyond the current range of existing domestic base defense
        systems; and
            (3) to improve the data-sharing frameworks for airspace data
        between the Air Force and various stakeholders for the purpose of
        base defense.
        (d) Contract Authority.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
    Secretary of the Air Force may enter into one or more contracts for the
    procurement of additional technologies capable of--
            (1) leveraging commercial or Government off-the-shelf detect-
        track-defeat systems;
            (2) integrating and using civilian airspace awareness data to
        serve as an early warning capability specifically to help identify
        and monitor non-compliant sUAS; and
            (3) informing appropriate communication mechanisms between
        military installations and local law enforcement agencies to report
        and track non-compliant air vehicles, deter incursions, and foster
        potential prosecution.
        (e) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of all
    activities carried out under the pilot program at an installation
    selected for such program, the Secretary shall provide to the
    appropriate congressional committees a briefing that includes a
    description of--
            (1) the manner in which the program was conducted at such
        installation; and
            (2) any results achieved under the program at such
        installation.
        (f) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The authority to carry out a pilot program
        under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Early termination option.--The Secretary of the Air Force
        may request the termination of the pilot program before the date
        specified in paragraph (1) if the Secretary--
                (A) determines that administrative, legal, performance, or
            other factors indicate the program will not be successful; and
                (B) submits to the appropriate congressional committees
            notice in writing of such determination.
        (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
        and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    SEC. 1089. PILOT PROGRAM AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCELERATING
    PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Joint Interagency Task Force 401 established under section 199 of title
    10, United States Code, as added by section 912, shall ensure that for
    each covered facility or asset at which the Secretary has determined
    counter-UAS operations are necessary to mitigate the threat that an
    unmanned aircraft system poses to the safety or security of such
    covered facility or asset--
            (1) any administrative action required for the effective use of
        the authorities under section 130i of title 10, United States Code,
        for the protection of the covered facility or asset not contingent
        upon action by another Federal department or agency has been
        completed, including the establishment of appropriate policies for
        the training of relevant personnel upon the deployment of new
        counter-UAS systems, annual training, and training for newly
        assigned personnel;
            (2) any such training required for the safe or effective use of
        counter-UAS systems for such protection has been completed; and
            (3) planning to deploy and sustain systems similar to those
        procured pursuant to the pilot program under subsection (b) in a
        manner appropriate for the covered facility or asset has commenced.
        (b) Pilot Program for Deployment of Certain Counter-UAS Systems.--
            (1) Pilot program.--The Secretary, acting through the Joint
        Interagency Task Force 401 established under section 199 of title
        10, United States Code, as added by section 912, and in
        coordination with the Administrator as required by section 130i of
        title 10, United States Code, shall carry out a pilot program for
        the deployment of covered counter-UAS systems to expeditiously
        demonstrate enhanced protective capabilities for certain covered
        facilities or assets (in this subsection, referred to as the
        ``pilot program'').
            (2) Elements.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall--
                (A) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
            of this Act, select and procure covered counter-UAS systems for
            deployment for the protection of at least four covered
            facilities or assets identified for purposes of the pilot
            program;
                (B) not later than 240 days after the date of the enactment
            of this Act submit to the congressional defense committees a
            report on any delays caused by interagency coordination
            requirements, particularly delays related to site surveys by
            other agencies; and
                (C) not later than one year after the date of the enactment
            of this Act, ensure such covered counter-UAS systems are so
            deployed with respect to each such identified covered facility
            or asset.
        (c) Coordination Required.--The Secretary shall carry out this
    section consistent with the requirements of section 130i of title 10,
    United States Code.
        (d) Briefings.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and every 60 days thereafter until the date on
    which each requirement under this section is complete, the Secretary,
    in consultation with the Administrator, shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees and the Committee on Transportation
    and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on the
    implementation of this section.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
        Federal Aviation Administration.
            (2) The terms ``counter-UAS system'' and ``small unmanned
        aircraft'' have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of
        title 49, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``covered counter-UAS system'' means a counter-UAS
        system that--
                (A) is capable of destroying or disabling a small unmanned
            aircraft by means of high-powered microwave, laser, or other
            similar technology; and
                (B) may be integrated with appropriate sensing and command-
            and-control systems.
            (4) The term ``covered facility or asset'' means a facility or
        asset with respect to which there is authority to carry out section
        130i of title 10, United States Code, for the protection of the
        facility or asset.
            (5) The term ``unmanned aircraft'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 130i(j) of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1090. PROCESS FOR COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF TRANSPORTATION
    SERVICE PROVIDERS AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICERS.
        (a) Complaints and Investigations.--
            (1) Process for submitting complaints.--The Commander of the
        United States Army Transportation Command shall develop a process
        through which a transportation service provider may submit a
        complaint to the Commander regarding possible violations of the
        Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication or the Defense
        Transportation Regulations by Department of Defense transportation
        officers and transportation service providers regarding any
        military shipments that are required to be processed by the Global
        Freight Management System.
            (2) Elements.--The complaint process required under paragraph
        (1) shall include each of the following:
                (A) An identification of the information the complainant
            should provide as part of a complaint to assist the Commander
            in reviewing and investigating the complaint, including
            references to the rules that were allegedly violated.
                (B) A timeline for the adjudication of the complaint and
            rendering of an initial finding by an individual designated by
            the Commander.
                (C) A process for any party to appeal the initial finding
            if the party believes the initial finding is incorrect, a
            timeline for the review of the appeal, and a timeline for the
            Commander to render a final decision.
                (D) Such other elements as the Commander determines
            appropriate.
            (3) Consequences for violations.--If, pursuant to a complaint
        submitted through the complaint process under this section, a
        transportation officer or transportation service provider is found
        to have violated the Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules
        Publication or the Defense Transportation Regulations, the
        Commander shall impose a penalty in accordance with the Military
        Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication and the Defense
        Transportation Regulations and, if applicable, work with the
        transportation officer or transportation service provider to take
        corrective action.
            (4) Transportation officer actions.--
                (A) Notification process.--The Commander shall establish a
            timely process through which a transportation service provider
            may notify the United States Army Transportation Command of any
            action a transportation officer imposes against a
            transportation service provider, such as a letter of non-use,
            if the transportation service provider believes that such
            action was improper, excessive, or not in accordance with the
            Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication or Defense
            Transportation Regulations.
                (B) Authority to override.--The Commander may override any
            action taken by a transportation officer against a
            transportation service provider if the Commander believes such
            action was improper, excessive, or not in accordance with the
            Military Freight Traffic Unified Rules Publication or Defense
            Transportation Regulations. The authority under this
            subparagraph includes revoking a letter of non-use, reducing
            the duration of a letter of non-use, and removing any service
            failure from the record of the transportation service provider.
        (b) Global Freight Management Training.--The Commander of the
    United States Army Transportation Command shall provide recurring
    training to all transportation officers and transportation service
    providers that use the Global Freight Management System to process and
    award Department of Defense shipments. Such training shall include--
            (1) detailed instruction on the Military Freight Traffic
        Unified Rules Publication and Defense Transportation Regulations;
            (2) best practices for processing and awarding shipments in the
        Global Freight Management system;
            (3) the importance of awarding shipments transparently and in
        accordance with Department of Defense policies; and
            (4) such other information as the Commander determines
        appropriate.
        (c) Freight Carrier Registration Program.--
            (1) Update.--The Commander of the United States Army
        Transportation Command shall update the freight carrier
        registration program to ensure that users of the program, including
        Department of Defense personnel and transportation service
        providers, are able to easily determine if a standard carrier alpha
        code belongs to a motor carrier or broker.
            (2) Annual audit requirement.--Not less frequently than
        annually, the Commander shall conduct an audit of the freight
        carrier registration program to ensure that all approved
        transportation service providers have active and appropriate
        operating authority from the Department of Transportation.
    SEC. 1091. DECLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN RECORDS RELATING TO TOWER 22
    ATTACK.
        (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) an (c), not
    later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall declassify any Department of Defense
    document or other Department of Defense record, which has not
    previously been released or made publicly available, relating to the
    attack on the United States Armed Forces at Tower 22, Jordan, on
    January 28, 2024.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section provides
    authority for the Secretary of Defense to declassify any information
    that the Secretary does not already have the authority to declassify
    under Executive Order No. 13526, or any successor order.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the application of subsection
    (a) with respect to any record or document that reveals any source,
    method, or capability or would otherwise compromise the national
    security of the United States.
    SEC. 1092. UPDATES AND PRESERVATION OF MEMORIALS TO CHAPLAINS AT
    ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
        (a) Updates and Preservation of Memorials.--
            (1) Protestant chaplains memorial.--The Secretary of the Army
        shall permit NCMAF--
                (A) to modify the memorial to Protestant chaplains located
            on Chaplains Hill to include a granite, marble, or other stone
            base for the bronze plaque of the memorial;
                (B) to provide an updated bronze plaque that includes the
            name of each chaplain, verified as described in subsection (b),
            who died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces after
            the date on which the original memorial was placed and before
            the date of the enactment of this Act; and
                (C) to make such other updates and corrections to the
            memorial that the Secretary determines necessary.
            (2) Catholic chaplain memorials.--The Secretary of the Army
        shall permit NCMAF--
                (A) to update the Catholic chaplains memorial to include
            the name of each chaplain, verified under subsection (b), who
            died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces after the
            date on which the original memorial was placed and before the
            date of the enactment of this Act; and
                (B) to make such other updates and corrections to the
            memorial that the Secretary determines necessary.
            (3) Jewish chaplain memorials.--The Secretary of the Army shall
        permit NCMAF to update and make corrections to the Jewish chaplain
        memorials located on Chaplains Hill that the Secretary determines
        necessary.
            (4) No cost to federal government.--The activities of NCMAF
        authorized by this subsection shall be carried out at no cost to
        the Federal Government.
        (b) Verification of Names.--NCMAF may not include the name of a
    chaplain on a memorial on Chaplains Hill under subsection (a) unless
    that name has been verified by the Chief of Chaplains of the Army,
    Navy, or Air Force, or the Chaplain of the United States Marine Corps,
    depending on the Armed Force in which the chaplain served.
        (c) Prohibition on Expansion of Memorials.--Except as provided in
    subsection (a)(1)(A), this section may not be construed as authorizing
    the expansion of any memorial that is located on Chaplains Hill on the
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``Chaplains Hill'' means the area in Arlington
        National Cemetery that, as of the date of the enactment of this
        Act, is generally identified and recognized as Chaplains Hill.
            (2) The term ``NCMAF'' means the National Conference on
        Ministry to the Armed Forces or any successor organization
        recognized in law for purposes of the operation of this section.
    SEC. 1093. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPATIBILITY TABLETOP EXERCISE.
        (a) Requirements.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
    tabletop exercise designed to assess the resiliency of United States
    military installations and their surrounding communal capabilities to
    collaboratively respond to weather disasters or adversarial attacks
    made against the United States homeland. The tabletop exercise required
    under this section shall be designed to--
            (1) be planned and executed across geographically-dispersed
        organizations;
            (2) integrate policies, procedures, capabilities, and
        applicable authorities to ensure mission assurance during and after
        cybersecurity incidents involving intelligent energy control
        systems, traffic control systems, and incident response systems;
        and
            (3) include, as participating organizations, appropriate
        municipal, county, State, and Federal government entities, and
        public and private critical infrastructure service providers such
        as energy, water, wastewater, transportation, and communications,
        and others as appropriate.
        (b) Elements.--A tabletop exercise required under subsection (a)
    shall be designed to evaluate, at a minimum, the following elements:
            (1) The resilience of community critical infrastructure to
        enhance, advance, and supplant that of surrounding military
        installations in the event of attacks upon military critical
        infrastructure.
            (2) The ability of a military installation, in coordination
        with community leadership, to coordinate efforts and operationalize
        available infrastructure and resources presented by defense
        communities in the area surrounding the military installation.
            (3) State and Federal Government response options to maintain
        the viability of domestic critical infrastructure in the event of a
        disruption lasting multiple days across more than one region.
            (4) An assessment of the mobility of the Armed Forces from
        their installations in the event of an attack upon critical
        infrastructure and logistical chokepoints.
            (5) The resiliency of military key command and control nodes
        during the tabletop exercise.
        (c) Consultation Requirement.--In carrying out this section, the
    Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of each of the military
    departments and the heads of such Federal departments and agencies as
    the Director determines appropriate.
        (d) Briefing.--Following the conclusion of the tabletop exercise
    required under subsection (a), the Director shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a briefing, on the exercise. Such briefing shall include--
            (1) observations and lessons learned as a result of the
        tabletop exercise;
            (2) recommendations to improve the resiliency of, and reduce
        vulnerabilities in, the domestic critical infrastructure of the
        United States in the event of a military contingency; and
            (3) recommendations to enhance cooperation between military
        installations and local communities that promotes comprehensive
        community planning with attention to operational resiliency.
    SEC. 1094. IRREGULAR WARFARE EXERCISE LABORATORY.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish and
    maintain an Irregular Warfare Exercise Laboratory to--
            (1) support the training, experimentation, preparation, and
        validation of the United States Armed Forces to conduct full-
        spectrum irregular warfare activities; and
            (2) enable activities to build the capacity and
        interoperability of the national security forces of friendly
        foreign countries.
        (b) Authorities.--In carrying out the activities authorized under
    subsection (a), the Secretary may use the authorities under chapter 16
    of title 10, United States Code, or other applicable statutory
    authorities available to the Secretary of Defense.
        (c) National Security Forces Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``national security forces'' has the meaning given that term in section
    301 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1095. COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY.
        (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--As of the date specified in paragraph (2),
        there is established an independent commission in the legislative
        branch to be known as the ``Commission on the National Defense
        Strategy'' (in this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
            (2) Date specified.--The date specified in this paragraph is
        the date that is not later than 15 days after the date on which the
        Secretary of Defense provides a national defense strategy as
        required by section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to examine and
        make recommendations with respect to the national defense strategy
        of the United States.
            (4) Scope and duties.--In order to provide the fullest
        understanding of the national defense strategy the Commission shall
        perform the following duties:
                (A) The Commission shall review the most recent national
            defense strategy of the United States including the
            assumptions, strategic objectives, priority missions, major
            investments in defense capabilities, force posture and
            structure, operational concepts, and strategic and military
            risks associated with the strategy.
                (B) The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive assessment
            of the strategic environment, including--
                    (i) United States interests;
                    (ii) the threats to the national security of the United
                States, including both traditional and non-traditional
                threats;
                    (iii) the size and shape of the force;
                    (iv) the readiness of the force;
                    (v) the posture, structure, and capabilities of the
                force;
                    (vi) allocation of resources; and
                    (vii) the strategic and military risks present in the
                national defense strategy.
            (5) Commission report and recommendations.--
                (A) Report.--
                    (i) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
                of establishment of the Commission, the Commission shall
                transmit to the President and Congress a report containing
                the review and assessment conducted under paragraph (4),
                together with any recommendations of the Commission.
                    (ii) Contents.--The report required by clause (i) shall
                include the following elements:

                        (I) An appraisal of the strategic environment,
                    including an examination of the traditional and non-
                    traditional threats to the United States, and the
                    potential for conflicts arising from such threats and
                    security challenges.
                        (II) An evaluation of the strategic objectives of
                    the Department of Defense for near-peer competition in
                    support of the national security interests of the
                    United States.
                        (III) A review of the military missions for which
                    the Department of Defense should prepare, including
                    missions that support the interagency and a whole-of-
                    government strategy.
                        (IV) An identification of any gaps or redundancies
                    in the roles and missions assigned to the Armed Forces
                    necessary to carry out military missions identified in
                    subclause (III), and the roles and capabilities
                    provided by other Federal agencies and by allies and
                    international partners.
                        (V) An assessment of how the national defense
                    strategy leverages other elements of national power
                    across the interagency to counter near-peer
                    competitors.
                        (VI) An evaluation of the resources necessary to
                    support the strategy, including budget recommendations.
                        (VII) An examination of the efforts by the
                    Department of Defense to develop new and innovative
                    operational concepts to enable the United States to
                    more effectively counter near-peer competitors.
                        (VIII) An analysis of the force planning construct,
                    including--

                            (aa) the size and shape of the force;
                            (bb) the posture, structure, and capabilities
                        of the force;
                            (cc) the readiness of the force;
                            (dd) infrastructure and organizational
                        adjustments to the force;
                            (ee) modifications to personnel requirements,
                        including professional military education; and
                            (ff) other elements of the defense program
                        necessary to support the strategy.

                        (IX) An assessment of the risks associated with the
                    strategy, including the relationships and tradeoffs
                    between missions, risks, and resources.
                        (X) The findings and conclusions of the Commission,
                    together with such recommendations for such legislative
                    actions as the Commission considers appropriate.
                        (XI) Any other elements the Commission considers
                    appropriate.

                (B) Briefings.--
                    (i) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
                of the establishment of the Commission, the Commission
                shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the
                Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the
                status of the review and assessment required by paragraph
                (4), including a discussion of any interim recommendations.
                    (ii) Interim briefings.--At the request of the Chair
                and Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of
                the Senate, or the Chair and Ranking Member of the
                Committee on Armed Services of the House of
                Representatives, the Commission shall provide the
                requesting Committee with interim briefings in addition to
                the briefing required by clause (i).
                (C) Form of report.--The report required under subparagraph
            (A) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
            classified annex.
            (6) Powers of commission.--
                (A) Hearings.--The Commission may hold such hearings, sit
            and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and
            receive such evidence as the Commission considers advisable to
            carry out its duties under this section.
                (B) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission may
            secure directly from any Federal department or agency such
            information as the Commission considers necessary to carry out
            its duties under this section. Upon request of the Chair of the
            Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish
            such information to the Commission.
                (C) Use of postal service.--The Commission may use the
            United States mails in the same manner and under the same
            conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal
            Government.
                (D) Authority to accept gifts.--
                    (i) In general.--The Commission may accept, use, and
                dispose of gifts or donations of services, goods, and
                property from non-Federal entities for the purposes of
                aiding and facilitating the work of the Commission. The
                authority under this paragraph does not extend to gifts of
                money.
                    (ii) Documentation; conflicts of interest.--The
                Commission shall document gifts accepted under the
                authority provided by clause (i) and shall avoid conflicts
                of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest.
                    (iii) Compliance with congressional ethics rules.--
                Except as specifically provided in this section, a member
                of the Commission shall comply with rules set forth by the
                Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee
                on Ethics of the House of Representatives governing
                employees of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
                respectively.
        (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of eight
        members, of whom--
                (A) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
            Representatives;
                (B) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the
            House of Representatives;
                (C) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the
            Senate;
                (D) one shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the
            Senate;
                (E) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee
            on Armed Services of the Senate;
                (F) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the
            Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
                (G) one shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee
            on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
                (H) one shall be appointed by the Ranking Member of the
            Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Chair and vice chair.--
                (A) Chair.--The Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of
            the Senate and the Chair of the Committee on Armed Services of
            the House of Representatives, with the concurrence of the
            Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
            Representatives, shall jointly designate one member of the
            Commission to serve as Chair of the Commission.
                (B) Vice chair.--The Ranking Member of the Committee on
            Armed Services of the Senate and the Ranking Member of the
            Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives,
            with the concurrence of the Minority Leader of the Senate and
            the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, shall
            jointly designate one member of the Commission to serve as Vice
            Chair of the Commission.
            (3) Appointments.--
                (A) Appointment date.--Members shall be appointed to the
            Commission under paragraph (1) by not later than 60 days after
            the date of the establishment of the Commission.
                (B) Effect of non-appointment.--
                    (i) In general.--If an appointment under this
                subsection is not made by the date specified under
                subparagraph (A), the authority to make such appointment
                shall devolve to a member of Congress of the same party and
                same chamber eligible to appoint under this subsection.
                    (ii) Expiration of appointment authority.--If an
                appointment is not made within 90 days of establishment,
                the authority to make such appointment shall expire.
                (C) Restriction on appointment.--Officers or employees of
            the Federal Government (other than experts or consultants the
            services of which are procured under section 3109 of title 5,
            United States Code) may not be appointed as members of the
            Commission. Nothing in this subparagraph precludes the
            appointment of any retired or former officer or employee of the
            Federal government.
                (D) Restriction on members of congress.--Members of
            Congress may not serve on the Commission.
            (4) Period of appointment; vacancies; removal of members.--
                (A) Appointment duration.--Members shall be appointed for
            the life of the Commission.
                (B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not
            affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as
            the original appointment.
                (C) Removal of members.--A member may be removed from the
            Commission for cause by the individual serving in the position
            responsible for the original appointment of such member under
            subsection (b)(1), provided that notice has first been provided
            to such member of the cause for removal and voted and agreed
            upon by three quarters of the members serving. A vacancy
            created by the removal of a member under this subsection shall
            not affect the powers of the Commission, and shall be filled in
            the same manner as the original appointment was made.
            (5) Quorum.--.A majority of the members serving on the
        Commission shall constitute a quorum.
            (6) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
        which all members of the Commission have been appointed as
        published in the Congressional Record, the Commission shall hold
        its initial meeting.
        (c) Personnel Matters.--
            (1) Status as federal employees.--Notwithstanding the
        requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code,
        including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such
        section, members of the Commission shall be deemed to be Federal
        employees in the legislative branch subject to all the laws and
        policies applicable to legislative branch employees.
            (2) Oath of office.--Notwithstanding the provision of section
        2903(b) of title 5, United States Code, an employee of an Executive
        Branch agency, otherwise authorized to administer oaths under
        section 2903 of title 5, United States Code, may administer the
        oath of office to Commissioners for the purpose of their service to
        the Commission.
            (3) Security clearances.--The appropriate Federal departments
        or agencies shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously
        providing to the Commission members and staff appropriate security
        clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures
        and requirements, except that no person may be provided with access
        to classified information under this Act without the appropriate
        security clearances.
            (4) Pay for members.--Each member of the Commission may be
        compensated at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
        annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
        Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for
        each day (including travel time) during which such member is
        engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All
        members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the
        United States shall serve without compensation additional to that
        received for their services as officers or employees of the United
        States.
            (5) Staff.--
                (A) Executive director.--The Chair of the Commission may
            appoint and fix the rate of basic pay for an Executive Director
            in accordance with section 3161 of title 5, United States Code.
                (B) Commission staff.--The Executive Director may appoint
            and fix the rate of basic pay for additional personnel as staff
            of the Commission in accordance with section 3161 of title 5,
            United States Code.
                (C) Detailees authorized.--On a reimbursable or non-
            reimbursable basis, the heads of departments and agencies of
            the Federal Government may provide, and the Commission may
            accept personnel detailed from such departments and agencies,
            including active-duty military personnel.
                (D) Travel expenses.--The members and staff of the
            Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem
            in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of
            agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
            States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of
            business in the performance of services for the Commission.
        (d) Support.--
            (1) Assistance from department of defense.--
                (A) In general.--Of the amounts authorized to be
            appropriated for the Department of Defense for support of the
            Commission, the Secretary may make transfers to the Commission
            for Commission expenses, including compensation of Commission
            members, officers, and employees, and provision of other such
            services, funds, facilities, and other support services as
            necessary for the performance of the Commission's functions.
            Funds made available to support and provide assistance to the
            Commission may be used for payment of compensation of members,
            officers, and employees of the Commission without transfer
            under this subparagraph. Amounts transferred under this
            subparagraph shall remain available until expended. Transfer
            authority provided by this subparagraph is in addition to any
            other transfer authority provided by law. Section 2215 of title
            10, United States Code, shall not apply to a transfer of funds
            under this subparagraph.
                (B) Treasury account authorized.--The Secretary of the
            Treasury may establish an account or accounts for the
            Commission from which any amounts transferred under this clause
            may be used for activities of the Commission.
            (2) Liaison.--The Secretary shall designate at least one
        officer or employee of the Department of Defense to serve as a
        liaison officer between the Department and the Commission.
            (3) Additional support.--To the extent that funds are available
        for such purpose, or on a reimbursable basis, the Secretary may, at
        the request of the Chair of the Commission--
                (A) enter into contracts for the acquisition of
            administrative supplies and equipment for use by the
            Commission; and
                (B) make available the services of a Federal funded
            research and development center or an independent,
            nongovernmental organization, described under section 501(c)(3)
            of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
            under section 501(a) of such Code.
            (4) Preliminary administrative support authorized.--Upon the
        appointment of the Chair and Vice Chair under subsection (b), the
        Secretary may provide administrative support authorized under this
        section necessary to facilitate the standing up of the Commission.
        (e) Termination of Commission.--The Commission shall terminate 90
    days after the submission of the report required by subsection
    (a)(5)(A).

                          TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

    Sec. 1101. Prohibition on the use of funds from carrying out a hiring
              freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at a
              public shipyard.
    Sec. 1102. Living quarter allowance for Department of Defense civilian
              employees with permanent duty station in Guam.
    Sec. 1103. Modification of temporary authority to appoint retired
              members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of
              Defense.
    Sec. 1104. Revisions to limitations on pay for officers and crews of
              maritime vessels operated by or for the United States.
    Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on
              premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal
              civilian employees working overseas.
    Sec. 1106. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
              allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on
              official duty in a combat zone.
    Sec. 1107. Modifications to total force management requirements.
    Sec. 1108. Definition of defense industrial base facility for purposes
              of direct hire authority.
    Sec. 1109. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in
              Guam.
    Sec. 1110. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
    Sec. 1111. Educational travel authority for dependents of certain
              employees.
    Sec. 1112. Modification of direct hire authority for domestic defense
              industrial base facilities.
    Sec. 1113. Cyber workforce recruitment and retention.
    Sec. 1114. Public shipyard apprentice program.
    Sec. 1115. Personnel management.
    SEC. 1101. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FROM CARRYING OUT A HIRING
    FREEZE, REDUCTION IN FORCE, OR HIRING DELAY WITHOUT CAUSE AT A PUBLIC
    SHIPYARD.
         None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
    Defense may be used to--
            (1) carry out a hiring freeze at a public shipyard;
            (2) carry out a reduction in force at a public shipyard; or
            (3) delay without cause the filling of a vacant Federal
        civilian employee position at a public shipyard.
    SEC. 1102. LIVING QUARTER ALLOWANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN
    EMPLOYEES WITH PERMANENT DUTY STATION IN GUAM.
        Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``department of the
        navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in guam for
        performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or
        dockside, of u.s. naval vessels'' and inserting ``civilian
        employees of the department of defense stationed in guam'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary of the Navy''
        and inserting ``Secretary of Defense''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2026 and annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the Secretary
    shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees on the
    use of the authority provided under this section.
        ``(c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
    employee' means any civilian employee of the Department of Defense
    whose permanent duty station is located in Guam.
        ``(d) Sunset.--The authority to carry out this section shall
    terminate 3 years after the date of the enactment of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.''.
    SEC. 1103. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO APPOINT RETIRED
    MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        Section 1108 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
                (A) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end and
            inserting ``or''; and
                (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
                ``(iii) licensed medical personnel; and''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``this Act'' and inserting
        ``the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.
    SEC. 1104. REVISIONS TO LIMITATIONS ON PAY FOR OFFICERS AND CREWS OF
    MARITIME VESSELS OPERATED BY OR FOR THE UNITED STATES.
        Section 5348 of title 5, United States Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``subsection (b) of this section'' and
            inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
                (B) by inserting before the period at the end the
            following: ``, not to exceed the rate of pay for the Vice
            President under section 104 of title 3'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
        subsection (b):
        ``(b) The aggregate pay limitation prescribed under section 5307
    shall not apply to an employee whose pay is fixed under subsection
    (a).''.
    SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION
    ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FEDERAL CIVILIAN
    EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.
        Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122
    Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1104 of the
    Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat.
    2087), is further amended by striking ``through 2025'' and inserting
    ``through 2026''.
    SEC. 1106. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT
    ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL
    DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE.
        Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental
    Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
    Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section
    1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently
    amended by section 1105 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
    Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    (Public Law 118-159), is further amended by striking ``2026'' and
    inserting ``2027''.
    SEC. 1107. MODIFICATIONS TO TOTAL FORCE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall, in
    consultation with each Secretary of a military department, provide
    guidance to each such Secretary on the analysis required under
    subsection (b) of section 129a of title 10, United States Code. Such
    guidance shall include defining the seven required elements of the
    analysis under such subsection, on either a Department-wide or
    component level.
        (b) Additional Limitations on Reductions.--Such section 129a is
    amended in subsection (b) by inserting after ``full-time equivalent
    levels'' the following: ``, or conduct any reductions or realignments
    that occur outside the normal programming process (including ad hoc,
    immediate, or unprogrammed changes) of 50 employees or more implemented
    before or after the submission of the annual budget request,''.
        (c) Additional Requirements.--Such section 129a is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Report to Congressional Defense Committees.--Not later than 1
    year after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually
    thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
    congressional defense committees containing the analysis conducted
    pursuant to subsection (b).''.
        (d) RIF Notification.--Section 1597(d) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``or Significant''
        after ``Involuntary'';
            (2) by striking ``or furlough of'' and inserting ``furlough, or
        significant reduction of over 50''; and
            (3) by adding after the period at the end the following: ``The
        Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees and
        each Member of Congress representing the area in which reductions
        are ordered. Such notification shall include billet, activity name,
        number of employees at the location, number of employees
        involuntarily separated by billet, reason for the personnel action,
        actions to mitigate reductions, and savings and costs.''.
        (e) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Office of the Secretary of Defense shall
    provide the congressional defense committees with a briefing on the
    following:
            (1) The implementation of subsection (a) of this section.
            (2) Efforts to update DOD Directive 1100.4 and DOD Instruction
        1100.22 to address the analysis required under subsection (b) of
        such section 129a, as amended by this section.
    SEC. 1108. DEFINITION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITY FOR PURPOSES
    OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.
        Section 1125(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 114-328) is
    amended by inserting ``and includes supporting units of a facility at
    an installation or base'' after ``United States''.
    SEC. 1109. PAYMENT OF RETENTION BONUSES TO DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN
    GUAM.
        Chapter 81 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after section 1599d the following (and conforming the table of contents
    for such chapter accordingly):
    ``Sec. 1599e. Payment of retention bonuses to DOD civilian employees in
         Guam.
        ``Notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 5754 of title 5, the
    Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive
    the limit established under subsection (e)(1) of such section and pay
    an otherwise eligible employee or category of employees in the
    territory of Guam retention bonuses of up to 50 percent of basic pay,
    based on a critical agency need.''.
    SEC. 1110. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.
        (a) Modernizing Competitive Hiring Authorities for Department of
    Defense.--Section 3301 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting ``(a) In
        General.--The President''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(b) DOD Procedures.--The President may authorize the Department
    of Defense to determine the qualification, examination, and assessment
    procedures for positions in the competitive service based primarily on
    job-related competencies and skills, including the use of structured
    interviews, technical evaluations, or skills-based assessments, and
    alternative assessments.''.
        (b) Modernizing Public Notice Requirements.--Section 3327 of title
    5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) The Office of Personnel Management may authorize the
    Department of Defense to use flexible outreach methods, including
    curated prospect sourcing, provided that all hiring opportunities
    remain publicly accessible and merit-based.''.
        (c) Elimination of Time-in-grade Restrictions.--Section 3361 of
    title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``An individual'' and inserting ``(a) In
        General.--An individual''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) DOD Promotions.--Promotions in the competitive service within
    the Department of Defense may be made based on demonstrated skills and
    qualifications without regard to minimum time-in-grade requirements,
    subject to agency policies and applicable merit system principles.''.
        (d) Shared Talent Pools and Structured Assessments.--Subchapter I
    of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
    the end the following (and conforming the table of sections at the
    beginning of such subchapter accordingly):
    ``Sec. 3330g. DOD use of shared talent pools and structured assessments
        ``(a) Shared Talent Pools.--The Department of Defense may share
    certificates of eligibles and curated prospect pools within the
    Department. Certificates issued under this authority shall remain valid
    for not less than one year from the date of issuance, subject to
    agency-specific qualification checks.
        ``(b) Structured Assessments.--The Department of Defense shall use
    validated structured interviews, technical evaluations, or other
    skills-based assessments as part of the hiring process for competitive
    service positions at the Department, in accordance with regulations
    prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.''.
        (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
    congressional defense committees on the impact of this subtitle and the
    amendments made by this subtitle on hiring at the Department of
    Defense. Such report shall include an analysis on the impact on the
    length of the hiring process, the quality of applicants, the useability
    of the system for applicants and the Department, the total number of
    individuals appointed through alternative job postings, the total
    number of individuals appointed from a shared applicant pool, and any
    identified challenges to hiring.
    SEC. 1111. EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL AUTHORITY FOR DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN
    EMPLOYEES.
        (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1599b of title 10, United
    States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the Director of the
    Defense Travel Management Office to update the Joint Travel
    Regulations, not later than February 1, 2026, to authorize educational
    travel for a dependent of a covered employee without regard to whether
    the Federal agency responsible for the employment of the covered
    employee anticipates that the covered employee will, during the 30-day
    period following the scheduled date of the dependent's departure for
    the travel, be transferred to a location in the United States or travel
    to the United States for home leave.
        (b) Briefings Required.--
            (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than February 1, 2026, the
        Secretary shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives on the update to the Joint
        Travel Regulations required by subsection (a).
            (2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than one year after
        providing the briefing required by paragraph (1) and annually
        thereafter until February 1, 2029, the Secretary shall brief the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives on the use of the authority described in subsection
        (a) and the cost to the Federal Government of the use of that
        authority.
        (c) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    employee'' means an employee of the Department of Defense Education
    Activity assigned to United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    SEC. 1112. MODIFICATION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC DEFENSE
    INDUSTRIAL BASE FACILITIES.
        Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.) is amended by inserting
    ``, including to Navy Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and
    Repair positions'' after ``Facilities Base''.
    SEC. 1113. CYBER WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
        Section 1599f of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
                (A) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
                    ``(iv) positions held in combatant commands, defense
                agencies, and field activities supporting the United States
                Cyber Command; and
                    ``(v) up to 500 positions not otherwise described in
                clauses (i) through (iv) that the Secretary determines are
                hard-to-fill, highly skilled positions critical to
                cyberspace planning and operations in defense of, and which
                advance, U.S. national interests in collaboration with
                domestic and international partners.'';
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Rates of Pay.--The Secretary--
            ``(1) consistent with paragraph (2), shall fix the rates of
        basic pay for employees appointed under subsection (a)(1)(B)--
                ``(A) with a rate of pay provided for employees in
            comparable positions in the Federal Government; and
                ``(B) subject to the same limitations on maximum rates of
            pay established for such employees by statute or regulation;
            and
            ``(2) may prescribe a rate of basic pay for such an employee so
        appointed at a rate not to exceed a rate equal to 150 percent of
        the maximum rate of basic pay authorized for positions at level I
        of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5.'';
            (3) in subsection (h)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``five years after the
            date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``three
            years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by adding at the end the
            following:
                    ``(vii) The total number of positions, the title,
                duties, and responsibilities of each position, and the
                location of each position, including the assigned
                department, agency, command, and cost of establishing,
                appointing, and paying the salary of such positions.
                    ``(viii) A description of--

                        ``(I) how the Department has used the pay
                    authorities in subsection (b); and
                        ``(II) the effect of such authorities on
                    recruitment and retention in the Cyber Excepted
                    Service.'';

            (4) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (j) the following:
        ``(k) Federal Wage System Positions.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such
        provisions of that title to provide for prevailing rate systems of
        basic pay; and
            ``(2) apply those provisions to qualified positions for
        employees in or under which the Department may employ individuals
        described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title.''.
    SEC. 1114. PUBLIC SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM.
        (a) Fiscal Year 2026 Classes.--During fiscal year 2026, the
    Secretary of the Navy shall induct, at each of the Navy shipyards, a
    class of not fewer than 100 apprentices.
        (b) Fiscal Year 2027 Costs.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
    include the costs of the classes of Navy shipyard apprentices to be
    inducted in fiscal year 2027 in the materials of the Department of
    Defense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to
    Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
    United States Code.
    SEC. 1115. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
        (a) Policy and Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    establish policy and prescribe regulations for the overall management,
    oversight, and administration of civilian employees of the military
    departments. Such policy and such regulations shall provide for such
    management, oversight, and administration to be under the purview of--
            (1) with respect to civilian employees of the Department of the
        Army, a Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army detailed to that position
        under section 7035 of title 10, United States Code;
            (2) with respect to civilian employees of the Department of the
        Navy, the Chief of Naval Personnel appointed under section 8081 of
        such title; and
            (3) with respect to civilian employees of the Department of the
        Air Force, a Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force detailed to
        that position under section 9035 of such title.
        (b) Implementation.--
            (1) Plan.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a plan to implement subsection (a).
            (2) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        establish policy and prescribe regulations under subsection (a) not
        later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Effective date.--Subsection (a) and the policy established
        and regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall take effect
        on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of
        this Act.

                 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

    Sec. 1201. Modification of authorities.
    Sec. 1202. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
              security forces.
    Sec. 1203. Modification of payment of costs for Regional Centers for
              Security Studies.
    Sec. 1204. Modification to Irregular Warfare Center and Regional Defense
              Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 1205. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
              and Technical Training School.
    Sec. 1206. State partnership program selection analysis.
    Sec. 1207. Enhancement of international biodefense capacity.

            Subtitle B--Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes

    Sec. 1211. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense
              acquisition workforce.
    Sec. 1212. Modifications to foreign military sales processes.
    Sec. 1213. Periodic review of FMS-only list.
    Sec. 1214. Assessment and establishment of office to support the
              acquisition of specified non-program of record systems by
              foreign allies and partners.
    Sec. 1215. Guidance for coordination of international arms transfers.

                 Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Middle East

    Sec. 1221. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition
              nations for support provided to United States military
              operations.
    Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military power
              of Iran.
    Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance
              to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.
    Sec. 1224. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance
              to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
    Sec. 1225. Counter-terrorism support.
    Sec. 1226. Enhancing security partnership with Jordan and Lebanon.
    Sec. 1227. Prohibition on funding to the Badr Organization.
    Sec. 1228. Limitation on availability of funds for the Iraqi security
              forces.
    Sec. 1229. Report on strategy for increasing membership in the
              Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement.
    Sec. 1229A. Report on ISIS detention facilities in Syria.
    Sec. 1229B. Report on United States force posture and activities in
              Syria.

                     Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Israel

    Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of United States-Israel anti-
              tunnel cooperation.
    Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of United States-Israel
              cooperation to counter unmanned systems in all warfighting
              domains.
    Sec. 1233. Modification of certain temporary authorizations related to
              munitions replacement.
    Sec. 1234. Research, development, test, and evaluation of emerging
              technologies to further the warfighting capabilities of the
              United States and certain partner countries.
    Sec. 1235. Report on United States-Israel military exercises.

        Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian
                                   Federation

    Sec. 1241. Modification and extension of annual report on military and
              security developments involving the Russian Federation.
    Sec. 1242. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to
              sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally
              recognized territory of Ukraine.
    Sec. 1243. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance
              Initiative.
    Sec. 1244. Military intelligence support for Ukraine.
    Sec. 1245. Report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine.
    Sec. 1246. Allied contributions to United States force posture on NATO's
              eastern flank.
    Sec. 1247. Baltic Security Initiative.
    Sec. 1248. Modification of United States basing and training, and
              exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
              countries.
    Sec. 1249. Oversight of United States military posture in Europe.
    Sec. 1250. Report on United States deterrence and defense posture in the
              European region.

             Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

    Sec. 1251. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
    Sec. 1252. Extension of Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot
              program.
    Sec. 1253. Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience.
    Sec. 1254. Strategy to strengthen multilateral defense in the Indo-
              Pacific.
    Sec. 1255. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
              the Indo-Pacific region.

                      Subtitle G--Matters Relating to Asia

    Sec. 1261. Extension of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with
              foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.
    Sec. 1262. Preventing circumvention by Chinese military companies in
              third-party countries.
    Sec. 1263. Inclusion on list of Chinese military companies of entities
              added to certain other lists.
    Sec. 1264. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects
              with ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 1265. Modification of Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
    Sec. 1266.  Joint program with Taiwan to enable fielding of uncrewed
              systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
    Sec. 1267. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin
              cleanup.
    Sec. 1268. Oversight of United States military posture on the Korean
              Peninsula.
    Sec. 1269. Report on enhanced defense relations with the Philippines.
    Sec. 1270. Modernizing the defense capabilities of the Philippines.

                            Subtitle H--Other Matters

    Sec. 1271. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
              the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 1272. Repeal of war-related reporting requirements for concluded
              operations.
    Sec. 1273. Defending international security by restricting unacceptable
              partnerships and tactics.
    Sec. 1274. Report regarding joint training with Mexico to counter
              transnational criminal organizations.

                      Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

    SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.
        (a) Training With Friendly Foreign Countries: Payment of Training
    and Exercise Expenses.--
            (1) Training authorized.--Subsection (a) of section 321 of
        title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or other security
            forces'' and inserting ``, or other national security forces
            that perform a similar function,'';
                (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
            (2) and (3), respectively.
            (2) Authority to pay training and exercise expenses.--
        Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``subsection (e)'' and inserting ``subsection (f)'';
                (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Expenses of forces assigned or allocated to that command
        in conjunction with training and exercises conducted pursuant to
        this section.'';
                (C) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
                (D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs
            (2) and (3), respectively;
                (E) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``such training, as specified in the regulations'' and
            inserting ``training and exercises conducted pursuant to this
            section''; and
                (F) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``training described in'' and all that follows through
            ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``training and exercises
            conducted pursuant to this section''.
            (3) Quarterly report.--Subsection (e) of such section is
        amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Quarterly Report.--Not less frequently than quarterly, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of
    Congress a report on training and exercises conducted pursuant to this
    section during the preceding 90-day period.''.
            (4) Conforming amendments.--
                (A) Section heading.--Section 321 of title 10, United
            States Code, is amended, in the section heading, by inserting
            ``and exercises'' after ``Training''.
                (B) Table of sections.--The table of sections for
            subchapter III of chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code,
            is amended by striking the item relating to section 321 and
            inserting the following:
    ``321. Training and exercises with friendly foreign countries: payment
              of training and exercise expenses.''.

        (b) Repeal of Secretary of Defense Strategic Competition
    Initiative.--Section 1332 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2007; 10 U.S.C. 301
    note) is repealed.
    SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN
    SECURITY FORCES.
        Subsection (g)(2) of section 333 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by striking ``made'' after ``Amounts''.
    SEC. 1203. MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR REGIONAL CENTERS FOR
    SECURITY STUDIES.
        Section 342(f)(3)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended,
    in the first sentence, by striking ``from a developing country''.
    SEC. 1204. MODIFICATION TO IRREGULAR WARFARE CENTER AND REGIONAL
    DEFENSE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
        Section 345(c)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``The Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency''
    and inserting ```The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
    Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict''.
    SEC. 1205. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION
    AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
        Section 352 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``may'' and inserting
        ``shall''; and
            (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
        ``(3) Tuition fees charged for personnel who attend the School may
    not include any amount for the fixed costs of operating and maintaining
    the School.''.
    SEC. 1206. STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM SELECTION ANALYSIS.
        The Secretary of Defense shall make such changes to Department of
    Defense Instruction 5111.20 (relating to the State Partnership
    Program), or a successor instruction, as may be necessary to ensure
    that, in performing selection analysis for the State Partnership
    Program under section 341 of title 10, United States Code, the Chief of
    the National Guard Bureau considers--
            (1) the number of current partnerships assigned to the National
        Guard of a State; and
            (2) the capacity of the National Guard of a State in relation
        to the number of assigned countries.
    SEC. 1207. ENHANCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BIODEFENSE CAPACITY.
        (a) Clarification of Roles and Responsibilities.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
    Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, in consultation
    with the Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, to seek to
    enter into memoranda of understanding with other departments and
    agencies of the Federal Government to clarify the roles and
    responsibilities of those departments and agencies for building
    biodefense capabilities internationally in execution of national
    security and other policies of the Federal Government, with the
    Secretary focused on working with defense counterparts in countries
    that are allies or partners of the United States.
        (b) Elements of Memoranda of Understanding.--The memoranda of
    understanding entered into under subsection (a) shall address how each
    relevant department or agency selects partner countries and the
    feasibility of coordinating efforts with each such country.

            Subtitle B--Foreign Military Sales and Related Processes

    SEC. 1211. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY COOPERATION WORKFORCE AND DEFENSE
    ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.
        (a) Responsibilities of Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall, consistent with the requirements of section 384 of title
    10, United States Code, seek to ensure that--
            (1) members of the defense acquisition workforce engaged in
        foreign military sales planning and execution--
                (A) are aware of evolving United States regional- and
            country-level foreign partner defense capability-building
            priorities; and
                (B) coordinate with the security cooperation workforce to
            enhance responsiveness to foreign partner requests and defense
            capability-building priorities; and
            (2) evaluations of members of the defense acquisition workforce
        measure--
                (A) adherence to meeting the foreign partner defense
            capability-building requirements identified in Department of
            Defense strategy documents;
                (B) responsiveness to foreign partner defense capability-
            building requests;
                (C) ability to meet foreign partner defense capability-
            building delivery schedule requirements; and
                (D) advancement of foreign partner defense capability-
            building priorities identified in the guidance described in
            subsection (b).
        (b) Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update, as
        necessary, Department of Defense guidance governing the execution
        of foreign military sales by the Department to ensure that such
        guidance--
                (A) incorporates priorities of the national security
            strategy report (submitted pursuant to section 108 of the
            National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043)) and the
            national defense strategy (required under section 113(g) of
            title 10, United States Code);
                (B) is informed by the theater campaign plans and theater
            security cooperation strategies of the combatant commands;
                (C) is disseminated to the security cooperation workforce
            and the defense acquisition workforce.
            (2) Elements.--The updated guidance required by paragraph (1)
        shall--
                (A) identify regional and country-level foreign partner
            defense capability-building priorities;
                (B) identify levels of urgency and desired timelines for
            achieving foreign partner defense capability-building
            priorities; and
                (C) provide guidance to the defense acquisition workforce
            and the security cooperation workforce on levels of resourcing,
            innovation, and risk tolerance that should be considered in
            meeting urgent needs through the execution of foreign military
            sales.
        (c) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board.--
    Section 1210(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 2671 note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Membership.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer
            than seven members, each of whom shall have expertise in
            security cooperation, security assistance, defense acquisition,
            business process reform, or any disciplines the Secretary
            determines to be important to the functioning of the Board.
                ``(B) Certain members.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Up to three of the members of the
                Board may be selected from among individuals who are not
                any of the following:

                        ``(I) Officers or employees of the Department of
                    Defense.
                        ``(II) Members of the Armed Forces.
                        ``(III) A registered lobbyist.

                    ``(ii) Clearance.--Each member of the Board described
                in this subparagraph shall be individuals who are
                determined to be eligible for access to classified
                information necessary to participate on the Board.''.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``defense acquisition workforce'' means the
        Department of Defense acquisition workforce described in chapter 87
        of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``security cooperation workforce'' has the meaning
        given the term in section 384 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1212. MODIFICATIONS TO FOREIGN MILITARY SALES PROCESSES.
        (a) Acquisition Strategies.--The Secretary of Defense shall, with
    respect to the foreign military sales process--
            (1) establish a requirement that, in developing letters of
        offer and acceptance for a foreign military sale, the acquisition
        program manager, or other official responsible for the program,
        shall develop an acquisition strategy that is--
                (A) informed by input from the purchaser of such foreign
            military sale; and
                (B) executed in a manner that effectively addresses urgency
            of need and associated risk tolerance of such purchaser; and
            (2) in establishing such requirement, ensure that such
        purchaser is provided an opportunity to provide input on urgency of
        need and associated risk tolerance, alternative acquisition
        approaches that may be taken to accelerate program delivery, and
        the schedule, cost, and capability trade-offs associated with such
        alternate approaches.
        (b) Agreements With Manufacturers.--
            (1) In general.--A United States prime contractor may enter
        into a covered agreement with a manufacturer to begin the process
        of acquiring long-lead Government-furnished equipment based on
        forecasted requirements prior to the execution of a contract for a
        commercial sale or issuance of a letter of offer and acceptance for
        a foreign military sale.
            (2) Department of defense policy.--
                (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense and each
            Secretary of a military department shall implement policies
            that allow United States prime contractors to enter into
            covered agreements described in paragraph (1).
                (B) Elements.--The policies required by subparagraph (A)
            shall require--
                    (i) United States prime contractors to be responsible
                for--

                        (I) negotiating directly with the manufacturer of
                    Government-furnished equipment, including with respect
                    to the terms and conditions described in subsection
                    (c)(1)(B); and
                        (II) providing any payment to such manufacturer;
                    and

                    (ii) transfer of Government-furnished equipment from
                such manufacturer to the prime contractor shall not occur
                until the date on which a contract for a commercial sale or
                letter of offer and acceptance is executed with respect to
                the foreign military sale that is the subject of the
                covered agreement.
            (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
        construed as authorizing, requiring, or providing for the United
        States Government to assume any liability or other financial
        responsibility with respect to a covered agreement.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``covered agreement'' means an agreement between a
        United States prime contractor and a manufacturer pursuant to
        which--
                (A) the prime contractor, in anticipation of a foreign
            military sale, enters into a contract with the manufacturer for
            the production of one or more defense articles (as defined in
            section 301 of title 10, United States Code) that will be
            supplied to the prime contractor as Government-furnished
            equipment;
                (B) the parties agree to the allocation of risks,
            obligations, profits, and costs in the event the anticipated
            foreign military sale does not occur, including whether the
            defense articles manufactured under the agreement are retained
            by the manufacturer; and
                (C) the United States Government assumes no liability with
            respect to either party in the event the anticipated foreign
            military sale does not occur.
            (2) The term ``foreign military sales process'' means the
        processes for foreign military sales authorized under chapter 2 of
        the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq.).
    SEC. 1213. PERIODIC REVIEW OF FMS-ONLY LIST.
        (a) Review and Report.--
            (1) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary of
        State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall
        complete a review of defense articles and defense services that are
        eligible to be provided under the foreign military sales program
        under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761 et
        seq.), but not eligible to be provided under direct commercial
        sales under section 38 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2778), in order to
        identify those articles and services that should also be eligible
        to be provided through such direct commercial sales.
            (2) Report.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
            completion of each review required by subsection (a), the
            Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
            Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
            committees a report that contains the results of the review,
            including any defense articles and services added to or removed
            from the FMS-Only list during the preceding reporting period,
            as well as the justification for such decisions.
                (B) Form.--The report required by this paragraph shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
            annex.
                (C) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
                    (i) the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
                means--

                        (I) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                        (II) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                    Committee on Armed Services of the House of
                    Representatives; and

                    (ii) the term ``FMS-only list'' means the list
                maintained by the Secretary of State of defense articles
                and defense serv ices that are eligible to be provided
                under the foreign military sales program under chapter 2 of
                the Arms Export Control Act, but not eligible to be
                provided under direct commercial sales under section 38 of
                such Act.
        (b) Termination.--This section shall terminate on the date that is
    5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 1214. ASSESSMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE TO SUPPORT THE
    ACQUISITION OF SPECIFIED NON-PROGRAM OF RECORD SYSTEMS BY FOREIGN
    ALLIES AND PARTNERS.
        (a) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete an
    assessment to determine the optimal organizational structure,
    authorities, reporting relationships, and resource requirements to
    manage effectively the acquisition of specified non-program of record
    systems by foreign allies and partners.
        (b) Establishment.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary
    of Defense shall establish an office to support the acquisition of
    specified non-program of record systems by foreign allies and partners,
    including the process for updating relevant Department of Defense-wide
    guidance, directives and instructions.
        (c) Responsibilities.--The office required by subsection (b) shall
    be responsible for the following:
            (1) Coordinating with allies and partners to identify and
        procure specified non-program of record systems.
            (2) Facilitating discussions between industry and foreign
        allies and partners on new specified non-program of record systems.
            (3) Liaising with combatant commands to identify new specified
        non-program of record systems aligned with the strategic priorities
        of the combatant commands for theater security cooperation.
            (4) Promoting capabilities with foreign allies and partners
        that align with priority capabilities for the combatant commands.
            (5) Developing foreign military sales cases for specified non-
        program of record systems to expedite deliveries of such systems to
        foreign allies and partners.
            (6) Coordinating internal Department of Defense approval
        processes to expedite the delivery of specified non-program of
        record systems.
            (7) Other relevant responsibilities as determined by the
        Secretary.
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the
    assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the
    Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate with a briefing on the
    responsibilities, resources, and plan of activities for the non-program
    of record office that is to be established in accordance with
    subsection (b).
        (e) Specified Non-program of Record System Defined.--In this
    section, the term ``specified non-program of record system'' means a
    system that does not exist formally as a program of record within the
    Department of Defense, including the following:
            (1) Type A (Modified/Former Department of Defense program of
        record), which includes requests to modify an existing program of
        record with non-program of record elements and requests tied to
        former programs of record.
            (2) Type B (Military Unique), which includes commercial
        capabilities that are designed, modified, or built specifically for
        military applications and are not current or former programs of
        record.
            (3) Type C (Commercial), which includes a ``commercial
        product''--
                (A) as such term is defined in section 2.101 of the Federal
            Acquisition Regulation; and
                (B) that is not classified.
    SEC. 1215. GUIDANCE FOR COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRANSFERS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue updated
    guidance, in accordance with section 382 of title 10, United States
    Code, to streamline and align the roles, responsibilities, and
    authorities, and improve transparency, relating to Department of
    Defense processes for international arms transfers, including foreign
    military sales.
        (b) Elements.--The updated guidance required by subsection (a)
    shall do the following: (1) Streamline the roles and responsibilities
    relating to Department processes for international arms transfers
    (including the foreign military sales and technology security and
    foreign disclosure processes in accordance with section 1086) so as to
    ensure effective implementation of such roles and responsibilities
    among the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Defense Security
    Cooperation Agency, the Defense Technology Security Administration, and
    the military departments.
            (2) Designate a lead official who, in coordination with the
        Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department
        of Defense, shall be responsible for collecting, tracking,
        coordinating, and sharing data and information on Foreign Military
        Sales cases for the purposes of--
                (A) facilitating transparency across the Department of
            Defense international cooperation enterprise (including
            industry and international partners within such enterprise and
            components and subcomponents of the Department); and
                (B) sharing information on foreign military sales case
            development, execution, contracting, and implementation
            processes.
            (3) Develop a framework to facilitate the use of the foreign
        military sales process to deliver defense articles and services to
        allies and partners through programs other than a program of record
        in accordance with section 1214.
            (4) Set forth foreign military sales-specific guidance that--
                (A) identifies security cooperation priorities;
                (B) is informed by priorities identified in the National
            Defense Strategy, Department planning guidance, and theater
            campaign plans; and
                (C) takes into consideration--
                    (i) the risk factors for arms transfers identified in
                the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); and
                    (ii) the industrial capacity for production.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days prior to the issuance of the
    updated guidance required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
    provide the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign
    Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the
    Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with a
    briefing on the development and implementation of such guidance that
    describes the manner in which the procedures set forth in the guidance
    will streamline, and enhance the transparency of, international
    cooperation processes of the Department.
        (d) Dissemination of FMS-specific Guidance.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
    disseminate the foreign miliary sales-specific guidance described in
    subsection (b)(4) to the Department of Defense international
    cooperation enterprise.

                Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Middle East

    SEC. 1221. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN
    COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES MILITARY
    OPERATIONS.
        (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
    110-181; 122 Stat. 393) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
    (1) by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December
    31, 2025'' and inserting ``beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on
    December 31, 2026,''.
        (b) Extension of Limitation on Amount.--Subsection (d)(1) of such
    section is amended by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2024, and
    ending on December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``beginning on October 1,
    2025, and ending on December 31, 2026''.
    SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY
    POWER OF IRAN.
        (a) Matters to Be Included.--Subsection (b) of section 1245 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113
    note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)
            as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F), respectively;
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following
            subparagraph:
                ``(B) evolving thresholds for the use of direct and
            attributable force by Iran;'';
                (C) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``;;'' at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                (D) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``; and'' at the end and inserting a period.
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as
            subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following
            subparagraph:
                ``(C) a summary of Iran's procurement of advanced
            conventional capabilities from Russia;'';
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``any Iraqi Shia-
            militia operating under the auspices of the `Islamic
            Resistance','' after ``the Badr Organization,'';
                (B) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking ``and activities;
            and'' and inserting ``, assets, and critical infrastructure;
            and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following subparagraph:
                ``(L) an assessment of the military power of Iranian
            proxies and partners, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestine
            Islamic Jihad, Ansar Allah, and Iraqi and Syrian proxies.'';
            (4) in paragraph (4)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``nuclear weapons
            capabilities and developments'' and inserting ``nuclear
            weapons-related advances, including development of related
            scientific and industrial infrastructure, fissile material
            inventories aggregated by level of enrichment, and
            weaponization-related activities'';
                (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``to the Middle East
            and Europe; and'' and inserting ``globally;''; and
                (C) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I);
            and
                (D) by adding after subparagraph (F) the following
            subparagraphs:
                ``(G) a detailed analysis of the domestic and foreign
            supply chains supporting Iran's drone program;
                ``(H) a detailed assessment of the domestic production
            capacity by Iran's proxies in the Middle East of tactical
            munitions including mortars, rocket assisted munitions, and
            rockets and long-range strike capabilities, including, drones,
            cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles; and'';
            (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and chemical, biological,
        and advanced conventional weapons, weapon systems, and delivery
        vehicles'' and inserting ``chemical, biological, and advanced
        conventional weapons, weapon systems, and delivery vehicles,
        including drones''; and
            (6) in paragraph (8)--
                (A) by striking ``the Bashar al-Assad regime,'' and
            inserting ``the Russian Federation,'';
                (B) by inserting ``Ansarallah,'' after ``Hamas,''; and
                (C) by striking ``or any other foreign terrorist
            organization.'' and inserting ``the Badr Organization, any
            other foreign terrorist organization, or any Specially
            Designated Global Terrorist.'';
        (b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``, including surface-to-surface or anti-ship
        variants.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end ``, including
        surface-to-surface or anti-ship variants.''.
        (c) Termination.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
    SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
    ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.
         Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
    113-291; 128 Stat. 3541) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and
        inserting ``December 31, 2026'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ``, including any
        modifications made to the vetting process in order to determine
        whether Syrian groups or individuals associated with the Government
        of Syria are eligible recipients'' before the period at the end;
            (3) in subsection (d)(2), by redesignating subclause (I) of
        clause (iii) of subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K), and adjusting
        the margins accordingly;
            (4) in subsection (e)(1)--
                (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
            ``elements of the Syrian opposition and other''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (i) by striking ``Shia militias aligned with or
                supporting the Government of Syria, and groups'' and
                inserting ``Islamist extremist organizations, Shia
                militias, proxy forces, or groups otherwise'';
                    (ii) by striking ``Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham,
                other'';
                    (iii) by inserting ``and associated and successor''
                after ``al-Qaeda''; and
                    (iv) by striking ``related'';
            (5) in subsection (l)(3)(E)), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
        and inserting ``the date specified in the matter preceding
        paragraph (1) of subsection (a)''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(n) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry
    out this section may not be used to provide assistance pursuant to
    subsection (a)--
            ``(1) to any entity that is not an appropriately vetted Syrian
        group or individual; or
            ``(2) to forces associated with any other government or
        nation.''.
    SEC. 1224. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
    ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.
        Section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
    113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
        by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
        2026'';
            (2) by striking subsection (g);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (h) through (o) as subsections
        (g) through (n), respectively;
            (4) in subsection (i)(1)(C), as redesignated, by striking
        ``subsection (l)(2)'' and inserting ``subsection (k)(2)'';
            (5) in subsection (k)(2), as redesignated--
                (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``subsection
            (j)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (i)(1)(C)''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection (k)'' and
            inserting ``subsection (j)'';
            (6) in subsection (n)(6), as redesignated, by striking
        ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(o) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds made available to carry
    out this section may not be used to provide assistance pursuant to
    subsection (a)--
            ``(1) to entities other than military or other security forces
        of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and
        tribal security forces, or other local security forces with a
        national security mission;
            ``(2) to forces associated with any other government or nation;
        or
            ``(3) to Iranian-aligned militias.''.
    SEC. 1225. COUNTER-TERRORISM SUPPORT.
        (a) Authority to Provide Support.--Subsection (a)(1) of section
    1226 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
    (Public Law 114-92; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``with Syria'' and
        inserting ``with any other country''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the end before the period
        the following: ``and along the border of Egypt with Sudan''.
        (b) Support to Government of Lebanon.--Subsection (c)(2) of such
    section is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such support
    may be used only to promote the ability of the armed forces of Lebanon
    to counter the threat posed by Lebanese Hezbollah and any other
    terrorist organization that threatens the security of Lebanon and its
    neighbors.''.
        (c) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (h) of such section is
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31,
    2026''.
    SEC. 1226. ENHANCING SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH JORDAN AND LEBANON.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, pursuant to existing
    authorities, shall seek to provide assistance, including training,
    equipment, logistics support, supplies, and services, to the Government
    of Jordan and the Government of Lebanon for the purposes of--
            (1) supporting and enhancing efforts of the military forces of
        Jordan; and
            (2) with respect to the Government of Lebanon, for increasing
        the capacity of the Lebanese armed forces in order to disarm the
        Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah.
        (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary of
        Defense, in coordination with the Commander of the United States
        Central Command and in consultation with the Secretary of State,
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
        describes the plan of the Department of Defense to provide
        assistance under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall, at a
        minimum, include the following elements:
                (A) A description of the existing authorities to provide
            the assistance described in subsection (a) to the Government of
            Jordan and the Government of Lebanon.
                (B) A description of the strategic objectives of the
            assistance described in subsection (a), including specific
            capability gaps that such assistance seeks to address and the
            recipient units of the military forces of Jordan and Lebanon
            for such assistance.
                (C) An identification of any opportunities to transfer
            military equipment, including aircraft and unmanned systems,
            from existing inventory of the Department of Defense to bolster
            the capabilities of the military forces of Jordan.
                (D) A rubric for assessing the progress of the Lebanese
            armed forces in disarming Hezbollah, and options for suspending
            assistance to the Lebanese armed forces if it is determined
            that such forces are unwilling to act to disarm Hezbollah.
    SEC. 1227. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING TO THE BADR ORGANIZATION.
        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available to the Secretary of Defense for fiscal year
    2026 may be made available to the Badr Organization or any organization
    that the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency determines to be
    an affiliate or successor of the Badr Organization.
    SEC. 1228. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE IRAQI SECURITY
    FORCES.
        (a) Limitation on Obligation of Funds.--Not more than 75 percent of
    the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
    available for fiscal year 2026 for the Iraqi security forces under
    section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
    Stat. 3558) may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
    Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense committees a
    certification that the Government of Iraq has taken credible steps--
            (1) to reduce the operational capacity of Iran-aligned militia
        groups not integrated into the Iraqi security forces through a
        publicly verifiable disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration
        process;
            (2) to strengthen the authority and operational control of the
        Prime Minister of Iraq as Commander-in-Chief over the Iraqi
        security forces; and
            (3) to investigate and hold accountable members of Iran-aligned
        militia groups or members of the Iraqi security forces operating
        outside the formal chain of command of the Iraqi security forces
        who engage in attacks on United States or Iraqi personnel or
        otherwise act in an illegal or destabilizing manner.
        (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in
    subsection (a) for a period of not more than 180 days if the Secretary
    determines that such waiver is in the national security interest of the
    United States. Any such waiver shall be submitted in writing to the
    congressional defense committees not later than 15 days after issuance,
    along with a justification and a description of the steps being taken
    to achieve the objectives described in subsection (a).
        (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall apply to
    funds authorized to be appropriated for the Iraqi security forces that
    are designated for the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces.
        (d) Iraqi Security Forces Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Iraqi security forces'' means the military and other security forces
    of or associated with the Government of Iraq.
    SEC. 1229. REPORT ON STRATEGY FOR INCREASING MEMBERSHIP IN THE
    COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY INTEGRATION AND PROSPERITY AGREEMENT.
        (a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a report describing the strategic
    importance of the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity
    Agreement and the benefits of its potential expansion.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall also
    include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the strategic benefits of CSIPA to
        regional and global security.
            (2) An assessment of CSIPA's operational value to the
        Department of Defense and partners in the region following the Red
        Sea attacks.
            (3) An assessment of how CSIPA leverages United States military
        assets such as the United States Fifth Fleet to address regional
        threats.
            (4) Identification of potential modifications to the CSIPA
        framework that would support broader regional participation.
            (5) An evaluation of the resource and capability requirements
        necessary to expand CSIPA membership.
            (6) Recommendations for further collaboration between the
        Department of Defense and member countries of CSIPA.
        (c) Definition of Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity
    Agreement.--In this section, the terms ``Comprehensive Security
    Integration and Prosperity Agreement'' and ``CSIPA'' refer to the
    cooperative agreement signed by the United States and the Kingdom of
    Bahrain on September 13, 2023.
    SEC. 1229A. REPORT ON ISIS DETENTION FACILITIES IN SYRIA.
        (a) In General.--Not later than March 31, 2026, and annually
    thereafter through March 31, 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report on detention
    facilities in Syria for members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
    (ISIS) secured by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
        (b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a)
    shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the current security and living conditions
        in such facilities and plans for the long-term security of such
        facilities;
            (2) an estimate of the number of detainees in such facilities
        and their nationalities; and
            (3) a description of--
                (A) efforts of the Department of Defense, working with and
            through local partners, countries of origin of detainees, and
            other United States Government entities, to repatriate
            detainees to their home countries or third countries; and
                (B) any potential refoulement concerns with respect to such
            repatriation.
    SEC. 1229B. REPORT ON UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE AND ACTIVITIES IN
    SYRIA.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with Commander of the United States Central
    Command, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report
    on the status of the conditions-based consolidation of United States
    force posture, basing locations, and activities in Syria.
        (b) Elements.--The report described in subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A determination of whether such force posture, basing
        locations, and activities continue to sufficiently--
                (A) meet objectives consistent with the purposes outlined
            in section 1209(a) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
            McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
            (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 354), including new cooperation
            with the Syrian Government and other members of the Global
            Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria;
                (B) deter Iran and Iranian-linked groups, including the
            Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and the proxies
            and affiliates of such Force operating inside Syria;
                (C) support the Syrian Democratic Forces and other Syrian
            groups and individuals in maintaining stability and security
            throughout the formation of a representative and inclusive
            Syrian government that defends the rights and interests of all
            minorities; and
                (D) deter instability emanating from Syria, including
            threats to the United States and allies and partners of the
            United States, including Israel.
            (2) A description of the operational and strategic conditions
        informing decisions made relative to subsection (a), including
        detailed evaluation criteria and processes for continual
        assessment.
            (3) A description of how the objectives in subsection (a) are
        being met, or what changes need to be implemented to meet such
        objectives.
            (4) A description of the current posture of the Armed Forces in
        Syria and levels of engagement by the Armed Forces with Syrian
        groups and individuals.
            (5) Changes in the assessment of the threat to the United
        States, and allies and partners of the United States, from the
        Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
            (6) A description of any planned posture changes of the Armed
        Forces in Syria, and the projected impacts on United States
        engagement with partner forces in Syria.
            (7) Any other matters the Secretary or the Commander deem
        relevant.
        (c) Form.--The report shall be submitted in unclassified form but
    may include a classified annex.
        (d) Sunset.--The requirement under this section shall terminate 3
    years after the date of enactment of this Act.

                     Subtitle D--Matters Relating to Israel

    SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-
    TUNNEL COOPERATION.
        Section 1279 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$80,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and
        inserting ``December 31, 2028''.
    SEC. 1232. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL
    COOPERATION TO COUNTER UNMANNED SYSTEMS IN ALL WARFIGHTING DOMAINS.
        (a) In General.--Section 1278 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``unmanned aerial
        systems'' and inserting ``unmanned systems in all warfighting
        domains'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:
            ``United States-Israel Program on Countering Unmanned
            Systems'';
                (B) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``to establish capabilities'' and
                inserting ``to accelerate development of advanced
                technologies''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``unmanned aerial systems'' and
                inserting ``unmanned systems in all warfighting domains'';
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Activities.--The activities required by this subsection
        may include the following:
                ``(A) Collaborative research initiatives involving
            government, private sector, and academic institutions in the
            United States and Israel.
                ``(B) Joint training exercises and information- sharing
            mechanisms to maximize the sharing of technical expertise,
            data, and tactics related to emerging unmanned systems and
            related threats.
                ``(C) Development of joint technical requirements.
                ``(D) Collaborative development and evaluation of novel
            systems with defense industry partners.
                ``(E) Coordination with acquisition program offices of the
            United States and Israel military service departments,
            components, and commands to expedite deployment of relevant
            systems and enhance military readiness.''; and
                (E) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking
            ``activities described in paragraph (1)'' and inserting
            ``activities described in this subsection'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``aerial''; and
                (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``$55,000,000'' and
            inserting ``$70,000,000'';
            (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``an appropriate research
        and development entity of a military department'' and inserting
        ``the Irregular Warfare Technology Support Directorate'';
            (5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f)
        and (g), respectively;
            (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
        ``(e) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    appropriate committees of Congress on an annual basis a report that
    shall include for the preceding year a description of activities
    conducted under the program including--
            ``(1) an assessment of progress made by the United States and
        Israel in addressing unmanned systems threats and requirements;
            ``(2) an assessment of the program's collaboration with other
        United States Government programs and defense contractors;
            ``(3) an update on efforts to transition capabilities to
        acquisition program managers for fielding by United States or
        Israeli military services, components, and commands; and
            ``(4) recommendations for future program activities and
        funding.''; and
            (7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by striking
        ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31, 2028''.
        (b) Transition Provision.--The Secretary of Defense shall continue
    to carry out the activities authorized by section 1278 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, as such section was in
    effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, until
    such time as the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of
    Congress the report required by subsection (a)(3) of such section, as
    amended by subsection (a) of this section, for purposes of carrying of
    the activities required by such section 1278.
    SEC. 1233. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO
    MUNITIONS REPLACEMENT.
        (a) In General.--Section 1244 of the James M. Inhofe National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136
    Stat. 2844) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and israel'' and
        inserting ``israel, and the united states defense industrial base
        ''; and
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or Israel'' each place
            it appears and inserting ``Israel, or the United States defense
            industrial base''; and
                (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or Israel'' each place
            it appears and inserting ``Israel, or the United States defense
            industrial base''.
        (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of contents at the beginning of the James M.
        Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
        (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2395) is amended by striking the
        item relating to section 1244 and inserting the following:
    ``1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and
              the United States defense industrial base.''.

            (2) The table of contents at the beginning of title XII of the
        James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2820) is amended by striking
        the item relating to section 1244 and inserting the following:
    ``1244. Temporary authorizations related to Ukraine, Taiwan, Israel, and
              the United States defense industrial base.''.
    SEC. 1234. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION OF EMERGING
    TECHNOLOGIES TO FURTHER THE WARFIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED
    STATES AND CERTAIN PARTNER COUNTRIES.
        (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense, upon request by the
    Ministry of Defense of a covered partner country and in consultation
    with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the
    Director of National Intelligence, is authorized to carry out, jointly
    with the covered partner country, research, development, test, and
    evaluation of emerging technologies to further the warfare capabilities
    of the United States and the covered partner country to meet emerging
    defense challenges, including in the areas of artificial intelligence,
    cybersecurity, robotics, quantum, and automation.
        (b) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out
    pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) shall be conducted in a
    manner that robustly protects sensitive information and the national
    security interests of the United States and the covered partner
    country.
        (c) Applicability of Export Control Restrictions.--Any activity
    authorized under subsection (a), including fundamental research, open
    source, and standards-related activities, for the development,
    production, or use of goods, technology, software, knowledge, or source
    code shall be subject to--
            (1) the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of
        title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; and
            (2) all other laws applicable to the control of arms exports.
        (d) Report.--None of the activities described in subsection (a) may
    be carried out with respect to a covered partner country until the date
    on which the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary
    of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National
    Intelligence submits to the appropriate congressional committees a
    report with respect to that partner country that includes the
    following:
            (1) A memorandum of agreement between the United States and the
        covered partner country regarding sharing of costs and security
        safeguards for the activities described in subsection (a), and any
        supporting documents.
            (2) A certification that such memorandum of agreement--
                (A) requires sharing of costs of the activities and
            security safeguards described in subsection (a), including in-
            kind support, between the United States and the covered partner
            country;
                (B) establishes the rights of the United States to any
            intellectual property developed under the memorandum of
            agreement;
                (C) requires the United States Government to receive
            semiannual reports on expenditure of funds, if any, by the
            government of the covered partner country, including--
                    (i) a description of what the funds have been used for;
                    (ii) a description of when funds were expended;
                    (iii) an identification of entities that expended the
                funds; and
                    (iv) the export control regimes in place in the covered
                partner country to protect sensitive technology, including
                related intellectual property and innovation efforts; and
                (D) includes robust safeguards against the ability of the
            People's Republic of China or other foreign adversaries of the
            United States from, directly or indirectly, accessing,
            acquiring, or benefitting from any potential innovation,
            technology, research, product, or application funded, produced,
            or utilized by the partnership.
        (e) Lead Agency.--Not earlier than the date on which the Secretary
    of Defense submits the first report pursuant to subsection (d), the
    Secretary shall designate the Irregular Warfare Technology Support
    Directorate of the Department of Defense as the lead agency of the
    Department in carrying out this section.
        (f) Semiannual Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
    the appropriate congressional committees on a semiannual basis a report
    that contains a copy of the most recent semiannual report provided by
    the government of each covered partner country to the Department of
    Defense pursuant to subsection (d)(2)(C).
        (g) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on
            Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of
            the Senate; and
            (2) the term ``covered partner country'' means a country that,
        as of June 1, 2025, has signed a bilateral agreement with the
        United States that is managed by the Irregular Warfare Technology
        Support Directorate of the Department of Defense.
    SEC. 1235. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-ISRAEL MILITARY EXERCISES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for not more than 3
    years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a written report on United States Department
    of Defense exercises conducted jointly with Israel.
        (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A list of Department of Defense exercises that included
        Israel during the preceding 1-year period.
            (2) A list of any other countries that participated in each
        such exercise.
            (3) A detailed description of the capabilities and missions
        rehearsed in each exercise.
            (4) A description of the manner and extent to which each
        exercise increased inoperability and regional cooperation.
            (5) A description of the manner and extent to which each
        exercise improved the readiness and capabilities of participating
        countries.
            (6) An assessment of any gaps in desired joint capabilities
        that could be addressed by conducting additional exercises to
        increase interoperability, along with the resources required for
        such additional exercises and the impact, if any, to United States
        readiness from conducting such additional exercises.
        (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
    in unclassified form and may contain a classified annex.
        (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the congressional defense committees; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

       Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian
                                   Federation

    SEC. 1241. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND
    SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.
        Section 1234 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    3936) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Matters to Be Included.--The report required under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) The goals, factors, and trends shaping Russia's security
        strategy and military strategy, including military spending and
        investment priorities.
            ``(2) Developments in the military doctrine, operational
        concepts, joint command and organizational structures, and
        significant military operations and deployments of the Russian
        Armed Forces.
            ``(3) An assessment of the force structure, readiness, and
        capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces.
            ``(4) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of the Russian Armed Forces deployed in the Arctic
        and the North Atlantic region.
            ``(5) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of the Russian Armed Forces as they relate to the
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including--
                ``(A) the force posture of Russian Armed Forces deployed
            adjacent to NATO's borders, including in Kaliningrad;
                ``(B) a list and description of all known violations by
            Russia of NATO airspace during the reporting period, and to the
            extent feasible, an evaluation of whether such incidents were
            intentional or unintentional; and
                ``(C) an assessment of the threat posed to NATO bases,
            critical infrastructure, and other industrial and military
            targets posed by Russian hybrid attacks.
            ``(6) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of the Russian Armed Forces deployed in Ukraine or
        adjacent to Ukraine's borders.
            ``(7) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of the Russian Armed Forces in the Baltic and Black
        Seas.
            ``(8) An assessment of the reconstitution efforts of the
        Russian Armed Forces, including its ability to restore losses from
        the war in Ukraine and to expand its force beyond 2022 levels.
            ``(9) An assessment of the impact of United States and
        international sanctions on the Russian military's reconstitution
        efforts, including an assessment of the impact of removing
        sanctions on the Russian military's reconstitution efforts.
            ``(10) An assessment of what the Russian Armed Forces have
        learned from the war in Ukraine and how Russia has applied those
        lessons.
            ``(11) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of Russia that affect countries in Latin America and
        the Caribbean.
            ``(12) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of Russia that affect countries in the Indo-Pacific,
        with a specific emphasis on how such strategy, objectives, and
        force posture affect the People's Republic of China.
            ``(13) An assessment of the military cooperation between Russia
        and the People's Republic of China, including defense trade, joint
        military exercises, and the sharing of military intelligence.
            ``(14) An assessment of the objectives of Russia's treaty
        alliance with North Korea, including analyses of the following
        elements:
                ``(A) Any technology sharing pertaining to chemical,
            biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons.
                ``(B) Any cooperation on missile or space launch-related
            technology.
                ``(C) Arms trade.
                ``(D) Tactical and operational military cooperation between
            Russia and North Korea, including lessons learned and
            compensation derived from cooperative training and
            participation in actual conflict.
            ``(15) An assessment of Russia's military cooperation with
        India.
            ``(16) An assessment of Russia's coercive behavior directed at
        United States allies in the Indo-Pacific.
            ``(17) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of Russia that affect countries in the Middle East.
            ``(18) An assessment of the military strategy, objectives, and
        force posture of Russia that affect countries in Africa.
            ``(19) A description of Russia's overseas military basing,
        military logistics capabilities, and infrastructure to project
        power.
            ``(20) A summary of all significant Russian cooperation with
        foreign military and security forces, including major training and
        exercises, foreign deployments, and basing agreements--specifying
        for each Russian foreign deployment the number of forces deployed,
        the types of capabilities deployed, the length of the deployment,
        and any agreement enabling or governing the deployment.
            ``(21) An assessment of relations between Russia and Iran, the
        People's Republic of China, and North Korea, with respect to
        security and military matters.
            ``(22) An assessment of the proliferation activities of Russia
        and Russian entities, including activities relating to the supply
        of materials, technologies, or expertise relating to nuclear
        weapons or other weapons of mass destruction or missile systems to
        other states or non-state actors.
            ``(23) An assessment of Russia's nuclear program and
        capabilities, including--
                ``(A) its nuclear strategy and associated doctrines;
                ``(B) the size and state of its stockpile and projections
            of its future arsenals;
                ``(C) its civil and military production capacities; and
                ``(D) the modernization and force structure of its
            strategic forces.
            ``(24) An assessment of the use by Russia of chemical weapons,
        including chemical munitions, during the preceding year either as
        part of an armed conflict or against individuals outside an armed
        conflict.
            ``(25) A description of Russia's current missile defense
        strategy and capabilities, including efforts to develop missile
        defense capabilities.
            ``(26) A description of Russia's anti-access and area denial
        capabilities.
            ``(27) A description of Russia's command, control,
        communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and
        reconnaissance modernization program and capabilities and the
        applications for such program and capabilities for precision-guided
        weapons.
            ``(28) An assessment of Russia's space and counterspace
        programs and capabilities.
            ``(29) An assessment of Russia's cyberwarfare and electronic
        warfare capabilities, including details on the number of malicious
        cyber incidents originating from Russia against Department of
        Defense infrastructure.
            ``(30) An assessment of any influence operations or campaigns
        by Russia targeting the United States, any military alliances and
        partnerships of which the United States is a member, or treaty
        allies of the United States, including--
                ``(A) the objectives of such operations;
                ``(B) the tactics, techniques, and procedures used;
                ``(C) the impact of such operations on the United States,
            military alliances or partnerships of which the United States
            is a member, or treaty allies of the United States;
                ``(D) detail regarding any campaign that specifically
            targeted Department of Defense personnel; and
                ``(E) the metrics used to judge the impact of such
            operations.
            ``(31) An assessment of how Russian private military companies
        are being utilized to advance the security interests of Russia,
        including by securing access to raw materials.
            ``(32) Other military and security developments involving
        Russia that the Secretary of Defense considers relevant to United
        States national security.''; and
            (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``January 31, 2026'' and
        inserting ``January 31, 2030''.
    SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING
    TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER INTERNATIONALLY
    RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.
        Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
    2847) is amended by striking ``or 2025'' and inserting ``2025, or
    2026''.
    SEC. 1243. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE
    INITIATIVE.
        Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal years.--
        Amounts made available after the date of the enactment of the
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 in a fiscal
        year to carry out the authority in subsection (a) may be used for
        programs under that authority that begin in such fiscal year and
        end not later than the end of the second fiscal year thereafter.
            ``(7) Authority for interchange of supplies and services.--The
        limitation in subsection (b)(2) of section 2571 of title 10, United
        States Code, shall not apply with respect to reimbursable support
        for the purpose of providing assistance under this section.'';
            (2) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) For fiscal year 2026, $400,000,000.
            ``(12) For fiscal year 2027, $400,000,000.'';
            (3) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and
        inserting ``December 31, 2029''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(k) Accepting Equipment Back Into Stock.--
            ``(1) In general.--Equipment procured to carry out the
        authority granted pursuant to subsection (a) may only be treated as
        stocks of the Department of Defense if--
                ``(A) the equipment procured has not yet been transferred
            to the Government of Ukraine and is urgently needed to
            eliminate a deficiency that impacts an ongoing or anticipated,
            imminent United States contingency operation that, if left
            unfulfilled, could result in loss of life or critical mission
            failure for the United States Armed Forces;
                ``(B) the equipment procured has not yet been transferred
            to the Government of Ukraine and is no longer needed to support
            a program carried out pursuant to such subsection; or
                ``(C) the equipment procured has been transferred to the
            Government of Ukraine and is returned by Ukraine to the United
            States.
            ``(2) Replacement.--In the case of treating equipment as stocks
        of the Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the
        Secretary shall, using amounts made available after the date of the
        enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2026, initiate action to replace such equipment for the Government
        of Ukraine within 30 days of transmitting the applicable
        notification required under paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Notification.--The Secretary may only treat equipment
        procured to carry out the authority granted pursuant to subsection
        (a) as stocks of the Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph
        (1) if the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
        committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and
        the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
        notification that describes how the relevant conditions to treat
        the equipment as stocks were met--
                ``(A) in the case of a notification relating to equipment
            described in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph (1), as soon as
            feasible but not later than 48 hours after the date on which
            the Secretary determines to treat such equipment as stocks of
            the Department; or
                ``(B) in the case of a notification relating to equipment
            described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of such paragraph, not
            fewer than 15 days before the entry into effect of a
            determination by the Secretary to treat such equipment as such
            stocks.
            ``(4) Report.--In the case of treating equipment as stocks of
        the Department of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the
        Secretary shall transmit to the congressional defense committees
        not later than 15 days after submitting the notification required
        in paragraph (3) a report with the plan of the Department of
        Defense to replace the equipment originally intended for the
        Government of Ukraine, including sourcing, timeline for
        procurement, and delivery.''.
    SEC. 1244. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE.
        (a) Notification Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit
    to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,
    and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
    Representatives a notification not later than 48 hours after a decision
    to pause, terminate, or otherwise restrict or materially downgrade
    intelligence support, including information, intelligence, and imagery
    collection authorized under title 10, United States Code, to the
    Government of Ukraine for the purpose of supporting military operations
    of the Government of Ukraine.
        (b) Elements.--The notification required in subsection (a) shall
    include--
            (1) a detailed description of the reason for the pause,
        termination, restriction, or material downgrade of United States
        support;
            (2) the expected duration of the pause, termination,
        restriction, or material downgrade; and
            (3) the anticipated impact of such decision on the ability of
        Ukraine to conduct effective military operations.
        (c) Sunset.--This section shall cease to be effective on December
    31, 2027.
    SEC. 1245. REPORT RELATING TO ALLIED AND PARTNER SUPPORT TO UKRAINE.
         Section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 460) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) Report Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
    report that includes--
            ``(1) an accounting of all bilateral military contributions to
        Ukraine made by allied and partner countries or multinational
        organizations in absolute and relative terms, disaggregated by
        country and organization, since January 1, 2022, including a
        separate accounting of such contributions during the reporting
        period;
            ``(2) an accounting of all contributions to Ukraine made by
        allied and partner countries using the United States Jumpstart
        initiative, detailing the authorities used, quantity, valuation,
        and delivery timeline for each contribution and including a
        separate accounting of such contributions during the reporting
        period;
            ``(3) an accounting of all contributions to Ukraine made by
        allied and partner countries using the United States Prioritized
        Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative to the Ukraine Security
        Assitance Initiative (USAI) account, including a separate
        accounting of such contributions during the reporting period as
        well as--
                ``(A) the allied contributions used for new procurements
            using the USAI account, including the quantity, valuation, and
            delivery timeline for each new procurement;
                ``(B) the allied contributions used for the replacement of
            any weapons or articles provided to the Government of Ukraine,
            including the quantity, valuation, and delivery timeline for
            each item that has been sent to the Government of Ukraine from
            United States stocks; and
                ``(C) a comprehensive list of United States weapon systems
            provided to Ukraine associated with the allied contributions to
            the PURL initiative, including, for each such system, an
            identification of whether it was previously committed to
            Ukraine under USAI or through presidential drawdown authority,
            and, if so, the specific assistance package in which the
            commitment was made;
            ``(4) a statement of the remaining unobligated balance of funds
        in the USAI account, including a description of when such balance
        will expire;
            ``(5) a plan for how the Secretary intends to use the remaining
        unobligated funds from allied contributions to the USAI account to
        support Ukraine's capacity to defend itself and strengthen its
        deterrence against future aggression by the Russian Federation;
            ``(6) a plan for further engagement with allied and partner
        countries on the use of the PURL initiative to support Ukraine's
        capacity to defend itself and to strengthen its deterrence against
        future aggression by the Russian Federation;
            ``(7) an identification of any weapon system during the
        reporting period that meets Ukrainian requirements, as validated by
        the Commander of the United States European Command, but has not
        been delivered to Ukraine by the United States or an allied or
        partner country; and
            ``(8) any other matters that the Secretary determines to be
        relevant.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
        inserting ``January 1, 2027'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c), as so amended, as
        subsection (d); and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
    section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the congressional defense committees; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.''.
    SEC. 1246. ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE ON
    NATO'S EASTERN FLANK.
        Section 2350j of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``another country or''
        before ``a regional organization'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end before the
            period the following: ``in the host nation or another
            country'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the
            period the following: ``in the host nation or another
            country'';
                (C) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end before the
            period the following: ``in the host nation or another
            country''; and
                (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Other logistical and operational support for the armed
        forces in a deployed or rotational status in a country that is a
        member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.'';
            (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (f), by amending
        subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
                ``(E) The amount of such burden sharing contributions
            expended, by eligible category, including compensation for--
                    ``(i) local national employees;
                    ``(ii) military construction projects;
                    ``(iii) supplies and services of the Department of
                Defense; and
                    ``(iv) other logistical and operational support for the
                armed forces in a deployed or rotational status in a
                country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty
                Organization.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(g) Other Logistical and Operational Support for the Armed Forces
    Defined.--In this section, the term `other logistical and operational
    support for the armed forces'--
            ``(1) means the reasonable and proper costs of the armed forces
        for fuel, transportation, force protection (including cyber
        protection), training ammunition, utilities, and medical and
        maintenance services, including services required to maintain
        infrastructure, pre-positioned stocks, and equipment in good
        working order; and
            ``(2) does not include pay, allowances, and other normal
        benefits to which members of the United States armed forces are
        entitled.''.
    SEC. 1247. BALTIC SECURITY INITIATIVE.
        (a) In General.--Pursuant to the authorities provided in chapter 16
    of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in
    coordination with the Commander of United States European Command,
    shall establish and carry out an initiative, to be known as the
    ``Baltic Security Initiative'', for the purpose of deepening security
    cooperation with the military forces of the Baltic countries.
        (b) Relationship to Existing Authorities.--The initiative required
    by subsection (a) shall be carried out pursuant to the authorities
    provided in title 10, United States Code.
        (c) Objectives.--The objectives of the initiative required by
    subsection (a) should include--
            (1) to achieve United States national security objectives by--
                (A) deterring aggression by the Russian Federation; and
                (B) implementing NATO's Strategic Concept, which seeks to
            strengthen the Alliance's deterrence and defense posture by
            denying potential adversaries any possible opportunities for
            aggression;
            (2) to enhance regional planning and cooperation among the
        military forces of the Baltic countries, particularly with respect
        to long-term regional capability projects, including--
                (A) long-range precision fire systems and capabilities;
                (B) integrated air and missile defense;
                (C) maritime domain awareness;
                (D) land forces development, including stockpiling large
            caliber ammunition;
                (E) command, control, communications, computers,
            intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;
                (F) special operations forces development;
                (G) coordination with and security enhancements for Poland;
            and
                (H) other military capabilities, as determined by the
            Secretary of Defense; and
            (3) with respect to the military forces of the Baltic
        countries, to improve cyber defenses and resilience to hybrid
        threats.
        (d) Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
        with the Commander of United States European Command, shall submit
        to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee
        on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report setting
        forth a strategy to achieve the objectives described in subsection
        (c).
            (2) Considerations.--The strategy required by this subsection
        shall include a consideration of--
                (A) security cooperation programs for the Baltic countries
            that are authorized as of the date on which the report
            containing the strategy is submitted;
                (B) the ongoing security threats to NATO's eastern flank
            posed by Russian aggression, including as a result of the
            Russian Federation's 2022 invasion of Ukraine with support from
            Belarus;
                (C) the ongoing security threats to the Baltic countries
            posed by the presence, coercive economic policies, and other
            malign activities of the People's Republic of China; and
                (D) a description of how NATO allies are supporting the
            Baltic countries to achieve the objectives described in
            subsection (c).
        (e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Baltic
    countries that participate in the initiative required by subsection (a)
    should make investments in Baltic defense in amounts that, at a
    minimum, match with total amounts provided by the Department of Defense
    for the initiative.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Baltic countries'' means--
                (A) Estonia;
                (B) Latvia; and
                (C) Lithuania; and
            (2) the term ``NATO'' means the North Atlantic Treaty
        Organization.
        (g) Sunset.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall terminate
    on December 31, 2028.
    SEC. 1248. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING, AND
    EXERCISES IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.
        Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as
    follows:
    ``SEC. 1250. UNITED STATES BASING AND TRAINING IN NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
    ORGANIZATION MEMBER COUNTRIES.
        ``In considering decisions related to United States military basing
    and training in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries,
    the Secretary of Defense shall include among the factors for
    consideration progress toward the defense investment commitment agreed
    to in the Hague Summit Declaration of June 25, 2025, to invest not less
    than 5 percent of gross domestic product annually in defense by 2035,
    of which--
            ``(1) not less than 3.5 percent is dedicated to core defense
        requirements and North Atlantic Treaty Organization capability
        targets; and
            ``(2) not less than 1.5 percent is dedicated to other defense
        and security related investments.''.
    SEC. 1249. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE IN EUROPE.
        (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Until the date that is 60 days
    after the date on which the Commander of the United States European
    Command and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of
    other relevant Federal departments and agencies, have each,
    independently, submitted to the congressional defense committees the
    certification described in subsection (b) and the applicable assessment
    described in subsection (c), none of the amounts authorized to be
    appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year
    2026 may be obligated or expended--
            (1) to reduce the total number of members of the Armed Forces
        permanently stationed in or deployed to the area of responsibility
        of the United States European Command below 76,000 for longer than
        a 45-day period;
            (2) to divest, consolidate, or otherwise return to a host
        country any parcel of land or facility located on real property
        under the jurisdiction of the United States European Command as of
        June 1, 2025;
            (3) to divest, redeploy, withdraw, or otherwise permanently
        move out of the area of responsibility of the United States
        European Command any Department of Defense equipment or physical
        property with an initial purchase value of more than $500,000 and
        positioned in such area of responsibility as of June 1, 2025; or
            (4) to relinquish the role of the Commander of the United
        States European Command as North Atlantic Treaty Organization
        Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
        (b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this
    subsection is a certification that a proposed action described in any
    of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a)--
            (1) is in the national security interest of the United States;
        and
            (2) is being undertaken only after appropriate consultations
        with all North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and
        relevant non-NATO partners.
        (c) Assessment Described.--
            (1) In general.--An assessment described in this subsection is
        the following:
                (A) In the case of a proposed action described in any of
            paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a)--
                    (i) an analysis of the impact of such an action on--

                        (I) the security of the United States;
                        (II) the ability of the Armed Forces to provide
                    forward defense of the United States;
                        (III) NATO's defense and deterrent posture against
                    current and future Russian aggression, as well as the
                    security of NATO as a whole; and
                        (IV) the ability of the United States to meet
                    national NATO capability targets, commitments to the
                    NATO Force Model, regional and theater campaign plans,
                    and other warfighting requirements;

                    (ii) an analysis of the impact of such an action on the
                ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency plans of
                the Department of Defense, including those in the area of
                responsibility of United States European Command or in
                support of operations and crisis response in the areas of
                responsibility of United States Central Command and United
                States Africa Command;
                    (iii) a description of the specific requirements being
                prioritized that necessitate such an action;
                    (iv) a detailed analysis of the costs, as a result of
                such an action, for relocation of personnel, equipment, and
                associated infrastructure;
                    (v) an analysis of the impact of such an action on
                military training and major military exercises, including
                on interoperability and joint activities with NATO allies
                and partners;
                    (vi) a description of consultations regarding such an
                action with each NATO ally and all relevant non-NATO
                partners;
                    (vii) an assessment of the impact of such an action on
                the credibility of United States extended deterrence
                commitments to NATO allies and the potential for nuclear
                proliferation in the European theater;
                    (viii) an assessment of the impact of such an action on
                transatlantic cooperation to deter potential threats from
                the People's Republic of China; and
                    (ix) with respect to an assessment under this
                subparagraph relating to a proposed action described in
                subsection (a)(1), an articulation of the plan, generated
                in coordination with NATO allies, to ensure that other
                members of NATO have available capabilities and capacity to
                assume the roles and responsibilities of the United States
                Armed Forces to be withdrawn as a result of such action.
                (B) In the case of a proposed action described in paragraph
            (4) of subsection (a)--
                    (i) an explanation of the role of United States nuclear
                weapons in supporting NATO operations and activities
                following such action, including changes to command-and-
                control relationships and adjustments to the United States
                nuclear posture;
                    (ii) a description of consultations regarding such
                action with all NATO allies and relevant non-NATO partners,
                including through the Nuclear Planning Group of NATO;
                    (iii) an assessment of the impact of such action on the
                effectiveness of NATO nuclear deterrence;
                    (iv) a risk assessment of--

                        (I) the nuclear capabilities of NATO allies; and
                        (II) the potential for nuclear proliferation in
                    Europe; and

                    (v) a risk assessment of--

                        (I) the capability and capacity of nuclear-armed
                    NATO allies to effectively deter and, if necessary,
                    defeat likely adversaries in the nuclear domain absent
                    a United States commander serving in the role of North
                    Atlantic Treaty Organization Supreme Allied Commander
                    Europe;
                        (II) changes to be made to existing United States
                    contingency plans if other NATO member countries with
                    nuclear capabilities were to provide extended nuclear
                    deterrence to NATO; and
                        (III) the impact of such provision of extended
                    nuclear deterrence on United States nuclear posture and
                    deterrence planning requirements.

            (2) Coordination required.--In independently conducting the
        assessments described in clauses (iv) and (v) of paragraph (1)(B)
        with respect to a proposed action described in subsection (a)(4),
        the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate such assessment--
                (A) with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with
            respect to the independent risk assessment described in such
            clause (iv); and
                (B) with the Commander of the United States Strategic
            Command, with respect to the independent assessment described
            in such clause (v).
        (d) Form.--
            (1) Certification.--The certification described in subsection
        (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form.
            (2) Assessment.--The assessment described in subsection (c)
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
        classified annex.
            (3) Prohibition on modification.--Any assessment required under
        this section shall be submitted to the congressional defense
        committees without modification or alteration.
        (e) Sunset.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall terminate on
    December 31, 2027.
        (f) Briefing.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than April 15, 2026, and again not
        later than September 15, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for
        Policy shall provide to the Committee on Armed Services of the
        Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives a classified briefing on the implementation of the
        national defense strategy, including the policy and overall
        guidance for the governance of the global defense posture.
            (2) Delegation.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Policy may
        not delegate the briefings required under this subsection.
            (3) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
        by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for
        operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and made available for the
        Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for travel
        expenses, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended
        unless the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy provides the first
        briefing to Congress required under paragraph (1) not later than
        April 15, 2026.
    SEC. 1250. REPORT ON UNITED STATES DETERRENCE AND DEFENSE POSTURE IN
    THE EUROPEAN REGION.
        (a) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--At the same time as the submission of the
        budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to section
        1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal years 2027 and
        2028, the Commander of the United States European Command shall
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing
        the independent assessment of the Commander with respect to the
        activities and resources required, for the first fiscal year
        beginning after the date of submission of the report and the four
        following fiscal years, to achieve the following objectives:
                (A) The maintenance of the comparative military advantage
            of the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization
            (NATO) with respect to the Russian Federation, accounting for
            expanding allied capabilities as alliance members increase
            defense spending to fulfill commitments made at the 2025 NATO
            Summit in The Hague.
                (B) The reduction of the risk of executing contingency
            plans of the Department of Defense, including contingency plans
            conducted by United States Central Command and United States
            Africa Command.
                (C) The maintenance of the capability and capacity to
            defend the homeland forward.
            (2) Matters to be included.--The report required by paragraph
        (1) shall include the following:
                (A) With respect to the achievement of the objectives
            described in paragraph (1), a description of the intended force
            structure and posture of assigned and allocated forces in each
            NATO member country.
                (B) An assessment of the capability requirements to achieve
            such objectives.
                (C) An assessment of logistics requirements, including
            personnel, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance needs
            to achieve such objectives.
                (D) An identification of required infrastructure and
            military construction investments to achieve such objectives.
                (E) An assessment of security cooperation authorities,
            activities, and resources required to achieve such objectives.
                (F)(i) A plan to fully resource United States force posture
            and capabilities, including--
                    (I) a detailed assessment of the resources necessary to
                address the elements described in subparagraphs (A) through
                (E), including specific cost estimates for recommended
                investments or projects, and anticipated allied
                contributions--

                        (aa) to maintain a posture and presence of the
                    United States Armed Forces that meet the objectives of
                    paragraph (1);
                        (bb) to maintain the logistics and maintenance
                    capabilities and the pre-positioning of equipment,
                    munitions, fuel, and materiel that meet the objectives
                    of paragraph (1);
                        (cc) to carry out a program of exercises, training,
                    experimentation, and innovation for the joint force
                    that meet the objectives of paragraph (1);
                        (dd) to maintain the infrastructure to ensure the
                    responsiveness and resiliency of the United States
                    Armed Forces within NATO in order to meet the
                    objectives of paragraph (1);
                        (ee) to build the defense and security capabilities
                    and capacity of allies and partners that meet the
                    objectives of paragraph (1); and
                        (ff) to modernize the capabilities available to the
                    United States European Command to meet the objectives
                    of paragraph (1); and

                    (II) a detailed timeline to achieve the intended force
                structure and posture described in clause (i).
                (ii) The specific cost estimates required by clause (i)(I)
            shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include the
            following:
                    (I) With respect to procurement accounts--

                        (aa) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,
                    line number, line item, and line item title; and
                        (bb) a description of the requirements for each
                    such amount.

                    (II) With respect to research, development, test, and
                evaluation accounts--

                        (aa) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,
                    line number, program element, and program element
                    title; and
                        (bb) a description of the requirements for each
                    such amount.

                    (III) With respect to operation and maintenance
                accounts--

                        (aa) amounts displayed by account title, budget
                    activity title, line number, and subactivity group
                    title; and
                        (bb) a description of the specific manner in which
                    each such amount would be used.

                    (IV) With respect to military personnel accounts--

                        (aa) amounts displayed by account, budget activity,
                    budget subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and
                        (bb) a description of the requirements for each
                    such amount.

                    (V) With respect to each project under military
                construction accounts (including unspecified minor military
                construction and amounts for planning and design), the
                country, location, project title, and project amount for
                each fiscal year.
                    (VI) With respect to any expenditure or proposed
                appropriation not described in subclauses (I) through (V),
                a level of detail equivalent to or greater than the level
                of detail provided in the future-years defense program
                submitted pursuant to section 221(a) of title 10, United
                States Code.
                (iii) A budget display, prepared with the assistance of the
            Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), that compares the
            independent assessment of the Commander of the United States
            European Command with the amounts contained in the budget
            display for the applicable fiscal year.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) may be
        submitted in classified form, but shall include an unclassified
        summary.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 15 days after the submission
    of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to
    section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal years 2027 and
    2028, the Secretary of Defense (acting through the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), and
    the Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation) and the
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a joint briefing, and any written
    comments the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
    of Staff consider necessary, with respect to their assessments of the
    report submitted under subsection (a), including their assessments of
    the feasibility and advisability of the plan required by subsection
    (a)(2)(F).

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

    SEC. 1251. EXTENSION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.
        (a) Funding.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M.
    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2025'' and inserting ``the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''; and
            (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal
        year 2026''.
        (b) Reports and Briefings.--Subsection (d) of such section is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by
        striking ``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'' and inserting ``fiscal
        years 2027 and 2028''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years 2025 and
        2026'' each place it appears and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 and
        2028''.
        (c) Extension of Plan.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended,
    in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2026
    and 2027'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2027 and 2028''.
    SEC. 1252. EXTENSION OF INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION
    PILOT PROGRAM.
        Section 1314(c) of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement
    and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2027'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2030''.
    SEC. 1253. PARTNERSHIP FOR INDO-PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCE.
        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Secretary of State, shall establish and maintain an initiative, to
    be known as the ``Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience''
    (referred to in this section as the ``Initiative''), to strengthen
    cooperation among the defense industrial bases of the United States and
    allied and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region and other
    countries supporting Indo-Pacific defense industrial resilience.
        (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the Initiative shall be the
    following:
            (1) To enable the production and supply of the material
        necessary for equipping the Armed Forces of the United States and
        the military forces of allied and partner countries to achieve--
                (A) the objectives set forth in the most recent national
            security strategy report submitted to Congress by the President
            pursuant to section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947
            (50 U.S.C. 3043);
                (B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of Defense
            provided pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States
            Code; and
                (C) the future-years defense program submitted to Congress
            by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 221 of title
            10, United States Code.
            (2) To strengthen the collective defense industrial base by
        expanding industrial base capability, capacity, and workforce,
        including with respect to enhanced supply chain security,
        interoperability, and resilience among participating countries.
            (3) To identify and mitigate industrial base vulnerabilities
        across partner countries.
            (4) To advance research and development activities to provide
        the Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of
        allied and partner countries with systems capable of ensuring
        technological superiority over potential adversaries.
            (5) To promote co-development, co-production, and procurement
        collaboration in key defense sectors.
            (6) To promote defense innovation, improve information sharing,
        encourage standardization, reduce barriers to cooperation, and
        otherwise mitigate potential vulnerabilities and facilitate
        collaboration.
            (7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
        appropriate.
        (c) Designation of Senior Official.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a
        senior civilian official of the Department of Defense at the
        Assistant Secretary level or above to lead relevant efforts of the
        Initiative, as determined by the Secretary.
            (2) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
        which the Secretary of Defense makes or changes a designation under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
        defense committees a notification of such designation or change.
        (d) Participation.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Secretary of State, shall establish a process to determine which
    allies and partners of the United States (including Australia, Japan,
    the Republic of Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) shall
    be invited to participate as member countries of the Initiative.
        (e) Authorities.--To carry out this section, the Secretary of
    Defense may do the following:
            (1) Enter into agreements and memoranda of understanding with
        appropriate counterparts from participating countries.
            (2) Establish working groups and technical exchanges.
            (3) Provide technical assistance and capacity-building support
        to partner countries using authorities available to the Secretary
        under title 10, United States Code.
            (4) Engage with industry, capital providers, academia, and any
        other stakeholders necessary to advance the objectives described in
        subsection (b).
        (f) Report and Briefing.--
            (1) Report.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and annually
            thereafter through 2031, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
            to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the
            Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the
            status and progress of the Initiative.
                (B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph (A)
            shall include the following:
                    (i) An assessment of shared industrial base
                vulnerabilities.
                    (ii) An overview of efforts among participating
                countries to enhance supply chain integrity and resilience.
                    (iii) A description of any joint defense production or
                co-development initiative, including any such initiative
                involving sensitive or classified technologies.
                    (iv) An articulation of priority initiatives for the
                upcoming fiscal year.
                    (v) Recommendations for legislative, regulatory,
                policy, or resourcing changes to achieve the objectives
                described in subsection (b).
                    (vi) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense
                considers appropriate.
            (2) Briefing.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and annually
        thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the
        congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs
        of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign
        Relations of the Senate with a briefing on the progress made toward
        achieving the objectives described in subsection (b).
        (g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall terminate
    on December 31, 2030.
    SEC. 1254. STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN MULTILATERAL DEFENSE IN THE INDO-
    PACIFIC.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
    Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a strategy to
    strengthen multilateral defense against regional aggression in the
    Indo-Pacific region by expanding multilateral coordination with United
    States allies and partners in the region.
        (b) Strategy Requirements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
    shall describe current activities and initiatives and identify future
    actions to be taken over the next 5 years by the Department of Defense
    to--
            (1) expand existing bilateral engagements into multilateral
        forums with a focus on defense-related planning and military
        exercises;
            (2) prioritize the acquisition and fielding of military
        capabilities necessary for enhancing multilateral defense,
        including long-range precision fires and integrated air defenses
        amongst United States allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific
        region;
            (3) leverage reciprocal access agreements between the United
        States and its Indo-Pacific allies, particularly Japan, the
        Philippines, South Korea, and Australia, to expand regional access
        for allied and partner militaries, including for purposes of
        enhancing interoperability, prepositioning munitions stockpiles,
        and jointly supporting and leveraging shared facilities,
        operational access, and infrastructure;
            (4) improve command and control structures to enable enhanced
        multilateral coordination with Indo-Pacific allies and partners;
            (5) expand information-sharing and maritime domain awareness
        among the United States and Indo-Pacific allies and partners;
            (6) expand the scope and scale of multilateral military
        exercises and operations in the region, including more frequent
        combined maritime operations through the Taiwan Strait and in the
        South China Sea; and
            (7) consider foreseeable strategic and operational
        contingencies affecting the security of strategic transit routes in
        the Indo-Pacific region.
        (c) Submission; Interim Report.--
            (1) Submission of strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
        submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee
        on Foreign Relations of the Senate the strategy required by
        subsection (a), including an identification of--
                (A) any changes to funding or policy required to strengthen
            multilateral defense among the United States and allies and
            partners in the Indo-Pacific against regional aggression; and
                (B) any additional resources necessary to develop or to
            implement the requirements described in subsection (b).
            (2) Interim report on implementation.--Not later than March 15,
        2027, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
        defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
        of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
        Senate a report on the progress of the implementation of the
        strategy required by subsection (a), including a description of any
        gap in resources or authority that limits the ability of the
        Department to execute such strategy.
    SEC. 1255. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN
    THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.
        It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should
    continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and
    partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the
    comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition
    with the People's Republic of China, including by--
            (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the
        Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States
        of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19, 1960,
        including by developing advanced military capabilities, upgrading
        command and control relationships, fostering interoperability
        across all domains, and improving sharing of information and
        intelligence;
            (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with South Korea,
        including by maintaining the presence of approximately 28,500
        members of the United States Armed Forces deployed to South Korea,
        enhancing mutual defense base cooperation, and affirming the United
        States extended deterrence commitment using the full range of
        United States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual
        Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea,
        signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared
        objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;
            (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with
        Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between Australia,
        New Zealand, and the United States of America, signed at San
        Francisco, September, 1951, and through the partnership among
        Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States (commonly known as
        ``AUKUS'' )--
                (A) to advance shared security objectives;
                (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military
            capabilities; and
                (C) to build the capacity of emerging partners;
            (4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines and
        Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners in the
        Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance maritime domain
        awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial integrity, leverage
        technology and promote innovation, and support an open, inclusive,
        and rules-based regional architecture;
            (5) broadening United States engagement with India, including
        through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue--
                (A) to advance the shared objective of a free and open
            Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral
            engagements and participation in military exercises, expanded
            defense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian aid and
            disaster response; and
                (B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime security;
            (6) strengthening the United States partnership with Taiwan,
        consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan Relations Act
        (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and the Six Assurances,
        with the goal of improving Taiwan's defensive capabilities and
        promoting peaceful cross-strait relations;
            (7) reinforcing the status of Singapore as a Major Security
        Cooperation Partner of the United States and continuing to
        strengthen defense and security cooperation between the military
        forces of Singapore and the United States Armed Forces, including
        through participation in combined exercises and training;
            (8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the
        Marshall Islands, Palau, and other Pacific island countries, with
        the goal of strengthening regional security and addressing issues
        of mutual concern, including protecting fisheries from illegal,
        unreported, and unregulated fishing;
            (9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and
        other members of the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty
        Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared vision for
        the region that is principled, long-term, and anchored in
        democratic resilience; and
            (10) investing in enhanced military posture and capabilities in
        the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific
        Command and strengthening cooperation in bilateral relationships,
        multilateral partnerships, and other international fora to uphold
        global security and shared principles, with the goal of ensuring
        the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

                      Subtitle G--Matters Relating to Asia

    SEC. 1261. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CYBER COOPERATION WITH
    FOREIGN MILITARY PARTNERS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
        Section 1256(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended
    by striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2028''.
    SEC. 1262. PREVENTING CIRCUMVENTION BY CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES IN
    THIRD-PARTY COUNTRIES.
        (a) In General.--Section 1260H(g)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the William M.
    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended to read as
    follows:

                        ``(I) directly or indirectly owned by, controlled
                    by, or beneficially owned by, affiliated with, or in an
                    official or unofficial capacity acting as an agent of
                    or on behalf of, any of the following, whether
                    operating inside or outside of China--

                            ``(aa) the People's Liberation Army;
                            ``(bb) Chinese military and paramilitary
                        elements, security forces, police, law enforcement,
                        or border control;
                            ``(cc) the People's Armed Police;
                            ``(dd) the Ministry of State Security, or any
                        other organization subordinate to the Central
                        Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party;
                            ``(ee) the Chinese Ministry of Industry and
                        Information Technology;
                            ``(ff) the State-Owned Assets Supervision and
                        Administration Commission of the State Council; or
                            ``(gg) the State Administration of Science,
                        Technology, and Industry for National Defense;
                        or''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 1263. INCLUSION ON LIST OF CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES OF ENTITIES
    ADDED TO CERTAIN OTHER LISTS.
        Section 1260H(b)(3) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10
    U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(B) Review of entities added to other lists.--In
            preparing each annual revision under subparagraph (A) of the
            list required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider
            whether to include each Chinese entity added, during the
            preceding year, to any other list maintained by the United
            States of entities subject to additional restrictions or
            scrutiny for any purpose, as a result of concerns relating to
            the activities or affiliations of such entities.''.
    SEC. 1264. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT
    PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to knowingly provide
    active and direct support to any film, television, or other
    entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable
    evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a
    demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the
    Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the
    People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor
    the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national
    interest of the People's Republic of China.
        (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition
    under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written
    certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the
    United States.
    SEC. 1265. MODIFICATION OF TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION INITIATIVE.
        Section 1323 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by redesignating subparagraph (V) as subparagraph
                (W);
                    (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (U) the following
                new subparagraph (V):
                ``(V) Medical equipment, supplies, and related contingency
            care or, for military forces, combat casualty care
            capabilities.''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (W), as redesignated, by striking
                ``(U)'' and inserting ``(V)''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph
                (K);
                    (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following
                new subparagraph (J):
                ``(J) Medical equipment, supplies, and related capabilities
            necessary to carry out functional responsibilities to support
            the military and central government security forces.''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated, by striking
                ``(I)'' and inserting ``(J)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                (A) by striking ``Of the amounts'' and inserting the
            following:
            ``(1) Fiscal year 2025.--Of the amounts''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Fiscal year 2026.--Of the amounts authorized to be
        appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense,
        not more than $1,000,000,000 may be made available for the purposes
        of subsection (a).''.
    SEC. 1266. JOINT PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN TO ENABLE FIELDING OF UNCREWED
    SYSTEMS AND COUNTER-UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and acting through
    the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, shall seek to engage
    with appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program for the purpose
    of enabling the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed
    systems capabilities, including co-development and co-production of
    such capabilities, for the Armed Forces of the United States and the
    military forces of Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22
    U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
        (b) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out a joint program under
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under
    title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory
    authorities available to the Secretary.
        (c) Briefing.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2029, the
        Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
        shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing
        on the joint program under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--Each briefing required by paragraph (1) shall
        include, for the period covered by the briefing, the following:
                (A) A summary of engagements under subsection (a).
                (B) A description of activities undertaken by the Secretary
            of Defense and appropriate officials of Taiwan to enable the
            fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems
            capabilities described in subsection (a).
                (C) A description of progress made in finalizing defense
            trade foundational agreements between the United States and
            Taiwan, including--
                    (i) a memorandum of understanding on reciprocal defense
                procurement;
                    (ii) a security of supply agreement;
                    (iii) an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement;
                    (iv) a general security of military information
                agreement; and
                    (v) a cyber maturity model certification.
                (D) An identification of the additional resources or
            authorities necessary to enable the fielding of uncrewed
            systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities described in
            subsection (a).
                (E) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
            appropriate.
        (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
        of Representatives.
    SEC. 1267. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN
    CLEANUP.
        Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    3955) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting
    ``fiscal year 2026''.
    SEC. 1268. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES MILITARY POSTURE ON THE KOREAN
    PENINSULA.
        (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Amounts authorized to be
    appropriated by this Act may not be obligated or expended to reduce the
    approximate total number of members of the Armed Forces that are
    permanently stationed in, or deployed to, the Republic of Korea below
    28,500, or to complete the transition of wartime operational control of
    the United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command from United
    States-led command to Republic of Korea-led command in a manner which
    deviates from a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate such a
    transition, until the date that is 60 days after the date on which the
    certification described in subsection (b) and the applicable assessment
    described in subsection (c) are submitted to the appropriate committees
    of Congress.
        (b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this
    subsection is a certification by the Secretary of Defense, in
    consultation with the Commander of the United States Forces Korea, the
    Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the Secretary of
    State, and the Director of National Intelligence, to the appropriate
    committees of Congress that, as applicable, a reduction in the
    approximate total number of members of the Armed Forces that are
    permanently stationed in, or deployed to, the Republic of Korea below
    28,500 or the completion of the transition of wartime operational
    control of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined Forces Command
    from United States-led command to Republic of Korea-led command in a
    manner which deviates from a bilaterally agreed plan to effectuate such
    a transition--
            (1) is in the national security interest of the United States;
        and
            (2) is being undertaken only after appropriate consultations
        with allies of the United States, including the Republic of Korea,
        Japan, and any country that has sent military contributions to the
        United Nations Command.
        (c) Assessment Described.--An assessment described in this
    subsection is the following:
            (1) In the case of a reduction in the total number of members
        of the Armed Forces permanently stationed in or deployed to the
        Republic of Korea below 28,500, an assessment by the Secretary of
        Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States
        Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific
        Command, the Secretary of State, and the Director of National
        Intelligence that includes--
                (A) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on--
                    (i) the security of the United States;
                    (ii) the security of the Republic of Korea and Japan;
                    (iii) United States deterrence; and
                    (iv) the defense posture of the United States Indo-
                Pacific Command;
                (B) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on the
            ability of the Armed Forces to execute contingency plans of the
            Department of Defense, including in support of operations
            beyond the Korean Peninsula;
                (C) an analysis of the additional costs for relocation of
            personnel, equipment, and associated infrastructure;
                (D) an analysis of the impact of such a reduction on
            military training and major military exercises, including on
            interoperability and joint activities with the Republic of
            Korea and Japan;
                (E) a description of consultations with the Republic of
            Korea, Japan, and countries that have sent military
            contributions to the United Nations Command;
                (F) an assessment of the impact of a substantial reduction
            of the number of members of the Armed Forces permanently
            stationed in or deployed to the Republic of Korea on the
            credibility of United States extended deterrence commitments to
            the Republic of Korea and Japan, the potential for nuclear
            proliferation in the Indo-Pacific region, and the ability of
            the remaining forces permanently stationed in, or deployed to,
            the Republic of Korea to support integrated air and missile
            defense operations in defense of the Republic of Korea and
            Japan; and
                (G) an independent risk assessment by the Commander of the
            United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States
            Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
            Staff of--
                    (i) the impact of such a reduction on the security of
                the United States;
                    (ii) the ability of the Armed Forces to execute
                contingency plans of the Department of Defense, including
                in support of operations beyond the Korean Peninsula; and
                    (iii) the impact of such a reduction on military
                training and major military exercises, including on
                interoperability and joint activities with the Republic of
                Korea and Japan.
            (2) In the case of the completion of the transition of wartime
        operational control of the United States-Republic of Korea Combined
        Forces Command from United States-led command to Republic of Korea-
        led command in a manner which deviates from a bilaterally agreed
        plan to effectuate such a transition, an assessment by the
        Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the
        United States Forces Korea, the Commander of the United States
        Indo- Pacific Command, the Secretary of State, and the Director of
        National Intelligence that includes--
                (A) an assessment of the extent to which the three
            conditions set forth in the bilaterally determined conditions-
            based Operational Control Transition Plan that was signed on
            October 31, 2018, will be satisfied prior to the completion of
            such transition;
                (B) a detailed description of the manner in which a
            Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces Command will report to
            national command authorities in the United States and the
            Republic of Korea;
                (C) a detailed description of the planned command
            relationship between a Republic of Korea-led Combined Forces
            Command and the United States-led United Nations Command;
                (D) a description of consultations with countries that have
            sent military contributions to the United Nations Command;
                (E) a description of the United States-Republic of Korea
            wartime operational control consultations with Japan, and an
            assessment of approaches for deconflicting military operations
            across the United States-Republic of Korea and the United
            States-Japan alliances;
                (F) an assessment of the effect, if any, of the completion
            of such transition on the potential for nuclear proliferation
            in the Indo-Pacific region; and
                (G) an independent military risk assessment by the
            Commander of the United States Forces Korea, the Commander of
            the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the Chairman of the
            Joint Chiefs of Staff of such transition.
        (d) Form.--
            (1) Certification.--A certification described in subsection (b)
        shall be submitted in unclassified form.
            (2) Assessment.--An assessment described in subsection (c)
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
        classified annex.
        (e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
        Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
        Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
        of Representatives.
    SEC. 1269. REPORT ON ENHANCED DEFENSE RELATIONS WITH THE PHILIPPINES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than June 1, 2026, and annually
    thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
    Congress a report on enhancing the United States defense relationship
    with the Philippines.
        (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
    include, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) An assessment of the implementation of the United States-
        Philippines Bilateral Defense Guidelines.
            (2) An organizational chart and overview of the functions of
        the alliance management bodies that report to the United States-
        Philippines Mutual Defense Board and Security Engagement Board.
            (3) A summary of the activities of the Roles, Missions, and
        Capabilities Working Group.
            (4) An assessment of the bilateral Philippines-Security Sector
        Assistance Roadmap initiative, including a description of joint
        capability areas under such initiative.
            (5) A projected resourcing plan for the Philippines-Security
        Sector Assistance Roadmap initiative that includes the projected
        use of national funds of the Philippines, Foreign Military Sales,
        Foreign Military Financing, and Department of Defense International
        Security Cooperation Program account funds.
            (6) A description of the activities and investments the
        Department plans, during the three-year period beginning on the
        date on which the report is submitted, to implement for--
                (A) increased bilateral training, exercises, combined
            patrols, and other activities between the United States Armed
            Forces and the military forces of the Philippines;
                (B) enhancing multilateral security cooperation and
            capacity-building efforts among the Philippines, Japan,
            Australia, and other foreign partners; and
                (C) improving information-sharing mechanisms and processes,
            including by adoption of enhanced security protocols, under the
            General Security of Military Information Agreement between the
            United States and the Philippines, signed at Manila November
            18, 2024.
            (7) A plan for improving the infrastructure at sites designated
        under the Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation, signed at
        Quezon City April 28, 2014 (TIAS 14-625), including, for each such
        site--
                (A) an identification of priority facility investments at
            the site across the future-years defense program;
                (B) a timeline for completing area development plans for
            the site; and
                (C) a discussion of non-Department investments necessary to
            enable effective use of the site.
            (8) An assessment of requirements for pre-positioning of
        equipment and supplies in support of humanitarian assistance,
        disaster relief, and other bilateral activities.
            (9) A description of the current organization of the Joint
        United States Military Assistance Group--Philippines, and an
        analysis of the feasibility and advisability of modifying United
        States organizational structures to--
                (A) coordinate United States military activities and
            operations involving the Philippines; and
                (B) facilitate integrated planning and implementation of
            bilateral activities.
            (10) An identification of challenges to the implementation of
        the guidelines, initiatives, plans, timelines, functions,
        activities, investments, and potential modifications described in
        paragraphs (1) through (9), and any resourcing requirements,
        bilateral agreements, or other measures that would facilitate the
        implementation of such guidelines, initiatives, plans, timelines,
        functions, activities, investments, or potential modifications.
        (c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
        (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 1270. MODERNIZING THE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES.
        (a) Purpose.--In addition to the purposes otherwise authorized for
    Foreign Military Financing with respect to the Philippines, the
    Secretary of State shall use the authorities under this section to--
            (1) strengthen the United States-Philippines alliance in
        accordance with the historic agreement reached at the United
        States-Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on August 2, 2024;
            (2) enable the acceleration of phase three of the modernization
        of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;
            (3) provide additional information to the Chairs of the United
        States-Philippine Bilateral Security Dialogue to enable planning
        and prioritization of Joint Capability Areas;
            (4) support the execution of the Philippines-Security Sector
        Assistance Roadmap; and
            (5) provide assistance, including equipment, training, and
        other support, to modernize the defense capabilities of the Armed
        Forces of the Philippines in order to--
                (A) safeguard the territorial sovereignty of the
            Philippines;
                (B) improve maritime domain awareness;
                (C) counter coercive military activities;
                (D) improve the military and civilian infrastructure and
            capabilities necessary to prepare for regional contingencies;
            and
                (E) strengthen cooperation between the United States and
            the Philippines on counterterrorism-related efforts.
        (b) Annual Spending Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and
    annually thereafter for a period of 4 years, the Secretary of State, in
    coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a plan describing how amounts
    authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (e), if made
    available, would be used to achieve the purpose described in subsection
    (a).
        (c) Annual Report on Enhancing the United States-Philippines
    Defense Relationship.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of
        4 years, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
        of Defense and such other heads of Federal departments and agencies
        as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, shall submit to
        the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes
        steps taken to enhance the United States-Philippines defense
        relationship.
            (2) Matters to be included.--Each report required under
        paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                (A) A description of the capabilities and defense
            infrastructure improvements needed to modernize the defense
            capabilities of the Philippines, including with respect to--
                    (i) coastal defense;
                    (ii) long-range fires;
                    (iii) integrated air defenses;
                    (iv) maritime security;
                    (v) manned and unmanned aerial systems;
                    (vi) mechanized ground mobility vehicles;
                    (vii) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance;
                    (viii) defensive cybersecurity;
                    (ix) military construction;
                    (x) maintenance and sustainment of military
                capabilities; and
                    (xi) any other defense capabilities that the Secretary
                of State determines, including jointly with the
                Philippines, are crucial to the defense of the Philippines.
                (B) An assessment of the absorptive capacity of the Armed
            Forces of the Philippines, including the coast guard, over the
            next 5 years.
                (C) A description of how statutory authorities under title
            10, United States Code, including under section 333 of such
            title and authorities relating to unspecified minor military
            construction and overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic
            aid, will be used to provide support for the Philippines-
            Security Sector Assistance Roadmap and the defense capabilities
            described in subparagraph (A), prioritized according to the
            assessment of the absorptive capacity of the Armed Forces of
            the Philippines required under subparagraph (B).
            (3) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
        (d) Foreign Military Financing Loan and Loan Guarantee Authority.--
            (1) Direct loans.--
                (A) In general.--During fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the
            Secretary of State may make direct loans available for the
            Philippines pursuant to section 23 of the Arms Export Control
            Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
                (B) Maximum obligations.--Gross obligations for the
            principal amounts of loans authorized under subparagraph (A)
            may not exceed $1,000,000,000.
                (C) Source of funds.--
                    (i) Defined term.--In this subparagraph, the term
                ``cost''--

                        (I) has the meaning given such term in section
                    502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
                    U.S.C. 661a(5));
                        (II) shall include the cost of modifying a loan
                    authorized under subparagraph (A); and
                        (III) may include the costs of selling, reducing,
                    or cancelling any amounts owed to the United States or
                    to any agency of the United States.

                    (ii) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated
                under subsection (e) may be made available to pay for the
                cost of loans authorized under subparagraph (A).
                (D) Fees authorized.--
                    (i) In general.--The Government of the United States
                may charge processing and origination fees for a loan made
                pursuant to subparagraph (A), not to exceed the cost to the
                Government of making such loan, which shall be collected
                from borrowers through a financing account (as defined in
                section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
                U.S.C. 661a(7)).
                    (ii) Limitation on fee payments.--Amounts made
                available under any appropriations Act for any fiscal year
                may not be used to pay any fees associated with a loan
                authorized under subparagraph (A).
                (E) Repayment.--Loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A)
            shall be repaid not later than 17 years after the loan is
            received by the borrower, including a grace period of not more
            than 1 year on repayment of principal.
                (F) Interest.--
                    (i) In general.--Notwithstanding section 23(c)(1) of
                the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763(c)(1)),
                interest for loans made pursuant to subparagraph (A) may be
                charged at a rate determined by the Secretary of State.
                    (ii) Treatment of loan amounts used to pay interest.--
                Amounts made available under this paragraph for interest
                costs shall not be considered assistance for the purposes
                of any statutory limitation on assistance to a country.
            (2) Loan guarantees.--
                (A) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated
            under subsection (e) may be made available for the costs of
            loan guarantees for the Philippines under section 24 of the
            Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764) for the Philippines to
            subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of
            commercial loans and total loan principal, any part of which
            may be guaranteed.
                (B) Maximum amounts.--Loan guarantees authorized under
            subparagraph (A)--
                    (i) may be made only to the extent that the total loan
                principal, any part of which is guaranteed, does not exceed
                $1,000,000,000; and
                    (ii) may not exceed 80 percent of the loan principal
                with respect to any single borrower.
                (C) Subordination.--Any loan guaranteed pursuant to
            subparagraph (A) may not be subordinated to--
                    (i) another debt contracted by the borrower; or
                    (ii) any other claims against the borrower in the case
                of default.
                (D) Repayment.--Repayment in United States dollars of any
            loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be required not
            later than 17 years after the loan agreement is signed.
                (E) Fees.--Notwithstanding section 24 of the Arms Export
            Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2764), the Government of the United
            States may charge processing and origination fees for a loan
            guarantee authorized under subparagraph (A), not to exceed the
            cost to the Government of such loan guarantee, which shall be
            collected from borrowers, or from third parties on behalf of
            such borrowers, through a financing account (as defined in
            section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2
            U.S.C. 661a(7)).
                (F) Treatments of loan guarantees.--Amounts made available
            under this paragraph for the costs of loan guarantees
            authorized under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered
            assistance for the purposes of any statutory limitation on
            assistance to a country.
                (G) Commercial flexibility.--Loan guarantees authorized
            under subparagraph (A) may be provided to entities doing
            business inside or outside the United States, notwithstanding
            any provision of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et
            seq.) that would otherwise limit eligibility for such
            guarantees based on geographic location or business operations.
            (3) Notification requirement.--Amounts authorized to be
        appropriated to carry out this subsection may not be expended
        without prior notification of the appropriate committees of
        Congress.
        (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise authorized to
        be appropriated for Foreign Military Financing, there are
        authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for
        Foreign Military Financing grant assistance for the Philippines not
        more than $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
            (2) Training.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated
        pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than $500,000 is authorized to
        be appropriated each fiscal year for one or more blanket order
        agreements for Foreign Military Financing training programs related
        to the defense needs of the Philippines.
        (f) Sunset Provision.--Assistance may not be provided under this
    section after September 30, 2035.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
            Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
            Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
            Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives.
            (2) The term ``blanket order agreement'' means an agreement
        between a foreign customer and the United States Government for a
        specific category of items or services (including training) that--
                (A) does not include a definitive list of items or
            quantities; and
                (B) specifies a dollar ceiling against which orders may be
            placed.

                           Subtitle H--Other Matters

    SEC. 1271. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF
    THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for operation and maintenance,
    defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
    for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
    expended until the Secretary of Defense submits--
            (1) the multi-year plan to fulfill the defensive requirements
        of the military forces of Taiwan, also known as the ``Taiwan
        Security Assistance Roadmap'', required by section of the James M.
        Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (22
        U.S.C. 3355);
            (2) the independent study of the organizational structure and
        force posture of the United States Armed Forces in the area of
        responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command required
        by section 1319 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31);
            (3) the plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen
        United States extended deterrence commitments to the Republic of
        Korea required by section 1344 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
        Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2025 (Public Law 118-159);
            (4) the plan to advance trilateral defense cooperation among
        the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea required by
        section 1345 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
        118-159);
            (5) the report on Department of Defense activities that would
        be necessary to support the potential establishment of a regional
        contingency stockpile for Taiwan required by the Joint Explanatory
        Statement accompanying the Servicemember Quality of Life
        Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2025 (Public Law 118-159); and
            (6) the annual progress report due December 31, 2024, regarding
        implementation of the pilot program to improve cyber cooperation
        with covered foreign military partners in southeast Asia required
        by section 1256(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
    SEC. 1272. REPEAL OF WAR-RELATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONCLUDED
    OPERATIONS.
        Section 1221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2006 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is repealed.
    SEC. 1273. DEFENDING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY BY RESTRICTING UNACCEPTABLE
    PARTNERSHIPS AND TACTICS.
        (a) Working Groups on Adversary Alignment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
        Defense, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce,
        and the Director of National Intelligence shall each--
                (A) establish a working group on adversary alignment; and
                (B) designate a point of contact on adversary alignment,
            who shall serve as the head of the working group for the
            applicable department or office.
            (2) Requirements.--Each working group established pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) comprise--
                    (i) subject matter experts covering each of--

                        (I) the People's Republic of China;
                        (II) the Russian Federation;
                        (III) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and
                        (IV) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and

                    (ii) representatives covering all core functions of the
                department or office of the Secretary or Director
                establishing the working group;
                (B) ensure that the working group members have the
            requisite security clearances and access to critical
            compartmented information necessary to assess and understand
            the full scope of adversary cooperation, including how events
            in one theater might trigger actions in another; and
                (C) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
            of this Act, submit to the Secretary or Director who
            established the working group, and to the appropriate
            committees of Congress, a report--
                    (i) evaluating the impact of adversary alignment on the
                relevant operations carried out by the department or office
                of the working group; and
                    (ii) setting forth recommendations for such
                organizational changes as the working group considers
                necessary to ensure the department or office of the working
                group is well positioned to routinely evaluate and respond
                to the rapidly evolving nature of adversary cooperation and
                the attendant risks.
            (3) Biannually interagency meeting.--Not less frequently than
        biannually, the heads of the working groups established under this
        section shall meet to discuss findings, problems, and next steps
        with respect to adversary alignment.
            (4) Sunset.-- The authorities and requirements under this
        subsection shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of
        this section, unless reauthorized by Congress.
        (b) Report on Nature, Trajectory, and Risks of Bilateral
    Cooperation Between, and Multilateral Cooperation Among, Adversaries of
    the United States.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
        coordination with the head of any Federal agency the Director
        considers appropriate, shall submit to the President, any Federal
        officer of Cabinet-level rank the Director considers appropriate,
        and the appropriate committees of Congress, a report on bilateral
        and multilateral cooperation among adversaries of the United States
        and the resulting risks of such cooperation.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A description of the current nature and extent of
            dangerous bilateral or multilateral cooperation among the
            People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic
            Republic of Iran, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
            across the diplomatic, information, military, and economic
            spheres, and an assessment of the advantages that accrue to
            each adversary from such cooperation.
                (B) An assessment of the trajectory for cooperation among
            the adversaries described in subparagraph (A) during the 5-year
            period beginning on the date on which the report is submitted.
                (C) An outline of the risks to the United States and allied
            diplomatic, military, intelligence, and economic operations,
            and broader security interests around the world.
                (D) An evaluation of the vulnerabilities and tension points
            within such adversary bilateral or multilateral relationships,
            and an assessment of the likely effect of efforts by the United
            States to separate adversaries.
            (3) Use of other reporting.--The report required by paragraph
        (1) may be completed using reports submitted by the Director of
        National Intelligence to satisfy other statutory requirements.
            (4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in classified form.
        (c) Report on Strategic Approach.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
        establishment of the Working Groups on Adversary Alignment required
        by subsection (a), the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
        Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the
        Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National Intelligence,
        shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
        outlining the strategic approach of the United States to adversary
        alignment and the necessary steps to disrupt, frustrate, constrain,
        and prepare for adversary cooperation during the two-year period
        beginning on the date of the submission of such report.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A detailed description of the methods and tools
            available to the United States to disrupt the most dangerous
            elements of adversary cooperation, including the growing
            connectivity between the defense industrial bases of each
            adversary.
                (B) A framework for using diplomatic engagement and
            intelligence diplomacy, as appropriate--
                    (i) to inform allies and partners about the increasing
                risk of adversary alignment;
                    (ii) to secure the support of allies and partners in
                combating adversary alignment; and
                    (iii) to assess and help address, as appropriate, the
                vulnerabilities and capability gaps of allies and partners
                to counter threats from adversary alignment.
                (C) A plan for ensuring the integrity of United States
            methods of economic statecraft, including an assessment of the
            efficiency of the United States sanctions and export control
            enforcement apparatus and any accompanying resourcing
            requirements.
                (D) A plan to bolster deterrence within the priority
            theaters of the Indo-Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle
            East by--
                    (i) increasing United States and partner munitions
                stockpiles, particularly such stockpiles that are most
                critical for supporting frontline partners such as Israel,
                Taiwan, and Ukraine in the event of aggression by a United
                States adversary;
                    (ii) facilitating collaborative efforts with partners
                for the co-production, co- maintenance, and co-sustainment
                of critical munitions and platforms required by the United
                States and allies and partners of the United States in the
                event of a future conflict with the People's Republic of
                China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of
                Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
                    (iii) more effectively using funding through the United
                States Foreign Military Financing program to support allied
                and partner domestic defense production that can contribute
                to deterrence in each such priority theater; and
                    (iv) such other measures as determined by the
                Secretaries.
                (E) A plan for updating war-planning tools of the
            Department of Defense not later than 1 year after the date on
            which the report is submitted to ensure that United States war
            planners are better equipped to update and modify war plans in
            the face of rapidly evolving information on adversary
            cooperation.
                (F) An assessment of the capability gaps and
            vulnerabilities the United States would face in deterring an
            adversary in the event that the United States is engaged in a
            conflict with an adversary, and a plan to work with allies and
            partners to address such gaps and vulnerabilities.
                (G) Recommendations for actions that allies and partners
            may take, individually or collectively, to strengthen their own
            deterrence and resilience, enhance defense industrial
            cooperation, and contribute to disrupt adversary alignment.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in classified form.
        (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Select Committee on
        Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
        Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
        Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
        of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the
        Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services,
        and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
        Representatives.
    SEC. 1274. REPORT REGARDING JOINT TRAINING WITH MEXICO TO COUNTER
    TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS.
        (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
    the Secretary of State and the Government of Mexico, shall submit to
    the appropriate congressional committees a report that--
            (1) details activities taking place pursuant to existing
        authorities of the Department of Defense with respect to joint
        training between the Department of Defense and the armed forces of
        Mexico regarding tactics, techniques, and procedures for countering
        the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations;
            (2) includes recommendations for future additional activities
        with respect to the joint training described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) may include, as appropriate and in consultation with the
        appropriate civilian United States Government agencies specializing
        in countering transnational criminal organizations, a list of
        recommendations for additional activities to counter the threat of
        transnational criminal organizations, including--
                (A) joint network analysis;
                (B) counter threat financing;
                (C) counter illicit trafficking (including narcotics,
            weapons, and human trafficking, and illicit trafficking in
            natural resources);
                (D) assessments of key nodes of activity of transnational
            criminal organizations; and
                (E) operations involving the use of rotary-wing aircraft.
        (b) Recommended Activities Limitation.--Any recommendation for an
    additional activity that is included in a report required in subsection
    (a) shall be in addition to, and may not be intended to supersede,
    replace, or disrupt, existing security cooperation or training between
    the United States and the Government of Mexico.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
        Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
        Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
        Representatives.

                        TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
                         Subtitle A--Military Programs

    SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of
    the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and
    revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
    SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026
    for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and
    Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in
    section 4501.
        (b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection
    (a) are authorized for the destruction of lethal chemical agents and
    munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense
    Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521).
    SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
    of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided
    for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide,
    as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
    SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
    of Defense for fiscal year 2026 for expenses, not otherwise provided
    for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
    Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.
    SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other
    activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for
    the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table
    in section 4501.

                     Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

    SEC. 1411. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS STOCK
    PILING ACT.
        (a) National Defense Stockpile Shortfall Briefings Changes.--
    Section 14(f)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
    Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(f)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                (A) by striking ``a description of each material'' and
            inserting ``a list of the materials''; and
                (B) by inserting ``and a description of each such
            material,'' after ``paragraph,'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(D) a list of such materials that are the highest priority to
        be acquired for the stockpile in the near term;
            ``(E) verification that the National Defense Stockpile Manager
        manages and evaluates the stockpile using the most complete and
        accurate data provided by the military departments (as defined
        under section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), including a
        one-time description of the risks resulting from the inability of
        the armed services to provide the National Defense Stockpile
        Manager comprehensive data for all of its required strategic and
        critical materials; and
            ``(F) the amounts appropriated by Congress to the stockpile for
        both the current fiscal year and the previous fiscal year;''.
        (b) Modification of Disposal Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Section 5(b) of the Strategic and Critical
        Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(b)) is amended--
                (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
                (B) by striking ``or (5)'' and inserting ``or (6)'';
                (C) by striking ``has been specifically authorized by law''
            and inserting ``was included in the most recent annual
            materials plan submitted to the congressional defense
            committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United
            States Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G)''; and
                (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) Not later than 15 days after making a disposal under
    paragraph (1), the National Defense Stockpile Manager shall notify the
    congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of title
    10, United States Code) of the disposal.''.
            (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 6(a) of such
        Act (50 U.S.C. 98e(a)) is amended--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``President'' and inserting ``National Defense Stockpile
            Manager''; and
                (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
            ``(7) dispose of materials in the stockpile in accordance with
        the most recent annual materials plan submitted to the
        congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of
        title 10, United States Code) under section 11(b)(1)(G) and notify
        the congressional defense committees of such disposals as required
        by section 5(b)(2).''.
        (c) Reduction of Wait Periods.--Sections 5(a)(2), 6(d)(1), and
    6(d)(2) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 98d(a)(2), 98e(d)(1), 98e(d)(2)) are
    each amended by striking ``45 days'' and inserting ``30 days''.
    SEC. 1412. RECYCLING FOR CRITICAL MINERALS.
        (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Logistics
    Agency, shall expand the recovery and reuse of strategic and critical
    materials under the Strategic Material Recovery and Reuse Program of
    the Defense Logistics Agency established pursuant to section 6(a)(5) of
    the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C.
    98e(a)(5)) (in this section referred to as the ``Program'').
        (b) Briefing on Expansion.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the
    Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a briefing on a plan for expansion of the Program which shall include--
            (1) a list of strategic and critical materials that are
        determined to be in shortfall in the National Defense Stockpile in
        the most recent report on stockpile requirements submitted to
        Congress under section 14(a) of the Strategic and Critical
        Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-5(a)) that will be
        prioritized for inclusion in the Program;
            (2) a description of resources required to include the
        additional strategic and critical materials identified under
        paragraph (1) in the Program;
            (3) any barriers to expansion of the Program; and
            (4) best practices from the efforts of the Director under the
        Program with respect to optical-grade germanium that can be
        implemented to expand the Program.
        (c) Strategic and Critical Materials Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``strategic and critical materials'' means materials determined to
    be strategic and critical materials under section 3(a) of the Strategic
    and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    SEC. 1421. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT OF JOINT
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY
    DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER,
    ILLINOIS.
        (a) In General.--Section 1704(e) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat.
    2573), as most recently amended by section 1421(a) of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 138
    Stat. 2129), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and
    inserting ``September 30, 2027''.
        (b) Authority for Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
    appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health
    Program for operation and maintenance, $165,000,000 may be transferred
    by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-
    Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund
    established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
    Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704,
    any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and
    appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.
        (c) Use of Transferred Funds.--For the purposes of subsection (b)
    of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred
    under subsection (a) may be used are operations of the Captain James A.
    Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and
    supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility
    under an operational agreement covered by section 706 of the Duncan
    Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
    Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).
    SEC. 1422. BEGINNING BALANCES OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY WORKING
    CAPITAL FUND FOR AUDIT PURPOSES.
        For purposes of an audit conducted under chapter 9A of title 10,
    United States Code, of the Defense Logistics Agency Working Capital
    Fund established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States
    Code, Working Capital Funds--
            (1) the Fund Balance with Treasury opening balance for October
        1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account 101000
        is $3,483,483,641.67, as recorded in official accounting records;
            (2) the Unexpended Appropriations-Cumulative opening balance
        for October 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger
        Account 310000 is $883,887,145.71, as recorded in official
        accounting records;
            (3) the Cumulative Results of Operations opening balance for
        October 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account
        331000 is $27,271,547,121.85, as recorded in official accounting
        records;
            (4) the Contract Authority Carried Forward opening balance for
        October 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account
        413900 is $13,130,151,985.39, as recorded in official accounting
        records;
            (5) the Total Actual Resources-Collected opening balance for
        October 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account
        420100 is $3,578,944,883.86, as recorded in official accounting
        records; and
            (6) the Unapportioned-Unexpired Authority opening balance for
        October 1, 2024, for United States Standard General Ledger Account
        445000 is $507,354,134.72, as recorded in official accounting
        records.
    SEC. 1423. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT
    HOME.
        There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of $77,000,000
    for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

                      TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS
                          Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

    SEC. 1501. PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGET COORDINATION FOR
    OPERATIONS OF CYBER MISSION FORCE.
        (a) In General.-- Section 167b of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
        ``(f) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting.--(1) In addition to the
    activities of a combatant command for which funding may be requested
    under section 166(b) of this title, the Commander of the United States
    Cyber Command shall, subject to the authority, direction, and control
    of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, be responsible
    for directly controlling and managing the planning, programming,
    budgeting, and execution of resources to train, equip, operate, and
    sustain the Cyber Mission Force.
        ``(2) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander of the United
    States Cyber Command pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include the
    following:
            ``(A) Preparation of a program objective memorandum and budget
        estimate submission for the resources required to train, equip,
        operate, and sustain the Cyber Mission Force.
            ``(B) Preparation of budget materials pertaining to the United
        States Cyber Command for inclusion in the budget justification
        materials that are submitted to Congress in support of the budget
        of the Department of Defense for a fiscal year, as submitted with
        the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, that is separate from any other military
        department or component of the Department of Defense.
        ``(3) The responsibilities assigned to the Commander of the United
    States Cyber Command pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not include the
    following:
            ``(A) Military pay and allowances.
            ``(B) Funding for facility support that is provided by the
        military departments.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1507 of National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C.
    167b note) is repealed.
    SEC. 1502. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR MILITARY
    ADVISOR FOR CYBER POLICY.
        Section 392a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``the Under
            Secretary of Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the Assistant
            Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the following:'' and
            all that follows and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of
            Defense for Cyber Policy.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(A)--
                (A) in clause (i), by striking ``the Under Secretary of
            Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``the Assistant Secretary of
            Defense for Cyber Policy'';
                (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``Under Secretary'' and
            inserting ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy'';
                (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``Under Secretary of
            Defense for Policy'' and inserting ``Assistant Secretary of
            Defense for Cyber Policy''; and
                (D) by striking clause (iv).
    SEC. 1503. FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
    TECHNICAL DEBT ASSESSMENT INTO ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
        (a) Framework Development.--Not later than September 1, 2026, the
    Secretary of Defense shall, in coordination with the Chief Information
    Officer of the Department of Defense, the Secretaries of the military
    departments, and the Chief Information Officers of the military
    departments, develop a framework for the integration of technical debt
    assessment, tracking, and management into existing processes of the
    Department of Defense for information technology investment decisions
    and budget justification materials.
        (b) Technical Debt Categorization.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    carry out a comprehensive reevaluation of the current definition of
    ``technical debt'' used by the Department of Defense and develop a
    technical debt classification that adequately reflects different types
    of technical debt, including application, physical infrastructure,
    architecture, and documentation components.
        (c) Framework Components.--
            (1) Integration requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        ensure the framework developed under subsection (a) provides for
        integration of technical debt considerations into existing
        management processes and structures of the Department of Defense
        relating to resourcing and programmatic decisions for existing or
        proposed information technology systems, services, or related
        programs of record.
            (2) Metrics.--The framework developed under subsection (a)
        shall include--
                (A) baseline measurement for technical debt for a specific
            technology or program;
                (B) objectives for technical debt reduction; and
                (C) consolidated metrics for Department of Defense-wide
            use, including outcome-based metrics for assessing operational
            and financial impacts.
            (3) Process integration.--The framework developed under
        subsection (a) shall use existing governance structures for
        overseeing information technology investments.
            (4) Minimum requirements.--The framework developed under
        subsection (a) shall--
                (A) establish methods for identifying and evaluating
            technical debt;
                (B) integrate technical debt management into the planning,
            programming, budgeting, and execution process, as well as
            information technology governance bodies;
                (C) establish prioritization approaches based on mission
            effects;
                (D) develop mechanisms for identifying gaps in resourcing
            and funding required to resolve technical debt; and
                (E) define organizational responsibilities for remediating
            assessed technical debt of a program or system.
            (5) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall implement
        the framework developed under subsection (a) not later than October
        1, 2026, to support the planning, programming, budgeting, and
        execution process for the budget justification materials to be
        submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Defense, as
        submitted with the budget of the President for fiscal year 2027
        under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
        (d) Budget Materials.--
            (1) Justification requirements.--Beginning with the fiscal year
        2027 budget request, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that,
        for each fiscal year, the budget justification materials to be
        submitted to Congress in support of the budget of the Department of
        Defense (as submitted with the budget of the President under
        section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) include--
                (A) technical debt status assessments;
                (B) planned investments in physical devices, networks, and
            personnel, including training to develop skills, to transition
            to new technologies and resolve technical debt;
                (C) risk assessments of remaining gaps in the investments
            by the Department of Defense and the military departments
            required to resolve the technical debt of the Department; and
                (D) alignment with modernization priorities.
            (2) Program alignment.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure
        Defense planning guidance and program objective memoranda address
        the resolution of funding requirements associated with resolution
        of technical debt.
        (e) Congressional Briefing.--Not later than September 15, 2026, the
    Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
    briefing on the implementation and effectiveness of the framework
    developed under subsection (a).
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``information technology'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``technical debt'' means design or implementation
        constructs that are expedient in the short-term, but that set up a
        technical context that can make a future change costlier or
        impossible, as defined in Department of Defense Instruction
        5000.87, dated October 2, 2020, or successor instruction.
    SEC. 1504. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA ONTOLOGY GOVERNANCE WORKING
    GROUP.
        (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
        working group to develop and implement a common data ontology and
        governance structure across the Department of Defense.
            (2) Designation.--The working group established under to
        paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Department of Defense Data
        Ontology Governance Working Group'' (in this section the ``Working
        Group'').
            (3) Use of existing structures.--
                (A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the
            Secretary of Defense may designate an existing forum, council,
            or organizational body to serve as the Working Group if such
            entity satisfies the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).
                (B) Rule of construction.--For the purposes of this
            section, a forum, council, or organizational body designated
            under subparagraph (A) is deemed to be a working group
            established by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (1).
        (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Working Group is to inform and to
    progress the Department of Defense's foundational data ontology work by
    developing and implementing domain-specific data ontologies and
    governance structures across the Department of Defense to expand data
    interoperability, enhance information sharing, and enable more
    effective decision making throughout the Department.
        (c) Membership.--The Working Group shall consist of--
            (1) the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of
        the Department of Defense;
            (2) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense;
            (3) the Chief Data Officers of the Department of Defense;
            (4) the Chief Information Officers of the military departments
        and the combatant commands;
            (5) such representatives from defense intelligence elements as
        the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate;
            (6) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
        and the service acquisition executive for each military department;
        and
            (7) such other officers or employees of the Department of
        Defense as the Secretary considers appropriate.
        (d) Duties.--The Working Group shall--
            (1) coordinate with and build upon any existing data ontology
        development efforts for foundational data ontologies within the
        Department of Defense and the intelligence community (as defined in
        section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) to
        ensure complementary and nonduplicative efforts;
            (2) incorporate Department-wide data and data from defense
        intelligence elements into the development of domain-specific data
        ontologies Department-wide;
            (3) develop and maintain domain-specific data ontologies that
        address functional areas within the Department;
            (4) establish a process to identify and designate functional
        area leads responsible for leading the development, review,
        approval, and respective guidance of domain-specific data
        ontologies for the functional areas of such elements;
            (5) develop a structure for governing data ontologies of the
        Department that includes--
                (A) a centralized, accessible repository for domain-
            specific data ontologies of the Department;
                (B) clear ownership and role definitions for data ontology
            management, including authorities regarding access and
            modification;
                (C) standardized governance procedures for updating,
            reviewing, and maintaining the data ontologies;
                (D) adherence to established data ontology engineering
            principles that promote interoperability and reusability across
            domains;
                (E) infrastructure requirements that include on premises,
            multi-cloud and hybrid environments;
                (F) access to information networks that are on all
            classification levels; and
                (G) integration of domain-specific ontologies with existing
            Department data management practices and systems.
        (e) Functional Area Leads.--
            (1) Selection criteria.--In designating functional area leads
        under subsection (d)(4), the Working Group shall select individuals
        who possess extensive subject matter expertise in their respective
        functional areas and maintain substantial equities or
        responsibilities within the functional area.
            (2) Representation.--The Working Group shall designate
        functional area leads under subsection (d)(4) in a manner that
        ensures appropriate representation across the Department of
        Defense, including the military departments, combatant commands,
        defense agencies, and field activities.
            (3) Responsibilities.--Each functional area lead designated
        under subsection (d)(4) shall be responsible for--
                (A) leading the development and maintenance of domain-
            specific data ontologies within the functional areas for which
            such entity is designated as the functional area lead;
                (B) reviewing and approving domain-specific data ontology
            elements specific to such functional areas;
                (C) ensuring alignment between domain-specific data
            ontologies specific to such functional areas and the
            enterprise-wide foundational data ontology;
                (D) developing guidance specific to such domain-specific
            data ontologies for data ontology implementation; and
                (E) serving as the authoritative source for knowledge on
            domains in such functional areas within the data ontology
            governance structure.
        (f) Timeline and Deliverables.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
        the Working Group is established pursuant to subsection (a) not
        later than June 1, 2026, and the Working Group shall remain in
        effect for a period of not less than 5 years beginning on the date
        of the establishment of the Working Group, unless the Secretary
        determines that it is necessary to transition the Working Group
        into a permanent organization.
            (2) Functional area lead designation.--Not later than August 1,
        2026, the Working Group shall identify and designate functional
        area leads in accordance with subsections (d)(4) and (e).
            (3) Department-level policy.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the
        Working Group shall develop and distribute a Department of Defense-
        wide policy on the data ontology governance structure, including
        guidelines for the development, maintenance, and integration of
        domain-specific ontologies.
            (4) Implementation.--Not later than June 1, 2028, the Working
        Group shall implement the governance structure developed under
        subsection (d)(5).
        (g) Briefing and Report.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than July 1, 2027, the Working Group
        shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
        progress of the Working Group in carrying out this section.
            (2) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2028, the Secretary of
        Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report on the implementation of the data ontology governance
        structure, including the status of the implementation of such
        structure for domain-specific ontologies, and recommendations for
        sustainment and further development.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``data ontology'' means a formal, structured
        representation and categorization of data elements, their
        properties, and the relationships between them within an
        information system or knowledge domain that enables consistent
        interpretation, integration, and analysis of data across different
        systems and users.
            (2) The term ``Defense intelligence element'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 429 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``domain-specific data ontology'' means a data
        ontology that is specific to a particular functional areas within
        the Department of Defense.
            (4) The term ``foundational data ontology'' means a top-level,
        domain-independent data ontology that establishes universal
        categories and primitives applicable across information systems and
        upon which domain-specific ontologies are based.
            (5) The term ``functional area'' means a specialized
        functional, operational, or subject-matter areas within the
        Department.
            (6) The terms ``military department'' and ``service acquisition
        executive'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in
        title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1505. FUTURE FORCE EMPLOYMENT CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT TABLETOP
    EXERCISES.
        (a) Tabletop Exercises Required.--Not later than September 1, 2026,
    the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the covered officials,
    conduct one or more tabletop exercises to develop and evaluate concepts
    for operational employment of cyber capabilities by cyber forces of the
    Department of Defense under development that would be implemented after
    the period covered by the most recent future-years defense program
    submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code
    and the implementation of the revised force generation model
    established under section 1533(c) of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b(c)).
        (b) Tabletop Exercise Elements.--The tabletop exercises required
    under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) evaluate of future force employment concepts of the cyber
        forces of the Department of Defense, including--
                (A) identifying and assessing additional elements of the
            Cyber Operations Force in various geographic combatant command
            operational scenarios to provide tactical-level effects, or
            integration with non-cyber tactical units, using radio-
            frequency enabled cyber or other off-net cyber operations
            techniques;
                (B) assessing new or novel formations outside of the
            current construction of the Cyber Mission Force; and
                (C) experimenting with other doctrine, organization,
            training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel,
            facilities, and policy approaches for cyber activities and
            operations or other non-kinetic actions that include cyber
            actions outside of the current approach of the Cyber Mission
            Force for on-net operations; and
            (2) assess different models for command and control for such
        future force employment concepts, including integrating asscoaited
        cyber forces into non-cyber units of the Department of Defense on a
        temporary, or permanent basis.
        (c) Report Required.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the Secretary
    of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results and
    findings from the tabletop exercises conducted under subsection (a) and
    include the recommendations of the Secretary, if any, regarding matters
    described in subsections (a) and (b).
        (d) Definition of Covered Officials.--In this section, the term
    ``covered officials'' means--
            (1) the Secretaries of the military departments;
            (2) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy; and
            (3) the Commander of United States Cyber Command.
    SEC. 1506. OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCY OF THE CYBER MISSION FORCE.
        (a) Requirement.--Beginning not later than one year after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Personnel and Readiness and the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy,
    in coordination with the Principal Cyber Advisors of the military
    departments and the Commander of the United States Cyber Command, shall
    jointly carry out an initiative to understand and address occupational
    resiliency challenges at the duty locations of the Cyber Mission Force
    by ensuring that--
            (1) behavioral health professionals are assigned to the
        operating locations of United States Cyber Command and the Cyber
        Mission Force; and
            (2) each such professional holds the security clearance
        necessary to provide treatment to the members of the Armed Forces
        assigned at such duty locations.
        (b) Annual Briefings.--On an annual basis during the three-year
    period beginning on the date on which the initiative under subsection
    (a) commences, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
    Readiness and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall
    jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
    the House of Representatives a briefing on the following:
            (1) The status of carrying out such initiative.
            (2) Validation of the security clearances held by behavioral
        health professionals assigned under such subsection.
            (3) An analysis of clinical acuity being treated by such
        professionals.
            (4) Identified challenges to carrying out such initiative.
            (5) Efforts to improve the awareness by members of the Armed
        Forces assigned to the Cyber Mission Force with respect to the
        availability of appropriately cleared behavioral health
        professionals who can treat such members.
            (6) Any other information the Under Secretary or the Assistant
        Secretary determines appropriate.
        (c) Occupational Resiliency Challenges Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``occupational resiliency challenges'' means behavioral health
    challenges relating to an occupation and work-related stress.
    SEC. 1507. PROHIBITION ON THE ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CYBER ASSESSMENT
    CAPABILITIES FOR TEST AND EVALUATION.
        (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may not take any action
    to divest, consolidate, or curtail any current cyber assessment
    capabilities or red teams certified by the National Security Agency
    supporting operational test and evaluation for programs of the
    Department of Defense unless, prior to taking such action, the
    Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees the
    certification described in subsection (b) with respect to such action.
        (b) Certification.-- The certification described in this subsection
    with respect to an action described in subsection (a) is a
    certification that the decision to take such action and the analysis
    related to operational effects on users of cyber assessment
    capabilities provided by the Director of Operational Test and
    Evaluation of such action comply with the applicable requirements under
    section 4173(c)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, and which
    includes the following:
            (1) The analytic basis for making the decision to take such
        action, including any cost, workload, and workforce requirements,
        as well as any analysis related to operational effects on users of
        cyber assessment capabilities provided by the Director of
        Operational Test and Evaluation of such action.
            (2) An independent review by the Director of Cost Assessment
        and Program Evaluation of all the analysis included in the
        certification under paragraph (1).
            (3) A comprehensive plan to sustain the critical cyber
        assessment capabilities for test and evaluation currently managed
        by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation while
        transitioning such capabilities to another element of the
        Department of Defense or, if supporting analyses identify the
        elements of the Department to which such capabilities are proposed
        to be transferred, a plan for the transition of such capabilities
        to such elements, including a timeline for such transfer and
        measures to ensure no reductions in such capabilities during such
        transition.
            (4) A detailed assessment of the funding requirements for
        maintaining and enhancing cyber assessment capabilities for test
        and evaluation of the Department of Defense, including how these
        funding requirements will be incorporated into annual budget
        request documents of the Department of Defense.
            (5) A review of staffing, tools, and specialized resources
        required to support cyber operational test and evaluation across
        major defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 4201 of
        title 10, United States Code) and information technology programs
        of the Department of Defense .
            (6) A summary of the efforts of the Department of Defense to
        integrate intelligence-informed threat data into operational cyber
        testing, including any legal or technical barriers to such
        integration and proposed solutions to such barriers.
            (7) A plan to improve coordination and information-sharing
        between cyber operational test and evaluation stakeholders, the
        United States Cyber Command, and the intelligence community (as
        defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
        U.S.C. 3003(4))) following the transition described in paragraph
        (3).
            (8) Proposed metrics for evaluating mission effects in
        contested cyber environments that are in accordance with guidance
        issued by the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, titled
        ``Cyber Operational Test and Evaluation Guidebook'' and dated
        January 31, 2025.
            (9) An assessment of the effectiveness and future needs of
        cyber assessment programs of the Department of Defense, including
        an identification of any current or future requirements of such
        programs for resources that are or are projected to not be met.
    SEC. 1508. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MODIFY AUTHORITIES
    OF THE COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES CYBER COMMAND.
        (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
    by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the
    Department of Defense, may be obligated or expended to reduce or
    diminish the responsibilities, authorities, or organizational oversight
    of the Commander of United States Cyber Command from those in effect on
    June 1, 2025.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to--
            (1) prohibit the implementation of initiatives pursuant to
        section 1533 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
        Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 167b); or
            (2) prohibit necessary adjustments to the organizational
        structure or cyber operations authorities under section 394 of
        title 10, United States Code, of the United States Cyber Command
        that meet critical mission requirements, as directed by the
        Secretary of Defense or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
        if--
                (A) such adjustments do not diminish the capabilities of
            the United States Cyber Command to provide cyber effects or
            pose unacceptable risk to the operational effectiveness of the
            United States Cyber Command; and
                (B) the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional
            defense committees a written notification of such adjustments
            not later than 30 days before implementing such adjustments.
    SEC. 1509. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE COMBINED JOINT
    ALL-DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL INITIATIVE.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for research, development, test,
    and evaluation, Defense-wide, for the Joint Staff and the Chief Digital
    and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Combined Joint All-Domain
    Command and Control initiative, not more than 90 percent may be
    obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense provides to the
    congressional defense committees a framework for such initiative that
    helps guide investments and measures progress for the initiative, as
    recommended by the Comptroller General of the United States in the
    report of the Comptroller General titled ``Defense Command and Control:
    Further Progress Hinges on Establishing a Comprehensive Framework''
    (GAO-25-106454).

                           Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

    SEC. 1511. SECURE MOBILE PHONES FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL
    PERFORMING SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS.
        (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each
    wireless mobile phone the Department of Defense provides to a senior
    official of the Department or any other employee of the Department who
    performs sensitive national security functions, as determined by the
    Secretary, and all related telecommunications services are acquired
    under contracts or other agreements that require the enhanced
    cybersecurity protections described in subsection (b).
        (b) Protections Described.--The enhanced cybersecurity protections
    described in this subsection enhanced cybersecurity protections for
    wireless mobile phones and related telecommunication services that
    includes--
            (1) encryption of data on the wireless mobile phones and of all
        telecommunications to and from the wireless mobile phones through
        such telecommunication services;
            (2) capabilities to mitigate or obfuscate persistent device
        identifiers, including periodic rotation of network or hardware
        identifiers to reduce the risk of inappropriate tracking of the
        activity or location of the wireless mobile phones; and
            (3) the capability to continuously monitor the wireless mobile
        phones.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report containing--
            (1) a list of the contracts or other agreements entered into
        pursuant to subsection (a);
            (2) the criteria used by the Secretary to determine which
        employees of the Department of Defense performs sensitive national
        security functions for the purposes of subsection (a), and the
        total number of such employees; and
            (3) the total costs of wireless mobile phones and
        telecommunication services required by subsection (a).
    SEC. 1512. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING SECURITY IN THE
    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Cybersecurity Policy for Artificial Intelligence and Machine
    Learning Use.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with other
    appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop and implement a Department
    of Defense-wide policy for the cybersecurity and associated governance
    of artificial intelligence and machine learning systems and
    applications, as well as the models for artificial intelligence and
    machine learning used in national defense applications.
        (b) Policy Elements.--The policy required under subsection (a)
    shall address the following:
            (1) Protection against security threats specific to artificial
        intelligence and machine learning, including model serialization
        attacks, model tampering, data leakage, adversarial prompt
        injection, model extraction, model jailbreaks, and supply chain
        attacks.
            (2) Use of cybersecurity measures throughout the life cycle of
        systems using artificial intelligence or machine learning.
            (3) Adoption of industry-recognized frameworks to guide the
        development and implementation of artificial intelligence and
        machine learning security best practices.
            (4) Standards for governance, testing, auditing, and monitoring
        of systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning to
        ensure the integrity and resilience of such systems against
        corruption and unauthorized manipulation.
            (5) Training requirements for the workforce of the Department
        of Defense to ensure personnel are prepared to identify and
        mitigate vulnerabilities that are specific to artificial
        intelligence and machine learning.
        (c) Review and Report.--
            (1) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
        comprehensive review to identify and assess the effectiveness of
        the artificial intelligence and machine learning cybersecurity and
        associated governance practices of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Report.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than August 31, 2026, the
            Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
            Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
            report on the findings of the review conducted under paragraph
            (1).
                (B) Contents.--The report required under subparagraph (A)
            shall include--
                    (i) an assessment of the current security practices for
                artificial intelligence and machine learning across the
                Department of Defense;
                    (ii) an assessment of the cybersecurity risks posed by
                the use of authorized and unauthorized artificial
                intelligence software, including models developed by
                companies headquartered in or operating from foreign
                countries of concern, by the Department;
                    (iii) an identification of gaps in the existing
                security measures of the Department related to threats
                specific to the use of artificial intelligence and machine
                learning;
                    (iv) an analysis of the potential of security
                management, access, and runtime capabilities for artificial
                intelligence in the commercial sector for use by the
                Department to defend systems using artificial intelligence
                from threats, minimize data exposure resulting from the use
                of such systems, and maintain the trustworthiness of
                applications of the Department that use artificial
                intelligence;
                    (v) an evaluation of the alignment of the policies of
                the Department with industry frameworks;
                    (vi) recommend actions to enhance the security,
                integrity, and governance of artificial intelligence and
                machine learning models used by the Department; and
                    (vii) an identification of any additional authorities,
                resources, or legislative actions required for the
                Department to effectively implement artificial intelligence
                and machine learning model security policy required by
                subsection (a).
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``artificial intelligence'' and ``machine
        learning'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in
        section 5001 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act
        of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
    SEC. 1513. PHYSICAL AND CYBERSECURITY PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.
        (a) Security Framework.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a
        framework for the implementation of cybersecurity and physical
        security standards and best practices relating to covered
        artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to
        mitigate risks to the Department of Defense from the use of such
        technologies.
            (2) Coverage of relevant aspects of security.--The framework
        developed under paragraph (1) shall cover all relevant aspects of
        the security of artificial intelligence and machine learning
        systems of the Department of Defense, including the following:
                (A) Risk posed to and by the workforce of the Department of
            Defense, including insider threat risks.
                (B) Training and workforce development requirements,
            including with respect to the following:
                    (i) Artificial intelligence security awareness.
                    (ii) Artificial intelligence-specific threats and
                vulnerabilities.
                    (iii) Development of a continuum of professional
                development and education of artificial intelligence
                security expertise.
                (C) Risks to the supply chains of such systems, including
            counterfeit parts or data poisoning risks.
                (D) Risks relating to adversarial tampering with artificial
            intelligence systems.
                (E) Risks relating to the unintended exposure or theft of
            artificial intelligence systems or data.
                (F) Security posture management practices, including
            governance of security measures, continuous monitoring, and
            incident reporting procedures.
                (G) An evaluation of commercially available platforms for
            continuous monitoring and assessment of such systems.
            (3) Risk-based framework.--The framework developed under
        paragraph (1) shall be risk-based, including security that is
        proportional to the national security or foreign policy risks posed
        by the covered artificial intelligence and machine learning
        technology being stolen or tampered with.
            (4) Use of existing frameworks.--To the maximum extent
        feasible, the framework developed under paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) draw on existing cybersecurity reference documents,
            including the NIST Special Publication 800 series; and
                (B) be implemented as an extension or augmentation of
            existing cybersecurity frameworks developed by the Department
            of Defense, including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model
            Certification framework.
            (5) Addressing extreme security risks.--
                (A) Highly capable cyber threat actors.--The framework
            developed under paragraph (1) shall prioritize the most highly
            capable artificial intelligence systems that may be of highest
            interest to cyber threat actors, based on risk assessments and
            threat reporting.
                (B) Security levels.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
            framework developed under paragraph (1) imposes requirements
            for security on contractors that are designed to mitigate the
            cyberesecurity risks posed by the cyber threat actors described
            in subparagraph (A), with the most stringent security
            requirements under such frameworks providing protection that is
            similar to the protection offered by national security systems
            (as defined in section 3552(b)(6) of title 44, United States
            Code).
                (C) General design with specific components.--To the extent
            feasible, any additional security requirements developed
            pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall be designed generally for
            all software systems of the Department of Defense, but may
            contain components designed specifically for highly capable
            artificial intelligence systems.
        (b) Security Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall amend the
        Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or take other
        similar action, to require covered entities to implement the best
        practices described in subsection (a) under the framework developed
        under such subsection.
            (2) Risk-based rules.--Any requirements implemented pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, be narrowly
        tailored to the specific covered artificial intelligence and
        machine learning technologies developed, deployed, stored, or
        hosted by a covered entity, and shall be calibrated accordingly to
        the different tasks involved in development, deployment, storage,
        or hosting of components of such covered artificial intelligence
        and machine learning technologies.
            (3) Cost-benefit consideration.--
                (A) In general.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
            Secretary of Defense shall--
                    (i) consider the costs and benefits to the Department
                of Defense and to the national security and technological
                leadership of the United States, of imposing security
                requirements on covered entities; and
                    (ii) to the extent feasible, design the requirements
                implemented pursuant to such paragraph to allow for trade
                space analysis by the Department in a transparent manner
                between competing requirements in order to minimize the
                costs and maximize the benefits of such requirements.
                (B) Weighing costs of slowing down development.--In
            carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall weigh the
            costs of slowing the development and deployment of artificial
            intelligence and machine learning against the benefits of
            mitigating national security risks and potential security risks
            to the Department of Defense from using commercial software for
            imposing additional physical or cybersecurity requirements for
            such systems.
        (c) Private Sector Collaboration.--In carrying out the requirements
    of subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to collaborate
    with industry and academia in the development of the framework under
    such subsection using a process for consultation that uses a new or
    existing mechanism for public-private partnerships.
        (d) Implementation Plan.--The framework required by subsection
    (a)(1) shall include a detailed plan for the implementation of the
    framework that--
            (1) establishes timelines and milestones for achieving the
        objectives outlined in the framework;
            (2) identifies resource requirements and funding mechanisms;
        and
            (3) provides metrics for measuring progress and effectiveness.
        (e) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees an update on the status of
    implementation of the requirements of this section.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given
        such term in 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
        U.S.C. 4061 note prec.).
            (2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence and machine
        learning technology'' means an artificial intelligence or machine
        learning system acquired by the Department of Defense or an element
        of the Department and all associated components involved in the
        development and deployment lifecycle of such system, including
        source code, numerical parameters (including model weights) of the
        trained artificial intelligence or machine learning system, details
        of any methods and algorithms used to develop such system, data
        used in the development of such system, and software used for
        evaluating the trustworthiness of the artificial intelligence or
        machine learning system during development or deployment.
            (3) The term ``covered entity'' means an entity that enters
        into a contract or other agreement with the Department of Defense
        under which such entity engages in the development, deployment,
        storage, or hosting of one or more covered artificial intelligence
        and machine learning technologies.
    SEC. 1514. COLLABORATIVE CYBERSECURITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
        (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish and
    carry out program under which the Secretary shall seek to collaborate
    with academic institutions to develop cybersecurity educational
    programs at such institutions, including by establishing curriculum
    standards, developing competencies in cybersecurity at such
    institutions, promoting community outreach regarding participation in
    such educational programs, integrating best practices across such
    educational programs, and advancing solutions to challenges in
    addressing educational needs with respect to cyber.
        (b) Consultation Requirements.--In carrying out the program under
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) consult with the Director of the National Security Agency,
        the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
        Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, the Director of the
        National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the
        Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the National
        Science Foundation, to ensure that the cyber education programs and
        educational resource development efforts and programs of the
        Federal Government do not compete or conflict with each other;
            (2) consult with the heads of other appropriate Federal
        agencies and representatives of appropriate private sector
        entities, academic institutions, and other organizations as
        determined necessary by the Secretary; and
            (3) manage instructional and participatory opportunities
        available through the efforts, programs, initiatives, and
        investments accounted for in the report required under section 1649
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
        (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1758).
        (c) Designations.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the program under subsection
        (a), the Secretary of Defense shall designate academic institutions
        that meet the standards established under such program in one or
        more of cyber defense, cyber operations, and cyber research.
            (2) Criteria.--The Secretary of Defense shall make the
        designations under paragraph (1) based on the following:
                (A) Academic requirements and best practices identified by
            the Secretary of Defense in consultation with Departments and
            Agencies enabling the development of educational programs
            reflecting the full range of cyber work roles specified in the
            Defense Cyber Workforce Framework, the National Initiative on
            Cyber Education Workforce Framework for Cyber published by the
            National Institute of Standards and Technology in NIST Special
            Publication 800-181, Revision 5, or any successor framework.
                (B) Criteria and requirements for the academic institution
            emphasizing the following:
                    (i) Outreach to the surrounding community of the
                academic institution.
                    (ii) Leadership in contributing to the development of a
                national cyber workforce, including cultivating educational
                institution faculty and research leaders.
                    (iii) Leadership in the development of educational and
                performance expectations for cyber professionals, including
                through curriculum and degree offerings to prepare future
                cyber professionals of all knowledge and skill levels.
                    (iv) Demonstrated commitment to implementing cyber best
                practices within the academic institution across academic
                disciplines.
                    (v) Demonstrated commitment to seeking solutions to
                challenges in addressing Federal, State, local,
                territorial, and Tribal-level needs.
                    (vi) Regional accreditation from one of the six
                regional accrediting agencies recognized by the Department
                of Education providing external review to assure quality
                and ongoing improvement.
                (C) Increasing collaboration within the cyber education
            community to support development and sharing of educational
            materials and curriculum.
                (D) Increasing collaboration with private sector entities
            and government employers at the Federal, State, local,
            territorial, and Tribal levels to further define workforce
            requirements and assist in defining academic requirements to
            prepare students for the field of cyber.
        (d) Metrics and Report.--
            (1) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
                (A) collaborate with the individuals described in
            subsection (b)(1) to identify metrics and annual data reporting
            requirements necessary to assess the degree to which the
            program established under subsection (a) is meeting the
            objectives of such program; and
                (B) ensure adequate data and best practices are made
            available to the individuals described in subsection (b)(1) to
            measure the efficacy of such program and the benefits provided
            by such program to individuals participating in such program
            and to the Department of Defense compared to costs of such
            program paid by academic institutions participating in such
            program and sponsors of such program.
            (2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
        of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the benefits
        provided by the program established under subsection (a) to
        individuals participating in such program and to the Department
        compared to costs of such program paid by academic institutions
        participating in such program and sponsors of such program.
        (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to--
            (1) supersede the statutory responsibilities or authorities of
        any head of a departments or agencies of the Federal Government; or
            (2) authorize the appropriation of additional amounts for the
        program established under subsection (a).
        (f) Academic Institution Defined.--The term ``academic
    institution'' means--
            (1) an institution of higher education (as defined in section
        102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the
        United States that conducts research sponsored by the Department of
        Defense; or
            (2) a senior military college (as defined in section 2111a(f)
        of title 10, United States Code).
    SEC. 1515. INCORPORATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONSIDERATIONS INTO
    CYBERSECURITY TRAINING.
        Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Chief Information
    Officer of the Department of Defense, shall revise the mandatory
    training on cybersecurity for members of the Armed Forces and civilian
    employees of the Department of Defense to include content related to
    the unique cybersecurity challenges posed by the use of artificial
    intelligence.

             Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

    SEC. 1521. ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE PROCESSES.
        Section 1522 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                ``(E) defines Department of Defense-wide, mandatory
            timelines for activities performed by authorizing officials
            with respect to an Authorization to Operate for cloud-hosted
            platforms, services, and applications.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``subsection (a)'' and
        inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(c) Expedited Processing.--
            ``(1) Processes required.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this subsection, the Chief Information
        Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the
        Chief Information Officers of the military departments, shall
        provide to each element of the Department of Defense with
        Authorization to Operate responsibilities guidance on, and direct
        each such element to develop and implement, one or more processes
        to expedite the granting of Authorizations to Operate and, where
        applicable, related appeals.
            ``(2) Criteria for expedited review.--The processes implemented
        by an element of the Department of Defense under paragraph (1)
        shall provide for expedited review of a request for an
        Authorization to Operate if--
                ``(A) such Authorization to Operate is for an information
            system of such element; and
                ``(B) the request for such Authorization to Operate was
            appropriately submitted to the authorizing official for such
            Authorization to Operate and--
                    ``(i) the final determination whether to grant such
                Authorization to Operate as has been pending before such
                authorizing official for not fewer than 180 days without
                resolution;
                    ``(ii) if a mechanism for appealing a determination by
                an authorizing official with respect to such Authorization
                to Operate exists, such an appeal has been pending before
                such authorizing official for not fewer than 90 days
                without response; or
                    ``(iii) any other circumstances identified by the Chief
                Information Officer of the Department of Defense in the
                policy established under paragraph (1) that demonstrate
                unreasonable delay or impediment to the Authorization to
                Operate process.
            ``(3) Elements.--The process for expedited appeals developed
        under paragraph (1) shall include--
                ``(A) clearly defined timelines for resolution of the
            expedited review of the appeal, not to exceed 45 days from the
            date the expedited review is requested;
                ``(B) requirements for a written justification when such
            timelines cannot be met; and
                ``(C) tracking and reporting mechanisms to monitor
            compliance with such timelines.''; and
            (5) by amending subsection (d), as so redesignated, to read as
        follows:
        ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Implementation status.--
                ``(A) Secretary report.--Not later than 120 days after the
            date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
            shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            on the status of the implementation of subsections (a) and (b).
                ``(B) Chief information officer report.--Not later than
            July 1, 2026, the Chief Information Officer of the Department
            of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees
            a report on the status of the implementation of subsections
            (c).
            ``(2) Biannual report.--
                ``(A) In general.--Not later than six months after the date
            of the enactment of this subsection, and every six months
            thereafter under October 1, 2031, the Secretary of Defense, in
            coordination with the Chief Information Officer of the
            Department of Defense and the Chief Information Officers of the
            military departments, shall submit to the congressional defense
            committees a report on the activities under this section in the
            six-month period ending on the date of the submission of such
            report.
                ``(B) Contents.--Each report required under subparagraph
            (A) shall include, for the period covered by such report--
                    ``(i) the number of new Authorizations to Operate
                issued;
                    ``(ii) the number of requests for an Authorization to
                Operate that were submitted with complete and sufficient
                documentation to the appropriate authorizing official;
                    ``(iii) the number of requests for Authorizations to
                Operate that were denied;
                    ``(iv) the number of requests for Authorizations to
                Operate that were escalated to the process implemented
                under subsection (c), disaggregated by escalations--

                        ``(I) to the Chief Information Officer of the
                    Department of Defense; and
                        ``(II) to the Chief Information Officer of each
                    military department;

                    ``(v) the number of requests described in clause (iv)
                that were resolved, disaggregated by resolutions--

                        ``(I) by the Chief Information Officer of the
                    Department of Defense; and
                        ``(II) by the Chief Information Officer of each
                    military department;

                    ``(vi) the average time required for a capability to
                receive an Authorization to Operate, disaggregated each
                element of the Department responsible for evaluating the
                request for the Authorization to Operate;
                    ``(vii) the number of Authorizations to Operate issued
                pursuant to the policy required by subsection (b);
                    ``(viii) the number of requested reciprocal
                Authorizations to Operate denied due to insufficiency of
                supporting evidence, along with a narrative summary of the
                primary reasons for such denials;
                    ``(ix) a narrative summary of any recurring
                deficiencies in the materials required for system
                authorization under the Risk Management Framework;
                    ``(x) recommendations to refine the Risk Management
                Framework and the Authority to Operate process, including
                opportunities to define, implement, and validate security
                controls at a higher organizational level so that
                subordinate systems may rely on those controls without
                duplicative implementation or assessment; and
                    ``(xi) an evaluation of the training, standards, and
                qualification requirements for authorizing officials.''.
    SEC. 1522. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNIFIED DATALINK
    STRATEGY.
        Section 1527 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2223 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2026, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through
    December 31, 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees an annual report on the
    implementation of the strategy.''.

                      Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

    SEC. 1531. MODIFICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING ROADMAP.
        Section 1532(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 4001) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, including dedicated
        computing assets owned and maintained by the Department of Defense
        and commercial cloud services and other infrastructure-as-a-service
        services'' before the period at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
            and
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
            subparagraph (C):
                ``(C) For each data center to be built or expanded on a
            military installation, an estimate, to the degree that the
            Secretary determines that providing such an estimate will not
            delay the submittal of the triennial update required by
            paragraph (3), of the additional resource usage resulting from
            building or expanding such data center, including--
                    ``(i) an estimate of the increased footprint for
                physical space needs;
                    ``(ii) assessments of projected electricity and water
                usage requirements for such data center;
                    ``(iii) anticipated effects on the installation and the
                surrounding community resulting from the increased power,
                water, and other resource needs of such data center,
                including measures to mitigate any potential adverse
                effects on military installations; and
                    ``(iv) strategies to prevent disruptions to local
                public utility services and to ensure resilience of the
                community in which the military installation resides and in
                which the data center is being built, including
                consultation with local, State, and Federal agencies to
                align infrastructure planning with broader needs of such
                community.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Triennial updates.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and not
        later than March 1 of every third year thereafter until March 1,
        2033, the Secretary shall update the roadmap required by paragraph
        (1) and submit to the congressional defense committees the updated
        roadmap.''.
    SEC. 1532. GUIDANCE AND PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN ARTIFICIAL
    INTELLIGENCE.
        (a) Guidance and Prohibitions.--
            (1) Exclusion and removal from department systems and
        devices.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later than 30
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
        Defense shall require the exclusion and removal of covered
        artificial intelligence from the systems and devices of the
        Department of Defense.
            (2) Consideration of guidance for department systems and
        devices.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
        this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall consider issuing
        Department of Defense-wide guidance to exclude and remove from
        systems and devices of the Department artificial intelligence
        developed by a covered artificial intelligence company which the
        Secretary determines poses a risk to national security.
            (3) Prohibition for contractors.--
                (A) Use of covered artificial intelligence.--Except as
            provided in subsection (b), not later than 30 days after the
            date of enactment of this Act, no contractor may, during the
            period of performance of such contractor under a contract with
            the Department of Defense, use covered artificial intelligence
            with respect to the performance of a contract with the
            Department.
                (B) Use of artificial intelligence developed by a covered
            artificial intelligence company.--Except as provided in
            subsection (b), if the Secretary of Defense issues guidance
            described in paragraph (2) with respect to an artificial
            intelligence described in such paragraph, no contractor may,
            during the period of performance of such contractor under a
            contract with the Department of Defense, use such artificial
            intelligence with respect to the performance of a contract with
            the Department.
        (b) Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense may waive a
        prohibition under subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the
        Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary--
                (A) for the purpose of scientifically valid research (as
            defined in section 102 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of
            2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501));
                (B) for the purpose of evaluation, training, testing, or
            other analysis needed for national security;
                (C) for the purpose of conducting counter terrorism,
            counterintelligence, or other operational military activities
            supporting national security; or
                (D) for the purpose of fulfilling mission critical
            functions.
            (2) Mitigation of risks.--If the Secretary of Defense issues a
        waiver pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take such
        steps as the Secretary considers necessary to mitigate any risks
        due to the issuance of the waiver.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence
        Initiative Act of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401) and includes the systems
        and techniques described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of section
        238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note prec.).
            (2) The term ``covered artificial intelligence'' means--
                (A) any artificial intelligence, or successor artificial
            intelligence, developed by the Chinese company DeepSeek; or
                (B) any artificial intelligence, or successor artificial
            intelligence, developed by High Flyer or an entity owned by,
            funded by, or supported by High Flyer or an entity with respect
            to which High Flyer directly or indirectly owns at least a 20
            percent stake.
            (3) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given such term
        in section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.
            (4) The term ``covered artificial intelligence company'' means
        an entity that produces or provides artificial intelligence models
        or applications and--
                (A) is included on--
                    (i) the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the
                International Trade Administration of the Department of
                Commerce; or
                    (ii) the civil-military fusion list maintained under
                section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
                Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
                116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note);
                (B) is domiciled in a covered nation; or
                (C) is subject to unmitigated foreign ownership, control,
            or influence by a covered nation, as determined by the
            Secretary of Defense in accordance with the National Industrial
            Security Program or any successor to such program.
    SEC. 1533. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL ASSESSMENT AND OVERSIGHT.
        (a) Cross-functional Team for Artificial Intelligence Model
    Assessment and Oversight.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in
        accordance with section 911 of the National Defense Authorization
        Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note),
        establish a cross-functional team for artificial intelligence model
        assessment and oversight (in this section referred to as the
        ``Cross-Functional Team'').
            (2) Purpose.--The Cross-Functional Team shall develop a
        standardized assessment framework and governance structure to
        facilitate the evaluation of, collaboration on, and enablement of
        the rapid development or procurement of artificial intelligence
        models employed by the Department of Defense.
            (3) Composition.--
                (A) Leadership.--The Chief Digital and Artificial
            Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall be the
            head of the Cross-Functional Team.
                (B) Membership.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
            the Cross-Functional Team includes representatives from--
                    (i) the Office of the Chief Information Officer of the
                Department of Defense;
                    (ii) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
                military departments, or in the absence of such position,
                the individual responsible for leading artificial
                intelligence efforts within each military department;
                    (iii) the chief information officers of the military
                departments;
                    (iv) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the
                combatant commands and the Joint Staff, or in the absence
                of such position, the individuals responsible for leading
                artificial intelligence efforts within each such command
                and the Joint Staff;
                    (v) the chief information officers of the combatant
                commands and the Joint Staff, or in the absence of such
                position, the individuals responsible for leading
                information technology efforts within each such command and
                the Joint Staff;
                    (vi) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
                Engineering;
                    (vii) the service acquisition executive of each of the
                military departments; and
                    (viii) such other components as the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
            (4) Duties.--The Cross-Functional Team shall do the following:
                (A) Develop a standardized assessment framework for
            artificial intelligence models currently used by the Department
            of Defense.
                (B) Establish Department of Defense-wide guidelines for
            evaluating future artificial intelligence models being
            considered for use by the Department.
                (C) Develop governance structures for the development,
            assessment, testing, and deployment of artificial intelligence
            models.
                (D) Identify appropriate assessment levels for the
            performance of artificial intelligence models based on ultimate
            use case-based risk.
                (E) Establish mechanisms for collaboration between
            components of the Department of Defense regarding the
            development, testing, assessment, and deployment of artificial
            intelligence models.
                (F) Develop processes for the submission, review, and
            approval of use cases for artificial intelligence models
            against military and non-military activities of the Department
            of Defense.
            (5) Framework content.--The standardized assessment framework
        required by paragraph (2) shall include--
                (A) standards for the performance of artificial
            intelligence models;
                (B) requirements for documentation of the development
            artificial intelligence models;
                (C) procedures for testing artificial intelligence models;
                (D) compliance with ethical principles regarding the use of
            artificial intelligence models;
                (E) methodologies for assessing artificial intelligence
            models and time periods for validating artificial intelligence
            models;
                (F) security requirements and compliance requirements,
            including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program
            established under section 3608 of title 44, United States Code;
                (G) procedures for the Department of Defense to use
            assessments of artificial intelligence models conducted by
            Executive agencies other than the Department to fulfill
            requirements under the framework; and
                (H) such other elements as the Cross-Functional Team
            determines appropriate.
        (b) Functional Leads for Artificial Intelligence Application.--
            (1) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate such
        organizations of the Department of Defense as the Secretary
        considers appropriate to serve as functional leads for artificial
        intelligence applications used by the Department.
            (2) Selection criteria.--In designating functional leads under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall consider--
                (A) subject matter expertise;
                (B) equities in the functional area; and
                (C) capability to establish assessment standards.
            (3) CDAO responsibilities.--The Chief Digital and Artificial
        Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall--
                (A) serve as the functional lead for business systems of
            the Department of Defense using artificial intelligence models;
            and
                (B) provide Department-wide guidance on commercial
            artificial intelligence models.
        (c) Assessments of Major Artificial Intelligence Systems.--The
    Secretary of Defense shall assess all major artificial intelligence
    systems using the standard assessment framework developed under
    subsection (a)(2).
        (d) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary
        shall ensure the following:
                (A) The Cross-Functional Team is established in accordance
            with subsection (a) on or before June 1, 2026.
                (B) The functional leads for artificial intelligence
            application are designated in accordance with subsection (b) on
            or before January 1, 2027.
                (C) The Cross-Function Team completes development of the
            standardized assessment framework and governance structure
            required by subsection (a)(2) on or before June 1, 2027.
                (D) The assessment of major artificial intelligence systems
            required by subsection (c) is completed on or before January 1,
            2028.
            (2) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the
        completion of an activity described in subparagraphs (A) through
        (D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide the
        congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the
        Secretary in carrying out this section.
        (e) Sunset and Transition.--
            (1) Sunset.--The Cross-Functional Team shall terminate on
        December 31, 2030.
            (2) Transition.--Not later than June 30, 2030, the Secretary of
        Defense shall designate an element of the Department of Defense to
        succeed the Cross-Functional Team and develop a plan to transfer
        the duties of the Cross-Functional Team described in subsection
        (a)(4) to such successor element.
            (3) Report on activities of successor organization.--Not later
        than one year after the date on which the Cross-Functional Team is
        terminated, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter
        until the date that is three years after the date on which the
        Cross-Functional Team is terminated, the Secretary of Defense shall
        submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
        activities of the element of the Department of Defense to which the
        duties of the Cross-Functional Team were transferred.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given
        in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
        U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
            (2) The term ``functional area'' refers to a specialized
        functional, operational, or subject-matter area within the
        Department of Defense.
            (3)(A) The term ``major artificial intelligence system'' means
        an artificial intelligence system of the Department of Defense
        that--
                    (i) is integrated with, or materially affects the
                operation of, an information system that--

                        (I) is categorized as high-impact under section
                    3554 of title 44, United States Code; or
                        (II) if compromised, would have a serious adverse
                    effect on organizational operations, organizational
                    assets, or individuals;

                    (ii) is used by not fewer than 500 users of the
                Department annually; and
                    (iii) is employed in support of--

                        (I) military operations, training, or planning
                    activities; or
                        (II) functions of the Department, including
                    business operations, human resources management,
                    administrative functions, or strategic planning
                    activities.

                (B) The term ``major artificial intelligence system'' does
            not include an artificial intelligence system used solely for
            research, development, testing, or evaluation that has not been
            deployed for operational use.
            (4) The terms ``military department'' and ``service acquisition
        executive'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in
        section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1534. DIGITAL SANDBOX ENVIRONMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
        (a) Requirement To Establish.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
    Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Chief Digital and
    Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, establish
    a task force on artificial intelligence sandbox environments (in this
    section referred to as the ``Task Force'').
        (b) Purpose.--The Task Force shall identify, coordinate, and
    advance Department of Defense-wide efforts to develop and deploy
    artificial intelligence sandbox environments necessary to support
    artificial intelligence experimentation, training, familiarization, and
    development across the Department of Defense. Such artificial
    intelligence sandbox environments shall--
            (1) be designed for use by personnel with varying levels of
        technical proficiency, from personnel with little technical
        proficiency to personnel with expert technical proficiency;
            (2) enable the building, training, evaluation, and deployment
        of artificial intelligence models;
            (3) facilitate familiarity with and utilization of existing
        artificial intelligence capabilities; and
            (4) accelerate the responsible adoption of artificial
        intelligence across the Department.
        (c) Chair.--The Task Force shall be chaired by the Chief Digital
    and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of--
            (1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense;
            (2) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the military
        departments, or in the absence of such position, the individual
        responsible for leading artificial intelligence efforts within each
        military department;
            (3) the chief information officers of the military departments;
            (4) the chief artificial intelligence officers of the combatant
        commands and joint staff, or in the absence of such position, the
        individual responsible for leading artificial intelligence efforts
        within each combatant command;
            (5) the chief information officers of the combatant commands,
        and joint staff, or in the absence of such position, the individual
        responsible for leading information technology efforts within each
        combatant command;
            (6) the Directors for Command, Control, Communications, and
        Computers/Cyber of the combatant commands, or their designees;
            (7) the Director for Command, Control, Communications, and
        Computers/Cyber of the Joint Staff, or their designee; and
            (8) such other officials of the Department of Defense as the
        chair of the Task Force consider appropriate.
        (e) Functions.--The Task Force shall--
            (1) identify and consolidate common requirements with respect
        to artificial intelligence sandbox environments across the
        Department of Defense, including requirements relating to
        interfaces for users with varying technical proficiency,
        computational resources and infrastructure, pre-trained models and
        datasets, and educational and training materials;
            (2) identify, inventory, and ensure the availability of
        existing solutions and technical documentation and repositories for
        applicable artificial intelligence sandbox environments, including
        machine-readable documents, reference architectures, and user
        guides;
            (3) develop and make available to users of artificial
        intelligence sandbox environments in the Department an analysis
        matching common requirements identified under paragraph (1) with
        existing solutions identified under paragraph (2);
            (4) use existing mechanisms of the Department to achieve
        efficiencies in costs and productivity through enterprise licenses
        and contracts;
            (5) identify and, where possible, streamline authority to
        operate approvals for each element of common artificial
        intelligence sandbox environment architectures; and
            (6) make available to the users described in paragraph (3)
        guidance on the appropriate use of artificial intelligence sandbox
        environments of the Department for users at all levels of technical
        proficiency.
        (f) Briefing.--Not later than August 1, 2026, the chair of the Task
    Force shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing
    on the goals and objectives of the Task Force.
        (g) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on January 1,
    2030.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
        U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
            (2) The term ``artificial intelligence sandbox environment''
        means a secure, isolated computing environment that enables users
        with varying levels of technical proficiency to access artificial
        intelligence tools, models, and capabilities for the purposes of
        experimentation, training, testing, and development without
        affecting operational systems or requiring specialized technical
        knowledge to operate.
            (3) The term ``authority to operate'' means the official
        management decision given by a senior organizational official to
        authorize operation of an information system and to explicitly
        accept the risk to organizational operations and assets,
        individuals, other organizations, and the United States based on
        the implementation of an agreed-upon set of security controls, as
        defined in Committee on National Security Systems Instruction 4009,
        or successor document.
            (4) The term ``military department'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1535. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUTURES STEERING COMMITTEE.
        (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of
        Defense shall establish a steering committee on advanced artificial
        intelligence capabilities.
            (2) Designation.--The steering committee established pursuant
        to paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial Intelligence
        Futures Steering Committee'' (in this section the ``Steering
        Committee'').
        (b) Membership.--The Steering Committee shall be composed of the
    following:
            (1) The Deputy Secretary of Defense.
            (2) The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
            (3) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army.
            (4) The Vice Chief of Staff of Naval Operations.
            (5) The Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps.
            (6) The Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
            (7) The Vice Chief of Space Operations.
            (8) The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
            (9) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
        Sustainment.
            (10) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
        Engineering.
            (11) The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
        Security.
            (12) The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief
        Financial Officer.
            (13) Such representatives from the military departments as the
        Secretary considers appropriate.
            (14) The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of
        the Department of Defense.
            (15) Representatives of such innovation centers within the
        defense innovation ecosystem as the Secretary of Defense determines
        appropriate.
            (16) Representatives of such other organizations and elements
        of the Department of Defense as the Secretary determines
        appropriate.
        (c) Co-chairpersons.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Vice
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall serve as the co-chairs of
    the Steering Committee.
        (d) Responsibilities.--The Steering Committee shall be responsible
    for--
            (1) formulating a proactive policy for the evaluation,
        adoption, governance, and risk mitigation of advanced artificial
        intelligence systems by the Department of Defense that are more
        advanced than any existing advanced artificial intelligence
        systems, including advanced artificial intelligence systems that
        approach or achieve artificial general intelligence;
            (2) analyzing the forecasted trajectory of advanced and
        emerging artificial intelligence models and enabling technologies
        across multiple time horizons that could enable artificial general
        intelligence, including--
                (A) current and emerging artificial intelligence models,
            including frontier and world models;
                (B) agentic algorithms;
                (C) neuromorphic computing;
                (D) cognitive science applications for the development of
            artificial intelligence algorithms or models;
                (E) infrastructure needs for infrastructure required to
            support the deployment of new or emerging artificial
            intelligence systems at a scale projected necessary for future
            capacity;
                (F) new or emerging microelectronics designs or
            architectures; and
                (G) such other technologies as the Steering Committee
            determines appropriate;
            (3) assess the possible technological, operational, and
        doctrinal trajectories of adversaries of the United States with
        respect to the uses of artificial intelligence capabilities by such
        adversaries across various time horizons, including any pursuit or
        development by such adversaries of artificial general intelligence;
            (4) analyzing the potential operational effects of integrating
        advanced or general purpose artificial intelligence into networks
        and systems of the Department of Defense from a technical,
        doctrinal, training, and resourcing perspective to better
        understand and assess how use of such networks and systems by the
        Department of Defense may affect future commanders of operational
        commands;
            (5) developing a strategy for the risk-informed adoption,
        governance, and oversight of advanced or general purpose artificial
        intelligence by the Department, including--
                (A) articulation of ethical, policy, and technical
            guardrails to maintain, to the extent practical, appropriate
            human decision making in and prevent the misuse of such
            advanced or general purpose artificial intelligence;
                (B) an assessment of potential effects on commanders of
            operational commands, including effects related to maintaining
            oversight of mission command when using artificial intelligence
            and the capability for humans to override artificial
            intelligence through technical, policy, or other operational
            controls;
                (C) broad resource requirements for artificial
            intelligence, including funding, personnel, and infrastructure;
            and
                (D) measurable goals to support Department-level decision
            making on resourcing, programming and budgeting; and
            (6) analyzing the threat landscape associated with the use of
        advanced artificial intelligence, including artificial general
        intelligence, by adversaries of the United States and developing
        options and counter-artificial intelligence strategies to defend
        against such use.
        (e) Meeting Frequency.--The Steering Committee shall meet not less
    frequently than once every three months.
        (f) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than January 31, 2027, the Deputy
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report on the findings of the Steering Committee with
        respect to the matters described in subsection (d).
            (2) Form of report.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph
        (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
        classified annex.
            (3) Public availability.--The Deputy Secretary of Defense shall
        make available to the public the unclassified portion of the report
        submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).
        (g) Sunset.--The requirements and authorities of this section shall
    terminate on December 31, 2027.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``artificial intelligence'' has the meaning given
        such term in 238(g) of the John S. McCain National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10
        U.S.C. note prec. 4061).
            (2) The term ``innovation ecosystem'' means a regionally based
        network of private sector, academic, and government institutions in
        a network of formal and informal institutional relationships that
        contribute to technological and economic development in a defined
        technology sector or sectors.

                     Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

    SEC. 1541. MODIFICATION TO CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING
    CONTRACTING FOR MILITARY RECRUITING.
        Section 1555 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 503 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``does not'' and all that
        follows through the end and inserting the following: ``does not--
            ``(1) rate or rank news or information sources for the factual
        accuracy of their content;
            ``(2) provide ratings or opinions on news or in formation
        sources regarding misinformation, bias, adherence to journalistic
        standards, or ethics; or
            ``(3) acquire or use any service that provides any ratings,
        rankings, or opinions described in paragraph (1) or (2) from any
        other person for military recruiting contracts.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsection (c)
        as subsection (b); and
            (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking ``the
        date'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
        inserting ``December 31, 2030.''.
    SEC. 1542. AMENDMENT TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS AND REPORTS ON ASSIGNMENT OF
    CERTAIN BUDGET CONTROL RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMANDER OF THE UNITED STATES
    CYBER COMMAND.
        Section 1558 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2925) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                (A) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);
            and
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new
            subparagraph (H):
                ``(H) A review of investments in artificial intelligence
            capabilities, including an assessment of the alignment of such
            investments with the milestones of the roadmap required by
            section 1554(a) and the current and planned uses of such
            capabilities by the Department of Defense.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2030''; and
                (B) by inserting ``and briefing'' after ``a report''.
    SEC. 1543. STUDY ON REDUCING INCENTIVES FOR CYBER ATTACKS ON DEFENSE
    CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff and in consultation with appropriate Federal entities, shall
    conduct a study on the use of military capabilities to increase the
    costs of, and consequently reduce the incentives of adversaries for,
    targeting defense critical infrastructure in cyberspace.
        (b) Study Requirements.--The study required by subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the cyber capabilities and intent of
        adversaries regarding attacks against defense critical
        infrastructure.
            (2) An identification of the cyber capabilities of adversaries
        upon which the use of military capabilities considered by such
        study would seek to impose costs.
            (3) A classification and prioritization of objectives that are
        relevant to the military to impose costs.
            (4) An assessment of the capabilities of and investments by the
        Department of Defense that would be required to create desired
        effects against the objectives described in paragraph (3).
            (5) An evaluation of the roles and relative effectiveness of
        military capabilities, including offensive cyber operations, both
        independent and integrated with other military capabilities and
        non-cyber measures, in credibly and in a scalable manner reducing
        the incentives of, by increasing the costs to, adversaries to
        target defense critical infrastructure in cyberspace.
            (6) An evaluation of methodologies specific to cyber for
        selectively revealing or concealing cyber and non-cyber military
        capabilities while preserving operational security.
            (7) The feasibility, advisability, and potential uses of the
        integrating capabilities of Federal agencies other than the
        Department of Defense, allies and partners of the United States,
        industry, and academia with the capabilities of the Department in
        efforts to increase the costs to adversaries to, and consequently
        reduce the incentives of adversaries, to target defense critical
        infrastructure in cyberspace.
            (8) An assessment of the policies and authorities in effect
        with respect to threatening the assets, forces, or capabilities of
        adversaries and enabling scalable and tailored response options to
        cyber attacks or preposturing for future attacks on defense
        critical infrastructure.
        (c) Briefing and Report.--Not later than December 1, 2026, the
    Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing
        on the findings of the study required by subsection (a); and
            (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the findings of such study.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``defense critical infrastructure'' has the
        meaning given the term ``critical infrastructure of the Department
        of Defense'' in section 1650(e) of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
        U.S.C. 2224 note).
            (2) The term ``impose costs'' means actions taken against an
        adversary of the United States that result in economic, diplomatic,
        informational, or military consequences that are sufficiently
        significant to change the behavior or assessment of such adversary
        regarding cyberspace operations against the United States.
    SEC. 1544. INTEGRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENT INTO CYBER MISSION FORCE.
        (a) Study on Force Presentation, Force Generation, and Force
    Employment of the Reserve Component Into the Cyber Mission Force.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the
        Secretary of Defense shall carry out a study on the appropriate
        framework for structuring and organizing, including training and
        preparing, the reserve component personnel and units to be employed
        within the Cyber Mission Force for cyberspace operations.
            (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) An analysis of the types of cyberspace operations and
            missions of the Cyber Mission Force that will maximize the use
            of the expertise, unique authorities, local industry expertise,
            and academic partnerships of reserve components, including
            methods to identify skills and competencies relevant to
            carrying out such operations and types of missions that are
            developed through civilian career experience and that are not
            part of primary military occupational specialties.
                (B) An evaluation of optimal structures and organizations
            for integrating reserve component personnel and units into
            operational employment of cyber capabilities within the Cyber
            Mission Force, including consideration of operational models
            under which reserve component personnel are activated on an
            individual basis to perform cyber operations rather than
            activation on a unit basis.
                (C) An identification of the billets, resources, and
            support infrastructure needed to satisfy the structures and
            organizations evaluated under subparagraph (B).
                (D) An explanation of the skills and training required to
            employ reserve component personnel in the organizations or
            structures evaluated under subparagraph (B), how the
            Secretaries of the military departments and Commander of the
            United States Cyber Command will conduct such training,
            including methods to leverage unique skills possessed by
            reserve component personnel through civilian career experience,
            and how the Commander will evaluate and assure parity in force
            capabilities between reserve component and active component
            cyber forces.
                (E) An evaluation of the existing barriers to integrating
            reserve components into the Cyber Mission Force in support of
            cyberspace operations and an assessment of options to mitigate
            such barriers, including recommended policies or legislation
            with respect to paragraphs (A) through (D).
                (F) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
            considers appropriate.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
    Secretary of Defense completes the study required by subsection (a),
    the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the findings of such study, including elements
    under paragraph (2) of such subsection and any recommendations on the
    organization or structure of reserve component personnel and units
    resulting from such study.
    SEC. 1545. ANNUAL REPORT ON MISSION ASSURANCE COORDINATION BOARD
    ACTIVITIES.
        (a) Annual Report Required.--Not later than December 1, 2026, and
    annually thereafter until December 1, 2031, the co-chairs of the
    Mission Assurance Coordination Board shall jointly provide to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the activities of the
    Board during the one-year period preceding the submission of the
    report.
        (b) Report Elements.--Each annual report required by subsection (a)
    shall include the following:
            (1) An identification of each covered assessment conducted
        during the period covered the report, including the entity
        conducting the assessment and key findings of the assessment.
            (2) A detailed explanation of each covered assessments
        described in paragraph (1) resulting in the identification of risks
        categorized as high or significant, including recommendations for
        measures to mitigate such risks and an explanation of the resources
        required to implement such measures.
            (3) An identification of any cybersecurity risks affecting
        multiple systems or organizations of the Department of Defense
        identified by a covered assessment described in paragraph (1).
            (4) An assessment of the cybersecurity posture of the
        operational technology, industrial control systems, and base
        infrastructure of the Department of Defense, including an
        identification of vulnerabilities in legacy systems of the
        Department and the integrity of the segmentation of the network of
        the Department, and any associated recommended activities to
        remediate cybersecurity risks identified by such assessment.
            (5) A description of the status of the cyber resilience and
        recovery capabilities of the Department of Defense for physical
        infrastructure systems and the dependencies of such systems,
        including an assessment of the power generation and distribution
        systems, water treatment facilities, HVAC controls, and physical
        security systems of the Department, and any associated recommended
        activities to remediate cybersecurity and physical security risk
        identified by a covered assessment described in paragraph (1).
            (6) Independent input from the commanders of military
        installation on the potential effects on readiness of any
        vulnerabilities identified pursuant paragraphs (1), (2). or (3).
            (7) Recommendations for incorporating recommendations
        identified in paragraph (5) for efforts to mitigate any identified
        cybersecurity risks identified under paragraph (3) into ongoing
        exercises of the Department of Defense to support remediation of
        any such cybersecurity risks.
            (8) A method of tracking the progress of the Department of
        Defense in closing any risks identified in an assessment identified
        under paragraph (1) that are categorized as high or significant
        across the period of the most recent future-years defense program
        submitted to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States
        Code, including the use of visualization tools or dashboard.
            (9) Any recommendations for changes to critical nodes or assets
        identified pursuant to an assessment identified under paragraph
        (1), or changes to the risk level or priority of such nodes or
        assets.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``covered assessment'' means an assessment
        required by, and reviewed by the Board pursuant to, Department of
        Defense Instruction 3020.45 (or any successor instruction); and
            (2) the terms ``Board'' and ``Mission Assurance Coordination
        Board'' mean the Mission Assurance Coordination Board established
        pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 3020.45 (or any
        successor instruction), or any successor organization.
    SEC. 1546. LIMITATION ON THE DIVESTMENT, CONSOLIDATION, AND CURTAILMENT
    OF CERTAIN ELECTRONIC WARFARE TEST AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.
        (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Army shall not take any
    action to divest, consolidate, or curtail any electronic warfare test
    and evaluation activities that were part of an Army element of the
    Major Range and Test Facility Base on or before the date of the
    enactment of this Act until the Secretary submits to the congressional
    defense committees the report described in subsection (b).
        (b) Report.--The report described in this subsection is a report on
    a decision of the Secretary to divest, consolidate, or curtail an
    electronic warfare test or evaluation activity described in subsection
    (a) that contains the following:
            (1) A description of the analytic basis used by the Secretary
        for making the decision, including matters relating to any cost,
        workload, and workforce requirements, as well as any analysis
        relating to operational impact on users of the activities.
            (2) The findings from an independent review by the Director of
        the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation of all
        analyses described in paragraph (1).
            (3) A certification by the Director of the Test Resource
        Management Center that the analyses described in paragraph (1) and
        the decision of the Secretary meet the requirement of the
        Department of Defense, as required by section 4173(c)(1)(B) of
        title 10, United States Code.

       TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
                                    MATTERS

       TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
                                     MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Space Activities

    Sec. 1601. Acquisition career path in the Space Force.
    Sec. 1602. Noise mitigation regarding space launches.
    Sec. 1603. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space
              warfighting and control.
    Sec. 1604. Use of middle tier acquisition program for proliferated
              warfighter space architecture of Space Development Agency.
    Sec. 1605. Rocket cargo test and demonstration.
    Sec. 1606. Continuation of operation of Defense Meteorological Satellite
              Program.
    Sec. 1607. Study on establishing a tactical surveillance,
              reconnaissance, and tracking program of record.
    Sec. 1608. Spaceport of the Future initiative and study on future space
              launch capacity.
    Sec. 1609. Auxiliary payload for Next Generation Polar Overhead
              Persistent Infrared satellites.
    Sec. 1610. Blast damage assessment guide for space vehicles at Air Force
              launch complexes.

      Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

    Sec. 1621. Vendor support to clandestine activities.
    Sec. 1622. Sensitive activities of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1623. Codification of Department of Defense insider threat program.
    Sec. 1624. Provision by Air Force of meteorological services for
              intelligence community.
    Sec. 1625. Annual report on requests of combatant commands for remote
              sensing data.
    Sec. 1626. Review and evaluation of extension of inactive security
              clearances.

                           Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

    Sec. 1631. Adjustment to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council.
    Sec. 1632. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic
              missiles of the United States.
    Sec. 1633. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise
              missile.
    Sec. 1634. Adjustment to bomber aircraft nuclear certification
              requirement.
    Sec. 1635. Organizational realignment with respect to Office of the
              Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence,
              Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and Programs;
              limitation on availability of certain funds.
    Sec. 1636. Matters relating to intercontinental ballistic missiles of
              the United States.
    Sec. 1637. Deep cleaning of launch control centers of the Air Force
              Global Strike Command.
    Sec. 1638. Limitation on availability of funds pending notification of
              tasking authority delegation.
    Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds pending commencement of
              annual briefings on implementation of recommendations by the
              Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the
              United States.
    Sec. 1640. Limitation on availability of funds for compensation caps.
    Sec. 1641. Strategy to sustain Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic
              missile and maximize end-of-life margin.
    Sec. 1642. Matters relating to Air Force Global Strike Command.

                      Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

    Sec. 1651. Modification to national missile defense policy to reflect
              Golden Dome for America policy.
    Sec. 1652. Golden Dome missile defense system.
    Sec. 1653. Amendments to technical authority of Director of Missile
              Defense Agency regarding integrated air and missile defense
              activities and programs.
    Sec. 1654. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile
              defense intercept capabilities.
    Sec. 1655. Matters related to integrated air and missile defense
              capabilities to defend Guam.
    Sec. 1656. Design and construction of missile instrumentation range
              safety vessels.
    Sec. 1657. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
              cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-
              production.
    Sec. 1658. Limitation on authority to reduce sustainment for or halt
              operation of the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar.
    Sec. 1659. Limitation on availability of funds pending independent
              analysis of space-based missile defense capability.
    Sec. 1660. Assessment of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense
              Test Site.
    Sec. 1661. Biennial assessments of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile
              Defense Test Site.

        Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

    Sec. 1671. Briefings on intercepts of unidentified anomalous phenomena
              by North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States
              Northern Command.
    Sec. 1672. Elimination of duplicative reporting requirements relating to
              unidentified anomalous phenomena.
    Sec. 1673. Accounting of security classification guides relating to
              unidentified anomalous phenomena.

             Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare

    Sec. 1681. Modification of functions of Electromagnetic Spectrum
              Enterprise Operational Lead for Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum
              Operations to include dynamic spectrum sharing technologies.
    Sec. 1682. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2
              joint training exercises.
    Sec. 1683. Annual review of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management
              Software Program.
    Sec. 1684. Support by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing to EA-37B Compass
              Call aircraft.

                            Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 1691. Cooperative threat reduction funds.
    Sec. 1692. Prohibition on access to Department of Defense cloud-based
              resources by certain individuals.

                          Subtitle A--Space Activities

    SEC. 1601. ACQUISITION CAREER PATH IN THE SPACE FORCE.
        (a) Assignment After Initial Officer Training.--Chapter 908 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
    ``Sec. 9088. Duty assignments after officer training course
        ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure
    that members of the Space Force who complete an initial Space Force
    officer training course are assigned--
            ``(1) in a manner that sustains acquisition billet manning
        levels comparably to operational billet manning levels; and
            ``(2) to Space Force billets allocated to the National
        Reconnaissance Office at a manning level that is sufficient to
        maintain effective operation of the National Reconnaissance Office.
        ``(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2026, and not later than October 31 of each year through 2030, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Forces of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
    describing--
            ``(1) the number and percentage of authorized and assigned
        Space Force officer billets, by grade and year group, within--
                ``(A) acquisition career fields; and
                ``(B) operational career fields;
            ``(2) the manning rate for junior officer billets of the Space
        Force, disaggregated by career field and organization, including
        the National Reconnaissance Office;
            ``(3) any identified shortfalls or imbalances in acquisition
        manning relative to operational manning in the Space Force; and
            ``(4) actions taken or planned to achieve and sustain
        comparable manning levels for billets in acquisition and operations
        for Space Force officers.''.
        (b) Program Executive Officer for Assured Access.--Such chapter 908
    is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9089. Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space
        ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is a Program Executive Officer for
    Assured Access to Space within the Space Force.
        ``(2) The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to Space
    shall serve a term of four years.
        ``(b) Grade.--The Program Executive Officer for Assured Access to
    Space, while so serving, shall have the grade of brigadier general,
    major general, lieutenant general, or general.
        ``(c) Additional Duties.--The Program Executive Officer for Assured
    Access to Space, while serving as the Program Executive Officer, shall
    also serve as the Commander of Space Launch Delta 45.''.
        (c) Training Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 951 of title 10, United States Code,
        is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9421. Space Force officer training course requirements
        ``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that--
            ``(1) the initial Space Force officer training course provides
        foundational instruction in acquisition management, space mission
        integration, and related disciplines; and
            ``(2) the curriculum for such course is developed by the
        Commander of Space Training and Readiness Command, in coordination
        with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition
        and Integration and the Director of Acquisition Career
        Management.''.
            (2) Briefings.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter until the
        completion of the implementation of section 9421 of title 10,
        United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), the Secretary of the
        Air Force shall brief the Committees on Armed Services of the House
        of Representatives and the Senate on the status of the
        implementation of such section, including the development of the
        curriculum required by such section.
        (d) Promotion Requirements.--
            (1) Regulations required.--Subchapter III of chapter 2005 of
        title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
        following new section:
    ``Sec. 20244. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: duty
         assignments
        ``(a) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe
    regulations to ensure that an officer on the Space Force officer list
    is not considered for promotion to the grade of brigadier general
    unless the officer has completed--
            ``(1) a duty assignment with a command or other organization
        that has responsibility for acquisition matters; and
            ``(2) a duty assignment with a command or other organization
        that has responsibility for operations.
        ``(b) Implementation Date.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force
    shall prescribe the regulations required under subsection (a) not later
    than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and
        ``(2) The regulations required under subsection (a) shall apply to
    officers considered for promotion to brigadier general on or after
    January 1, 2035.''.
            (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit
        to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report containing the regulations required under
        section 20244(a) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
        paragraph (1) of this subsection.
        (e) Reports.--Part I of subtitle F of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

                            ``CHAPTER 2015--REPORTS

    ``Sec.
    ``20701. Promotion rates.
    ``20702. Modifications to career fields and codes.

    ``Sec. 20701. Promotion rates
        ``Not later than December 31 of each year, the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and
    the House of Representatives a report on the promotion rates of members
    of the Space Force for the preceding fiscal year. Such report shall
    include--
            ``(1) the number of and percentage of members of the Space
        Force in each grade selected for promotion;
            ``(2) the number of and percentage of members of the Space
        Force in each career specialty track selected for promotion; and
            ``(3) the number of members of the Space Force who were
        selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general, major
        general, lieutenant general, or general, disaggregated by career
        specialty track.
    ``Sec. 20702. Modifications to career fields and codes
        ``Not later than 60 days before the date on which a change is made
    to the career fields or mission occupational specialty codes for the
    Space Force, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report that includes--
            ``(1) a description of the changes intended to be made to such
        career fields or mission occupational specialty codes; and
            ``(2) the plan of the Secretary to maintain the Space Force
        competencies and comply with requirements in law with respect to
        Space Force career fields and duty assignments.''.
    SEC. 1602. NOISE MITIGATION REGARDING SPACE LAUNCHES.
        Section 2276a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d)
        and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(c) Noise Mitigation at Space Force Launch Sites.--In providing
    space launch support services to a commercial entity, the Secretary of
    the Air Force shall coordinate with the entity to--
            ``(1) study the noise caused by launches at launch sites of the
        Space Force; and
            ``(2) identify potential technologies and procedures to
        mitigate such noise to the extent practicable.''.
    SEC. 1603. ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF SPACE SYSTEMS FOR SPACE
    WARFIGHTING AND CONTROL.
        Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 2275c the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2275d. Acquisition and operation of space systems for space
         warfighting and control
        ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall acquire and
    operate space systems to be used primarily for space warfighting and
    control to meet the requirements specified by one or more combatant
    commanders in carrying out the responsibilities set forth in section
    164 of this title.
        ``(b) Role of Commercial Space Systems.--The Secretary may use one
    or more commercial space systems to augment the space systems acquired
    and operated under subsection (a) if such commercial space systems are
    under the direction of a member of the armed forces with responsibility
    for space warfighting and control operations.
        ``(c) National Security Waiver.--(1) The Secretary may waive the
    application of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such a
    waiver is in the national security interest of the United States.
        ``(2) Not later than 10 days after exercising the waiver authority
    under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a notification of the use of such authority that
    includes--
            ``(A) a description of the national security interest upon
        which the exercise of such authority is based;
            ``(B) the anticipated vulnerabilities to national security
        posed by the use of such waiver;
            ``(C) identification of which operational commander will
        provide direction to the commercial space system that is used
        pursuant to the waiver instead of a system acquired and operated by
        the Secretary; and
            ``(D) the anticipated duration of such waiver.''.
    SEC. 1604. USE OF MIDDLE TIER ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR PROLIFERATED
    WARFIGHTER SPACE ARCHITECTURE OF SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
        Section 1608(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) Tranche 4.
            ``(5) Tranche 5.
            ``(6) Tranche 6.''.
    SEC. 1605. ROCKET CARGO TEST AND DEMONSTRATION.
        (a) Requirement.--Except as provided by subsection (b), the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall use the test sites and ranges of the
    Department of Defense that exist as of the date of the enactment of
    this Act for any test or demonstrations required by the Rocket Cargo
    Program.
        (b) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement in subsection
    (a) if--
            (1) the Secretary determines that none of the test sites and
        ranges of the Department of Defense that exist as of the date of
        the enactment of this Act meet the needs of the Rocket Cargo
        Program; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after the date of such
        determination, the Secretary notifies the congressional defense
        committees in writing of such determination and includes--
                (A) the requirements of the test or demonstration that
            cannot be met at an existing site or range;
                (B) the proposed alternative site chosen to conduct the
            test or demonstration;
                (C) the estimated cost to conduct the test or
            demonstration, including infrastructure improvement and
            equipment relocation costs, to use the alternative site; and
                (D) any departmental or interagency reviews or approvals
            that are required to be completed before the Secretary may use
            the alternative site.
    SEC. 1606. CONTINUATION OF OPERATION OF DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL
    SATELLITE PROGRAM.
        The Secretary of Defense shall continue to operate the Defense
    Meteorological Satellite Program, and its existing functions and
    distribution capability, until the end of the functional life of the
    satellites in orbit as of the date of the enactment of this Act under
    such program.
    SEC. 1607. STUDY ON ESTABLISHING A TACTICAL SURVEILLANCE,
    RECONNAISSANCE, AND TRACKING PROGRAM OF RECORD.
        (a) Study.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination with
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, shall
    conduct a study on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a
    program of record for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and
    tracking capabilities within the Department of Defense.
        (b) Scope.--The study under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) assess operational and technical requirements for tactical
        surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking capabilities across the
        joint force, including requirements identified by the combatant
        commands;
            (2) evaluate options for organizational placement of such a
        program within the Department of Defense;
            (3) develop recommended acquisition and management approaches;
            (4) consider applicable intelligence oversight, legal, and
        policy regulations relevant to the collection, retention, and
        dissemination of information; and
            (5) provide funding profile options and estimated resource
        requirements to establish and sustain such a program.
        (c) Coordination.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
    the Secretary--
            (1) shall coordinate with the Under Secretary of Defense for
        Acquisition and Sustainment, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
        Staff, and commanders of the combatant commands; and
            (2) may receive support from other elements of the Department
        or federally funded research and development centers as the
        Secretary determines appropriate.
        (d) Report.--Not later than July 31, 2026, the Secretary shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report, and shall
    provide a briefing on, the findings and recommendations of the study
    under subsection (a).
        (e) Authority to Establish.--The Secretary may establish a program
    of record for tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking
    capabilities within the Department of Defense if--
            (1) the Secretary determines in the study under subsection (a)
        that such establishment is advisable and feasible; and
            (2) a period of 90 days elapses following the date on which the
        Secretary submits the report under subsection (d); and
            (3) after such 90-day period, the Secretary notifies the
        congressional defense committees of carrying out this subsection.
        (f) Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Tracking
    Capabilities Defined.--In this section, the term ``tactical
    surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking capabilities'' means the
    capabilities provided under the pilot program carried out by the Space
    Force to use commercial data and analytics to provide surveillance,
    reconnaissance, and tracking information to the combatant commands.
    SEC. 1608. SPACEPORT OF THE FUTURE INITIATIVE AND STUDY ON FUTURE SPACE
    LAUNCH CAPACITY.
        (a) Study.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall conduct
        a study, as part of the Spaceport of the Future initiative, to--
                (A) assess the operational capacity, infrastructure, and
            long-term sustainability of space launch sites at Cape
            Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and Vandenberg Space
            Force Base, California, including with respect to heavy and
            super heavy launches from such sites;
                (B) evaluate the suitability of such sites for ongoing and
            future missions;
                (C) explore alternate launch locations that may offer
            advantages in mission efficiency, cost-effectiveness, or
            strategic value; and
                (D) assess the feasibility of incorporating other active
            spaceports into the national security launch infrastructure of
            the Department of Defense.
            (2) Elements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall include the
        following:
                (A) An analysis of the current capacity and use of the
            launch sites (as of the date of the study) at Cape Canaveral
            Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base, including
            with respect to existing infrastructure, launch frequencies,
            and operational efficiency.
                (B) A detailed evaluation of the infrastructure at Cape
            Canaveral Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base,
            including with respect to transportation access, environmental
            considerations, safety protocols, the adequacy of current
            facilities (as of the date of the study), and the estimated
            costs of maintaining and upgrading such infrastructure.
                (C) A review of environmental regulations, policies, and
            potential effects relating to space launches at Cape Canaveral
            Space Force Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base, including
            any limitations or challenges imposed by Federal, State, or
            local regulations and an evaluation of potential strategies to
            mitigate adverse environmental effects.
                (D) A comparative analysis of alternate locations for space
            launches, including sites on Federal lands, private land
            partnerships, and locations outside the continental United
            States, taking into account--
                    (i) geographic and orbital dynamic considerations; and
                    (ii) environmental, logistical, and regulatory factors
                that may make alternate locations viable or advantageous,
                including cost comparisons and potential challenges in
                establishing infrastructure at such locations.
                (E) An examination of the manner in which Cape Canaveral
            Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and any
            potential alternate locations align with national defense and
            space exploration goals, including with respect to launch site
            proximity to key orbital paths, security considerations, and
            redundancy for critical missions.
                (F) An exploration of the manner in which advancements in
            space launch technology, including with respect to reusable
            launch vehicles and space traffic management, could influence
            the future demand and operational needs for space launch sites.
                (G) An assessment of any innovative technologies that could
            enhance the capacity or reduce the environmental impact of
            existing or alternate space launch sites.
                (H) A financial analysis of the long-term costs associated
            with the use and maintenance of Cape Canaveral Space Force
            Station and Vandenberg Space Force Base for space launches, and
            the estimated costs for establishing and operating alternative
            space launch sites, including considerations applicable to
            Government funding, private sector partnerships, and cost-
            sharing models.
                (I) An assessment of additional funding required to
            implement the Spaceport of the Future initiative, including the
            status, estimated completion dates, and total cost of projects,
            whether at Federal, State, or commercial space launch
            facilities.
                (J) Identification of other coastal locations throughout
            the continental United States that would be suitable for
            development to expand national security launch infrastructure.
                (K) A review of Federal authorities, policies, and statutes
            that may inhibit expansion of launch infrastructure at existing
            Department of Defense launch sites.
            (3) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the study
        under paragraph (1) in consultation with relevant stakeholders,
        including commercial space industry representatives, environmental
        agencies, and local governments.
        (b) Report.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than March 31, 2026, the
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report on the findings of the study under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
                (A) recommendations on the future use of space launch sites
            at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force
            Base, and alternate locations;
                (B) a summary of findings and recommendations on the
            continued use of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and
            Vandenberg Space Force Base for space launches;
                (C) a detailed analysis of alternate launch sites,
            including with respect to strategic, operational, and financial
            considerations;
                (D) policy recommendations for addressing infrastructure
            needs, environmental concerns, and regulatory challenges for
            space launch operations; and
                (E) a summary of the status, estimated completion dates,
            total cost, and funding required for projects under the
            Spaceport of the Future initiative.
            (3) Annual updates.--Not later than March 31 of each of 2027
        through 2031, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
        defense committees on the Spaceport of the Future initiative,
        including with respect to project status, estimated completion
        dates, total costs, and any updated assessments of funding or
        infrastructure needs.
    SEC. 1609. AUXILIARY PAYLOAD FOR NEXT GENERATION POLAR OVERHEAD
    PERSISTENT INFRARED SATELLITES.
        (a) Revised Acquisition Strategy.--The Secretary of the Defense
    shall direct the milestone decision authority for the Next Generation
    Polar Overhead Persistent Infrared satellite program to revise the
    acquisition strategy for such program to include the auxiliary payload
    (commonly referred to ``APS-A'') in the program of record.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``acquisition strategy'' means the acquisition
        strategy required under section 4211 of title 10, United States
        Code.
            (2) The term ``milestone decision authority'' have the meaning
        given that term in section 4211 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1610. BLAST DAMAGE ASSESSMENT GUIDE FOR SPACE VEHICLES AT AIR
    FORCE LAUNCH COMPLEXES.
        (a) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall publish a
    liquid oxygen and methane blast damage assessment guide for space
    launch vehicles at Air Force launch complexes.
        (b) Notice and Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
    which the Secretary publishes the assessment guide under subsection
    (a), the Secretary shall--
            (1) notify the congressional defense committees of such
        publication; and
            (2) provide the congressional defense committees with a
        briefing on the contents of the assessment guide.
        (c) Waiver.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary may waive the one-year
        publication timeline under subsection (a) for national security
        purposes, or if the Secretary determines that such timeline is
        impractical, if the Secretary notifies the congressional defense
        committees with respect to an alternate date on which the
        publication shall occur.
            (2) Limitation.--The Secretary may exercise the waiver
        authority under paragraph (1) not more than once.

      Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

    SEC. 1621. VENDOR SUPPORT TO CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 430e. Vendor support to clandestine activities
        ``(a) Oversight, Deconfliction, and Risk Assessment Capability.--
    The Secretary of Defense shall establish, maintain, continuously
    update, and use a secure, centralized technical capability to
    facilitate oversight, deconfliction, and risk assessments of all
    commercial vendor support to the Department of Defense for clandestine
    activities. Such capability shall--
            ``(1) enable the Department of Defense to perform oversight,
        deconfliction, and risk assessments of past, ongoing, or planned
        clandestine activity involving support from commercial vendors,
        including all subcontractors; and
            ``(2) include use of the minimum information required to--
                ``(A) identify potential conflicts between clandestine
            activities;
                ``(B) identify the need for additional coordination with
            respect to clandestine activities; and
                ``(C) conduct aggregate risk assessments of clandestine
            activities involving support from commercial vendors; and
        ``(b) Exclusions.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if the
    Secretary of Defense determines that information concerning a
    commercial vendor should not be used by the centralized technical
    capability required by subsection (a) due to operational,
    counterintelligence, or other national security concerns, the Secretary
    may exclude such information from use by such centralized technical
    capability.
        ``(2) Not later than 7 days after making a determination under
    paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
    Representatives notice of the determination that includes the following
    information disaggregated by the element of the Department of Defense
    with respect to which such commercial vendor provides support:
            ``(A) The number of commercial vendors with respect to which
        the Secretary made the determination under paragraph (1).
            ``(B) A description of the types of activities supported by
        such commercial vendors.
            ``(C) The rationale for excluding the information concerning
        such commercial vendors from such capability.
        ``(c) Deconfliction.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure the
    centralized technical capability required by subsection (a) is used in
    each case where a commercial vendor is expected to provide support to a
    clandestine activity to--
            ``(1) deconflict the use of commercial vendors in support of
        clandestine activities of the Department of Defense; and
            ``(2) assess operational risk and counterintelligence exposure
        attributable to the use of commercial vendors in support of
        clandestine activities of the Department of Defense.
        ``(d) Clandestine Activity Defined.--In this section, the term
    `clandestine activity' means any activity where it is intended that the
    role of the United States Government will not be apparent or
    acknowledged publicly.''.
        (b) Implementation Deadline and Reports.--
            (1) Implementation deadline and certification.--Not later than
        one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
        of Defense shall--
                (A) implement the requirements of section 430e of title 10,
            United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section;
            and
                (B) submit to the congressional defense committees, the
            Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, and the
            Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
            Representatives a certification that such requirements have
            been implemented.
            (2) Submission of plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                (A) submit to the committees described in paragraph (1)(B)
            a report containing the plan to implement the requirements of
            such section 430e; and
                (B) provide to such committees a briefing with respect to
            such plan.
            (3) Progress report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
        to the committees described in paragraph (1)(B) a briefing
        describing the progress of the Secretary towards implementing the
        requirements of such section 430e.
    SEC. 1622. SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Oversight of Department of Defense Sensitive Activities.--
    Chapter 3 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after section 130f the following new section:
    ``Sec. 130g. Oversight of sensitive activities of the Department of
        Defense.
        ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall keep the
    congressional defense committees fully and currently informed of
    Department of Defense sensitive activities.
        ``(b) Notification.--In addition to the requirement under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a written notification of any compromise or failure of a
    sensitive activity of the Department of Defense by not later than 48
    hours after the date on which the Secretary determines that such a
    compromise or failure has occurred.
        ``(c) Procedures.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
    congressional defense committees, shall establish and submit to such
    committees procedures for complying with the requirements of
    subsections (a) and (b), including clearly established reporting
    thresholds and timelines for the prompt delivery of written
    notifications consistent with the national security of the United
    States and the protection of operational security. The Secretary shall
    promptly notify the congressional defense committees in writing of any
    changes to such procedures at least 14 days prior to the adoption of
    any such changes.
        ``(d) Sensitive Activities Defined.--In this section, the term
    `Department of Defense sensitive activities' means operations, actions,
    activities, or programs of the Department of Defense that if
    compromised, could have enduring adverse effects on United States
    foreign policy, Department of Defense activities, or military
    operations, or cause significant embarrassment to the United States,
    its allies, or the Department of Defense. Such activities are generally
    handled through special access, compartmented, or other sensitive
    control mechanisms.''.
        (b) Application of Notifications.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
        this Act, establish the procedures under subsection (c) of section
        130g of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of
        this section; and
            (2) not later than 90 days after the date of such
        establishment, begin making notifications under subsection (b) of
        such section 130g.
    SEC. 1623. CODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSIDER THREAT
    PROGRAM.
        (a) Transfer to Title 10.--Chapter 131 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting after section 2224a a new section 2225
    consisting of--
            (1) a heading as follows:
    ``Sec. 2225. Insider threat detection''; and
            (2) a text consisting of the text of subsections (a) and (b) of
        section 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C.2224 note).
        (b) Repeal of Existing Provision.--Section 922 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10
    U.S.C. 2224 note) is repealed.
    SEC. 1624. PROVISION BY AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES FOR
    INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall provide
    meteorological services for operations of--
            (1) each combat support agency that is an element of the
        intelligence community; and
            (2) by agreement with the head of any other element of the
        intelligence community, that element of the intelligence community.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``combat support agency'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 193 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
        U.S.C. 3003).
    SEC. 1625. ANNUAL REPORT ON REQUESTS OF COMBATANT COMMANDS FOR REMOTE
    SENSING DATA.
        (a) Reports and Briefings.--Not later than February 1, 2026, and
    annually thereafter for a five-year period, the Chairman of the Joint
    Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the commanders of the combatant
    commands, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives and the Senate a report, and shall provide to such
    committees a briefing, on the requests of the combatant commands for
    data and information derived from remote sensing.
        (b) Matters.--Each report and briefing under subsection (a) shall
    include, with respect to the two-year period preceding the date of the
    submission of that report and for each combatant command, the following
    information:
            (1) An identification of the number of requests of that
        combatant command for data or information derived from remote
        sensing made to personnel of the National Geospatial-Intelligence
        Agency during such period, if any, including the number of any such
        requests denied, accepted but not completely fulfilled, and
        completely fulfilled, respectively.
            (2) With respect to any such requests, an assessment of whether
        the time to provide the data or information requested was
        sufficient for the tactical purpose for which the data or
        information was requested.
            (3) An identification of the number of any such requests not
        completely fulfilled and the reason, if any, given by personnel of
        the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for such lack of
        fulfillment.
    SEC. 1626. REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF EXTENSION OF INACTIVE SECURITY
    CLEARANCES.
        (a) Extension of Period of Inactive Security Clearances.--
            (1) Review and evaluation.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
        Intelligence and Security, in coordination with the Director of
        National Intelligence, shall conduct a review and evaluation of the
        feasibility and advisability of extending the period of inactive
        security clearances for covered individuals to a period of not more
        than five years.
            (2) Assessment.--The review under paragraph (1) shall include,
        at a minimum, an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
        subjecting inactive security clearances to continuous vetting and
        due diligence, including implications for the continued development
        of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services for the Senate and House of
    Representatives and the congressional intelligence committees a
    briefing on the results of the review and evaluation described in
    subsection (a).
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act
        of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
            (2) The term ``covered individuals'' means individuals who--
                (A) have been retired or otherwise separated from
            employment with the Department of Defense for a period of not
            more than 5 years; and
                (B) were eligible to access classified information on the
            day before the individual retired or otherwise separated from
            such employment.

                           Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

    SEC. 1631. ADJUSTMENT TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COUNCIL.
        Section 179 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting
        ``The Council shall be the primary mechanism for integrating,
        streamlining, and ensuring unity of purpose and direction for
        nuclear deterrence related activities within the Department of
        Defense and the Department of Energy.'' after ``Energy.'';
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);
            (3) in subsection (d)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (13) as
            paragraphs (2) through (14), respectively;
                (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
            the following:
            ``(1) Overseeing nuclear deterrence activities of the
        Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security
        Administration, including policy and resources, and developing
        options for adjusting the deterrence posture of the United States
        in response to evolving international security conditions.'';
                (C) by amending paragraph (6), as so redesignated, to read
            as follows:
            ``(6) Evaluating safety, security, and control issues for
        existing weapons and for proposed new weapon program starts and
        approving adjustments as required.'';
                (D) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``Ensuring that adequate consideration is given to'' and
            inserting ``Overseeing the approval of'';
                (E) by amending paragraph (8), as so redesignated, to read
            as follows:
            ``(8) Providing specific guidance regarding priorities for
        research on--
                ``(A) nuclear weapon delivery systems and platforms and
            priorities on military capability development within the armed
            forces and the broader Department of Defense; and
                ``(B) nuclear weapons and priorities among activities,
            including production, surveillance, research, construction, and
            any other programs within the National Nuclear Security
            Administration.'';
                (F) by amending paragraph (9), as so redesignated, to read
            as follows:
            ``(9) Coordinating and approving activities conducted by the
        Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for the study,
        development, production, and retirement of nuclear warheads and
        weapon systems, including concept definition studies, feasibility
        studies, engineering development, hardware component fabrication,
        warhead and weapon system production, and warhead retirement.'';
                (G) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by inserting
            ``and weapon system'' after ``warhead'';
                (H) in paragraph (12), as so redesignated, by inserting
            ``and related weapon systems supporting nuclear deterrence
            missions'' after ``weapons''; and
                (I) in paragraph (14), as so redesignated--
                    (i) by striking ``Coordinating'' and inserting
                ``Overseeing''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``systems and'' after ``delivery'';
                and
            (4) by amending subsection (f)(1) to read as follows:
        ``(f) Budget and Funding Matters.--(1) The Council shall annually
    review the plans and budget of the National Nuclear Security
    Administration and the military departments to assess whether such
    plans and budget meet the current and projected requirements relating
    to nuclear weapons and related weapon systems supporting nuclear
    deterrence missions.''.
    SEC. 1632. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC
    MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES.
        (a) Inventory Requirement.--Section 9062 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(n)(1) The Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain a total
    inventory of intercontinental ballistic missiles sufficient to ensure
    that not fewer than 400 such missiles are operationally available.
        ``(2) Such intercontinental ballistic missiles shall be deployed
    among not fewer than 150 launch facilities dispersed across each of the
    following locations (for a total of not fewer than 450):
            ``(A) Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County,
        Wyoming.
            ``(B) Malmstrom Air Force Base, Cascade County, Montana.
            ``(C) Minot Air Force Base, Ward County, North Dakota.
        ``(3) In this subsection, the term `intercontinental ballistic
    missile' means any combination of the LGM-30G Minuteman III
    intercontinental ballistic missile or the LGM-35A Sentinel
    intercontinental ballistic missile.''.
        (b)(1) Limitation on Availability of Certain Funds.--Except as
    provided in paragraph (2), none of the funds authorized to be
    appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department
    of Defense for fiscal year 2026 may be obligated or expended for the
    following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do
    the following:
            (A) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or alert
        level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United
        States.
            (B) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed
        intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a
        number less than that specified by subsection (n) of section 9062
        of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
        (2) Exception.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall not apply
    to any of the following activities:
            (A) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental
        ballistic missiles.
            (B) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of
        intercontinental ballistic missiles.
            (C) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman III
        intercontinental ballistic missile to the Sentinel LGM-35A
        intercontinental ballistic missile.
    SEC. 1633. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED, SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE
    MISSILE.
        (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1640 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Initial Operational Capability.--The Secretary of Defense and
    the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall take such actions as are
    necessary to ensure the program and project described in subsection
    (a)--
            ``(1) provide a limited number of assets prior to initial
        operational capability being achieved to enable limited operational
        deployment of the weapon system, in a quantity to be determined by
        the Nuclear Weapons Council, to meet combatant command requirements
        not later than September 30, 2032; and
            ``(2) achieve initial operational capability, as defined
        jointly by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chairman of the Joint
        Chiefs of Staff, by not later than September 30, 2034.''.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with
    the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a briefing that includes--
            (1) an initial definition of limited operational capability for
        the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile; and
            (2) a timeline to achieve the defined limited operational
        capability, in compliance with the requirements of section
        1640(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2024.
    SEC. 1634. ADJUSTMENT TO BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION
    REQUIREMENT.
        Section 211 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1671) is amended to read as
    follows:
        ``SEC. 211. B-21 BOMBER AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.
        ``The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that the B-21 bomber
    is--
            ``(1) operationally certified to employ nuclear gravity bombs
        not later than 180 days after the date on which such aircraft
        achieves initial operational capability; and
            ``(2) operationally certified to employ the AGM-181 long-range
        standoff weapon not later than two years after the date on which
        either the B-21 bomber or the AGM-181 long-range standoff weapon
        achieves initial operational capability, whichever is later.''.
    SEC. 1635. ORGANIZATIONAL REALIGNMENT WITH RESPECT TO OFFICE OF THE
    ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR DETERRENCE, CHEMICAL AND
    BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE POLICY AND PROGRAMS; LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF
    CERTAIN FUNDS.
        (a) Organizational Realignment.--Not later than 45 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall take
    such actions as are required to--
            (1) integrate into the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
        Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense
        Policy and Programs (hereinafter ``ASD (ND-CBD)'') the authorities,
        responsibilities, personnel, and resources necessary for executing
        activities in support of the Under Secretary of Defense for
        Acquisition and Sustainment's roles as the Defense Acquisition
        Executive and Milestone Decision Authority for applicable Major
        Defense Acquisition Programs as pertains to Department of Defense
        programs for acquiring, sustaining, and managing--
                (A) dedicated nuclear weapons platforms and delivery
            systems; and
                (B) nuclear command, control, and communications
            (hereinafter ``NC3'') systems;
            (2) ensure the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
        Acquisition reassigns sufficient personnel to the Office of the ASD
        (ND-CBD) to support joint oversight of Major Defense Acquisition
        Programs for platforms--
                (A) capable of employing both conventional and nuclear
            weapons; and
                (B) hosting NC3 systems; and
            (3) establish Departmental processes for joint oversight by the
        Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and the ASD (ND-CBD)
        of platforms--
                (A) capable of employing both conventional and nuclear
            weapons; and
                (B) hosting NC3 systems.
        (b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized
    to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
    year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, to the Office of
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and
    available to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for
    travel purposes, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or expended
    until the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the
    congressional defense committees that the Department of Defense has--
            (1) completed the organizational realignments described in
        subsection (a); and
            (2) provided to the Committees on Armed Services of the House
        of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on--
                (A) detailed implementation plans used to achieve the
            actions required in subsection (a); and
                (B) policies and procedures of the Department for future
            adjustments to management and oversight responsibilities for
            dedicated nuclear weapon and dual-capable platforms and weapon
            systems between the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense
            for Acquisition and Sustainment and cognizant Direct Reporting
            Program Managers, as applicable.
    SEC. 1636. MATTERS RELATING TO INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES OF
    THE UNITED STATES.
        The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into contracts for the
    life-of-program procurement of solid rocket motor nozzle material and
    related processing activities for the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental
    ballistic missile system.
    SEC. 1637. DEEP CLEANING OF LAUNCH CONTROL CENTERS OF THE AIR FORCE
    GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, acting through the
    Commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command, shall ensure that
    each Minuteman III launch control center within the three missile wings
    comprising the 20th Air Force undergoes a deep cleaning of its crew
    capsules at least once every five years until each such launch control
    center is decommissioned.
        (b) Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The Commander of the Air Force Global Strike
        Command may waive the requirement under subsection (a) with respect
        to a particular Minuteman III launch control center due to--
                (A) unforseen circumstances that make carrying out the deep
            cleaning required by such subsection impracticable; or
                (B) national security needs.
            (2) Congressional notification.--If the Commander grants a
        waiver under paragraph (1), the Commander shall notify the
        congressional defense committees of such wavier. Such notice shall
        include--
                (A) the launch control center subject to such waiver; and
                (B) when such launch control center is expected to be deep
            cleaned.
        (c) Annual Report.--Not later than the first October 1 after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter
    until each Minuteman III launch control center is decommissioned, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a briefing that includes--
            (1) an identification of each such launch control center--
                (A) deep cleaned during the fiscal year covered by the
            briefing; and
                (B) scheduled for a deep cleaning during the fiscal year
            beginning after the fiscal year during which the briefing is
            provided; and
            (2) any additional matters of concern, as determined by the
        Secretary, with respect to the condition of such launch control
        centers.
    SEC. 1638. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING NOTIFICATION OF
    TASKING AUTHORITY DELEGATION.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance, Air
    Force, and available to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
    for travel purposes, not more than 85 percent may be obligated or
    expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the
    congressional defense committees that the delegation of authority
    described in section 1638(e) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
    2941) has been completed.
    SEC. 1639. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING COMMENCEMENT OF
    ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
    CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
    Defense-Wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for travel expenses, not more
    than 90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
    completes the first annual briefing to the congressional defense
    committees required by section 1637 of the Servicemember Quality of
    Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2025 (Public Law 118-159).
    SEC. 1640. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COMPENSATION CAPS.
        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 may be used
    to establish, or implement a requirement to establish, a cap on
    reimbursement of compensation and benefits for non-Federal employees
    under contract with the National Nuclear Security Administration or
    employees of any Federally-funded research and development center
    supporting--
            (1) any atomic energy defense activity, as defined in section 2
        of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101);
            (2) the sustainment and modernization of--
                (A) nuclear weapons delivery systems and platforms of the
            Department of Defense;
                (B) nuclear command, control, and communication systems of
            the Department; or
                (C) any infrastructure association with the systems or
            platforms described in subparagraph (A) or (B); or
            (3) the development, testing, or fielding of technologies
        supporting the Golden Dome missile defense system.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to affect or limit the application of, or any obligation to comply
    with, the requirements of--
            (1) section 3744(a) of title 10, United States Code; or
            (2) section 4304(a) of title 41, United States Code.
    SECTION 1641. STRATEGY TO SUSTAIN MINUTEMAN III INTERCONTINENTAL
    BALLISTIC MISSILE AND MAXIMIZE END-OF-LIFE MARGIN.
        (a) Strategy Required.--
            (1) In general.--Concurrent with the first submission to
        Congress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act,
        and with each budget submitted to Congress pursuant to such section
        until the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
        Sustainment determines the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental
        ballistic missile reaches full operational capacity, the Secretary
        of the Air Force, in consultation with the Under Secretary, shall
        submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy, with
        respect to the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic
        missiles, Air Force Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications
        Weapon System (AN/USQ.225), associated ground systems, and other
        supporting systems to address aging components and maximize the
        end-of-life margin.
            (2) Elements.--Each strategy required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A comprehensive identification of all significant age-
            related and supportability challenges for the LGM-30G Minuteman
            III intercontinental ballistic missiles that includes a
            description of--
                    (i) efforts of the Secretary to address each such
                challenge; and
                    (ii) activities the Secretary intends to carry out to
                address each such challenge.
                (B) A description of effects on the system performance of
            Minuteman III missiles that result from aging components,
            including such effects with respect to shortfalls in
            capability.
                (C) A summary of test activities conducted with Minuteman
            III missiles during the calender year that precedes the date of
            the submission of the strategy, including a description of any
            observations of anomalous performance during such test
            activities.
                (D) A discussion of opportunities to increase the end-of-
            life margin or overall performance of Minuteman III missiles.
                (E) A statement of the total inventory of such Minuteman
            III missiles available to the United States, including spares.
                (F) A forecast with respect to the asset attrition that
            includes an identification of key drivers of such asset
            attrition.
                (G) An identification, as specific budget line items, of
            all funding with respect to the LGM-30G Minuteman III
            intercontinental ballistic missiles, associated ground systems,
            and other and supporting systems included in the budget of the
            Department of Defense for the fiscal year during which the
            strategy is submitted.
                (H) An estimate of the amount of such funding the Secretary
            determines is necessary across the period covered by the most
            recent future-years defense program submitted to Congress under
            section 221 of title 10, United States Code, to ensure the
            continued effective operation of the the LGM-30G Minuteman III
            intercontinental ballistic missile, associated ground systems,
            and other and supporting systems until the LGM-35A Sentinel
            intercontinental ballistic missile reaches full operational
            capacity.
        (b) Independent Assessment of Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--The Under Secretary shall review each strategy
        required under subsection (a) to assess whether the strategy is
        sufficient to ensure the continued effective operation of the LGM-
        30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system until
        the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile reaches
        full operational capacity.
            (2) Reports.--During the period the requirement under
        subsection (a) is effective, the Under Secretary shall, not later
        than 45 days after any date on which a budget is submitted to
        Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
        Code, submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
        includes--
                (A) the findings of the assessment required under paragraph
            (1);
                (B) a discussion of any unfunded priorities and risk
            reduction opportunities with respect to the LGM-30G Minuteman
            III intercontinental ballistic missile, associated ground
            systems, and other supporting systems; and
                (C) any other matters as the Under Secretary determines
            appropriate.
    SEC. 1642. MATTERS RELATING TO AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND.
        (a) Establishment of Air Force Global Strike Command.--Chapter 907
    of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
    ``Sec. 9068. Air Force Global Strike Command
        ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Air Force a major command,
    which shall be known as Air Force Global Strike Command.
        ``(b) Commander.--(1) The Commander of Air Force Global Strike
    Command shall hold the grade of general while serving in that position,
    without vacating that officer's permanent grade. The commander shall be
    appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and
    consent of the Senate, for service in that position.
        ``(2) The commander shall serve as the single accountable officer
    responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of
    the Air Force for carrying out all aspects of Air Force nuclear and
    long-range strike missions in support of United States Strategic
    Command, including such aspects described in subsection (c).
        ``(c) Functions.--The Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command
    shall be responsible for carrying out all aspects and activities of the
    Air Force nuclear and long-range strike missions in support of United
    States Strategic Command. Such aspects include nuclear weapons, nuclear
    weapon delivery systems, long-range strike bomber aircraft, and the
    nuclear command, control, and communication systems. Such activities
    include the following:
            ``(1) Providing combat-ready nuclear and long-range
        conventional strike forces in support of Presidential and combatant
        commander directives.
            ``(2) Administrating, organizing, training, and equipping
        assigned and gained forces.
            ``(3) Assessing the readiness of assigned and gained forces and
        submitting to the Secretary and the Air Force Chief of Staff
        periodic reports with respect to such assessments.
            ``(4) Leading development in the Air Force of--
                ``(A) military requirements with respect to nuclear and
            long-range strike missions;
                ``(B) budget proposals necessary to carry out the missions
            of the Air Force Global Strike Command;
                ``(C) long-range investment plans and priorities to
            sustain, modernize, and recapitalize assigned forces; and
                ``(D) employment strategies, concepts, tactics, techniques,
            and procedures with respect to strategic deterrence, nuclear
            deterrence operation, and long-range strike operations.
            ``(5) Advising the Secretary, as necessary, on the adequacy of
        resources of the Department of the Air Force dedicated to support
        and execute nuclear missions.
            ``(6) Such other functions as the Secretary determines
        necessary or appropriate for execution of nuclear deterrence and
        long-range strike missions.''.
        (b) Oversight of Nuclear Deterrence Mission.--Section 9040(b) of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``in
        coordination with the Commander of Air Force Global Strike
        Command'' after ``duties'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3)
        and (4), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
        paragraph (2):
            ``(2) Coordinate with and support the activities of Air Force
        Global Strike Command, the Air Force Nuclear Systems Center, and
        any other applicable Air Force organization in the sustainment and
        modernization of weapon systems associated with the nuclear
        deterrence mission of the Air Force.'';
            (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking ``and the
        Chief of Staff of the Air Force'' and inserting ``the Chief of
        Staff of the Air Force, and the Commander of Air Force Global
        Strike Command''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Represent Air Force nuclear deterrence mission equities
        on behalf of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the Commander
        of Air Force Global Strike Command within the Nuclear Weapons
        Council processes and other Department of Defense fora, as
        appropriate.''.

                      Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

    SEC. 1651. MODIFICATION TO NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY TO REFLECT
    GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA POLICY.
        Section 5501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking the text and inserting the following:
        ``It is the policy of the United States--
            ``(1) to provide for the common defense of the United States
        and its citizens by deploying and maintaining a next-generation
        missile defense shield;
            ``(2) to deter and defend the United States, citizens of the
        United States, and critical infrastructure of the United States,
        against the threat of foreign attack by increasingly complex
        ballistic, hypersonic glide, and cruise missiles, and other
        advanced aerial threats; and
            ``(3) to guarantee the viability of an effective nuclear
        response capability of the United States and to support the
        continued deterrence of strategic attacks against the homeland of
        the United States.''.
    SEC. 1652. GOLDEN DOME MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM.
        (a) Annual Report.--
            (1) Requirement.--Concurrent with the first submission to
        Congress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
        United States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act,
        and with each submission of a budget to Congress pursuant to such
        section until the date on which the Secretary of Defense determines
        that the next-generation air and missile defense architecture
        developed pursuant to Executive Order 14 14186 (90 Fed. Reg. 8767),
        or such successor order, achieves full operational capability, the
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report on the development and deployment of such architecture.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall include
        the following:
                (A) A summary of air and missile threats to the United
            States, including notable developments occurring during year
            covered by the report.
                (B) A description of the system architecture of the next-
            generation air and missile defense architecture, including the
            identification of each capability, program, and project
            considered to be part of such architecture.
                (C) A preliminary description of, cost estimate for, and
            schedule to achieve--
                    (i) initial operational capability; and
                    (ii) full operational capability.
                (D) A consolidated list of funds estimated within the most
            recent future-years defense program under section 221 of title
            10, United States Code, for the next-generation air and missile
            defense architecture as compared to the prior fiscal year,
            including with respect to--
                    (i) each capability, program, and project identified in
                subparagraph (B);
                    (ii) test and evaluation activities;
                    (iii) military construction;
                    (iv) operations and maintenance, including advanced
                planning and infrastructure sustainment, renovation, and
                maintenance funds; and
                    (v) civilian and military personnel.
                (E) A description of relevant concepts of operations.
                (F) A schedule of test activities planned for the upcoming
            year.
                (G) Identification of requirements with respect to the
            electromagnetic spectrum for the development, deployment, and
            deconfliction, where necessary, of capabilities included in
            such architecture.
                (H) A holistic assessment of the total ground segment
            requirements to support the architecture and the progress made
            toward meeting such requirements.
                (I) An organizational construct defining roles and
            responsibilities for each participating element of the
            Department of Defense.
                (J) An assessment of on-orbit testing and training
            requirements necessary for developing capabilities and ensuring
            long-term warfighting.
                (K) Identification of any additional legal authorities
            necessary to carry out or expedite the development and
            deployment of such architecture.
                (L) Any other matters the Secretary considers relevant.
        (b) Quarterly Briefings.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and on a quarterly basis thereafter until
        the date on which the Secretary of Defense determines that the
        next-generation air and missile defense architecture achieves full
        operational capability, the Secretary shall provide to the
        congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the
        development and deployment of such architecture.
            (2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall include
        the following:
                (A) The status of the next-generation air and missile
            defense architecture as compared to the previous quarter.
                (B) The progress towards initial and full operational
            capability of such architecture.
                (C) The execution of funding appropriated for such
            architecture and related activities described in subparagraph
            (D).
                (D) A description of test events planned for the upcoming
            quarter and a detailed review of test events performed during
            the previous quarter.
                (E) Any notable highlights and changes affecting the
            development and deployment of such architecture.
                (F) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
            appropriate.
    SEC. 1653. AMENDMENTS TO TECHNICAL AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF MISSILE
    DEFENSE AGENCY REGARDING INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
    AND PROGRAMS.
        (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5531 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Director'' and inserting ``Subject to the
        authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the
        Director'';
            (2) by inserting ``system level architectures,'' before
        ``interfaces''; and
            (3) by inserting a comma after ``of such activities and
        programs''.
        (b) Technical Corrections.--Subsection (b) of such section is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting
            ``under subsection (a)''; and
                (B) by striking ``with subparagraph (B)'' and inserting
            ``with paragraph (2)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) by striking ``under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
            ``under paragraph (1)''; and
                (B) by striking ``under paragraph (1)'' and inserting
            ``under subsection (a)''.
    SEC. 1654. PROHIBITION ON PRIVATIZED OR SUBSCRIPTION-BASED MISSILE
    DEFENSE INTERCEPT CAPABILITIES.
        Subchapter II of chapter 551 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 5516. Prohibition on privatized or subscription-based missile
        defense intercept capabilities
        ``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Defense may only develop,
    deploy, test, or operate a missile defense system with kinetic missile
    defense capabilities if--
            ``(1) the missile defense system is owned and operated by the
        armed forces; and
            ``(2) such capabilities do not use a subscription-based
        service, a pay-for-service model, or a recurring-fee model to
        engage or intercept a target.
        ``(b) Inherently Governmental Function.--The decision to engage in
    kinetic missile defense activities, including targeting, launch
    authorization, and engagement of airborne or spaceborne threats, is an
    inherently governmental function that only officers or employees of the
    Federal Government or members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine
    Corps, or Space Force may perform.
        ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from--
            ``(1) entering into contracts with private entities for the
        research, development, manufacture, maintenance, or testing of
        missile defense systems;
            ``(2) entering into or carrying out co-production or co-
        development arrangements, or other cooperative agreements, with
        allies and partners of the United States with respect to missile
        defense capabilities; or
            ``(3) procuring commercial services for remote sensing,
        telemetry, threat tracking, data analysis, data transport, or early
        warning, if such services do not directly involve the execution or
        command of kinetic missile defense activities.
        ``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `kinetic missile defense activities' means any
        action intended to physically intercept, neutralize, or destroy a
        missile, projectile, aircraft, or other airborne threat, including
        those using kinetic interceptors or directed energy.
            ``(2) The term `kinetic missile defense capabilities' means any
        system or platform that is designed to be able to carry out kinetic
        missile defense activities.
            ``(3) The term `subscription-based service' means any
        arrangement in which a private entity provides ongoing or recurring
        operational access to missile defense capabilities in exchange for
        periodic payment.''.
    SEC. 1655. MATTERS RELATED TO INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE
    CAPABILITIES TO DEFEND GUAM.
        (a) Prohibition on Removal Without Notification.--None of the funds
    authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available
    for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or
    expended to remove an integrated air and missile defense system or
    capability from Guam unless--
            (1) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff submits to the
        congressional defense committees a notice of the proposed removal;
        and
            (2) a 10-day period elapses following the date of such
        submission.
        (b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds authorized
    to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal
    year 2026 for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment for travel expenses, not more than 90
    percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment completes the
    first annual briefing to the congressional defense committees required
    by section 1648 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159; 138 Stat. 2186).
        (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees an unclassified summary of the report required by
    section 1660 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2955).
    SEC. 1656. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MISSILE INSTRUMENTATION RANGE
    SAFETY VESSELS.
        (a) Vessel Construction.--
            (1) Completion of design.--Subject to the availability of
        appropriations, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation
        with the Director of the Missile Defense Agency, shall complete the
        design of missile instrumentation range safety vessels for the
        National Defense Reserve Fleet to allow for the construction of
        such vessels to begin in fiscal year 2027.
            (2) Agreement with vessel construction manager.--
        Notwithstanding section 8679 of title 10, United States Code, and
        subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary of the
        Transportation, in consultation with the Director of the Missile
        Defense Agency, shall seek to enter into an agreement with an
        appropriate vessel construction manager under which the vessel
        construction manager shall enter into a contract for the
        construction of not more than two such vessels in accordance with
        this section.
            (3) Design standards and construction practices.--Subject to
        paragraph (2), a vessel constructed pursuant to this section shall
        be constructed using commercial design standards and commercial
        construction practices that are consistent with the best interests
        of the Federal Government.
        (b) Consultation With Other Federal Entities.--The Secretary of
    Transportation shall consult and coordinate with the Director of the
    Missile Defense Agency and may consult with the heads of other
    appropriate Federal agencies regarding the vessel referred to in
    subsection (a) and activities associated with such vessel.
        (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Used Vessels.--None of the
    funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
    available to carry out this section may be used for the procurement of
    any used vessel.
        (d) Missile Defense Agency Transfer Authority.--The Director of the
    Missile Defense Agency may transfer amounts authorized to be
    appropriated for the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of
    Transportation, to be used for the purposes authorized by this section.
    Any amount transferred pursuant to this subsection shall retain its
    original period of availability.
    SEC. 1657. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI
    COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND CO-PRODUCTION.
        (a) Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.--
            (1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
        appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,
        Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not
        more than $60,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel
        to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense
        system through co-production of such components in the United
        States by industry of the United States.
            (2) Conditions.--
                (A) Agreement.--Funds described in paragraph (1) for the
            Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program shall be available
            subject to the terms and conditions in the Agreement Between
            the Department of Defense of the United States of America and
            the Ministry of Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron
            Dome Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as
            amended to include co-production for Tamir interceptors.
                (B) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to the
            initial obligation of funds described in paragraph (1), the
            Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
            shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees--
                    (i) a certification that the amended bilateral
                international agreement specified in subparagraph (A) is
                being implemented as provided in such agreement;
                    (ii) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the
                implementation of such agreement; and
                    (iii) for system improvements resulting in modified
                Iron Dome components and Tamir interceptor sub-components,
                a certification that the Government of Israel has
                demonstrated successful completion of Production Readiness
                Reviews, including the validation of production lines, the
                verification of component conformance, and the verification
                of performance to specification as defined in the Iron Dome
                Defense System Procurement Agreement, as further amended.
        (b) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David's Sling
    Weapon System Co-production.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,
        Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more
        than $40,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel to
        procure the David's Sling Weapon System, including for co-
        production of parts and components in the United States by United
        States industry.
            (2) Agreement.--Provision of funds specified in paragraph (1)
        shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the bilateral co-
        production agreement, including--
                (A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or in
            another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as
            mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel); and
                (B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up rounds
            (if appropriate) in the United States by United States industry
            for the David's Sling Weapon System is not less than 50
            percent.
            (3) Certification and assessment.--The Under Secretary of
        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees--
                (A) a certification that the Government of Israel has
            demonstrated the successful completion of the knowledge points,
            technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required
            by the research, development, and technology agreement and the
            bilateral co-production agreement for the David's Sling Weapon
            System; and
                (B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to the
            implementation of such agreement.
        (c) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier
    Interceptor Program Co-production.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds
        authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 for procurement,
        Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency not more
        than $100,000,000 may be provided to the Government of Israel for
        the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program, including for co-
        production of parts and components in the United States by United
        States industry.
            (2) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
        Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate
        congressional committees a certification that--
                (A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the
            successful completion of the knowledge points, technical
            milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews required by the
            research, development, and technology agreement for the Arrow 3
            Upper Tier Interceptor Program;
                (B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be provided on
            the basis of a one-for-one cash match made by Israel or in
            another matching amount that otherwise meets best efforts (as
            mutually agreed to by the United States and Israel);
                (C) the United States has entered into a bilateral
            international agreement with Israel that establishes, with
            respect to the use of such funds--
                    (i) in accordance with subparagraph (D), the terms of
                co-production of parts and components on the basis of the
                greatest practicable co-production of parts, components,
                and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United States
                industry and minimizes nonrecurring engineering and
                facilitization expenses to the costs needed for co-
                production;
                    (ii) complete transparency on the requirement of Israel
                for the number of interceptors and batteries that will be
                procured, including with respect to the procurement plans,
                acquisition strategy, and funding profiles of Israel;
                    (iii) technical milestones for co-production of parts
                and components and procurement;
                    (iv) a joint affordability working group to consider
                cost reduction initiatives; and
                    (v) joint approval processes for third-party sales; and
                (D) the level of co-production described in subparagraph
            (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program is not
            less than 50 percent.
        (d) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and
    paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit--
            (1) one certification covering both the David's Sling Weapon
        System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program; or
            (2) separate certifications for each respective system.
        (e) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection
    (b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30
    days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and
    (c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided
    to the Government of Israel.
        (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional defense committees.
            (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
        Representatives.
    SEC. 1658. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE SUSTAINMENT FOR OR HALT
    OPERATION OF THE AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE RADAR.
        (a) Limitation.--Until the date on which the certification
    described in subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense
    committees, the Secretary of Defense--
            (1) may not reduce sustainment efforts for, halt operation of,
        or prepare to reduce sustainment efforts for or halt operation of,
        the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar located at Eareckson Air Station on
        Shemya Island, Alaska;
            (2) shall sustain the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar in a manner
        that preserves, at a minimum, the operational availability of the
        system as of the date of the enactment of this section; and
            (3) shall ensure that the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar continues
        to meet the operational requirements of the combatant commands that
        are met by such system as of the date of the enactment of this
        section.
        (b) Certification Described.--The certification described in this
    subsection is a written certification from the Secretary of Defense, in
    consultation with the Chief of Space Operations and the Director of the
    Missile Defense Agency, indicating that the replacement capability for
    the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar--
            (1) will reach initial operational capability at the same time
        or before the termination of operations for the AN/FPS-108 COBRA
        DANE radar; and
            (2) at the time such replacement capability achieves initial
        operational capability, will have the ability to meet the
        operational requirements of the combatant commands that have been,
        or that are expected to be, assigned to such replacement
        capability.
        (c) Exception.--The limitation described in subsection (a) shall
    not apply to temporary interruptions of operational availability for
    the AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE radar provided such activities are necessary
    to support maintenance or modernization activities of the system.
    SEC. 1659. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING INDEPENDENT
    ANALYSIS OF SPACE-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITY.
        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2026 for Operation and Maintenance,
    Defense-Wide, and available to the Office of the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Research and Engineering for travel purposes, not more than
    90 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on which the
    Secretary of Defense submits the report required by section 1671(d) of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
    118-31).
    SEC. 1660. ASSESSMENT OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
    TEST SITE.
        (a) Requirement.--Consistent with section 4173(i) of title 10,
    United States Code, the Director of the Department of Defense Test
    Resource Management Center shall--
            (1) not later than March 31 of each year through 2030, visit
        the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site and assess
        the state of infrastructure supporting test and evaluation
        facilities of the Department of Defense; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after the date on which a visit
        under paragraph (1) is completed, provide the congressional defense
        committees a briefing on the findings of the Director with respect
        to such visit and assessment.
        (b) Delegation.--The Director may delegate a visit under subsection
    (a)(1) to a senior staff member of the Department of Defense Test
    Resource Management Center if--
            (1) the Director notifies the congressional defense committees
        of the intent of the Director to make such delegation; and
            (2) a 30-day period elapses following the date of such
        notification.
    SEC. 1661. BIENNIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE
    DEFENSE TEST SITE.
        (a) Biennial Assessments.--In 2027 and in each odd-numbered year
    thereafter through 2033, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in
    coordination with the Commander of the United States Strategic Command,
    the Commander of the United States Space Command, the Commander of the
    United States Indo-Pacific Command, and the commanders of such other
    combatant commands as the Chairman considers appropriate, shall assess
    the capabilities and capacity, including with respect to supporting
    infrastructure, of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test
    Site to meet the operational and weapon system development needs of the
    combatant commands.
        (b) Report to Secretary of Defense.--Not later than February 28 of
    each even-numbered year following a year for which an assessment under
    subsection (a) is completed, the Chairman shall submit to the Secretary
    of Defense a report containing--
            (1) the findings of the Chairman with respect to the
        assessment;
            (2) an identification and discussion of any capability or
        capacity gap or other shortfall with respect to the operational and
        weapon system development needs described in subsection (a);
            (3) an identification and discussion of any risks with respect
        to meeting current and future mission or capability requirements
        (as of the date of the report); and
            (4) an identification and discussion of any matter having an
        adverse effect on the capability of the commanders of the combatant
        commands to accurately determine the matters covered by the
        assessment.
        (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than March 15 of each year
    during which the Chairman submits to the Secretary a report under
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees such report, without change, together with additional views
    the Secretary considers appropriate.

        Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

    SEC. 1671. BRIEFINGS ON INTERCEPTS OF UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA
    BY NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN
    COMMAND.
        (a) In General.--Section 1683(l) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(l)) is amended
    by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Intercepts.--
                ``(A) In general.--Each briefing under this subsection
            shall include, for the period covered by the briefing, details
            on any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts conducted by
            the North American Aerospace Defense Command or the United
            States Northern Command.
                ``(B) Summaries.--In providing a briefing under this
            subsection, the Director of the Office shall make available a
            summary of all instances of intercepts described in
            subparagraph (A), including--
                    ``(i) the number, location, and nature of such
                intercepts; and
                    ``(ii) a description of the procedures and protocols
                followed during the intercepts, including any data
                collected or analyzed during such intercepts.
                ``(C) Timely information.--The Director of the Office shall
            inform the appropriate congressional committees of any failure
            by the North American Aerospace Defense Command or the United
            States Northern Command to provide timely information on
            unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts.''.
        (b) First Briefing.--Notwithstanding paragraph (5) of such section,
    as added by subsection (a), for the first briefing provided under such
    section after the date of the enactment of this Act, the briefing shall
    include details on any unidentified anomalous phenomena intercepts
    conducted by the North American Aerospace Defense Command or the United
    States Northern Command not previously provided that occurred during
    the period beginning on January 1, 2004, and ending on the last day of
    the period otherwise covered by the briefing.
    SEC. 1672. ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATING
    TO UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.
        (a) Repeal.--Section 413 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117-103; 50 U.S.C. 3373a) is
    repealed.
        (b) Clarification of Availability of Data.--Subparagraph (A) of
    section 1683(f)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-103; 50 U.S.C. 3373(f)(1)) is amended to read
    as follows:
                ``(A) Availability of data.--The Director of National
            Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly require
            that each element of the intelligence community and component
            of the Department of Defense with data relating to unidentified
            anomalous phenomena makes such data available immediately to
            the Office in a manner that protects intelligence sources and
            methods.''.
    SEC. 1673. ACCOUNTING OF SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GUIDES RELATING TO
    UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA.
        (a) Accounting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of the All-Domain Anomaly
    Resolution Office--
            (1) shall make an accounting of security classification guides
        that apply to information used for reports and investigations of
        unidentified anomalous phenomena; and
            (2) may issue a consolidated security classification matrix for
        programs relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena to provide a
        resource for programs that support or may be affected by
        investigations relating to unidentified anomalous phenomena.
        (b) Inclusion in Annual Report.--The Director shall include in the
    report submitted during 2026 under section 1683(k) of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (50 U.S.C. 3373(k))
    information on the security classification guides and consolidated
    security classification matrix specified in subsection (a).

            Subtitle F--Matters Relating to Electromagnetic Warfare

    SEC. 1681. MODIFICATION OF FUNCTIONS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
    ENTERPRISE OPERATIONAL LEAD FOR JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
    OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE DYNAMIC SPECTRUM SHARING TECHNOLOGIES.
        Section 500e of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking ``responsible for synchronizing'' and
            inserting the following: ``responsible for--
            ``(1) synchronizing'';
                (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
            and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) the evaluation of tactics, techniques, and procedures for
        dynamic spectrum sharing technologies for joint electromagnetic
        operations.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
                (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
            paragraphs:
            ``(4) An assessment of any current gaps in evaluation
        mechanisms for future joint use of dynamic spectrum sharing
        technologies.
            ``(5) The feasibility and advisability of establishing
        designated virtual ranges for the evaluation of tactics,
        techniques, and procedures for dynamic spectrum sharing
        technologies.''.
    SEC. 1682. INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONIC WARFARE INTO TIER 1 AND TIER 2
    JOINT TRAINING EXERCISES.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 500g. Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2
        joint training exercises
        ``(a) Requirement.--During fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall require the integration of
    offensive and defensive electronic warfare capabilities into Tier 1 and
    Tier 2 joint training exercises.
        ``(b) Inclusion of Opposing Force.--The Chairman shall require
    exercises conducted under subsection (a) to include an opposing force
    design based on an intelligence assessment of the electromagnetic order
    of battle and capabilities of an adversary that is current as of the
    date of the exercise.
        ``(c) Waiver.--The Chairman may waive the application of subsection
    (a) or (b) with respect to an exercise if the Chairman determines
    that--
            ``(1) the exercise does not require--
                ``(A) a demonstration of electronic warfare capabilities;
            or
                ``(B) a militarily significant threat from electronic
            warfare attack; or
            ``(2) the integration of offensive and defensive electronic
        warfare capabilities into the exercise is cost prohibitive or not
        technically feasible based on the overall goals of the exercise.
        ``(d) Briefing.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget of
    the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
    United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, the
    Chairman shall provide the congressional defense committees with a
    briefing on exercises conducted under subsection (a) that includes--
            ``(1) a description of such exercises planned and included in
        the budget submission for that fiscal year; and
            ``(2) the results of each such exercise conducted in the
        preceding fiscal year, including--
                ``(A) the extent to which offensive and defensive
            electronic warfare capabilities were integrated into the
            exercise;
                ``(B) an evaluation and assessment of the exercise to
            determine the impact of the opposing force on the participants
            in the exercise, including--
                    ``(i) joint lessons learned;
                    ``(ii) high interest training issues; and
                    ``(iii) high interest training requirements; and
                ``(C) an assessment as to whether offensive and defensive
            electronic warfare capabilities were part of an overall joint
            fires and, if so, a description of the manner in which such
            capabilities were incorporated into the joint fires.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `electromagnetic order of battle' has the
        meaning given such term in Joint Publication 3-85 entitled `Joint
        Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations', dated May 2020.
            ``(2) The terms `high interest training issue', `high interest
        training requirement', `Tier 1', and `Tier 2' have the meanings
        given such terms in the Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces
        of the United States (Document No. CJCSM 3500.03E), dated April 20,
        2015.
            ``(3) The term `joint fires' has the meaning given such term in
        the publication of the Joint Staff entitled `Insights and Best
        Practices Focus Paper on Integration and Synchronization of Joint
        Fires', dated July 2018.''.
    SEC. 1683. ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE JOINT ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT
    SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
        (a) Arrangement.--The Commander of the United States Strategic
    Command shall seek to enter into an arrangement with a federally funded
    research and development center to perform the services covered by this
    section.
        (b) Annual Reviews.--
            (1) In general.--Under an arrangement between the Commander and
        a federally funded research and development center under subsection
        (a), the federally funded research and development center shall,
        not less frequently than once each fiscal year, carry out a review
        of the Joint Electromagnetic Battle Management Software Program.
            (2) Elements.--In carrying out a review under paragraph (1),
        the federally funded research and development center shall assess--
                (A) whether the Electromagnetic Battle Management Software
            Program--
                    (i) is using best practices, including those developed
                by the Comptroller General of the United States;
                    (ii) is adequately meeting requirements; and
                    (iii) is adequately adhering to price and schedule; and
                (B) such other matters as the federally funded research and
            development center considers important to meeting the mission
            of the program.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than September 30 of each year through
    2031, the Commander and the federally funded research and development
    center, either each individually or jointly, shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on the most recently
    completed review carried out under this section.
        (d) Sunset.--The arrangement entered into under subsection (a)
    shall terminate on October 1, 2031.
    SEC. 1684. SUPPORT BY THE 350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING TO EA-37B COMPASS
    CALL AIRCRAFT.
        (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall ensure that
    the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing can adequately support the EA-37B
    Compass Call aircraft, including establishment of an EA-37 software-in-
    the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory for the 350th Spectrum
    Warfare Wing for--
            (1) the rapid reprogramming of spectrum waveforms;
            (2) verification and validation testing of waveforms; and
            (3) such other matters as the Secretary considers necessary for
        the continued development of the EA-37B to effectively operate in a
        nonpermissive spectrum environment.
        (b) Notification of Necessary Timeframe.--Not later than March 31,
    2026, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a notification of the timeframe necessary to establish the
    software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop laboratory under
    subsection (a).

                           Subtitle G--Other Matters

    SEC. 1691. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.
        (a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $282,830,000 authorized to be
    appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2026 in
    section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for
    the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
    established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative
    Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be
    obligated for the purposes specified:
            (1) For delivery system threat reduction, $6,249,000.
            (2) For chemical security and elimination, $25,292,000.
            (3) For global nuclear security, $38,134,000.
            (4) For biological threat reduction, $137,686,000.
            (5) For proliferation prevention, $47,146,000.
            (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
        Administration Costs, $28,323,000.
        (b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.--Funds
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
    301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the
    Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be
    available for obligation for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
        (c) Matters Concerning Biological Threat Reduction.--
            (1) Reduction of highly pathogenic diseases.--In carrying out
        biological threat reduction activities pursuant to subsection
        (a)(4), the Secretary of Defense may not discontinue activities to
        reduce the threat of highly pathogenic diseases consistent with
        section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat
        Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), including through the provision of
        assistance to maintain existing pathogenic inventory and disease
        surveillance systems at existing locations developed under the
        Program.
            (2) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that the report
        submitted in fiscal year 2027 under section 1343 of the Department
        of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(c)(3))
        includes a description of the activities and assistance described
        in paragraph (1) carried out during fiscal year 2026, as required
        by subsection (c)(3) of such section.
    SEC. 1692. PROHIBITION ON ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CLOUD-BASED
    RESOURCES BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
        (a) Access Prohibition.--
            (1) Prohibition for individuals located in covered nations.--
        The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit any individual physically
        located in a covered nation from having any of the accesses
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Accesses described.--The accesses described in this
        paragraph are the following:
                (A) Physical access to any facility, hardware, or equipment
            that hosts or operates a Department of Defense cloud computing
            system.
                (B) Logical or remote access to a Department of Defense
            cloud computing system, including with respect to management
            interfaces, virtualization platforms, security controls, or
            monitoring systems.
                (C) Logical or remote access to Department of Defense data
            or workloads on a Department of Defense cloud computing system,
            including with respect to applications, configurations, network
            architecture, data schemas, security settings, access logs or
            other information that could compromise the confidentiality,
            integrity, or availability of the system, software, or data.
                (D) Indirect access to confidential and technical
            information not publicly available about a Department of
            Defense cloud computing system through observation,
            documentation, briefings, or other communication means
            (excluding administrative data normally shared to support
            business operations and compliance requirements applied to
            publicly traded companies).
        (b) Department of Defense Guidance, Directives, Procedures,
    Requirements, and Regulations.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) review all relevant guidance, directives, procedures,
        requirements, and regulations of the Department of Defense,
        including the Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide, the
        Security Technical Implementation Guides, and related instructions
        of the Department; and
            (2) make such revisions as may be necessary to ensure
        conformity and compliance with subsection (a).
        (c) Briefings.--The Secretary shall provide to the congressional
    defense committees briefings on the implementation of this section as
    follows:
            (1) Not later than June 1, 2026, an initial briefing on the
        implementation status, including policies, procedures, and controls
        implemented to carry out this section.
            (2) Not later than June 1, 2027, and annually thereafter
        through 2028, briefings on the implementation progress,
        effectiveness of controls, security incidents, and recommendations
        for legislative or administrative action.
        (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to prohibit or restrict--
            (1) software development activities, including the development,
        modification, or contribution to open-source code and software; or
            (2) collaboration on or access to publicly available open-
        source software components that may be incorporated into Department
        of Defense cloud computing systems.
        (e) Definitions.--ln this section:
            (1) The term ``covered nation'' has the meaning given that term
        in section 4872 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Department of Defense cloud computing system''
        means any cloud computing (as defined by section 239.7601 of the
        Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) environment
        accredited by the Secretary of Defense for controlled unclassified
        information or classified information, or a cloud computing
        environment that is a national security system (as defined by
        section 3552(b)(6) of title 44).

                       TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS

    Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.
    Sec. 1702. Copyright to a literary work produced by a civilian faculty
              member of the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
              in the course of such employment: free use by the Federal
              Government.
    Sec. 1703. Temporary authority for nonimmigrant construction workers on
              Wake Island.
    Sec. 1704. Mapping and report on strategic ports.
    Sec. 1705. Authorization of United States Coast Guard rotary aircraft
              work at Department of Defense depots.
    Sec. 1706. Continual assessment of impact of international state arms
              embargoes on Israel and actions to address defense capability
              gaps.
    Sec. 1707. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
              aircraft.
    SEC. 1701. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
        (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is
    amended as follows:
            (1) In the chapter analysis for subtitle A, by striking the
        item relating to chapter 243 and inserting the following:
    ``243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts...........3341''.

            (2) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part I of
        such subtitle, by striking the item relating to chapter 25 and
        inserting the following:
    ``25. Electromagnetic Warfare.....................................500''.

            (3) In section 132a--
                (A) in the section heading, by striking ``improvement
            officer'' and inserting ``Improvement Officer''; and
                (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``National Defense
            Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008'' and inserting
            ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008''.
            (4) In section 139a, by striking ``section 2334'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``section 3221''.
            (5) In section 183a(h)(3), by striking the semicolon and
        inserting a comma.
            (6) In section 222d(c)--
                (A) by inserting ``that term'' after ``meaning given''; and
                (B) by inserting ``and Sustainment'' after ``Under
            Secretary of Defense for Acquisition''.
            (7) In chapter 9, by redesignating the second section 222e
        (relating to unfunded priorities of the Under Secretary of Defense
        for Research and Engineering: annual report) as section 222f.
            (8) In the section heading for section 430c, by striking
        ``intelligence oversight official'' and inserting ``Intelligence
        Oversight Official''.
            (9) In section 525(a)(4)(C), by striking the period after
        ``21''.
            (10) In chapter 40, by redesignating section 711 (relating to
        parental leave for members of certain reserve components of the
        armed forces) as section 710a (and conforming the table of contents
        with respect to the section number and heading).
            (11) In subsection (a)(2) of such section 710a, as so
        redesignated--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (A)''
            each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (i) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
                ``paragraph (1)'';
                    (ii) by striking ``clause (i)'' and inserting
                ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                    (iii) by striking the semicolon that appears after the
                period.
            (12) In section 714(b)(6)(A), in the second sentence, by
        inserting ``a'' before ``determination''.
            (13) In section 1143(e)(1), by striking ``(a)'' and inserting
        ``(A)''.
            (14) In section 1558(c)(1), by striking the comma after ``Space
        Force''.
            (15) In section 1749--
                (A) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``emphasizes--'' and
            inserting ``emphasize--''; and
                (B) in subsection (c)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
                ``shall'' after ``program'';
                    (ii) in paragraph (2)--

                        (I) by striking ``has'' and inserting ``have''; and
                        (II) by striking ``can'' and inserting ``the
                    ability to''; and

                (C) in subsection (f), by inserting ``subsection'' before
            ``(a)'' each place it appears.
            (16) In section 2107(k), by striking the subsection heading.
            (17) In section 2218, in each of subsections (c)(1)(D) and
        (k)(3)(B), by striking ``section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act
        of 1946 (50 U.S.C. 4405)'' and inserting ``section 57100 of title
        46''.
            (18) In section 2818(a), by striking ``contact'' and inserting
        ``contract''.
            (19) In section 2819(e), by inserting ``the'' before
        ``congressional defense committees''.
            (20) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part V of
        such subtitle, by striking the item relating to chapter 326 and
        inserting the following:
    ``327. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters............4401''.

            (21) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part V of
        such subtitle, by striking the item relating to chapter 383 and
        inserting the following:
    ``383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-Use
    Technologies.....................................................4831''.

            (22) In the subsection heading for subsection (c) of section
        3072, by striking ``Efforts'' and inserting ``Initiatives''.
            (23) In section 3601(a)(1)(C), by inserting ``)'' after ``(22
        U.S.C. 2651a(m))''.
            (24) In section 3603(a), by striking ``Such a pathway shall
        include the following:''.
            (25) In section 3702(a)(3)(B)(ii), by striking ``offereor'' and
        inserting ``offeror''.
            (26) In section 4127(d)(9), by striking ``pursing'' and
        inserting ``pursuing''.
            (27) In section 4022(e)(1), by striking ``Undersecretary of
        Defense'' each place it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary of
        Defense''.
            (28) In chapter 303, by redesignating the second section 4128
        (relating to the Joint Federated Assurance Center) as section 4129.
            (29) In section 4663(a), by inserting ``if such entity'' before
        ``is a party''.
            (30) In section 4816(b)(6), by inserting ``)'' after ``title''.
            (31) In section 4872(e)(1), by striking ``the Secretary of
        Defense of the Secretary or the Secretary of the military
        department concerned'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense or
        the Secretary of the military department concerned''.
            (32) In section 5502, in the section heading, by striking
        ``defense agency'' and inserting ``Defense Agency''.
            (33) In section 5513, in the section heading, by striking
        ``missile defense agency'' and inserting ``Missile Defense
        Agency''.
            (34) In section 5531(b) is amended--
                (A) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' both places it appears
            and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
                (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and
            inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
                (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and
            inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
            (35) In section 7361(a)(2), by striking ``Vietnam Era'' and
        inserting ``Vietnam era''.
            (36) In section 8679a, by striking ``a foreign adversary
        country (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United
        States Code)'' and inserting ``a covered nation, as defined in
        section 4872(f) of this title''.
            (37) In section 9062a, in the section heading, by striking the
        period that appears after ``structure''.
            (38) In section 9361(a)(2), by striking ``Vietnam Era'' and
        inserting ``Vietnam era''.
            (39) In section 9531, in the section heading, by striking the
        period that appears after ``Reserve''.
            (40) In section 10216(f), by striking the period that appears
        after ``62''.
            (41) In the tables of chapters at the beginning of part III of
        subtitle E, by striking the item relating to chapter 1413 and
        inserting the following:
    ``1413. Alternative Promotion Authority for Officers in Designated
    Competitive Categories..........................................15101''.

            (42) In section 14504(b), by striking ``the the Secretary'' and
        inserting ``the Secretary''.
            (43) In section 20251(a), by striking ``and'' before ``14504''.
        (b) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For
    purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other
    than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated
    as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other
    provisions of this Act.
    SEC. 1702. COPYRIGHT TO A LITERARY WORK PRODUCED BY A CIVILIAN FACULTY
    MEMBER OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES IN THE
    COURSE OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT: FREE USE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
        (a) Use by Federal Government.--Section 105 of title 17, United
    States Code, is amended, in subsection (d)(2)--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (L) through (N) as
        subparagraphs (M) through (O), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the following new
        subparagraph (L):
                ``(L) Uniformed Services University of the Health
            Sciences.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended, in
    subsection (c)--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) through
        (K) of subsection (d)(2) and subparagraph (L)'' and inserting
        ``subparagraphs (A) through (L) of subsection (d)(2) and
        subparagraph (M)'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(L)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(M)'';
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(M)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(N)''; and
            (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``subsection (d)(2)(N)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (d)(2)(O)''.
    SEC. 1703. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY FOR NONIMMIGRANT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ON
    WAKE ISLAND.
        (a) Authorization.--An alien, if otherwise qualified, may seek
    admission to the United States as a nonimmigrant under section
    101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
    1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b)), notwithstanding the requirement of such section
    that the service or labor be temporary, for a period of up to 3 years,
    to perform a service or labor pursuant to a contract or subcontract
    related to construction, repairs, or renovations connected to,
    supporting, or associated with, a military installation on Wake Island.
        (b) Exemption From Numerical Limitations.--An alien admitted
    pursuant to subsection (a) shall not count against the numerical
    limitations set forth in section 214(g) of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)).
        (c) Cancellation of Visas for Misuse.--A visa or other document
    authorizing admission of an alien to the United States for the purpose
    of performing a service or labor related to construction on Wake Island
    shall be canceled if the alien enters an area within the United States
    other than Wake Island, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
    Islands, or a United States Minor Outlying Island in the Pacific.
        (d) Transferability.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) an alien admitted to Guam pursuant to 6(b)(1) of Public Law
        94-241 (48 U.S.C. 1806(b)(1)) may perform a service or labor
        pursuant to a contract or subcontract related to construction,
        repairs, or renovations connected to, supporting, or associated
        with, a military installation on Wake Island; and
            (2) an alien admitted to the Commonwealth of the Northern
        Mariana Islands pursuant to 6(b)(1) of Public Law 94-241 (48 U.S.C.
        1806(b)(1)) may perform a service or labor pursuant to a contract
        or subcontract related to construction, repairs, or renovations
        connected to, supporting, or associated with, a military
        installation on Wake Island.
        (e) Period of Applicability.--An alien may seek admission to the
    United States pursuant to subsection (a) during the period beginning on
    the date of enactment of this section and ending on December 31, 2030.
    SEC. 1704. MAPPING AND REPORT ON STRATEGIC PORTS.
        (a) Mapping and Strategy Required.--
            (1) Mapping of global ports.--The Secretary of State, in
        coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall--
                (A) develop an updated, global mapping of foreign and
            domestic ports identified to be of importance to the United
            States, because of a capability to provide military,
            diplomatic, economic, or resource exploration superiority; and
                (B) identify any efforts by the Government of the People's
            Republic of China (PRC) or other PRC entities to build, buy, or
            otherwise control, directly or indirectly, such ports.
            (2) Submission of map.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
        with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit the mapping developed
        pursuant to subsection (a) to the appropriate congressional
        committees. Such submission shall be in unclassified form, but may
        include a classified annex.
        (b) Study and Report on Strategic Ports.--
            (1) Study required.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
        with the Secretary of Defense, shall conduct a study of--
                (A) strategic ports;
                (B) the reasons such ports are of interest to the United
            States;
                (C) the activities and plans of the Government of the
            People's Republic of China (PRC) to expand its control over
            strategic ports outside of the People's Republic of China;
                (D) the public and private actors, such as China Ocean
            Shipping Company, that are executing and supporting the
            activities and plans of the Government of the PRC to expand its
            control over strategic ports outside of the PRC;
                (E) the activities and plans of the Government of the PRC
            to expand its control over maritime logistics by promoting
            products, such as LOGINK, and setting industry standards
            outside the PRC;
                (F) how the control by the Government of the PRC over
            strategic ports outside of the PRC could harm the national
            security or economic interests of the United States and allies
            and partners of the United States; and
                (G) measures the United States Government could take to
            ensure open access and security for strategic ports and offer
            alternatives to PRC investments or stakes in strategic ports.
            (2) Conduct of study.--The Secretary of State and the Secretary
        of Defense may enter into an arrangement with a federally funded
        research and development center under which the center shall
        conduct the study required under subsection (a).
            (3) Report.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
            coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the
            appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings
            of the study conducted under subsection (a).
                (B) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
            include--
                    (i) a detailed list of all known strategic ports
                operated, controlled, or owned, directly or indirectly, by
                the PRC or by a foreign person of the PRC, and an
                assessment of the national security and economic interests
                relevant to each such port;
                    (ii) a detailed list of all known strategic ports
                operated, controlled, or owned, directly or indirectly, by
                the United States or United States persons and an
                assessment of the national security and economic interests
                relevant to each such port;
                    (iii) an assessment of vulnerabilities of--

                        (I) ports operated, controlled, or owned, directly
                    or indirectly, by the United States; and
                        (II) strategic ports;

                    (iv) an analysis of the activities and actions of the
                Government of the PRC to gain control or ownership over
                strategic ports, including promoting products, such as
                LOGINK, and setting industry standards;
                    (v) an assessment of how the Government of the PRC
                plans to expand its control over strategic ports outside of
                the PRC;
                    (vi) a suggested strategy, developed in consultation
                with the heads of the relevant United States Government
                offices, that suggests courses of action to secure trusted
                investment and ownership of strategic ports and maritime
                infrastructure, protect such ports and infrastructure from
                PRC control, and ensure open access and security for such
                ports, that includes--

                        (I) a list of relevant existing authorities that
                    can be used to carry out the strategy;
                        (II) a list of any additional authorities necessary
                    to carry out the strategy;
                        (III) an assessment of products owned by the
                    Government of the PRC or by an entity headquartered in
                    the PRC that are used in connection with strategic
                    ports or maritime infrastructure;
                        (IV) an assessment of the costs to--

                            (aa) secure such trusted investment and
                        ownership;
                            (bb) replace products owned by the Government
                        of the PRC or an entity headquartered in the PRC
                        that are used in connection with such ports; and
                            (cc) enhance transparency around the negative
                        impacts of PRC control over strategic ports; and

                        (V) a list of funding sources to secure trusted
                    investment and ownership of strategic ports, which
                    shall include--

                            (aa) an identification of private funding
                        sources; and
                            (bb) an identification of public funding
                        sources, including loans, loan guarantees, and tax
                        incentives; and
                    (vii) a suggested strategy for Federal agencies to
                maintain an up-to-date list of strategic ports.
                    (viii) an assessment of any national security threat
                posed by such investments or activities to United States
                diplomatic and defense personnel and facilities in the
                vicinity of such ports, including through cyber threats,
                electronically enabled espionage, or other means.
                (C) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)
            shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
            classified annex.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
            the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign
            Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
            Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the
            Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed
            Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent
            Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
            Representatives.
            (2) The term ``relevant United States Government offices''
        means--
                (A) the Unified Combatant Commands;
                (B) the Office of the Secretary of Defense;
                (C) the Office of the Secretary of State;
                (D) the United States International Development Finance
            Corporation;
                (E) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
            and
                (F) the Maritime Administration of the Department of
            Transportation.
            (3) The term ``strategic port'' means an international port or
        waterway that the heads of the relevant United States Government
        offices determine is critical to the national security or economic
        prosperity of the United States.
    SEC. 1705. AUTHORIZATION OF UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ROTARY AIRCRAFT
    WORK AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPOTS.
        (a) In General.--On a reimbursable basis and subject to subsection
    (b), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to conduct rotary aircraft
    work for the United States Coast Guard at any depot of the Department
    of Defense.
        (b) Certification.--Before the Secretary of Defense may use the
    authority under subsection (a) during any fiscal year, the Commandant
    of the Coast Guard shall submit to the appropriate congressional
    committees an annual certification for that year that includes each of
    the following:
            (1) Certification that the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics
        Center has reached or exceeded its capacity to conduct required
        maintenance.
            (2) Certification that the use of the authority under
        subsection (a) will not have a negative effect on the workforce of
        the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, the
    term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
        and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
    SEC. 1706. CONTINUAL ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL STATE ARMS
    EMBARGOES ON ISRAEL AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS DEFENSE CAPABILITY GAPS.
        (a) Requirement for Continuous Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
        the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence,
        shall conduct a continual assessment of--
                (A) the scope, nature, and impact on Israel's defense
            capabilities of current and emerging arms embargoes, sanctions,
            restrictions, or limitations imposed by foreign countries or by
            international organizations; and
                (B) the resulting gaps or vulnerabilities in Israel's
            security posture against shared regional adversaries, such as
            Iran and Iranian-backed terrorist groups such as Hamas,
            Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah, and its ability to
            maintain its qualitative military edge.
            (2) Frequency.--The assessment required under paragraph (1)
        shall be updated not less than once every 180 days.
        (b) Potential United States Mitigation.--
            (1) Identification of needs.--Each assessment required under
        subsection (a) shall also include a determination of specific
        defensive capabilities, systems, or technologies that Israel is
        unable to procure, sustain, or modernize due to arms embargoes or
        restrictions.
            (2) United states actions.--The Secretary of Defense, in
        coordination with the Secretary of State, shall identify potential
        actions the United States may take to mitigate such gaps in
        defensive capabilities, including--
                (A) addressing barriers to the delivery of defense articles
            or services under the foreign military sales program;
                (B) to the extent possible without undermining United
            States requirements or readiness, leveraging United States
            industrial base capacity to provide substitute defensive
            capabilities;
                (C) expanding joint research, development, and production
            of defense technologies; and
                (D) enhancing cooperative training, prepositioning, and
            logistics support.
        (c) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
        enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary
        of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
        report on the findings of the most recent assessment conducted
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form and may contain a classified annex.
        (d) Sunset.--The requirement to conduct continual assessments under
    this section shall terminate 5 years after the date of enactment of
    this section.
    SEC. 1707. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED
    AIRCRAFT.
        Section 130i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``any provision of title 18'' and inserting
            ``section 32, 1030, or 1367 or chapter 119 or 206 of title
            18''; and
                (B) by striking ``and'' after ``officers'' and inserting a
            comma; and
                (C) by inserting ``, and contractors'' after ``civilian
            employees'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by inserting ``, including through
        the use of remote identification broadcast or other means'' after
        ``electromagnetic means'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Any''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) Any forfeiture conducted under paragraph (1) shall be made
    subject to the requirements for civil, criminal, or administrative
    forfeiture.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following
            new subparagraph:
        ``(C) If the Secretary of Transportation notifies the Secretary of
    Defense that the manner of implementation of this section by the
    Department of Defense would result in an adverse impact to civil
    aviation safety, the Secretary of Defense shall consult with the
    Secretary of Transportation to mitigate adverse impacts.''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the regulations
    prescribed or guidance issued under paragraph (1) require that, when
    taking an action described in subsection (b)(1), all due consideration
    is given to--
            ``(A) mitigating impacts on privacy and civil liberties under
        the first and fourth amendments to the Constitution of the United
        States;
            ``(B) mitigating damage to, or loss of, real and personal
        property;
            ``(C) mitigating any risk of personal injury or death; and
            ``(D) when practicable, obtaining the identification of, or
        issuing a warning to, the operator of an unmanned aircraft system
        or unmanned aircraft prior to taking action under subparagraphs (C)
        through (F) of subsection (b)(1), unless doing so would--
                ``(i) endanger the safety of members of the armed forces or
            civilians;
                ``(ii) create a flight risk or result in the destruction of
            evidence; or
                ``(iii) seriously jeopardize an investigation, criminal
            proceeding, or legal proceeding pursuant to subsection (c).'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``or'' before ``acquisition'' and
                inserting a comma;
                    (ii) by inserting ``, maintenance, or use'' after
                ``acquisition'';
                    (iii) by inserting ``first and'' before ``fourth''; and
                    (iv) by striking ``amendment'' and inserting
                ``amendments'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``a function of the
            Department of Defense'' and inserting ``an action described in
            subsection (b)(1)''; and
                (C) in paragraph (3)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``not maintained'' and inserting ``maintained only
                for as long as necessary, and in no event maintained'';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``support one or
                more functions of the Department of Defense'' and inserting
                ``investigate or prosecute a violation of law or to
                directly support an ongoing security operation''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``for a longer
                period to support a civilian law enforcement agency or by
                any other applicable law or regulation'' and inserting
                ``under Federal law or for the purpose of any litigation'';
            (6) in paragraph (4)--
                (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
            following new subparagraph (A):
                ``(A) is necessary to support an ongoing action described
            in subsection (b)(1);'';
                (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' after the
            semicolon;
                (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);
            and
                (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
            subparagraph (C):
                ``(C) is necessary to support the counter-unmanned aircraft
            systems activities of another Federal agency with authority to
            mitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned
            aircraft in mitigating such threats; or'';
            (7) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (m);
            (8) by striking subsection (i);
            (9) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j);
            (10) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
        (g) and (h) respectively;
            (11) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection (f):
        ``(f) Claims.--Claims for loss of property, injury, or death
    pursuant to actions under subsection (b) may be made consistent with
    chapter 171 of title 28, and chapter 163 of this title, as
    applicable.'';
            (12) in subsection (h), as redesignated under paragraph (10) of
        this section--
                (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Briefings''
            and inserting ``Reports'';
                (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (C) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2026'';
                    (ii) by striking ``and the Secretary of Transportation,
                shall jointly provide a briefing to the appropriate
                congressional committees on the activities carried out
                pursuant to this section. Such briefings shall include--''
                and inserting ``shall submit to the appropriate
                congressional committees and publish on a publicly
                available website a report summarizing all detection and
                mitigation activities conducted under this section during
                the previous year to counter unmanned aircraft systems.'';
                and
                    (iii) by inserting before subparagraph (A) the
                following:
        ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include--''; and
                (D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated under subparagraph
            (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``but may'' and inserting
            ``and shall'';
            (13) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
        subsection (i):
        ``(i) Briefing, Report, and Publication.--(1) Not later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually
    thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees and publish on a publicly available website a
    report summarizing all detection and mitigation activities conducted
    under this section during the previous year to counter unmanned
    aircraft systems.
        ``(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include--
            ``(A) information on any violation of, or failure to comply
        with, the privacy and civil liberties protections referenced in
        this section by personnel authorized to conduct detection and
        mitigation activities, including a description of any such
        violation or failure;
            ``(B) data on the number of detection activities conducted, the
        number of mitigation activities conducted, and the number of
        instances of communications interception from an unmanned aircraft
        system;
            ``(C) whether any unmanned aircraft that experienced mitigation
        was engaged in or attempting to engage in activities protected
        under the first amendment to the Constitution if such intent is
        readily and reasonably ascertainable;
            ``(D) whether any unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system
        was properly or improperly seized, disabled, damaged, or destroyed
        and an identification of any methods used to seize, disable,
        damage, or destroy such aircraft or system; and
            ``(E) a description of the efforts of the Federal Government to
        protect privacy and civil liberties when carrying out detection and
        mitigation activities under this section to counter unmanned
        aircraft systems.
        ``(3) Each report required under paragraph (1) shall be submitted
    and published in unclassified form, but may include a classified
    annex.'';
            (14) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new
        subsections:
        ``(k) Interagency Executive Committees on Execution of Department
    of Defense Counter Unmanned Aviation Authority.--(1) The Secretary of
    Defense, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Federal
    Aviation Administration shall jointly establish by memorandum of
    understanding an interagency executive committee (referred to in this
    subsection as the `executive committee'), for the purpose of exchanging
    views, information, and advice relating to the execution of this
    section.
        ``(2) The memorandum of understanding entered into under paragraph
    (1) shall include--
            ``(A) a description of the officials and other individuals to
        be invited to participate as members in the executive committee;
            ``(B) a procedure for creating a forum to carry out the purpose
        described in paragraph (1);
            ``(C) a procedure for rotating the Chairperson and meeting
        location of the executive committee; and
            ``(D) a procedure for scheduling regular meetings of the
        executive committee no fewer than three times each calendar year.
        ``(l) Additional Annual Report.--Not later than April 1 of each
    year this section is in force, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
    the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report containing--
            ``(1) a summary of the use of activities described in
        subsection (b);
            ``(2) an identification of additional missions of the
        Department of Defense for which the actions described in subsection
        (b)(1) are appropriate, as identified by the Secretary and
        including the specific list of facilities, installations, or
        assets, if any, that would be included if protections described in
        subsection (b)(1) were extended to facilities associated with the
        missions in such report;
            ``(3) an updated copy of the memorandum of understanding
        required by subsection (k);
            ``(4) a summary of actions taken by the interagency executive
        committee required by subsection (k);
            ``(5) a summary of recommendations produced by each member of
        the interagency executive committee required by subsection (k),
        disaggregated by department or agency; and
            ``(6) a summary of actions taken as a result of meetings or
        decisions taken by the interagency executive committee required by
        subsection (k) to change procedures, regulations, guidelines, or
        other governing instruction of the Department of Defense relating
        to the use of authority provided by this section.'';
            (15) in subsection (m)(3), as redesignated by paragraph (7) of
        this section--
                (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as
            paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively;
                (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
            paragraph (3):
            ``(3) The term `contractor' means a person who--
                ``(A) performs functions that support or carry out actions
            authorized in this section pursuant to a contract or
            subcontract entered into with an entity of the Department of
            Defense; and
                ``(B) has completed training for the counter-unmanned
            aircraft system the person will use in performance of such
            functions, as certified by the Secretary of Defense.''''; and
                (C) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (A)
            of this paragraph--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                striking ```covered facility or asset' means any facility
                or asset that--'' and inserting ```covered facility or
                asset--''';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (C), by redesignating clauses (i)
                through (ix) as subclauses (I) through (IX), respectively;
                    (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as
                clauses (i) through (iii);
                    (iv) by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated by
                subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, the following:
                ``(A) means any facility or asset that--'';
                    (v) in subparagraph (A)(iii), as so redesignated--

                        (I) in subclause VIII, as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``or''
                    at the end;
                        (II) in subclause IX, as so redesignated, by
                    striking the period at the end and inserting a
                    semicolon; and
                        (III) by adding at the end the following new
                    subclauses:
                        ``(X) the physical security of other installations
                    or property owned, leased, or operated by the
                    Department of Defense to which the public is not
                    permitted regular, unrestricted access, determined by
                    the Secretary on a site by site basis to be critical to
                    the national defense and certified as such to the
                    Secretary of Transportation, the Attorney General, and
                    the appropriate congressional committees; or
                        ``(XI) assistance to Federal, State, or local
                    officials in responding to incidents involving nuclear,
                    radiological, biological, or chemical weapons, high-
                    yield explosives, or related materials or technologies,
                    as well as support pursuant to section 282 of this
                    title; and''; and

                    (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following
                new subparagraph:
                ``(B) includes any persons physically present at any such
            facility or asset.''; and
            (16) by inserting after subsection (m) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(n) Termination.--The authority to carry out this section shall
    terminate on December 31, 2030.''.

                        TITLE XVIII--ACQUISITION REFORM

             Subtitle A--Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System

    Sec. 1801. Alignment of the defense acquisition system with the needs of
              members of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 1802. Establishment of the role of portfolio acquisition executive.
    Sec. 1803. Amendments to life-cycle management and product support.
    Sec. 1804. Adjustments to certain acquisition thresholds.
    Sec. 1805. Modification to acquisition strategy.
    Sec. 1806. Matters related to cost accounting standards.
    Sec. 1807. Establishment of Project Spectrum.

                     Subtitle B--Requirements Process Reform

    Sec. 1811. Modifications to Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
    Sec. 1812. Ensuring successful implementation of requirements reform.

       Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial
                                    Services

    Sec. 1821. Modifications to relationship of other provisions of law to
              procurement of commercial products and commercial services.
    Sec. 1822. Modifications to commercial products and commercial services.
    Sec. 1823. Modifications to commercial solutions openings.
    Sec. 1824. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
              subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial
              services.
    Sec. 1825. Consumption-based solutions.
    Sec. 1826. Exemptions for nontraditional defense contractors.
    Sec. 1827. Clarification of conditions for payments for commercial
              products and commercial services.
    Sec. 1828. Review of commercial products and commercial services
              acquisition approach.

                Subtitle D--Improvements to Acquisition Programs

    Sec. 1831. Modifications to procurement for experimental purposes.
    Sec. 1832. Modifications to requirements for modular open system
              approach.
    Sec. 1833. Bridging Operational Objectives and Support for Transition
              program.

           Subtitle E--Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base

    Sec. 1841. Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network.
    Sec. 1842. Transition to advanced manufacturing for certain critical
              readiness items of supply.
    Sec. 1843. Working group on the advanced manufacturing workforce.
    Sec. 1844. Collaborative forum to address challenges to and limitations
              of the defense industrial base.
    Sec. 1845. Facility clearance acceleration for members of defense
              industrial consortiums.
    Sec. 1846. Improvements relating to advanced manufacturing.
    Sec. 1847. Report on surge capacity in the defense industrial base.

            Subtitle A--Alignment of the Defense Acquisition System

    SEC. 1801. ALIGNMENT OF THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM WITH THE NEEDS
    OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
        (a) Objectives of Defense Acquisition System.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3102 of title 10, United States Code,
        is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 3102. Objectives of the defense acquisition system
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
    defense acquisition system expeditiously provides the armed forces with
    the capabilities necessary to operate effectively, to address evolving
    threats, and to sustain the military advantage of the United States in
    the most cost-effective manner practicable.
        ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance to
    carry out subsection (a) and shall ensure that the defense acquisition
    system prioritizes the needs of end users and is validated by direct
    engagement, experimentation, and iteration. Such guidance shall require
    the following:
            ``(1) All activities of the defense acquisition system
        contribute to the expeditious delivery of capabilities to enhance
        the operational readiness of the armed forces and enable the
        missions of the Department of Defense.
            ``(2) A leadership culture and organizational structure that
        empowers individuals in the management of the defense acquisition
        system and encourages appropriate delegation authority,
        collaboration, and mission-focused risk-taking.
            ``(3) Sufficient numbers of members of the acquisition
        workforce to support the defense acquisition system, and that such
        members are properly trained and assigned.
            ``(4) Resource decisions for the defense acquisition system to
        prioritize best value and seek to balance life-cycle costs,
        schedule, performance, and quantity through continuous trade-off
        analysis informed by prototyping and direct feedback from end
        users.
            ``(5) Adoption and integration in the defense acquisition
        system of advanced approaches in digital engineering, model-based
        engineering, and simulation environments to enable rapid, iterative
        designs and technology insertion to maximize mission outcomes.
            ``(6) Active pursuit of innovative solutions to enhance
        effectiveness of the armed forces and responsiveness to emerging
        threats, including the acquisition and integration of commercial
        products and commercial services.
            ``(7) Approaches to workforce training and development that
        equally balance emphasis on functional and technical skills with
        skills in cross-functional integration, critical thinking, and
        innovative approaches that best deliver solutions to operational
        problems.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                (A) Under secretary of defense for acquisition and
            sustainment.--Section 133b(b) of title 10, United States Code,
            is amended--
                    (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``delivering and
                sustaining timely, cost-effective capabilities for the
                armed forces (and the Department)'' and inserting
                ``delivers end-user capabilities with speed and innovation
                to counter threats and cost-effectively sustain the
                military advantage of the United States''; and
                    (ii) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ``defense
                acquisition programs'' and inserting ``the defense
                acquisition system, in accordance with the objectives
                established pursuant to section 3102 of this title''.
                (B) Director of operational test and evaluation.--Section
            139(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section
            904, is further amended--
                    (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as
                paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; and
                    (ii) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
                redesignated, the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) ensure that all operational test and evaluation
        activities are aligned with, and are conducted in a manner that
        supports, the objectives of the defense acquisition system
        established pursuant to section 3102 of this title;''.
                (C) Director of cost assessment and program evaluation.--
            Section 139a(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
            inserting ``shall carry out the requirements of this section in
            accordance with the objectives established pursuant to section
            3102 of this title and'' before ``shall serve''.
        (b) Civilian Management of the Defense Acquisition System.--Section
    3103 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``to ensure the successful
        and efficient operation of the defense acquisition system'' and
        inserting ``in accordance with the objectives of the defense
        acquisition system established pursuant to section 3102 of this
        title''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to ensure the successful
        and efficient operation of such elements of the defense acquisition
        system.'' and inserting the following: ``in accordance with the
        objectives of the defense acquisition system established pursuant
        to section 3102 of this title. In carrying out this subsection,
        each service acquisition executive shall--
            ``(1) implement strategies to adapt rapidly to evolving end-
        user requirements, validated through end user engagement;
            ``(2) use data analytics to manage trade-offs among life-cycle
        costs, delivery schedules, performance objectives, technical
        feasibility, and procurement quantity objectives to maximize best
        value for the end user;
            ``(3) conduct iterative cycles to develop, test with end-users,
        and terminate capabilities that deviate from priorities or
        significantly exceed cost or schedule thresholds;
            ``(4) notify the Joint Requirements Oversight Council within 30
        days after changes to a defense acquisition program that result in
        a material difference in capability requirements, procurement
        quantities, or delivery schedules;
            ``(5) assign personnel to critical acquisition positions (as
        defined in section 1731 of this title) to build expertise and
        accountability, equipping such personnel with strategies to empower
        teams, delegate authority, and embrace mission-focused risk-taking;
        and
            ``(6) foster mutual transparency and cooperation between the
        Government and private sector entities and require collaboration
        with such entities to ensure delivery of safe, suitable, and
        effective systems on relevant timelines and on established cost
        baselines.''.
        (c) Acquisition-related Functions of Service Chiefs.--
            (1) Performance of certain acquisition-related functions.--
        Section 3104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
            ``Acquisition-related functions of service chiefs''; and
                (B) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) by striking the ``Chief of Staff of the Army, the
                Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air
                Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of
                Space Operations assist'' and inserting ``service chiefs
                assist'';
                    (ii) by inserting ``, in accordance with the objectives
                established pursuant to section 3102 of this title,'' after
                ``Secretary of the military department concerned''; and
                    (iii) by amending paragraphs (1) through (7) to read as
                follows:
            ``(1) The development of capability requirement statements for
        equipping the armed force concerned that--
                ``(A) describes the operational problem to provide
            necessary context for the capability requirement;
                ``(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to operational
            problems; and
                ``(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate,
            between and among joint military capabilities (as defined in
            section 181 of this title).
            ``(2) Implement strategies to support timely adjustments to
        capability requirement statements developed in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Advise on trade-offs among life-cycle costs, delivery
        schedules, performance objectives, technical feasibility, and
        procurement quantity objectives to maximize best value for the end
        user.
            ``(4) In consultation with the Joint Requirements Oversight
        Council, prioritize--
                ``(A) capability needs for investment; and
                ``(B) resource allocation to meet operational readiness
            requirements (as defined in section 4324 of this title) and the
            materiel readiness objectives established under section 118(c)
            of this title.
            ``(5) Make available appropriate personnel to provide end-user
        feedback for the development of new capabilities.
            ``(6) Recommend modification, discontinuation, or termination
        of the development of capabilities--
                ``(A) that no longer align with a capability requirement
            established by the Secretary of Defense; or
                ``(B) that are experiencing significant cost growth,
            technical or performance deficiencies, or delays in schedule.
            ``(7) Build acquisition career paths for officers and personnel
        (as required by section 1722a of this title) to ensure such
        officers and personnel have the necessary skills and opportunities
        for career progression to fulfill the objectives established
        pursuant to section 3102 of this title.''.
            (2) Adherence to requirements in major defense acquisition
        programs.--Section 3104(b) of such title is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``the program capability document
                supporting a Milestone B or subsequent decision'' and
                inserting ``any requirements document''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``chief of the armed force concerned''
                and inserting ``service chief concerned''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--

                        (I) by striking ``Chief of the armed force
                    concerned'' and inserting ``service chief concerned'';
                    and
                        (II) by striking ``chiefs of the armed force
                    concerned'' and inserting ``service chiefs concerned'';

                    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``prior to entry
                into the Materiel Solution Analysis Phase under Department
                of Defense Instruction 5000.02''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``cost,
                schedule, technical feasibility, and performance trade-
                offs'' and inserting ``life-cycle cost, delivery schedule,
                performance objective, technical feasibility, and
                procurement quantity trade-offs''.
            (3) Definitions.--Section 3104(d) of such title is amended to
        read as follows:
        ``(d) Requirements Document Defined.--In this section, the term
    `requirements document' means a document that establishes the need for
    a materiel approach to address an operational problem.''.
        (d) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise Department
    of Defense Directive 5000.01 and any other relevant instructions,
    policies, or guidance to carry out the requirements of this section and
    the amendments made by this section.
        (e) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section 3101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to
        read as follows:
    ``Sec. 3101. Definitions
        ``In this chapter:
            ``(1) The term `best value' means, with respect to an
        acquisition, the optimal combination of cost, quality, technical
        capability or solution quality, and delivery schedule.
            ``(2) The term `capability requirement' means a capability that
        is critical or essential to address an operational problem.
            ``(3) The term `cost-effective' means, with respect to an
        acquisition, delivering superior end-user results at equal or lower
        cost compared to alternatives.
            ``(4) The term `operational problem' means--
                ``(A) a challenge of a military department in achieving an
            assigned military objective based on current doctrine, emerging
            threats, or future concepts; and
                ``(B) may include limitations in capabilities, capacity,
            resources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently
            coordinate across the joint force, with another combatant
            command, or among military capabilities.
            ``(5) The term `service chief' means--
                ``(A) the Chief of Staff of the Army, with respect to
            matters concerning the Army;
                ``(B) the Chief of Naval Operations, with respect to
            matters concerning the Navy;
                ``(C) the Commandant of the Marine Corps, with respect to
            matters concerning the Marine Corps;
                ``(D) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with respect to
            matters concerning the Air Force; and
                ``(E) the Chief of Space Operations, with respect to
            matters concerning the Space Force.''.
            (2) Section 3001(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
        by striking ``this section'' and inserting ``this part''.
    SEC. 1802. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ROLE OF PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION
    EXECUTIVE.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 87 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1731 the following
    new section:
    ``Sec. 1732. Portfolio acquisition executive
        ``(a) In General.--A portfolio acquisition executive is the senior
    acquisition official designated by the component acquisition executive
    or the service acquisition executive of the military department
    concerned, as applicable, to lead a portfolio of capabilities, with
    authority for plans, budgets, and execution of programs assigned to the
    portfolio, including life-cycle management.
        ``(b) Reporting Relationships.--To ensure streamlined
    accountability for management, the following relationships shall apply:
            ``(1) Each program manager (as defined in section 1737 of this
        title) for a defense acquisition program shall report directly to
        the portfolio acquisition executive for such program unless
        otherwise directed by the component acquisition executive or
        service acquisition executive of the military department concerned
        (as applicable).
            ``(2) Each portfolio acquisition executive shall report
        directly to the component acquisition executive or the service
        acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as
        applicable).
            ``(3) The component acquisition executive or service
        acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as
        applicable) shall oversee the designation of, performance of, and
        resource allocation for all portfolio acquisition executives.
        ``(c) Responsibilities.--For the defense acquisition programs
    assigned to a portfolio acquisition executive, such portfolio
    acquisition executive shall--
            ``(1) ensure that activities carried out under such programs
        are aligned with, and are conducted in a manner that supports, the
        objectives of the defense acquisition system established pursuant
        to section 3102 of this title;
            ``(2) subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
        component acquisition executive or service acquisition executive of
        the military department concerned (as applicable)--
                ``(A) carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the
            component acquisition executive or service acquisition
            executive concerned (as applicable) with respect to members of
            the acquisition workforce assigned to the portfolio acquisition
            executive; and
                ``(B) ensure that the policies of the Secretary of Defense
            established in accordance with this chapter are implemented in
            such portfolio;
            ``(3) coordinate with the relevant service chief (as defined in
        section 3101 of this title) when evaluating, modifying, or
        implementing requirements determinations, performance objectives,
        procurement quantity objectives, and materiel readiness objectives
        established under section 118(c) of this title;
            ``(4) liaise and collaborate directly with operational users of
        such defense acquisition programs to receive regular feedback to
        ensure the effectiveness and suitability of capabilities;
            ``(5) provide timely information to the relevant service chief,
        the Joint Staff, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
        Evaluation, and other officials identified by the Secretary of
        Defense on cost, schedule, and performance trade-offs of defense
        acquisition programs assigned to the portfolio acquisition
        executive;
            ``(6) employ iterative development cycles with the authority to
        modify, discontinue, or terminate the development of capabilities--
                ``(A) that no longer align with a joint capability
            requirement (as defined in section 181 of this title) or other
            capability requirement established by the Secretary or relevant
            service chief; or
                ``(B) that are experiencing significant cost growth,
            technical or performance deficiencies, or delays in schedule;
            ``(7) collaborate with mission engineering functions of the
        Department of Defense to conduct cross-service technical and
        operational activities to coordinate integration of emerging
        technologies, prototypes, and operational concepts, as appropriate;
        and
            ``(8) ensure effective market research and, to the maximum
        extent practical, prioritize--
                ``(A) the use of transactions for prototype projects under
            section 4022; and
                ``(B) the procurement of commercial products and commercial
            services under chapter 247 of this title.
        ``(d) Personnel and Resources.--(1) The Secretary concerned with
    respect to a portfolio acquisition executive shall ensure that each
    such portfolio acquisition executive is assigned dedicated personnel
    and other resources required to successfully perform the assigned
    duties and responsibilities of such portfolio acquisition executive.
        ``(2) Personnel shall be under the authority and control of such
    portfolio acquisition executive subject to the component acquisition
    executive or service acquisition executive of the department concerned.
    Personnel and resources shall not be provided through matrixed,
    collateral duty, or dual-reporting arrangements, except as specifically
    authorized by the Secretary concerned in writing.
        ``(3) Personnel and resources required include--
            ``(A) contracting and contract management;
            ``(B) estimating costs;
            ``(C) financial management and business;
            ``(D) life-cycle management and product support;
            ``(E) program management;
            ``(F) engineering and technical management;
            ``(G) developmental testing and evaluation; and
            ``(H) other personnel as determined by the Secretary concerned,
        as appropriate.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Covered defense laws.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        each covered defense law (as defined in section 102 of title 10,
        United States Code) is amended--
                (A) by striking the term ``program executive officer'' and
            inserting ``portfolio acquisition executive'' in each place it
            appears in text or headings;
                (B) by striking the term ``Program executive officer'' and
            inserting ``Portfolio acquisition executive'' in each place it
            appears in text or headings;
                (C) by striking the term ``program executive officers'' and
            inserting ``portfolio acquisition executives'' in each place it
            appears in text or headings; and
                (D) by striking the term ``Program executive officers'' and
            inserting ``Portfolio acquisition executives'' in each place it
            appears in text or headings.
            (2) Exception.--Section 1737(a)(4) of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) The term `portfolio acquisition executive' means an
        individual described in section 1732(a) of this title.''.
    SEC. 1803. AMENDMENTS TO LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SUPPORT.
        (a) Product Support Manager.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 87 of title 10,
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1732, as
        added by section 1802, the following new section:
    ``Sec. 1733. Product support manager
        ``(a) In General.--A product support manager is the individual
    responsible for managing product support required to field and maintain
    the readiness and operational capability of a covered system throughout
    the life cycle of the covered system.
        ``(b) Designation.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate a
    product support manager for each covered system who shall be coequal
    with the program manager for such covered system and report directly to
    the portfolio acquisition executive responsible for such covered
    system.
        ``(c) Objectives.--The product support manager shall seek to
    achieve the objectives of the defense acquisition system established
    pursuant to section 3102 of this title and shall identify, develop,
    implement, incentivize, and measure quantifiable best value outcome-
    based product support that optimizes life-cycle cost, readiness, and
    operational capability of a covered system.
        ``(d) Specific Responsibilities.--A product support manager shall
    be responsible for the following with respect to a covered system:
            ``(1) Developing and executing the product support strategy
        required under section 4324 of this title.
            ``(2) Providing product support and subject matter expertise to
        the relevant program manager and portfolio acquisition executive.
            ``(3) Collaborating with chief engineers and systems
        engineers--
                ``(A) in developing the life-cycle sustainment plan and
            product support strategy required under section 4324 of this
            title; and
                ``(B) to analyze the operating and support costs to ensure
            cost-effective operation, management, and availability of the
            covered system.
            ``(3) Adopting predictive analytics and simulation and modeling
        tools to improve materiel availability and reliability, increase
        operational availability rates, and reduce operation and
        sustainment costs.
            ``(4) Conducting product support business case analyses to
        provide a structured, iterative methodology to compare and assess
        the full impact of product support alternatives and provide data-
        informed recommendations that balance requirements with
        affordability. Such analyses shall--
                ``(A) enable the development of the product support
            strategy as early as possible, but not later than Milestone B
            approval has been granted for the covered system; and
                ``(B) inform proposed updates or changes in the product
            support strategy as needed.
            ``(5) Reviewing and recommending resource allocations across
        product support integrators and product support providers to meet
        performance requirements of the product support strategy.
            ``(6) Coordinating product support arrangements between product
        support integrators and product support providers across materiel
        commands, depots, sustainment working capital funds, and commercial
        entities to execute the product support strategy and maintain
        updated parts cataloging and provisioning.
            ``(7) Seeking to resolve issues relating to diminishing
        manufacturing supply, material shortages, critical readiness items
        of supply.
            ``(8) Managing the end-to-end coordination process related to
        qualification, certification, and testing of alternative sources of
        supply for critical readiness items of supply.
            ``(9) Ensuring the evaluation and selection of product support
        integrators and product support providers that are best suited to
        execute the product support strategy.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `best value' has the meaning given in section
        3101 of this title.
            ``(2) The terms `covered system', `critical readiness items of
        supply', `product support', `product support arrangement', `product
        support integrator', and `product support provider' have the
        meanings given, respectively, in section 4324 of this title.''.
            (2) Education, training, and experience requirements for
        product support managers.--Section 1735 title 10, United States
        Code, is amended--
                (A) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
            subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and
                (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(c) Product Support Manager.--Before being assigned to a position
    as product support manager, a person--
            ``(1) shall have completed all life-cycle logistics
        certification and training requirements prescribed by the Secretary
        of Defense;
            ``(2) shall have executed a written agreement as required in
        section 1734(b)(2) of this title; and
            ``(3) in the case of--
                ``(A) a product support manager of a major defense
            acquisition program, shall have at least eight years of
            experience in life-cycle logistics, at least two years of which
            were performed in a systems program office or similar
            organization;
                ``(B) a product support manager of a significant nonmajor
            defense acquisition program, shall have at least six years of
            experience in life-cycle logistics; and
                ``(C) a product support manager for a covered system (as
            defined in section 4324 of this title), shall be designated as
            a key leadership position.''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 1731(a)(1)(B) of title 10,
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
        new clause:
                    ``(iv) Product support manager.''.
        (b) Sustainment Reviews.--Section 4323 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 4323. Sustainment reviews
        ``(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall require each
    Secretary of a military department, in coordination with the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to conduct an
    assessment of the actual performance of each major weapon system
    against the operational readiness requirements and materiel readiness
    objectives (established under section 118(c) of this title). Each
    Secretary of a military department shall use such assessment to--
            ``(1) identify any factors contributing to the failure of a
        major weapon system to meet such requirements and objectives;
            ``(2) develop and implement a corrective action plan to address
        such factors in an expeditious manner; and
            ``(3) inform the submission of materials to Congress required
        by section 118(c)(2) of this title and the development of the
        future-years defense program required by section 221 of this title.
        ``(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than five days after the
    date on which the budget of the President is submitted to Congress
    pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, each Secretary of a military
    department, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report that includes the following:
            ``(1) Findings from a review of the effectiveness of the life-
        cycle sustainment plan required under section 4324 of this title
        for a major weapon system.
            ``(2) A description of how such assessments informed the
        submission of materials to Congress required by section 118(c)(2)
        of this title and the development of the future-years defense
        program required by section 221 of this title.
            ``(3) For a covered system which has been declared to meet
        initial operational capability, and that for two consecutive
        calendar years has failed to meet established materiel readiness
        objectives for materiel availability or operational availability
        (as such terms are defined, respectively, in section 118 of this
        title), such report shall include--
                ``(A) an identification of factors contributing to such
            failure;
                ``(B) a mitigation plan to address supply, maintenance, or
            other issues contributing to such failure; and
                ``(C) a description of any corrective action plan required
            by subsection (a)(2) and an update on progress made in
            implementing such a plan.
            ``(4) A summary of actions taken by the Secretary to ensure
        that each covered system of the military department under the
        jurisdiction of the Secretary meets the applicable operational
        readiness requirements and materiel readiness objectives in the
        most cost-effective manner practicable.
        ``(c) Covered System Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
    system' has the meaning given in section 4324 of this title.''.
        (c) Life-cycle Management and Product Support.--Section 4324 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 4324. Life-cycle management and product support
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each
    covered system is supported by a performance-based life-cycle
    sustainment plan--
            ``(1) that is approved by the service acquisition executive
        responsible for such covered system; and
            ``(2) that meets applicable operational readiness requirements
        and materiel readiness objectives (established under section 118(c)
        of this title) in the most cost-effective manner practicable.
        ``(b) Life-cycle Sustainment Plan.--(1) A product support manager
    shall develop, update, and implement a life-cycle sustainment plan for
    each covered system for which the product support manager is
    responsible. Such plan shall include the following:
            ``(A) A comprehensive product support strategy that addresses
        each Integrated Product Support Element in a manner--
                ``(i) to best achieve operational readiness requirements
            and materiel readiness objectives throughout the planned life
            cycle of such system; and
                ``(ii) that allows evaluation and selection of product
            support integrators and product support providers appropriate
            to execute the product support strategy.
            ``(B) A life-cycle cost estimate for the covered system that--
                ``(i) is based on the product support strategy described in
            subparagraph (A); and
                ``(ii) if the covered system is a major defense acquisition
            program or major subprogram, is developed in accordance with
            the requirements to support a Milestone A approval, Milestone B
            approval, or Milestone C approval.
            ``(C) Recommended engineering and design considerations that
        support cost-effective sustainment of the covered system and best
        value solutions in life cycle planning and management.
            ``(D) An intellectual property management plan for product
        support developed in accordance with section 3774 of this title,
        including requirements for technical data, software, and modular
        open system approaches (as defined in section 4401 of this title).
            ``(E) A strategy to maximize use of public and private sector
        capabilities including public-private partnerships, when
        appropriate.
            ``(F) After consideration of the views received by the
        milestone decision authority from appropriate materiel, logistics,
        or fleet representatives, a plan to transition the covered system
        from production to initial fielding that addresses specific
        products or services required for successful initial fielding of
        the covered system, including--
                ``(i) a description of the necessary tooling or other
            unique support equipment, requirements for initial spare parts
            and components, technical handbooks and maintenance manuals,
            maintenance training, and facilities;
                ``(ii) an identification of the funding required to provide
            such products and services for any initial fielding location of
            the covered system; and
                ``(iii) an assessment of the required number of training
            simulators, including the initial operational capability and
            overall fielding of such simulators.
        ``(2) In developing each life-cycle sustainment plan required by
    this section, the product support manager shall--
            ``(A) consider affordability constraints and key cost factors
        that could affect operating and support costs during the life cycle
        of the covered system;
            ``(B) consider sustainment risks or challenges to sustaining
        the covered system in operational environments, including contested
        logistics environments (as defined in section 2926 of this title);
            ``(C) seek to comply with--
                ``(i) requirements to maintain a core logistics capability
            under section 2464 of this title; and
                ``(ii) limitations on the performance of depot-level
            maintenance of materiel under section 2466 of this title;
            ``(D) seek to integrate commercial best practices, use
        commercial standards, and use advanced technologies to enhance the
        product support of each covered system; and
            ``(E) seek to maintain a robust, resilient, and innovative
        defense industrial base to support requirements throughout the life
        cycle of the covered system.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this chapter:
            ``(1) The terms `milestone decision authority' and `Milestone A
        approval' have the meanings given, respectively, in section 4251 of
        this title.
            ``(2) The term `Milestone B approval' and `Milestone C
        approval' has the meaning given in section 4172 of this title.
            ``(3) The term `covered system' means--
                ``(A) a major defense acquisition program as defined in
            section 4201 of this title;
                ``(B) a major subprogram as described in section 4203 of
            this title; or
                ``(C) an acquisition program or project that is carried out
            using the rapid fielding or rapid prototyping acquisition
            pathway under section 3602 of this title that is estimated by
            the Secretary of Defense to require an eventual total
            expenditure described in section 4201(a)(2) of this title.
            ``(4) The term `critical readiness items of supply' means--
                ``(A) parts and systems designated as Mission Impaired
            Capability Awaiting Parts, Not Mission Capable Supply, or
            Casualty Report Category 3 or 4 status (as defined by the
            Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a military department);
            or
                ``(B) parts or systems designated by the Secretary of
            Defense as negatively impacting the materiel readiness
            objectives of a covered system.
            ``(5) The term `Integrated Product Support Elements' means,
        with respect to a covered system--
                ``(A) product support management;
                ``(B) design interface;
                ``(C) sustaining engineering;
                ``(D) maintenance planning and management;
                ``(E) supply support;
                ``(F) support equipment;
                ``(G) technical data;
                ``(H) training and training support;
                ``(I) information technology systems continuous support;
                ``(J) facilities and infrastructure;
                ``(K) packaging, handling, storage, and transportation; and
                ``(L) manpower and personnel.
            ``(6) The term `product support' means the package of support
        functions required to field and sustain the readiness and
        operational capability of covered systems (including subsystems and
        components of such covered systems).
            ``(7) The term `product support arrangement'--
                ``(A) means a contract, task order, or another contractual
            arrangement, or any type of agreement or non-contractual
            arrangement entered into by the Federal Government, for the
            performance of sustainment or logistics support required for
            covered systems (including subsystems and components of such
            covered systems); and
                ``(B) includes arrangements for any of the following:
                    ``(i) Performance-based logistics.
                    ``(ii) Sustainment support.
                    ``(iii) Contractor logistics support.
                    ``(iv) Life-cycle product support.
            ``(8) The term `product support integrator' means an entity
        responsible for integrating private and public sources of product
        support within the scope of a product support arrangement.
            ``(9) The term `product support provider' means an entity that
        provides product support functions.''.
        (d) Conforming Amendments to Materiel Readiness Metrics and
    Objectives for Major Weapon Systems.--Section 118 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``materiel readiness''
        before ``objectives'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``shall address'' and
        inserting ``shall establish procedures and a computation
        methodology to determine'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the metrics required''
            and all that follows through the period at the end and
            inserting ``materiel readiness objectives for each major weapon
            system.''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the metrics required by
            subsection (b)'' and inserting ``such materiel readiness
            objectives'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``readiness goals or
        objectives'' and inserting ``materiel readiness objectives'';
            (5) in subsection (e), in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
        by inserting a comma after ``designated mission''; and
            (6) in subsection (f)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as
            paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
                (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
            paragraph:
            ``(3) The term `materiel readiness objective' means the minimum
        required availability of each covered system that is necessary to
        fulfill the requirements of the strategic framework and guidance
        referred to in subsection (a).''.
        (e) Major Weapons Systems: Assessment, Management and Control of
    Operating and Support Costs.--Section 4325 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``in accordance with the
            requirements of section 118 of this title and'' after ``be
            issued'';
                (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
            ``(3) require each Secretary of a military department to update
        estimates of operating and support costs periodically throughout
        the life cycle of a major weapon system, and make necessary
        adjustments to the life-cycle sustainment plan required by section
        4324 of this title to ensure such major weapon system meets
        applicable operational readiness requirements and materiel
        readiness objectives (established in accordance with section 118(c)
        of this title) in the most cost-effective manner practicable;'';
                (C) by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
            ``(9) prior to the Milestone B approval (or equivalent
        approval) for a major weapon system, require the Secretary
        concerned to ensure the completion of an intellectual property
        management plan for product support required under section
        4324(b)(1)(D) of this title; and''; and
                (D) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:
            ``(10) require each Secretary of a military department to
        create and retain an independent cost estimate for the remainder of
        the life cycle of the covered weapon system every five years.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (c); and
            (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
        (f) Retention of Data on Operating and Support Costs.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of Cost Assessment and Program
        Evaluation shall develop and maintain a database on operating and
        support estimates, supporting documentation, and actual operating
        and support costs for major weapon systems (as defined in section
        101 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 811 of
        this Act).
            (2) Support.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the
        Director, in carrying out the requirements of paragraph (1)--
                (A) promptly receives the results of all cost estimates and
            cost analyses conducted by each Secretary of a military
            department with regard to operating and support costs of major
            weapon systems acquired pursuant to a major defense acquisition
            program (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States
            Code); and
                (B) has timely access to any records and data of military
            departments (including classified and proprietary information)
            that the Director considers necessary to carry out such
            requirements.
            (3) Coordination.--The Secretary of Defense may direct each
        Secretary of a military department, with concurrence of the Under
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to collect
        and retain information necessary to support the database required
        in (1).
    SEC. 1804. ADJUSTMENTS TO CERTAIN ACQUISITION THRESHOLDS.
        (a) Major System.--Section 3041 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$115,000,000 (based
            on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting
            ``$275,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)'';
            and
                (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$540,000,000 (based
            on fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting
            ``$1,300,000,000 (based on fiscal year 2024 constant
            dollars)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``$750,000 (based on
        fiscal year 1980 constant dollars)'' and inserting ``$2,000,000
        (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)''.
        (b) Use of Procedures Other Than Competitive Procedures.--Section
    3204(e)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$10,000,000'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``$100,000,000'';
            (2) by striking ``$75,000,000'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``$500,000,000''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``$500,000'' and
        inserting ``$10,000,000''.
        (c) Modifications to Submissions of Cost or Pricing Data.--Section
    3702(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) by striking ``June 30, 2018'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``June 30, 2026'';
                (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and
            inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
                (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$750,000'' and
            inserting ``$2,000,000'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting
        ``$10,000,000''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (3)(A), by striking ``chapter and the price
        of the subcontract is expected to exceed $2,000,000'' and inserting
        the following: ``chapter and--
                    ``(i) in the case of a prime contract entered into
                after June 30, 2026, the price of the subcontract is
                expected to exceed $10,000,000; or
                    ``(ii) in the case of a prime contract entered into on
                or before June 30, 2026, the price of the subcontract is
                expected to exceed $2,000,000.''.
        (d) Major Defense Acquisition Programs; Definitions; Exceptions.--
    Section 4201(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$300,000,000 (based on
        fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000
        (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$1,800,000,000 (based on
        fiscal year 1990 constant dollars)'' and inserting ``$4,500,000,000
        (based on fiscal year 2024 constant dollars)''.
    SEC. 1805. MODIFICATION TO ACQUISITION STRATEGY.
        (a) In General.--Section 4211 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``milestone'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking the term ``milestone'' each
        place it appears;
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) in matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
                the term ``milestone'' each place it appears;
                    (ii) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
            ``(A) the strategy clearly describes the proposed business case
        and capability management approach for the program or system, and
        to the maximum extent practicable, describes how capability
        requirements will be met through delivery of such program or
        system;''; and
                    (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``how the
                strategy is designed to be implemented with available
                resources, such as time, funding, and management capacity''
                and inserting ``the resources, such as time, funding, and
                management capacity, necessary to meet capability
                requirements''; and
                (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
        ``(2) Each strategy shall, where appropriate, consider the
    following:
            ``(A) An approach that delivers required capabilities in
        increments, each depending on available mature technology, and that
        recognizes up front the need for future capability improvements or
        transitions to alternative end items through use of continuous
        competition.
            ``(B) Requirements related to logistics, maintenance, and
        sustainment in accordance with sections 2464 and 2466 of this
        title, and the acquisition of technical data, computer software,
        and associated licenses, to enable such requirements in accordance
        with sections 3771 through 3775 of this title.
            ``(C) A process for collaborative interaction and market
        research with the science and technology community, including
        Department of Defense science and technology reinvention
        laboratories, government innovation cells, academia, small
        businesses, nontraditional defense contractors, and other
        contractors.
            ``(D) Identification of enterprise-wide designs and standards
        in support of an architecture that provides for an integrated suite
        of capabilities that focuses on simplicity of implementation and
        speed of delivery.
            ``(E) Overarching roadmaps that create integrated strategic
        schedules of legacy systems and new capabilities.
            ``(F) A contracting strategy that develops long-term
        partnerships with multiple companies to actively contribute to
        architectures, development, production, and sustainment across the
        capabilities to be developed by decomposing large systems into
        smaller sets of projects across time and technical component.
            ``(G) An assignment of roles and responsibilities of key
        personnel of the acquisition workforce, identification of external
        stakeholder dependencies, and the need for subject matter expert
        inputs at critical points in the program, including the need for
        special hiring authority or advisory and assistance services, in
        order to deliver the desired capabilities.
            ``(H) A process of testing and experimentation with the test
        community and end users to ensure continuous user feedback,
        acceptance, and development of concepts of operations.''; and
            (4) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the
        following new subsections:
        ``(d) Review.--The decision authority shall review and approve, as
    appropriate, the acquisition strategy for a major defense acquisition
    program or major system prior to the acquisition decision memorandum
    and ensure that the strategy is updated at regular intervals to
    incorporate significant changes to program requirements, resourcing, or
    acquisition decisions.
        ``(e) Decision Authority Defined.--In this section, the term
    `decision authority', with respect to a major defense acquisition
    program or major system, means the official within the Department of
    Defense designated with the overall responsibility and authority for
    acquisition decisions for the program or system, including authority to
    approve entry of the program or system into the next phase of the
    acquisition process.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 4324(d)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is
        amended by inserting ``the term `decision authority''' after
        ``meaning given''.
            (2) Section 8669b(d)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is
        amended by striking ``has the meaning'' and all that follows and
        inserting the following: ``means a decision to enter into
        technology maturation and risk reduction pursuant to guidance
        prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for the management of
        Department of Defense acquisition programs.''.
            (3) Section 807(e)(5) of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 9081 note) is amended by striking
        ``in section 2431a of title 10, United States Code'' and inserting
        ``the term `decision authority' in section 4211 of title 10, United
        States Code''.
            (4) Section 818(f)(3)(B) of the John Warner National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (10 U.S.C. 4231 note prec.)
        is amended by inserting ``the term `decision authority''' after
        ``meaning given''.
    SEC. 1806. MATTERS RELATED TO COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
        (a) Changes to Applicability of Full Cost Accounting Standards
    Coverage.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement
        Policy shall revise the rules and procedures prescribed pursuant to
        subsections (a) and (b) of section 1502 of title 41, United States
        Code, to the extent necessary to increase the thresholds
        established in section 9903.201-2 of title 48, Code of Federal
        Regulation, from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000 (as adjusted for
        inflation in accordance with section 1908 of title 41, United
        States Code).
            (2) Department of defense.--Not later than 120 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall update the
        Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
        Regulation to require full compliance with cost accounting
        standards established under section 1502 of title 41, United States
        Code, only for an entity or subsidiary of an entity that--
                (A) received a single contract award under such cost
            accounting standards with a value equal to or greater than
            $100,000,000 (as adjusted for inflation in accordance with
            section 1908 of title 41, United States Code); or
                (B) received contracts during the cost accounting period
            that ended preceding the date of the report with a net value
            equal to or greater than $100,000,000 (as adjusted for
            inflation in accordance with section 1908 of title 41, United
            States Code).
        (b) Amendments to Cost Accounting Standards Board.--
            (1) Organization.--Subsection (a) of section 1501 of title 41,
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``Office of Federal
        Procurement Policy'' and inserting ``Office of Management and
        Budget''.
            (2) Membership.--Subsection (b) of such section 1501 is
        amended--
                (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Members, chairman, and appointment.--The Board shall
        consist of 5 voting members and 2 nonvoting members.
                ``(A) Voting members.--One voting member is the
            Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy, who serves as
            Chairman. The other 4 members, all of whom shall have
            experience in Federal Government contract cost accounting, are
            as follows:
                    ``(i) 2 representatives of the Federal Government, each
                of whom has substantial experience in administering and
                managing covered contracts--

                        ``(I) one of whom is a representative of the
                    Department of Defense appointed by the Secretary of
                    Defense; and
                        ``(II) one of whom is an officer or employee of the
                    General Services Administration appointed by the
                    Administrator of General Services.

                    ``(ii) 2 individuals from the private sector, each of
                whom is appointed by the Director of the Office of
                Management and Budget--

                        ``(I) one of whom is a senior employee or retired
                    senior employee of a Government contractor with
                    substantial experience in the private sector involving
                    administration and management of covered contracts; and
                        ``(II) one member of the accounting profession,
                    with substantial experience as an accountant.

                ``(B) Nonvoting members.--There may be up to 2 nonvoting
            members appointed by the Board from academia, a nonprofit
            organization, or a private entity with substantial experience
            in establishing financial accounting and reporting standards in
            compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.'';
                (B) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, which may be
                extended for an additional 4-year period by the individual
                who appointed such member under paragraph (1)'' after ``4
                years''; and
                    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph
                (1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Ineligibility.--Beginning on January 1, 2028, an
        individual who is a member of an audit entity of an executive
        agency is not eligible to serve as a member of the Board.''.
            (3) Duties.--Subsection (c) of such section 1501 is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) by striking ``within one year'' and all that
                follows through ``conform such standards'' and inserting
                the following: ``not later than 180 days after the date of
                enactment of this paragraph, and biennially thereafter,
                review any cost accounting standards established under
                section 1502 of this title and eliminate or conform such
                standards''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``disputes.'' and
            inserting the following: ``disputes, and take necessary action
            to clarify or improve such standards if misinterpretation or
            lack of clarity in a standard was a primary component of such
            dispute; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) ensure that any action taken pursuant to paragraph (3) is
        not taken solely for the purpose of tailoring such standard to
        favor a party in the dispute.''.
            (4) Report.--Subsection (e) of such section 1501 is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) including a summary of rulemaking activities related to
        any changes to such standards and any associated timelines for such
        activities.''.
            (5) Senior staff.--Subsection (f)(1)(B) of such section 1501 is
        amended--
                (A) by striking ``may appoint'' and inserting ``shall
            appoint''; and
                (B) by striking ``two'' and inserting ``not less than
            four''.
            (6) Covered contract defined.--Such section 1501 is amended by
        adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(j) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
    contract' means a contract that is subject to the cost accounting
    standards issued pursuant to section 1502 of this title.''.
            (7) Deadline.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
        Budget, the Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of General
        Services shall implement the amendments made by this subsection,
        including making the appointments under section 1501(b) of title
        41, United States Code, as amended by this subsection.
        (c) Cooperation With the Comptroller General.--The Secretary of
    Defense and the Cost Accounting Standards Board established under
    section 1501 of title 41, United States Code (as amended by this
    section), shall cooperate in full and in a timely manner with the
    Comptroller General of the United States, including providing any
    analysis, briefings, or other information requested by the Comptroller
    General related to requirements of this section and the amendments made
    by this section.
        (d) Amendment to Mandatory Use of Cost Accounting Standards.--
            (1) Subcontracts.--Section 1502(b)(1) of title 41, United
        States Code, is amended--
                (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (i) by striking ``of the amount set forth in section
                3702(a)(1)(A) of title 10 as the amount is'' and inserting
                ``$35,000,000, as''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``, including requirements relating
                to inflation in section 1908 of this title'' after ``law'';
                and
                (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (i) by inserting ``(or the portion of a contract or
                subcontract)'' after ``a contract or subcontract'' each
                place it appears;
                    (ii) in clause (ii), by adding ``or'' at the end;
                    (iii) in clause (iii)--

                        (I) by inserting ``(or the portion of such contract
                    or subcontract)'' after ``a firm, fixed-price contract
                    or subcontract''; and
                        (II) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a period;
                    and

                    (iv) by striking clause (iv).
            (2) Waiver.--in paragraph (3), subparagraph (A) by inserting
        ``, as adjusted for inflation in accordance with section 1908 of
        this title,'' after ``$100,000,000''.
            (3) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement
        Policy shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement
        the amendments made by this subsection.
        (e) Amendment to Required Board Action for Prescribing Standards
    and Interpretations.--Section 1502(c) of title 41, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
        (f) Amendments to Contract Price Adjustment Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1503(b) of title 41, United States
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) Amount of Adjustment.--A contract price adjustment undertaken
    under section 1502(f)(2) of this title shall be made, where applicable,
    on relevant contracts that are subject to the cost accounting standards
    so as to protect the Federal Government from payment, in the aggregate,
    of increased costs, as defined by the Cost Accounting Standards Board
    and in accordance with the following requirements:
            ``(1) The Federal Government may not recover costs greater than
        the aggregate increased cost to the Federal Government, as defined
        by the Board, on the relevant contracts subject to the price
        adjustment unless the contractor or subcontractor made a change in
        its cost accounting practices of which the contractor or
        subcontractor was aware or should have been aware at the time of
        the price negotiation and which contractor or subcontractor failed
        to disclose to the Federal Government.
            ``(2) For such changes in cost accounting practices--
                ``(A) costs recovered by the Federal Government shall
            exclude any contract or subcontract (or any portion of such
            contract or subcontract) that is firm, fixed-price, or that is
            not price-redeterminable based on costs; and
                ``(B) for a fiscal year, for any contract or subcontract
            (or any portion of such contract or subcontract) that is not a
            firm, fixed-price contract or subcontract the costs recovered
            by the Federal Government shall not exceed the net increased
            costs, if any, paid to the contractor or subcontractor for all
            changes in cost accounting practices implemented within the
            same fiscal year.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator for Federal Procurement
        Policy shall issue such regulations as are necessary to implement
        the amendments made by this subsection.
    SEC. 1807. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROJECT SPECTRUM.
        (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Small Business
    Programs of the Department of Defense shall establish and maintain a
    program to be known as ``Project Spectrum'' to provide to covered
    entities an online platform of digital resources, training, and
    services that increase awareness of, and facilitate compliance with,
    the requirements of the defense acquisition system established pursuant
    to section 3102 of title 10, United States Code.
        (b) Requirement for Coordination.--In carrying out the requirements
    of subsection (a), the Director of Small Business Programs shall
    coordinate with other elements of the Department of Defense to ensure
    resources, training, or services made available through Project
    Spectrum are aligned with Department-wide policies and guidance related
    to the defense acquisition system, including coordination with--
            (1) the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense,
        particularly regarding cybersecurity resources and alignment with
        the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program or successor
        program;
            (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
        Sustainment;
            (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
        Engineering;
            (4) the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
        and Industry Engagement;
            (5) the President of the Defense Acquisition University;
            (6) the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency;
            (7) the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and
        Security Agency; and
            (8) the Executive Director of the Department of Defense Cyber
        Crime Center.
        (c) Performance Metrics.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the
    Director of Small Business Programs, in coordination with elements and
    individuals in subsection (b), shall establish performance metrics to
    measure the outcomes associated with Project Spectrum. Such metrics
    shall include--
            (1) cybersecurity-related activities and tools, to be evaluated
        in coordination with Chief Information Officer of the Department of
        Defense;
            (2) foreign ownership, control, or influence activities and
        tools, to be evaluated in coordination with the Under Secretary of
        Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and
            (3) any additional performance metrics the Director determines
        necessary.
        (d) Briefing Required.--Not later than May 1, 2026, the Director of
    Small Business Programs shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the
    performance metrics required by subsection (c).
        (e) Sunset.--The authority for Project Spectrum, and the
    requirements of the section, shall terminate on December 31, 2031.
        (f) Covered Entity Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    entity'' means an entity that is a small business or a medium business
    that contracts with, or seeks to enter into a contract with, the
    Department of Defense that is registered to access the online platform
    of Project Spectrum.

                    Subtitle B--Requirements Process Reform

    SEC. 1811. MODIFICATIONS TO JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.
        (a) Mission.--Subsection (b) of section 181 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by amending paragraphs (1) through (7) to read
    as follows:
            ``(1) evaluating global trends, emerging threats, and adversary
        capabilities to inform understanding of joint operational problems
        and to shape joint force design;
            ``(2) coordinating with commanders of combatant commands to
        compile, refine, and prioritize joint operational problems;
            ``(3) continuously reviewing and assessing joint military
        capabilities of elements of the Department of Defense listed in
        section 111(b) of this title in a manner that meets applicable
        requirements in the national defense strategy under section 113(g)
        of this title;
            ``(4) identifying and prioritizing gaps and opportunities in
        joint military capabilities, including making recommendations for
        changes to address such capability and capacity gaps;
            ``(5) identifying advances in technology, innovative commercial
        solutions, and concepts of operation that could improve the
        military advantage of the joint force;
            ``(6) recommending joint capability requirements that--
                ``(A) describe the joint operational problem to provide
            necessary context for the joint capability requirement;
                ``(B) proposes nonprescriptive solutions to joint
            operational problems; and
                ``(C) ensures system interoperability, where appropriate,
            between and among joint military capabilities;
            ``(7) designing the joint force in a manner that--
                ``(A) addresses joint operational problems; and
                ``(B) evaluates force design initiatives of the Armed
            Forces to recommend acceptance, mitigation, or alternative
            force designs for the joint force;
            ``(8) maintaining a repository of joint operational problems
        and identification of capabilities to address those problems; and
            ``(9) evaluating effect of joint military capability
        requirements for the purposes of section 4376(a) of this title.''.
        (b) Composition.--Subsection (c)(1)(A) of such section is amended
    by striking ``or joint performance requirements''.
        (c) Advisors.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) by inserting ``strongly'' before ``consider''; and
                (B) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                (A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as follows:
            ``Input from service chiefs'';
                (B) by striking ``, and strongly consider,'' and all that
            follows through ``acquisition system,'' and inserting ``and
            consider the views of the service chiefs in their roles as end
            users of capabilities delivered by the defense acquisition
            system''; and
                (C) by striking ``under subsection (b)(2) and joint
            performance requirements pursuant to subsection (b)(3)'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``, and strongly consider,''
        and inserting ``and consider''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Input from industry.--The Council shall seek views from
        private entities on commercially available technology to address
        joint operational problems or gaps in joint military
        capabilities.''.
        (d) Responsibility for Capability Requirements.--Subsection (e) of
    such section is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Responsibility for Capability Requirements.--Each service
    chief is responsible for the capability requirements of the armed force
    of such service chief.''.
        (e) Analytic and Engineering Support.--Subsection (f) of such
    section is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and Engineering''
        after ``Analytic'';
            (2) by inserting ``and mission engineering activities'' after
        ``the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation''; and
            (3) by striking ``in operations research, systems analysis, and
        cost estimation''.
        (f) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (2);
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(1) The term `joint capability requirement' means a
        capability that is critical or essential to address a joint
        operational problem.'';
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(3) The term `joint operational problem'--
                ``(A) means a challenge across the joint force in achieving
            an assigned military objective based on current doctrine,
            emerging threats or future concepts; and
                ``(B) may include limitations in capabilities, capacity,
            resources, or the ability to effectively and efficiently
            coordinate across the joint force, with another combatant
            command, or among joint military capabilities.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `service chief' has the meaning given in section
        3101 of this title.''.
        (g) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Limitations on defense modernization account.--Section
        3136(e)(1)(A) of such title is amended--
                (A) by striking ``in excess of--'' and all that follows
            through ``(i) a specific limitation'' and inserting ``in excess
            of a specific limitation''; and
                (B) by striking clause (ii).
            (2) Factors to be considered for milestone a approval.--Section
        4251(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``approved by the
        Joint Requirements Oversight Council''.
            (3) Factors to be considered for milestone b approval.--Section
        4252(b) of such title is amended--
                (A) by striking paragraph (9); and
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (15) as
            paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively.
            (4) Breach of critical cost growth threshold.--Section 4376 of
        such title is amended--
                (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``, after consultation
            with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council regarding program
            requirements,'';
                (B) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ``to meet the
            joint military requirement (as defined in section 181(g)(1) of
            this title)''; and
                (C) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``joint''.
            (5) Acquisition accountability on missile defense system.--
        Section 5514(b)(2)(C)(ii) of such title is amended by striking
        ``approved'' and inserting ``reviewed''.
        (h) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
            (1) Section 916 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (10 U.S.C. 181 note).
            (2) Section 942(f) of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2008 (10 U.S.C. 181 note).
            (3) Section 105(b) of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act
        of 2009 (10 U.S.C. 181 note).
            (4) Section 201 of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of
        2009 (10 U.S.C. 3102 note).
    SEC. 1812. ENSURING SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS REFORM.
        (a) Biannual Updates on Implementation of Requirements Reform.--Not
    later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every
    180 days thereafter until September 30, 2027, the Secretary of Defense
    shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    House of Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the implementation of section 181 of title 10, United
        States Code, as amended by section 1811 of this Act; and
            (2) actions taken in response to the memorandum of the
        Secretary of Defense dated August 20, 2025, and titled ``Reforming
        the Joint Requirements Process to Accelerate Fielding of
        Warfighting Capabilities''.
        (b) Contents.--Each briefing shall, at a minimum, include an update
    on--
            (1) progress in terminating the Joint Capabilities Integration
        and Development System and efforts to replace it with a single
        decision forum that integrates requirements, acquisition,
        resourcing, test, and sustainment, including a discussion on--
                (A) the establishment of the Requirements and Resourcing
            Alignment Board;
                (B) the implementation of the Joint Acceleration Reserve;
                (C) the establishment of a Mission Engineering and
            Integration Activity; and
                (D) the status of the reform of the requirements processes
            of each military department in accordance with the memorandum;
            (2) the assignment of roles and responsibilities for the Office
        of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Requirements and
        Resourcing Alignment Board, the military departments, the combatant
        commands, and mission-engineering and integration activities,
        including a discussion on the establishment of governance, decision
        rights, and escalation paths for portfolio-level requirements
        decisions;
            (3) progress in updating all relevant policies and regulations
        in accordance with the memorandum, including--
                (A) the recission and replacement of manuals governing the
            Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System; and
                (B) the removal of references to the Joint Capabilities
            Integration and Development System in directives, instructions,
            and manuals of the Department of Defense;
            (4) obstacles encountered with respect to actions taken to
        implement the requirements of the memorandum, including cultural,
        workforce, process, information technology, or statutory obstacles,
        and actions taken to mitigate or overcome such obstacles;
            (5) any additional authorities, resources, or flexibilities
        required to implement such requirements, including draft
        legislative proposals as appropriate;
            (6) deviations from such requirements and any justification for
        such deviations; and
            (7) portfolio-level case studies implementing the requirements
        from the memorandum that document problem framing, decision
        timelines, transition decisions, and outcomes, including progress
        toward meeting the objectives for accelerating the requirements
        process in accordance with subsection (c).
        (c) Objectives for Accelerating Requirements.--Not later than 90
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
    shall establish annual objectives for requirements processes that
    include, at a minimum, objectives for--
            (1) the end-to-end time to complete the requirements process,
        from problem statement to validated decision;
            (2) the percentage of requirements decisions made within
        standard timelines;
            (3) the rate and median time of transition from successful
        prototype to production (including timelines for follow-on
        production contracts or transactions, as defined in section 4022 of
        title 10, United States Code); and
            (4) the use and effectiveness of systematic, iterative cycles
        of concept exploration, prototyping, mission-based analysis, and
        rigorous field demonstrations in informing capability requirements.
        (d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
    Defense shall consult, as appropriate, with the Deputy Secretary of
    Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary
    of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Director of Cost
    Assessment and Program Evaluation, the Chief Information Officer of the
    Department of Defense, each Secretary of a military department, the
    commanders of the combatant commands, and relevant mission-engineering
    and integration activities.

      Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial
                                    Services

    SEC. 1821. MODIFICATIONS TO RELATIONSHIP OF OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW TO
    PROCUREMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
        Section 3452 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking subsections (b) through (e) and inserting the following new
    subsections:
        ``(b) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts for
    Commercial Products and Commercial Services.--The Department of Defense
    Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a list
    of defense-unique contract clause requirements based on laws, executive
    orders, or acquisition policies that may be applied to contracts for
    the procurement of commercial products and commercial services entered
    into by the Department of Defense.
        ``(c) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Subcontracts for
    Commercial Products and Commercial Services.--(1) The Department of
    Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include
    a list of defense-unique contract clause requirements based on laws,
    executive orders, or acquisition policies that may be applied to
    subcontracts for the procurement of commercial products and commercial
    services.
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `subcontract'--
            ``(A) includes a transfer of commercial products and commercial
        services between divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a
        contractor or subcontractor; and
            ``(B) does not include any agreement entered into by a
        contractor or subcontractor for the supply of products or services
        that are intended for use in the performance of multiple contracts
        with the Department of Defense or with other parties, and that are
        not identifiable to any particular contract.
        ``(3) This subsection does not authorize the waiver of the
    applicability of any provision of law or contract clause requirement
    with respect to any first-tier subcontract under a contract with a
    prime contractor reselling or distributing commercial products and
    commercial services of another contractor without adding value.
        ``(d) Applicability of Defense-unique Statutes to Contracts or
    Subcontracts for Commercially Available, Off-the-shelf Items.--The
    Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
    shall include a list of defense-unique contract clause requirements
    based on laws, executive orders, or acquisition policies that are
    applicable to contracts or subcontracts for the procurement of
    commercially available off-the-shelf items entered into by the
    Department of Defense.
        ``(e) Applicable Requirements.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    ensure that the lists required by subsections (b) and (c)(1) shall
    include any contract clause to implement the requirements of--
            ``(1) chapter 385 of this title;
            ``(2) section 5949 of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 41 U.S.C. 4713 note);
            ``(3) section 805 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31); or
            ``(4) a statute that specifically refers to this section and
        provides that, notwithstanding this section, such statute shall be
        applicable to contracts for the procurement of commercial products
        and commercial services.''.
    SEC. 1822. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL
    SERVICES.
        (a) In General.--Section 3453 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``procurement officials in that agency,'' and inserting
            ``acquisition officials in such agency and prime contractors
            and subcontractors (at any tier) performing contracts with such
            agency (including those performing consulting, research, and
            advisory services to acquisition officials of such agency)'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``prime contractors and
            subcontractors at all levels under the agency contracts'' and
            inserting ``such prime contractors and subcontractors'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e)
        and (f), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(d) Non-commercial Determination Required.--(1) The head of an
    agency shall establish a process for determinations regarding the non-
    availability of commercial products or commercial services, including
    that--
            ``(A) a product or service that is not a commercial product or
        commercial service may not be procured until the head of the agency
        determines that the market research conducted in accordance with
        subsection (c)(2) resulted in a determination that no commercial
        product, commercial service, or nondevelopmental item exists that
        is suitable to meet the needs of the agency; and
            ``(B) prior to acquiring a product or service that is not a
        commercial product or commercial service, the relevant program
        manager shall submit a written memorandum confirming the results of
        the determination in subparagraph (A), which shall be signed by the
        portfolio acquisition executive; and
        ``(2) ensure the determination in paragraph (1)(A) does not inhibit
    the ability of a contracting officer to determine whether a product,
    component of a product, or service is a commercial product or
    commercial service (as applicable).''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking ``for
        the solicitation'' through ``in the case of other products or
        services,'' and insert ``for the solicitation''.
        (b) Determinations.--Section 3456 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
        follows:
            ``(2) assist each Secretary of a military department and each
        head of a Defense Agency with performing market research in
        accordance with the requirements of section 3453 of this title
        relating to market research and the determination regarding the
        non-availability of commercial products or commercial services, and
        other analysis, used to determine the reasonableness of price for
        the purposes of procurements by the Department of Defense.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after the first sentence
        the following: ``The contracting officer shall consider the results
        in the memorandum of the program manager required under section
        3453(d)(1)(B) of this title when developing the memorandum required
        under this paragraph.''.
    SEC. 1823. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENINGS.
        Section 3458 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a
    military department may acquire commercial products, commercial
    services, or nondevelopmental items through a competitive selection of
    proposals resulting from a general solicitation and a peer review,
    technical review, or operational review (as appropriate) of such
    proposals.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (e);
            (3) by redesignating subsection (c) and (d) as subsections (d)
        and (e), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(c) Follow-on Production Agreements.--With respect to a product,
    service, or item acquired through the competitive procedures described
    under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense or each Secretary of a
    military department may enter into--
            ``(1) a follow-on production contract (including a sole source
        contract), subject to the approval requirements of section 3204(e)
        of this title; or
            ``(2) a follow-on production contract or transaction, as
        defined in section 4022 of this title.'';
            (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
                (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
            (1) and (2), respectively; and
            (6) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``innovative commercial product or commercial service'' in each
        place it appears and inserting ``commercial product, commercial
        service, or nondevelopmental item''.
    SEC. 1824. LIMITATION ON REQUIRED FLOWDOWN OF CONTRACT CLAUSES TO
    SUBCONTRACTORS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OR COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
        Chapter 247 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 3459. Limitation on required flowdown of contract clauses to
        subcontractors providing commercial products or commercial services
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may not require that a
    clause be included in a subcontract for the acquisition of commercial
    products or commercial services other than a clause that is on the
    lists required by section 3452 of this title or unless otherwise
    applicable pursuant to subsection (e) of such section.
        ``(b) Applicability to Other Supply Agreements.--The Secretary of
    Defense may not require the application of any contract clauses to
    other supply agreements unless otherwise applicable pursuant to
    subsection (e) of section 3452 of this title.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `other supply
    agreement' and `subcontract' have the meanings given such terms,
    respectively, in section 3452(c)(2) of this title.
        ``(d) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect
    to subcontracts entered into after the earliest date on which the lists
    required by section 3452 of this title are published in the Defense
    Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.''.
    SEC. 1825. CONSUMPTION-BASED SOLUTIONS.
        Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 3605. Authority to acquire consumption-based solutions
        ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
    the military departments may acquire services through consumption-based
    solutions.
        ``(b) Guidance Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall amend the
    Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
    to implement the authority under subsection (a), including creating a
    new subcategory of services under part 237 of the Department of Defense
    Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, entitled
    `Consumption-based solutions', that--
            ``(1) is any combination of hardware, equipment, software,
        labor, or services that together provides a seamless capability;
            ``(2) has the ability to be metered and billed based on actual
        usage;
            ``(3) has predetermined pricing at fixed-price units;
            ``(4) requires the awardee to notify the Department of Defense
        contracting officer when consumption under the contract reaches 75
        percent and 90 percent of the funded amount, respectively, of the
        contract; and
            ``(5) treats modifications to a contract entered into under the
        authority established in subsection (a) to add new features or
        capabilities in an amount less than or equal to 25 percent of the
        total value of such contract, as originally awarded, as
        procurements made using competitive procedures for the purposes of
        chapter 221 of this title.
        ``(c) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated for
    acquisitions using the authority under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) may be used for expenses for--
                ``(A) research, development, test and evaluation;
                ``(B) procurement;
                ``(C) production;
                ``(D) modification; and
                ``(E) operation and maintenance; and
            ``(2) may be used to enter into incrementally funded contracts
        or other agreements, including advanced payments.
        ``(d) Consumption-based Solution Defined.--In this section, the
    term `consumption-based solution' means a model under which a service
    is provided to the Department of Defense and may utilize any
    combination of software, hardware or equipment, data, and labor or
    services that provides a capability that is metered and billed based on
    actual usage at fixed-price units.
        ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to prohibit the use of the authority created under this
    section in combination with another contract type provided for under
    the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition
    Regulation.''.
    SEC. 1826. EXEMPTIONS FOR NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.
        (a) Exemption.--For the purposes of contracts, subcontracts, or
    agreements of the Department of Defense, products and services provided
    by nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of
    title 10, United States Code) shall be exempt from the following
    requirements:
            (1) Section 252.242-7006 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (2) Section 252.234-7002 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (3) Section 252.215-7002 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (4) Section 252.242-7004 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (5) Section 252.245-7003 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (6) Section 252.244-7001 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (7) Section 252.242-7005 of the Department of Defense
        Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor
        regulation.
            (8) Section 215.407 of the Department of Defense Supplement to
        the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or successor regulation.
            (9) Section 3702 of title 10, United States Code.
            (10) Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or
        successor regulation.
        (b) Waiver and Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--The requirement under subsection (a) may be
        waived or modified with respect to a product or service with a
        written determination approved by the head of the relevant
        contracting activity.
            (2) Delegation.--The authority to approve a written
        determination under paragraph (1) may only be delegated to a senior
        contracting official for the relevant contracting activity or a
        more senior official.
            (3) Partial application.--One or more of the requirements
        described in paragraphs (1) through (10) of subsection (a) may be
        applied to a contract, subcontract, or other agreement with a
        nontraditional defense contractor upon a written determination
        approved by the head of the relevant contracting activity that
        includes a justification explaining why application of such
        requirements is in the best interest of the Federal Government.
            (4) Congressional notice.--Not later than 60 days after the
        date on which a waiver is issued under this section, the Secretary
        of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
        notice of the waiver, including with a discussion of efforts made
        to adapt the acquisition approach for the product or service with
        respect to which the such waiver was granted so that such waiver
        would not be necessary.
    SEC. 1827. CLARIFICATION OF CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL
    PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
        Section 3805 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                (A) by striking ``The conditions'' and inserting ``(1) The
            conditions''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) For the purposes of section 3803 of this title, a payment for
    covered services acquired through a commercially utilized acquisition
    strategy shall not be considered an advance payment made under section
    3801 of this title.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `commercially utilized acquisition strategy'
        means an acquisition of a service by the head of an agency under
        terms and conditions that--
                ``(A) are similar to the terms and conditions under which
            such service is available to the public; and
                ``(B) provide such service--
                    ``(i) as a consumption-based solution (as defined in
                section 3605 of this title); or
                    ``(ii) under a technology subscription model or other
                model based on predetermined pricing for access to such
                service.
            ``(2) The term `covered service' means a commercial service
        that includes access to or use of any combination of hardware,
        equipment, software, labor, or services, including access to
        commercial satellite data and associated services, that is
        integrated to provide a capability.''.
    SEC. 1828. REVIEW OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
    ACQUISITION APPROACH.
        (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
    comprehensive review of the approach of the Department of Defense to
    acquiring commercial products and commercial services.
        (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall assess
    the following:
            (1) The policies, procedures, guidance, and instructions of the
        Department of Defense relating to acquiring commercial products and
        commercial services.
            (2) A comprehensive review of the centralized capability
        established under section 3456 of title 10, United States Code, for
        assisting in determinations of a product or service as a commercial
        product or commercial service (as applicable), including an
        assessment of the following:
                (A) Methods to enhance responsiveness to determination
            requests, including timelines and backlog reduction targets.
                (B) Approaches to increase the number of determinations of
            products and services as commercial products and commercial
            services, respectively, by--
                    (i) employing commercially-derived technologies and
                processes; and
                    (ii) emphasizing a broad application of the definition
                of the terms ``commercial product'' and ``commercial
                service''.
                (C) The review and acceptance of commercial pricing lists
            of contractors to ensure such lists will be valid across
            separate offers.
                (D) Current experience of members of the acquisition
            workforce in private-sector approaches to contract negotiations
            and recommendations for recruitment or training to build such
            expertise.
                (E) Opportunities to partner with the Director of the
            Defense Innovation Unit to improve commercial market research
            support and apply alternative capability-based pricing methods
            under section 864 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159) for price reasonableness
            evaluations.
            (3) Training curricula, educational materials, and associated
        activities of the Department of Defense related to acquiring
        commercial products and commercial services, including such
        curricula, materials, and activities that pertain to--
                (A) the determination of a product or service as a
            commercial product or commercial service; and
                (B) any congressional intent that the definitions of the
            terms ``commercial product'' and ``commercial service'' should
            be applied broadly.
            (4) Audit and oversight policies and practices of the
        Department of Defense related to the acquisition of commercial
        products and commercial services.
            (5) Incentives that discourage members of the acquisition
        workforce from acquiring commercial products or commercial
        services.
            (6) The process by which the Secretary of Defense develops and
        issues regulations related to the acquisition of commercial
        products or commercial services, including delays in rulemaking and
        the resulting delays in the implementation of policies intended to
        improve or streamline the acquisition of commercial products or
        commercial services.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report that--
            (1) describes the findings of the review required by subsection
        (a);
            (2) describes actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to
        address the issues identified pursuant to such review, including
        any findings of noncompliance by the Secretary with the
        requirements of any other statutory or regulatory requirements
        related to advancing the procurement of commercial products and
        commercial services;
            (3) describes findings related to the comprehensive review of
        the centralized capability under section 3456 of title 10, United
        States Code, and recommendations for whether such capability should
        be continued, terminated, or modified; and
            (4) includes any recommendations of the Secretary of Defense on
        actions that Congress may take to better enable the Department of
        Defense to take advantage of the benefits of acquiring commercial
        products and commercial services.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``commercial product''
    and ``commercial service'' have the meanings given, respectively, in
    section 3011 of title 10, United States Code.

                Subtitle D--Improvements to Acquisition Programs

    SEC. 1831. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES.
        Section 4023 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``ordnance, signal, chemical
        activity, transportation, energy, medical, space-flight,
        telecommunications, and aeronautical supplies, including parts and
        accessories, and designs thereof,'' and inserting ``demonstrations,
        prototypes, products, supplies, parts, accessories, auxiliary
        services, and design for products or services''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by inserting ``or modified'' after ``may be made''; and
                (B) by inserting ``prototyping,'' after ``greater than
            necessary for''.
    SEC. 1832. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR MODULAR OPEN SYSTEM
    APPROACH.
        (a) Milestone B Requirement.--Section 4402(e)(1)(B) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by striking ``widely supported and
    consensus-based standards that exist at the time of the milestone
    decision, unless such standards are unavailable or unsuitable for
    particular major system interfaces'' and inserting ``the requirements
    of section 4401(a) of this title''.
        (b) Requirements Relating to Availability of Major System
    Interfaces.--Section 4403(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) ensure major system interfaces are adequately designated
        and defined to achieve a modular open system approach and are
        delivered with supporting documentation necessary to enable the
        integration of components or modules provided by a third party into
        the modular system;''.
    SEC. 1833. BRIDGING OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND SUPPORT FOR TRANSITION
    PROGRAM.
        (a) Establishment.--The Director of the Defense Innovation Unit
    shall establish a program to be known as the ``Bridging Operational
    Objectives and Support for Transition program'' (in this section
    referred to as the ``BOOST program'') to accelerate the adoption or
    integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or
    fielded capabilities of the Department of Defense.
        (b) Program Execution.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
    guidance to--
            (1) allow portfolio acquisition executives, program managers,
        or product support managers to request from the Director assistance
        in identifying, adopting, or integrating commercial technologies;
        and
            (2) require the Director to--
                (A) review commercial technologies in response to each
            request and identify viable commercial technologies to address
            the issue presented by such request;
                (B) upon request, execute coordinated development,
            experimentation, or integration of identified commercial
            technologies to enable adoption or integration of commercial
            technologies into programs of record or fielded capabilities;
            and
                (C) establish criteria to allow the Director to terminate
            assistance provided in response to a request.
        (c) Support to Other Programs.--The Director shall ensure the BOOST
    program works in coordination with other authorities, programs, and
    activities of the Department of Defense responsible for adoption or
    integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or
    fielded capabilities, including--
            (1) the Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation
        Program established under section 4061(a) of title 10, United
        States Code;
            (2) the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the
        Small Business Technology Transfer Program established under
        section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639); and
            (3) urgent acquisition of items established under section 3601
        of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Funding.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
    amounts authorized to be appropriated the Director of the Defense
    Innovation Unit may be used to carry out the BOOST program.
        (e) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the
    Director, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    assessing BOOST program effectiveness in accelerating the adoption or
    integration of commercial technologies into programs of record or
    fielded capabilities of the Department of Defense, including--
            (1) a summary of persons assisted and integrated commercial
        technologies;
            (2) recommendations of the Secretary to improve the BOOST
        program; and
            (3) a recommendation whether to continue or terminate the BOOST
        program.
        (f) Sunset.--The BOOST program established under this section, and
    the authorities and requirements under this section, shall expire on
    December 31, 2030.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``portfolio acquisition executive'' has the
        meaning given in section 1732 of title 10, United States Code, as
        added by section 1802 of this Act.
            (2) The term ``program manager'' has the meaning given in
        section 1737 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) The term ``product support manager'' has the meaning given
        in section 1733 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
        section 1803 of this Act.

          Subtitle E--Modifications to Strengthen the Industrial Base

    SEC. 1841. CIVIL RESERVE MANUFACTURING NETWORK.
        (a) Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network Support.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall direct the
        collaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of this Act to, in
        collaboration with relevant government, industry, and academic
        entities, support the establishment of the Civil Reserve
        Manufacturing Network (in this section referred to as the ``CRMN'')
        to preserve the military advantage of the United States and broaden
        domestic manufacturing capability and capacity in the defense
        industrial base.
            (2) Responsibilities.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
        collaborative forum shall--
                (A) identify laws, regulations, and policies impeding the
            establishment of the CRMN;
                (B) develop recommendations for the establishment and the
            operation of the CRMN, including--
                    (i) incentives for manufacturers to participate in the
                CRMN;
                    (ii) incentives or other considerations to address the
                risk of loss of manufacturing to the commercial customers
                of manufacturers participating in the CRMN if the Secretary
                of Defense activates the CRMN;
                    (iii) producing a registry, to be known as the
                ``National Manufacturing Registry'', to inventory the
                manufacturing capabilities of the United States to inform
                and support the development of the CRMN; and
                    (iv) creating an index, to be known as the ``Materiel
                Compatibility Index'', to identify where existing
                equipment, capabilities, and skill sets of commercial
                manufacturing could be converted to support requirements of
                the Department of Defense; and
                (C) submit to the Secretary a list of the laws,
            regulations, and policies identified under subparagraph (A) and
            the recommendations developed under subparagraph (B).
        (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a plan for establishing the CRMN,
        including--
                (A) a strategy to leverage government-owned manufacturing
            capabilities in partnership with the CRMN to support the
            requirements of the Department of Defense;
                (B) a plan, informed by the Material Compatibility Index,
            to develop a network of commercial manufacturing capabilities
            or facilities that can rapidly convert from commercial
            manufacturing or production to Department of Defense-directed
            manufacturing or production upon activation of the CRMN;
                (C) an identification of laws, regulations, and policies
            impeding the establishment of the CRMN, with recommendations to
            streamline such establishment;
                (D) an identification and assessment of existing public-
            private partnership authorities suitable for use by
            manufacturers participating in the CRMN to broaden domestic
            manufacturing capability and capacity in the defense industrial
            base, along with recommendations to expand such authorities to
            enable the integration of commercial advanced manufacturing
            systems, materials, and practices with organic industrial base
            requirements;
                (E) a list of existing Centers of Industrial and Technical
            Excellence designated pursuant to section 2474 of title 10,
            United States Code, and compatible maintenance and repair
            capability for potential CRMN integration; and
                (F) recommendations for the official or officials of the
            Department who should be authorized to activate the CRMN and
            criteria for activating the CRMN, including recommendations
            related to a phased activation of the CRMN reflecting stages of
            competition and conflict.
            (2) Considerations.--The plan required under paragraph (1)
        shall incorporate, to the extent practicable, recommendations of
        the collaborative forum.
        (c) Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network Program.--
            (1) Upon the submission of the plan required under subsection
        (b)(1), the Secretary shall--
                (A) establish a program under which the Secretary shall
            manage and operate the CRMN; and
                (B) initiate the establishment of the CRMN.
            (2) Each participant shall enter into an agreement with the
        Secretary to rapidly convert, on such terms as agreed to by the
        Secretary and the participant, production facilities to Department
        of Defense-directed manufacturing or production upon the activation
        of the CRMN.
            (3) Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this
        Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into agreements with not
        fewer than two manufacturers, including advanced manufacturers, to
        participate in the CRMN.
            (4) Each participant shall be eligible for--
                (A) the use of the expedited procedures for qualification,
            certification, and testing of the products and services of such
            participant under section 865 of the Servicemember Quality of
            Life National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
            (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note); and
                (B) subject to the availability of appropriations, awards
            under the program established under paragraph (1) for--
                    (i) costs associated with expedited qualification and
                testing of goods manufactured by participants using an
                advanced manufacturing crisis qualification framework
                established under section 3243(e) of title 10, United
                States Code; and
                    (ii) costs associated with non-recurring engineering
                activities required to convert traditional product
                specifications for use in advanced manufacturing.
            (5) In carrying out the program established under paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall encourage participants to prioritize
        converting existing commercial or dual-use manufacturing
        capabilities or facilities to Department of Defense-directed
        manufacturing or production pursuant to the activation of the CRMN.
            (6) None of the funds made available to a participant under the
        program established under paragraph (1) may be used for planning,
        design, or construction of a new advanced manufacturing facility.
            (7) The Secretary shall require each participant that receives
        an award under the program established under paragraph (1) to
        certify to the Secretary, at the time such award is made and
        annually thereafter, that none of the amounts of such award have
        been used for the planning, design, or construction of a new
        advanced manufacturing facility.
            (8) For the purposes of this section, the Secretary, or such
        other person authorized to activate the CRMN, activates the CRMN
        when the Secretary or such other person issues a notice to the
        participants that the Secretary or such other person that the CRMN
        is being activated.
        (d) Interim Report.--Not later than 540 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees--
            (1) a report on progress of establishing the CRMN, including--
                (A) an assessment of a factory-as-a-service model to enable
            CRMN establishment, reduce the Government costs, minimize
            obsolescence of participating manufacturing capabilities, and
            enable rapid scaling;
                (B) an analysis of opportunities for improved efficiency
            and reductions in costs through the use of advanced
            manufacturing and value engineering, without sacrificing
            performance, reliability, quality, or safety;
                (C) any additional findings by the Secretary related to
            laws, regulations, or policies constraining participation in,
            or the operations or effectiveness of, the CRMN, and
            recommendations to streamline the management, oversight, and
            execution of the CRMN; and
                (D) an assessment of the effectiveness of any incentive
            structure implemented to mitigate the risk described in section
            (a)(2)(B)(ii); and
            (2) a strategy to transition castings or forgings capabilities
        used to meet the needs of the Department of Defense that are
        experiencing delays or cost overruns to advanced manufacturing
        under the CRMN.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``advanced manufacturer'' means a manufacturer
        that uses advanced or adaptive manufacturing.
            (2) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as
        added by this section.
            (3) The term ``Civil Reserve Manufacturing Network'' means a
        network of manufacturers partnering with the Secretary to rapidly
        convert commercial manufacturing capabilities or facilities from
        commercial manufacturing or production to Department of Defense-
        directed manufacturing or production.
            (4) The term ``collaborative forum'' means the collaborative
        forum described in section 1844(a) of this Act.
            (5) The term ``factory-as-a-service'' means a scalable,
        flexible manufacturing framework providing rapid reconfiguration of
        production and real-time collaboration across dispersed facilities.
            (6) The term ``participant'' means a manufacturer, including an
        advanced manufacturer, participating in the CRMN.
            (7) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Defense.
        (f) Conforming Amendment.--
            (1) Advanced manufacturing definition.--Section 4841 of title
        10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
        ``(f) Advanced Manufacturing Defined.--In this section, the term
    `advanced manufacturing' means manufacturing through the use of
    interconnected, advanced technologies throughout the design and
    manufacturing process that enables modular, adaptable, and efficient
    manufacturing, including software-controlled subtractive manufacturing,
    additive manufacturing, powder bed fusion manufacturing, and other
    similar manufacturing techniques.''.
            (2) Crisis framework.--Section 3243 of title 10, United States
        Code, is amended--
                (A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as
            subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and
                (B) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(e) Advanced Manufacturing Crisis Qualification Frameworks.--The
    head of the agency shall establish a process to streamline and expedite
    the qualification of advanced manufacturing sources, processes, or
    products prior to or during wartime or upon activation of the Civil
    Reserve Manufacturing Network (as defined in section 1832 of National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026), that addresses
    materials, systems, and processes using a risk framework suitable for
    wartime or during periods in which the CRMN is activated.''.
    SEC. 1842. TRANSITION TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL
    READINESS ITEMS OF SUPPLY.
        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the product support manager for each covered
    system shall--
            (1) conduct an assessment of critical readiness items of supply
        that could be produced by advanced manufacturing within the 24-
        month period following the date of the enactment of this Act for
        the purposes of--
                (A) increasing the amount of such items of supply to meet
            readiness rates;
                (B) reducing manufacturing time or costs of such items of
            supply; and
                (C) increasing the ability to scale production of such
            items of supply rapidly;
            (2) identify any research, development, engineering, or testing
        conducted by the original equipment manufacturer, a contractor, or
        the Federal Government required to transition production of such
        items of supply to production by advanced manufacturing; and
            (3) submit to the appropriate program manager and portfolio
        acquisition executive a plan to transition production described in
        paragraph (1) to the maximum extent practicable, along with an
        estimate of non-recurring costs to complete such transition and a
        recommendation whether such costs should be paid by the appropriate
        contractor or the Federal Government.
        (b) Use of Existing Authorities.--The product support manager
    described in subsection (a) shall initiate and coordinate qualification
    and acceptance of parts produced using advanced manufacturing to
    address critical readiness items of supply using the expedited
    qualification process established in section 865 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``critical readiness items of supply'' has the
        meaning given in section 1733 of title 10, United States Code, as
        added by section 1803 of this Act.
            (2) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given
        in section 4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
        section 1841 of this Act.
    SEC. 1843. WORKING GROUP ON THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
    working group to identify opportunities to address workforce shortages
    in advanced manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base.
        (b) Membership.--The working group shall consist of members of the
    Joint Additive Manufacturing Working Group of the Department of Defense
    and members of the collaborative forum described in section 1844(a) of
    this Act with an interest in addressing workforce shortages in advanced
    manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base.
        (c) Responsibilities.--The working group shall--
            (1) identify estimated workforce shortages in advanced
        manufacturing career fields in the defense industrial base,
        including such workforce shortages in the Department of Defense
        organic industrial base;
            (2) identify career fields in advanced manufacturing and the
        associated skills and abilities that are required for such fields;
        and
            (3) develop recommendations for--
                (A) training, education, and career development programs,
            including mid-career programs, apprenticeships, internships,
            and summer camps, to prepare individuals for careers in
            advanced manufacturing;
                (B) the establishment of public-private partnerships to
            provide workforce development activities, including identifying
            incentives for such partnerships for success in recruiting,
            training, and retaining individuals in careers in advanced
            manufacturing; and
                (C) any policy changes needed to further the participation
            of individuals in the advanced manufacturing workforce of the
            defense industrial base.
        (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
    Congress a report containing--
            (1) a summary of recommendations developed by the working group
        under subsection (c)(3); and
            (2) actions taken by the Secretary to implement recommendations
        provided by such working group; and
            (3) actions taken by the Secretary to provide training to
        enhance the knowledge and experience of the workforce of the
        Department of Defense, including--
                (A) the benefits, limitations, and commercial best
            practices and business models for designing, developing, and
            using products manufactured using advanced manufacturing; and
                (B) recommended approaches for qualifying advanced
            manufacturing processes and test and evaluation procedures
            using processes established in section 865 of the National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; and
            (4) a recommendation whether to continue or terminate the
        working group.
        (e) Advanced Manufacturing Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning provided in section 4841(f)
    of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1841 of this Act.
    SEC. 1844. COLLABORATIVE FORUM TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES TO AND LIMITATIONS
    OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify one or
    more consortia or other entity to serve as a collaborative forum for
    government, private sector, academia, and nonprofit entities with
    expertise in advanced manufacturing to address the challenges to and
    limitations of the defense industrial base.
        (b) Areas of Focus.--In addressing the challenges to and
    limitations of the defense industrial base, a consortia or entity
    identified under subsection (a) shall establish a working group (or
    other appropriate organization) focused on each of the following areas:
            (1) Eliminating barriers to a resilient and robust defense
        industrial base, including--
                (A) policies and procedures that impede businesses of all
            types and sizes from doing business with the Department of
            Defense;
                (B) policies, procedures, guidance, or workforce training
            that result in the application of contract requirements or
            clauses that should not apply to the acquisition of a
            commercial product or commercial service; and
                (C) impediments to transitioning technology from research,
            development, testing, and evaluation activities to acquisition
            programs that are approved and funded.
            (2) Assessing supply chain fragility, including--
                (A) assessing vulnerabilities from reliance on sole source
            dependencies and overreliance on countries that are not allies
            or partners of the United States; and
                (B) proposing mitigation measures to diversify sources of
            supply and to develop alternative sources supply to enhance
            resilience in the supply chains of the Department.
            (3) Expanding domestic manufacturing and industrial capacity,
        including--
                (A) public-private partnerships with the organic industrial
            base, commercial manufacturers, and other industrial entities;
                (B) modernization of the defense industrial base and supply
            chains by fostering the adoption of advanced manufacturing,
            automation, and other emerging capabilities;
                (C) integrate commercial approaches to information
            technology, software, cloud-based services, data management,
            and artificial intelligence; and
                (D) recommend financial incentives and business models to
            encourage private-sector investment efforts to expand domestic
            manufacturing and industrial capacity.
            (4) Developing and training a skilled workforce, including--
                (A) adopting industry-leading programs or other approaches
            to develop workforce skills in advanced manufacturing, tailored
            for defense capabilities; and
                (B) creating opportunities for public-private talent
            exchanges and skill-building initiatives in advanced
            manufacturing, supply chain management, and risk management.
        (c) Work Products and Recommendations.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall consider relevant work products and recommendations developed
    through activities of the working group established under subsection
    (b) in developing and updating Department of Defense policies,
    regulations, instructions, and manuals in order to meet the
    requirements of the defense acquisition system as defined in section
    3001 of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and annually
    there after until March 1, 2029, the Secretary shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a briefing that includes--
            (1) a summary of the implementation of this section;
            (2) a summary of any work products and recommendations provided
        to the Secretary under subsection (c); and
            (3) any recommendations for actions by Congress to address the
        challenges to and limitations of the defense industrial base.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given
        in section 4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
        section 1841 of this Act.
            (2) The term ``organic industrial base'' has the meaning given
        in section 2476(f) of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 1845. FACILITY CLEARANCE ACCELERATION FOR MEMBERS OF DEFENSE
    INDUSTRIAL CONSORTIUMS.
        (a) Acceleration of Facility Clearance.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall ensure that each entity that is a member of the collaborative
    forum described in section 1844(a) of this Act--
            (1) is sponsored for a facility clearance;
            (2) is provided access to sensitive compartmented information
        facilities and classified networks where the member can perform
        classified work; and
            (3) not less than quarterly, is invited to in-person meetings
        with relevant personnel of the Department of Defense to discuss
        classified information.
        (b) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a report detailing a plan to increase the number of
    facility clearances provided to members described in subsection (a) or
    to companies awarded contracts in accordance with Executive Order
    12968. Such plan shall include--
            (1) an assessment of any existing related efforts to increase
        sensitive compartmented information facilities and how such efforts
        might be accelerated and elevated in priority;
            (2) target metrics for increased facility clearances in
        association with membership in the collaborative forum described in
        subsection (a) or to companies awarded contracts in accordance with
        Executive Order 12968;
            (3) an identification of any additional funding or authorities
        required to support increased processing of facility clearances;
        and
            (4) any other matters the Secretary of Defense considers
        relevant.
    SEC. 1846. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
        (a) Leadership Changes.--
            (1) Joint defense manufacturing technology panel.--Section
        4842(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
        ``The Chair of'' and all that follows through ``programs.'' and
        inserting the following: ``The Panel shall be cochaired by the
        Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the
        Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.''.
            (2) Joint additive manufacturing working group.--The Secretary
        of Defense shall ensure that the Joint Additive Manufacturing
        Working Group shall be cochaired by the Under Secretary of Defense
        for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense
        for Research and Engineering.
            (3) Consortium on additive manufacturing for defense capability
        development.--Section 223 of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended--
                (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
                (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Cochairs.--The Consortium shall be cochaired by the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.''.
        (b) Advanced Manufacturing Policy Review and Guidance.--
            (1) Policy review.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
        Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the
        Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in
        consultation with each Secretary of a military department, shall--
                (A) review the policies and procedures of the Department of
            Defense to identify policies and procedures for the
            qualification, acceptance, and management of the supply chains
            of products that are insufficient for or not applicable to
            products manufactured using advanced manufacturing;
                (B) identify any changes to the policies and procedures of
            the Department required for the Department to benefit fully
            from access to and use of products manufactured using advanced
            manufacturing; and
                (C) updated such policies as required.
            (2) Guidance.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the Under
        Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under
        Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation
        with each Secretary of a military department, shall issue guidance
        on the use of advanced manufacturing capabilities to improve the
        ability of the Department of Defense to execute missions. Such
        guidance shall include, at a minimum--
                (A) a methodology for qualifying advanced manufacturing
            processes of the Department of Defense, including on a machine-
            by-machine basis, rather than qualifying individual parts
            produced using advanced manufacturing;
                (B) a methodology for standardizing technical production
            specifications, testing processes, and data reciprocity to
            share and accept test results of the same parts produced using
            advanced manufacturing across military departments;
                (C) test and evaluation procedures which utilize expedited
            qualification and testing procedures established in section 865
            of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
            (10 U.S.C. 4811 note);
                (D) a methodology for streamlined qualification and
            acceptance of contractor-provided parts where the contractor
            uses advanced manufacturing processes to produce such parts;
                (E) processes for management of the supply chains of the
            Department of Defense that are comprised of similar or
            identical parts that were manufactured using different
            manufacturing techniques;
                (F) processes to allow for streamlined incremental
            qualification of an advanced manufacturing process, rather than
            complete requalification of such process if changes are made to
            the design process or the manufacturing process; and
                (G) processes to explore the option for third-party,
            external certification of entities using advanced manufacturing
            processes that--
                    (i) can supply technology that meets the requirements
                of the Department of Defense; and
                    (ii) cannot afford, or do not have in-house expertise,
                to provide such certification.
            (3) Advanced manufacturing defined.--In this subsection, the
        term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given in section
        4841(f) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 1841
        of this Act.
    SEC. 1847. REPORT ON SURGE CAPACITY IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.
        (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Assistant
    Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Director of
    Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy shall jointly
    submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a report on efforts to identify and
    address regulations or policies that discourage or prevent contractors
    in the defense industrial base from maintaining or investing in surge
    capacity.
        (b) Elements.--The report required subsection (a) shall include the
    following:
            (1) An identification of policies that incentivize contractors
        in the defense industrial base to reduce or eliminate surge
        capacity, including section 31.205-17 of the Federal Acquisition
        Regulation (relating to idle facilities and idle capacity costs).
            (2) Any steps taken by the Secretary of Defense to address
        regulatory barriers discouraging or preventing contractors in the
        defense industrial base from maintaining or investing in surge
        capacity within the defense industrial base as part of the
        implementation of Executive Order 14265 titled ``Modernizing
        Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense
        Industrial Base'' (90 Fed. Reg. 15621; April 15, 2025).
            (3) The assessment of the demonstration exercise of industrial
        mobilization and supply chain management planning capabilities
        required by section 859(d) of the National Defense Authorization
        Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 4811 note).
        (c) Surge Capacity Defined.--In this section, the term ``surge
    capacity'' mean the ability of contractors in the defense industrial
    base to rapidly increase production capacity to meet increased demand
    for defense articles and defense services (as such terms are defined,
    respectively, in section 301 of title 10, United States Code).

                DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

    SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.
        This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.
    SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE
    SPECIFIED BY LAW.
        (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as
    provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI
    through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition,
    family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and
    authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later
    of--
            (1) October 1, 2028; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
        military construction for fiscal year 2029.
        (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations
    for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
    projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of
    appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been
    obligated before the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2028; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
        fiscal year 2029 for military construction projects, land
        acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or
        contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
        Investment Program.
    SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.
        Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of--
            (1) October 1, 2025; or
            (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

                     TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2102. Family Housing.
    Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
    Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
              at Fort Gillem, Georgia.
    Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2107. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
              project at Smith Barracks, Germany.
    SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Army: Inside the United States
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                         State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
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    Alabama........................................  Anniston Army Depot...........................     $115,000,000
    Alaska.........................................  Fort Wainwright...............................     $208,000,000
    Florida........................................  Eglin Air Force Base..........................      $91,000,000
                                                     Naval Air Station Key West....................     $457,000,000
    Georgia........................................  Fort Gillem...................................     $166,000,000
    Guam...........................................  Joint Region Marianas.........................     $440,000,000
    Illinois.......................................  Rock Island Arsenal...........................      $50,000,000
    Indiana........................................  Crane Army Ammunition Plant...................     $208,000,000
    Kansas.........................................  Fort Riley....................................      $39,200,000
    Kentucky.......................................  Fort Campbell.................................     $157,000,000
    New York.......................................  Fort Hamilton.................................      $31,000,000
                                                     Watervliet Arsenal............................      $29,000,000
    North Carolina.................................  Fort Bragg....................................      $19,000,000
    Pennsylvania...................................  Letterkenny Army Depot........................      $91,500,000
                                                     Tobyhanna Army Depot..........................      $68,000,000
    South Carolina.................................  Fort Jackson..................................      $51,000,000
    Washington.....................................  Joint Base Lewis-McChord......................     $207,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                         Army: Outside the United States
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Installation or
                Country                    Location              Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Germany........................  Smith Barracks......  $62,000,000
                                     U.S. Army Garrison    $92,000,000
                                      Ansbach.
    Republic of the Marshall         U.S. Army Garrison    $203,000,000
     Islands.......................   Kwajalein..........
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (c) Repeal of Prior Authorization.--The authorization table in
    section 2101(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2217) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to ``Florida'' in the
        ``State'' column;
            (2) by striking the item relating to ``Naval Air Station Key
        West'' in the ``Installation'' column; and
            (3) by striking the item relating to ``$90,000,000'' in the
        ``Amount'' column.
    SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.
        (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and
    available for military family housing functions as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct
    or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and
    supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, in the number
    of units, and in the amounts set forth in the following table:

                              Army: Family Housing
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Country                  Installation            Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Belgium........................  Chievres Air Base...  $145,042,000
    Germany........................  U.S. Army Garrison    $50,692,000
                                      Bavaria............
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
    the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
    for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
    in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural
    and engineering services and construction design activities with
    respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in
    an amount not to exceed $32,824,000.
    SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.
    SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT
    AT FORT GILLEM, GEORGIA.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of
    Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b) , as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act
    (134 Stat. 4295) and most recently extended by section 2107 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
    B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                      Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Georgia...............................  Fort Gillem...............  Forensic Laboratory......        $71,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (135
    Stat. 2163) and extended by section 2108 of the Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
    159; 138 Stat. 2216), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or
    the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
    construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Georgia...............................  Fort Stewart..............  Barracks.................       $105,000,000
    Germany...............................  Smith Barracks............  Live Fire Exercise               $16,000,000
                                                                         Shoothouse..............
    Hawaii................................  West Loch Naval Magazine    Ammunition Storage.......        $51,000,000
                                             Annex....................
    Texas.................................  Fort Bliss................  Defense Access Roads.....        $20,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (136
    Stat. 2971), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date
    of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
    for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Army: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama...............................  Redstone Arsenal..........  Physics Lab..............        $44,000,000
    Hawaii................................  Fort Shafter..............  Water System Upgrade.....        $33,000,000
                                            Schofield Barracks........  Company Operations              $159,000,000
                                                                         Facility................
                                            Tripler Army Medical        Water System Upgrade.....        $38,000,000
                                             Center.
    Germany...............................  East Camp Grafenwoehr.....  EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx1       $104,000,000
                                                                         (Brks/Veh Maint)........
                                                                        EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx2        $64,000,000
                                                                         (OPS/Veh Maint).........
    Japan.................................  Kadena Air Force Base.....  Vehicle Maintenance Shop.        $80,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2107. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025
    PROJECT AT SMITH BARRACKS, GERMANY.
        In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
    2101(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2213) for Hohenfels
    Training Area, for construction of a barracks as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601 of such Act, the Secretary of the Army
    may construct a barracks at Smith Barracks, Germany.

                     TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2202. Family Housing.
    Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
    Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project
              at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
    Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Navy: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    California.....................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton..............     $176,040,000
                                                     Naval Air Station Lemoore.....................     $399,610,000
                                                     Naval Base Coronado...........................     $301,620,000
                                                     Naval Base Point Loma.........................      $68,000,000
                                                     Naval Base San Diego..........................      $86,820,000
                                                     Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu..........     $164,000,000
                                                     Naval Support Activity Monterey...............     $430,000,000
    Connecticut....................................   Naval Submarine Base New London..............     $300,149,000
    District of Columbia...........................  Naval Research Laboratory.....................     $157,000,000
    Florida........................................  Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island...      $94,100,000
                                                     Naval Air Station Jacksonville................     $374,900,000
                                                     Naval Air Station Pensacola...................     $164,000,000
    Guam...........................................  Andersen Air Force Base.......................      $70,070,000
                                                     Joint Region Marianas.........................      $32,000,000
                                                      Naval Base Guam..............................     $105,950,000
                                                     Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz...................      $61,010,000
    Hawaii.........................................  Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam................      $83,000,000
                                                     Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay.................     $143,510,000
                                                     Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands..     $235,730,000
    Maine..........................................  Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.....................   $1,042,000,000
    Maryland.......................................  Naval Support Activity Washington Suitland....     $114,000,000
                                                     US Naval Academy Annapolis....................      $86,000,000
    Nevada.........................................  Naval Air Station Fallon......................      $47,000,000
    North Carolina.................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................      $48,280,000
    Pennsylvania...................................  Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg..........      $94,140,000
    Rhode Island...................................  Naval Station Newport.........................     $190,000,000
    South Carolina.................................  Joint Base Charleston.........................     $357,900,000
    Virginia.......................................  Marine Corps Base Quantico....................      $63,560,000
                                                     Naval Station Norfolk.........................   $1,582,490,000
    Washington.....................................  Naval Air Station Whidbey Island..............     $202,000,000
                                                     Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor......................     $245,700,000
    Worldwide Unspecified..........................  Unspecified Worldwide Locations...............     $140,070,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Navy: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Japan.........................................   Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler......      $58,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.
        (a) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to
    section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
    2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount
    not to exceed $68,230,000.
        (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
    the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
    for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
    in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural
    and engineering services and construction design activities with
    respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in
    an amount not to exceed $6,605,000.
    SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.
    SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT
    AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81), the authorization set forth in the table in
    subsection (b), as authorized pursuant to section 2201 of such Act,
    shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the date of the
    enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for
    fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                             Navy and Marine Corps: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    North Carolina........................  Marine Corps Air Station    Flightline Utilities            $113,520,000
                                             Cherry Point.............   Modernization Ph 2......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202 of that
    Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167) and extended by section 2207 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
    Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2221), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    California...........................  Marine Corps Base Camp   CLB MEU Complex........  $83,900,000
                                            Pendleton.
    District of Columbia.................  Marine Barracks          Family Housing           $10,415,000
                                            Washington.              Improvements.
    Florida..............................  Marine Corps Support     Lighterage and Small     $69,400,000
                                            Facility Blount Island.  Craft Facility.
    Hawaii...............................  Marine Corps Base        Electrical Distribution  $64,500,000
                                            Kaneohe Bay.             Modernization.
    South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         Aircraft Maintenance     $122,600,000
                                            Station Beaufort.        Hangar.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act
    (136 Stat. 2975), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the
    date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
    construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Navy: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Florida..............................  Naval Air Station        Engine Test Cells         $100,570,000
                                            Jacksonville..........   Modifications.........
    Hawaii...............................  Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Missile Magazines......  $142,783,000
                                            Hickam................
    Nevada...............................  Naval Air Station        F-35C Aircraft           $111,566,000
                                            Fallon................   Maintenance Hangar....
    North Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         CH-53K Gearbox Repair    $44,830,000
                                            Station Cherry Point..   and Test Facility.....
    South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Recruit     Recruit Barracks.......  $81,890,000
                                            Depot Parris Island...
                                           .......................  Recruit Barracks.......  $85,040,000
    Spain................................  Naval Station Rota.....  EDI: Missile Magazines.  $92,323,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
              projects.
    Sec. 2302. Family Housing.
    Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
    Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
              at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
    Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
              projects.
    Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
              projects.
    Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2309. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year
              2025 projects.
    SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                           Air Force: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Arizona.......................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force Base..................      $174,000,000
                                                    Luke Air Force Base...........................       $45,000,000
    California....................................  Travis Air Force Base.........................       $60,000,000
    Florida.......................................  Cape Canaveral Space Force Station............       $49,800,000
                                                    Eglin Air Force Base..........................      $182,000,000
                                                    Hurlburt Field................................       $66,000,000
                                                    MacDill Air Force Base........................       $74,000,000
    Georgia.......................................  Moody Air Force Base..........................       $35,000,000
                                                    Robins Air Force Base.........................       $28,000,000
    Louisiana.....................................  Barksdale Air Force Base......................      $116,000,000
    Massachusetts.................................  Hanscom Air Force Base........................       $55,000,000
    Mississippi...................................  Columbus Air Force Base.......................       $14,200,000
    Missouri......................................  Whiteman Air Force Base.......................      $127,600,000
    New Mexico....................................  Cannon Air Force Base.........................      $169,000,000
                                                    Kirtland Air Force Base.......................      $200,000,000
    North Carolina................................  Seymour Johnson Air Force Base................       $95,000,000
    Ohio..........................................  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...............       $45,000,000
    Oklahoma......................................  Tinker Air Force Base.........................      $497,000,000
    South Dakota..................................  Ellsworth Air Force Base......................      $378,000,000
    Texas.........................................  Dyess Air Force Base..........................       $90,800,000
                                                    Goodfellow Air Force Base.....................      $112,000,000
    Utah..........................................  Hill Air Force Base...........................      $250,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                          Air Force: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Diego Garcia..................................  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia.............     $29,000,000
    Germany.......................................  Ramstein Air Base...............................     $44,000,000
    Greenland.....................................  Pituffik Space Base.............................     $32,000,000
    Norway........................................  Royal Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge............     $72,000,000
    United Kingdom................................  Royal Air Force Feltwell........................     $20,000,000
                                                    Royal Air Force Lakenheath......................    $253,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.
        (a) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to
    section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
    2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an
    amount not to exceed $237,655,000.
        (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
    the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
    for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
    in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out
    architectural and engineering services and construction design
    activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family
    housing units in an amount not to exceed $36,575,000.
    SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in
    the funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.
    SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT
    AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of
    Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130
    Stat. 2743) and most recently extended by section 2304 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
    Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2224), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Germany...............................  Spangdahlem Air Base......  ERI: F/A-22 Low                  $12,000,000
                                                                         Observable/Comp Repair
                                                                         Fac.....................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
    Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act
    (132 Stat. 2287) and most recently extended by section 2306 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
    B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2225), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Fairford..  EDI: Construct DABS-FEV          $87,000,000
                                                                         Storage.................
                                            ..........................  EDI: Munitions Holding           $19,000,000
                                                                         Area....................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
    Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of
    that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), and extended by section 2307 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
    B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2226), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                         Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Florida...............................  Tyndall Air Force Base....  Deployment Center/Flight         $43,000,000
                                                                         Line Dining/AAFES.......
    Georgia...............................  Moody Air Force Base......  41 RQS HH-60W Apron......        $12,500,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135
    Stat. 2168) and extended by section 2309 of the Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
    159; 138 Stat. 2227), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or
    the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
    construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                         Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Massachusetts.........................  Hanscom Air Force Base....  NC3 Acquisitions                 $66,000,000
                                                                         Management Facility.....
    United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Child Development          $24,000,000
                                                                         Center..................
                                                                        F-35A Munition Inspection        $31,000,000
                                                                         Facility................
                                                                        F-35A Weapons Load               $49,000,000
                                                                         Training Facility.......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act
    (136 Stat. 2978), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2026, or the
    date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
    construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project               Authorized
                                                                                                         Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Florida...............................  Patrick Space Force Base..  Consolidated                     $97,000,000
                                                                         Communications Center...
    Norway................................  Rygge Air Station.........  EDI: Base Perimeter               $8,200,000
                                                                         Security Fence..........
    Oklahoma..............................  Tinker Air Force Base.....  Facility And Land                $30,000,000
                                                                         Acquisition (MROTC).....
    Texas.................................  Joint Base San Antonio-     Child Development Center.        $29,000,000
                                             Randolph.................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2309. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR
    2025 PROJECTS.
        (a) F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.--In the case of the
    authorization contained in the table in section 2301(a) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
    Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2222) for F.E. Warren Air Force Base,
    Wyoming, for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Utility Corridor, the
    Secretary of the Air Force may construct 3,219 kilometers of telephone
    duct facility.
        (b) Yap International Airport, Federated States of Micronesia.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--The authorization table
        included in subsection (b) of section 2301 of the Military
        Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 is amended in
        the item relating to Yap International Airport, Federated States of
        Micronesia, by striking ``$949,314,000'' and inserting
        ``$1,495,314,000''.
            (2) Funding table.--Such Act is further amended in the table of
        section 4601 by striking ``Airfield Pavement Upgrades'' and
        inserting ``PDI: Airfield Apron and Taxiway''.

               TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2401. Authorized defense agencies construction and land acquisition
              projects.
    Sec. 2402. Authorized energy resilience and conservation investment
              program projects.
    Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
    Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
              at Iwakuni, Japan.
    Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
              projects.
    Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024
              project at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
    Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2024
              project at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri.
    Sec. 2409. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
              project at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
    Sec. 2410. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2025
              project at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
    SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of
    Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama........................................  DLA Distribution Center Anniston..............      $32,000,000
    California.....................................  Naval Base Coronado...........................      $75,900,000
                                                     Travis Air Force Base.........................      $49,980,000
    Florida........................................  Homestead Air Reserve Base....................      $33,000,000
    Georgia........................................  Fort Benning..................................     $127,375,000
    Maryland.......................................  Fort Meade....................................      $26,600,000
    North Carolina.................................  Fort Bragg....................................     $333,200,000
                                                     Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune................     $306,400,000
    Pennsylvania...................................  Defense Distribution Depot New Cumberland.....      $90,000,000
                                                     Harrisburg Air National Guard Base............      $13,400,000
    Puerto Rico....................................  Punta Borinquen...............................     $155,000,000
    Texas..........................................  NSA Texas.....................................     $500,000,000
    Virginia.......................................  Pentagon......................................      $34,000,000
    Washington.....................................  Fairchild Air Force Base......................      $85,000,000
                                                     Manchester Tank Farm..........................      $71,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of
    Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Germany........................................  U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz............      $16,700,000
    United Kingdom.................................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath....................     $433,600,000
                                                     Royal Air Force Mildenhall....................      $45,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT
    PROGRAM PROJECTS.
        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
    conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States
    Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and
    in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                        ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                  Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    California.....................................  Armed Forces Reserve Center Mountain View.....      $20,600,000
                                                     Travis Air Force Base.........................      $25,120,000
    Florida........................................  Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island...      $30,500,000
    Guam...........................................  Naval Base Guam...............................      $63,010,000
    Massachusetts..................................  Cape Cod Space Force Station..................     $124,000,000
    New Mexico.....................................  White Sands Missile Range.....................      $38,500,000
    North Carolina.................................  Fort Bragg....................................      $80,000,000
    Texas..........................................  Camp Swift....................................      $19,800,000
                                                     Fort Hood.....................................      $34,500,000
    Utah...........................................  Camp Williams.................................      $28,500,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
    conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States
    Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and
    in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                        ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Germany........................................  United States Army Garrison Ansbach (Storck         $73,000,000
                                                      Barracks).
    Japan..........................................  Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni..............     $146,800,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2025,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military
    departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.
    SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT
    AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
    Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act
    (132 Stat. 2249) and most recently extended by section 2405 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division
    B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2232), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                   Country                         Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Japan................................  Iwakuni................  Fuel Pier..............   $33,200,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that
    Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1,
    2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2027, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

         Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project
                                 Authorizations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Installation or                           Original
         State            Location           Project       Authorized Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama          Fort Novosel.....  10 MW RICE         $24,000,000
                                         Generator Plant
                                         and Microgrid
                                         Controls........
    Georgia          Fort Benning.....  4.8 MW Generation  $17,593,000
                                         and Microgrid...
                     Fort Stewart.....  10 MW Generation   $22,000,000
                                         Plant, with
                                         Microgrid
                                         Controls........
    New York         Fort Drum........  Wellfield Field    $27,000,000
                                         Expansion
                                         Project.........
    North Carolina   Fort Bragg.......  Emergency Water    $7,705,000
                                         System..........
    Ohio             Springfield-       Base-Wide          $4,700,000
                      Beckley            Microgrid With
                      Municipal          Natural Gas
                      Airport.........   Generator,
                                         Photovoltaic and
                                         Battery Storage.
    Tennessee        Memphis            PV Arrays and      $4,780,000
                      International      Battery Storage.
                      Airport.........
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(a) and
    2402(a) of that Act (136 Stat. 2982, 2983), shall remain in effect
    until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
    authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,
    whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

         Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2023 Project
                                 Authorizations
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Installation or                           Original
     State/Country        Location           Project       Authorized Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama          Redstone Arsenal.  MSIC Advanced      $151,000,000
                                         Analysis
                                         Facility Phase 2
                                         (INC)...........
    California       Marine Corps       Microgrid and      $25,560,000
                      Mountain Warfare   Backup Power....
                      Training Center.
    Florida          Naval Air Station  Facility Energy    $2,400,000
                      Jacksonville....   Operations
                                         Center
                                         Renovation......
    Georgia          Fort Stewart-      Power Generation   $25,400,000
                      Hunter Army        and Microgrid...
                      Airfield........
                     Naval Submarine    SCADA              $11,200,000
                      Base Kings Bay..   Modernization...
    Hawaii           Joint Base Pearl   Primary            $25,000,000
                      Harbor-Hickam...   Electrical
                                         Distribution....
    Kansas           Fort Riley.......  Power Generation   $25,780,000
                                         and Microgrid...
    Texas            Fort Cavazos.....  Power Generation   $31,500,000
                                         and Microgrid...
                     U.S. Army Reserve  Power Generation   $9,600,000
                      Center, Conroe..   and Microgrid...
    Virginia         Dam Neck.........  SOF Operations     $26,600,000
                                         Building
                                         Addition........
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2024
    PROJECT AT REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA.
         In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
    2401 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 726) for Redstone
    Arsenal, Alabama, for construction of a ground test facility
    infrastructure project at that location, the Missile Defense Agency may
    renovate additional square footage and convert administrative space to
    classified space.
    SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2024
    PROJECT AT LAKE CITY ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, MISSOURI.
        (a) Modifications of Project Authority.--In the case of the
    authorization contained in the table in section 2402(a) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) for Lake City Army Ammunition Plant,
    Missouri, for construction of a microgrid and backup power, the
    Secretary of Defense may construct a microgrid and backup power,
    including the installation of liquid propane gas tanks and associated
    piping, foundations, pumps, saddles, propane vaporizers and controls.
        (b) Modification of Project Amounts.--
            (1) Project authorization.--The authorization table in section
        2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
        Year 2024 (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 727) is
        amended in the item relating to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant,
        Missouri, by striking the dollar amount and inserting
        ``$86,500,000''.
            (2) Funding authorization.--The funding table in section 4601
        of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
        (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 901) is amended in the items relating
        to Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Missouri, by striking the
        dollar amount and inserting ``$86,500''.
    SEC. 2409. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025
    PROJECT AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND.
        In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
    2402 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base
    Andrews, Maryland, for construction of a microgrid with electric
    vehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air Force may
    construct a new power generation and microgrid facility.
    SEC. 2410. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2025
    PROJECT AT JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY.
        In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
    2402 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 138 Stat. 2229) for Joint Base
    McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, for construction of a microgrid with
    electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the Secretary of the Air
    Force may construct a new power generation and microgrid facility.

                       TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

       Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                     Program

    Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

                 Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

    Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
    Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

      Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                    Program

    SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in
    section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to
    exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for such
    purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously
    financed by the United States.
    SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
    beginning after September 30, 2025, for contributions by the Secretary
    of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the
    share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by
    section 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                             North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Location                                Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Worldwide Unspecified..........................  NATO Security Investment Program..............     $531,832,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                 Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

    SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-
    kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military
    construction projects for the installations or locations in the
    Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
    table:

                                     Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or
                  Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Army.................................  Camp Humphreys.........  Access Control Point...  $24,000,000
                                                                    Runway.................  $180,000,000
    Navy.................................  Pohang Air Base........  Replace Concrete Apron.  $22,000,000
    Navy.................................  Yecheon Air Base.......  Replace Magazine         $59,000,000
                                                                     Munitions Supply Area.
    Air Force............................  Gimhae Air Base........  Repair Contingency       $86,000,000
                                                                     Hospital.
    Air Force............................  Gwangju Air Base.......  Hydrant Fuel System....  $57,000,000
    Air Force............................  Osan Air Base..........  Aircraft Corrosion       $25,000,000
                                                                     Control Facility Part
                                                                     3.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-
    kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military
    construction projects for the installations or locations in the
    Republic of Poland, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
    table:

                                     Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or
                  Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Army.................................  Drawsko Pomorskie        Information Systems      $6,200,000
                                            Training Area (DPTA).    Facility.
    Army.................................  Powdiz.................  Barracks and Dining      $199,000,000
                                                                     Facility-Phase 2.
                                                                    Rotary Wing Aircraft     $91,000,000
                                                                     Maintenance Hangar.
    Air Force............................  Lask Air Base..........  Communication            $18,000,000
                                                                     Infrastructure.
    Air Force............................  Wroclaw Air Base.......  Combined Aerial Port     $111,000,000
                                                                     Facilities.
                                                                    Contingency Beddown      $13,000,000
                                                                     Area.
                                                                    Hot Cargo Pad/Munition   $44,000,000
                                                                     Handling/Holding Area.
                                                                    Railhead and Rail        $22,000,000
                                                                     Extension.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

    Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
              acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
              projects.
    Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction
              and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
              acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
              acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
    Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023
              projects.
    Sec. 2608. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023
              project at Tucson International Airport, Arizona.
    SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
    appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
    Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
    Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
    construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the
    United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                      Army National Guard: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                          Location                          Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Guam...........................................  Joint Forces Headquarters - Guam..............      $55,000,000
    Indiana........................................  Shelbyville Armory............................      $55,000,000
    Iowa...........................................  Waterloo Armory...............................      $13,800,000
    New Hampshire..................................  Plymouth Training Center......................      $26,000,000
    New York.......................................  Albany........................................      $90,000,000
    North Carolina.................................  Salisbury Training Center.....................      $69,000,000
    Oregon.........................................  Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility             $16,000,000
                                                      Boardman.....................................
    South Dakota...................................   Watertown Training Center....................      $28,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
    PROJECTS.
        Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
    appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
    Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
    Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
    construction projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United
    States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                                      Army Reserve
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                          Location                          Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama........................................  Maxwell Air Force Base........................      $28,000,000
    Alaska.........................................  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson...............      $46,000,000
    Illinois.......................................  Fort Sheridan.................................      $36,000,000
    Kentucky.......................................  Fort Knox.....................................     $138,000,000
    Pennsylvania...................................  New Castle Army Reserve Center................      $30,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE
    CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
    appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
    Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
    Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out military
    construction project for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
    location inside the United States, and in the amount, set forth in the
    following table:

                                          Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        State                                          Location                           Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Texas........................................  Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth.     $106,870,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
    appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
    Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
    Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
    military construction projects for the Air National Guard locations
    inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the
    following table:

                                                   Air National Guard
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                          Location                          Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alaska.........................................  Eielson Air Force Base........................      $15,000,000
                                                     Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson...............      $46,000,000
    Georgia........................................   Savannah Hilton Head International Airport...      $38,400,000
    Iowa...........................................  Sioux Gateway Airport.........................     $220,000,000
    Massachusetts..................................  Otis Air National Guard Base..................      $31,000,000
    Mississippi....................................   Key Field Air National Guard Base............      $19,000,000
    New Hampshire..................................  Pease Air National Guard Base.................      $16,000,000
    New Jersey.....................................  Atlantic City Air National Guard Base.........      $68,000,000
    Oregon.........................................  Klamath Falls Airport.........................      $80,000,000
                                                     Portland International Airport................      $16,500,000
    Utah...........................................  Salt Lake City International Airport..........     $145,000,000
    Wisconsin......................................  Volk Air National Guard Base..................       $8,400,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
    ACQUISITION PROJECTS.
        Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
    appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
    Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
    Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and carry out
    military construction projects for the Air Force Reserve locations
    inside the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the
    following table:

                                                    Air Force Reserve
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                          Location                          Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    New York.......................................  Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.............      $54,000,000
    South Carolina.................................  Joint Base Charleston Air Reserve Base........      $33,000,000
    Texas..........................................   Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland..............      $18,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
    beginning after September 30, 2025, for the costs of acquisition,
    architectural and engineering services, and construction of facilities
    for the Guard and Reserve Forces, and for contributions therefor, under
    chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code (including the cost of
    acquisition of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding
    table in section 4601.
    SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023
    PROJECTS.
        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2970), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2601, 2602, 2603
    and 2604 of that Act (136 Stat. 2986, 2987), shall remain in effect
    until October 1, 2026, or the date of the enactment of an Act
    authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027,
    whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                          National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2023 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                    State                          Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alaska...............................  Joint Base Elmendorf-    Aircraft Maintenance     $63,000,000
                                            Richardson............   Hangar................
    Arizona..............................  Morris Air National      Base Entry Complex.....  $12,000,000
                                            Guard Base............
                                           Tucson International     Land Acquisition.......  $11,700,000
                                            Airport...............
    Arkansas.............................  Camp Robinson..........  Automated Multipurpose   $9,500,000
                                                                     Machine Gun Range.....
    Florida..............................  Gainesville............  National Guard           $21,000,000
                                                                     Readiness Center......
                                           Perrine................  Army Reserve Center/     $46,000,000
                                                                     AMSA..................
     Hawaii..............................  Marine Corps Base        C-40 Aircraft            $116,964,000
                                            Kaneohe Bay...........   Maintenance Hangar....
    Indiana..............................   Fort Wayne              Munitions Maintenance    $16,500,000
                                            International Airport.   and Storage Complex...
    Ohio.................................  Rickenbacker Air         Small Arms Range.......  $8,000,000
                                            National Guard Base...
    Puerto Rico..........................  Camp Santiago Joint      Engineering/Housing      $14,500,000
                                            Maneuver Training        Maintenance Shops
                                            Center................   (DPW).................
    West Virginia........................  McLaughlin Air National  C-130J Apron Expansion.  $10,000,000
                                            Guard Base............
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2608. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2023
    PROJECT AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ARIZONA.
        In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
    2604 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2987) for Tucson
    International Airport, Arizona, the Secretary of the Air Force may
    acquire 10 acres of land.

              TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
              closure activities funded through Department of Defense base
              closure account.
    SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE REALIGNMENT AND
    CLOSURE ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE
    ACCOUNT.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
    beginning after September 30, 2025, for base realignment and closure
    activities, including real property acquisition and military
    construction projects, as authorized by the Defense Base Closure and
    Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10
    U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of Defense Base
    Closure Account established by section 2906 of such Act (as amended by
    section 2711 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2013 (division B of Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 2140)), as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601.

             TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs

    Sec. 2801. Modification to definition of military installation
              resilience.
    Sec. 2802. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than
              contracts and grants.
    Sec. 2803. Requirement for the military departments to develop and
              update a 20-year infrastructure improvement plan.
    Sec. 2804. Improvements to water management and security on military
              installations.
    Sec. 2805. Modification to assistance for public infrastructure projects
              and services.
    Sec. 2806. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program.
    Sec. 2807. Inclusion of demolition projects in Defense Community
              Infrastructure Program.
    Sec. 2808. Supervision of military construction projects.
    Sec. 2809. Authority to use accelerated design-build and progressive
              design-build procedures for military construction projects.
    Sec. 2810. Extension of authority for temporary expanded land
              acquisition for equine welfare.
    Sec. 2811. Extension of requirement for contract for obligation and
              execution of design funds for military construction projects.
    Sec. 2812. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable
              building materials in military construction to include
              sustainable building technologies identified by the
              Comptroller General of the United States.
    Sec. 2813. Increase of maximum amount for certain replacement projects
              for damaged or destroyed facilities.
    Sec. 2814. Multiyear contracting authority for certain military
              construction projects.
    Sec. 2815. Guidance for military construction projects for innovation,
              research, development, test, and evaluation.
    Sec. 2816. Authorization for cost-plus-incentive-fee contracts for
              certain Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program military
              construction projects.
    Sec. 2817. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
              relating to information sharing to improve oversight of
              military construction.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms

    Sec. 2821. Improvements to Department of Defense Housing Requirements
              and Market Analysis.
    Sec. 2822. Improvements to annual reports on certain waivers for covered
              military unaccompanied housing.
    Sec. 2823. Continuation and modification of certain reporting
              requirements with respect to privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2824. Modification of certain requirements with respect to closure
              of maintenance work orders for privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2825. Inclusion of additional landlord financial information in
              certain annual report on privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2826. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic
              military housing and associated historic properties of the
              Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2827. Improvement of administration of military unaccompanied
              housing.
    Sec. 2828. Authority for unaccompanied housing project under pilot
              authority for use of other transactions for installation or
              facility prototyping.
    Sec. 2829. Pilot program for emerging technologies for moisture control
              and mitigation.
    Sec. 2830. Standardization of mold remediation guidelines across
              military departments.
    Sec. 2831. Inspections by qualified home inspector of privatized and
              Government-owned military housing.
    Sec. 2832. Plan to improve accuracy, integration, and interoperability
              of Department of Defense data with respect to real property,
              infrastructure, and military unaccompanied housing.

             Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

    Sec. 2841. Modification of requirement with respect to minimum capital
              investment for facilities sustainment, restoration, and
              modernization for military departments.
    Sec. 2842. Authorization for monetary contributions to the conveyees of
              utility systems for infrastructure improvements.
    Sec. 2843. Extension of authority to carry out Department of Defense
              pilot program for use of cost savings realized.
    Sec. 2844. Department of Defense intergovernmental support agreements
              for ordnance disposal.
    Sec. 2845. Inclusion of territories in certain intergovernmental support
              agreements for installation-support services.
    Sec. 2846. Requirements relating to military installation closures and
              report on Army organic industrial base sites.
    Sec. 2847. Department of Defense procedures with respect to planning
              coordination for grid resiliency on military installations.
    Sec. 2848. Repeal of construction requirements related to antiterrorism
              and force protection or urban-training operations.
    Sec. 2849. Repeal of pilot program authorizing overhead cost
              reimbursements from major range and test facility base users
              at certain Department of the Air Force installations.
    Sec. 2850. Master plans for Service Academies.
    Sec. 2851. Annual report on cost premium for construction of certain
              facilities.
    Sec. 2852. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
              relating to critical military housing supply and
              affordability.
    Sec. 2853. Plan for deploying private fifth generation and future
              generation Open Radio Access Network architecture on
              Department of Defense military installations.

                          Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

    Sec. 2861. Historical marker commemorating effects of radiation exposure
              at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range.
    Sec. 2862. Prohibition on development of a golf course at Greenbury
              Point Conservation Area At Naval Support Activity Annapolis,
              Maryland.
    Sec. 2863. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air
              Reserve Base with civil aviation.
    Sec. 2864. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot,
              Lathrop, California.
    Sec. 2865. Clarification of land conveyance, Fort Hood, Texas.
    Sec. 2866. Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction
              of certain land descriptions.
    Sec. 2867. Land conveyance, former Curtis Bay Depot, Maryland.
    Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Sigsbee Park Annex, Naval Air Station, Key
              West, Florida.

      Subtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction

    Sec. 2871. Modifications to certain congressional notifications for
              certain military construction projects.
    Sec. 2872. Modification to dollar threshold for notifications for
              certain military construction projects.
    Sec. 2873. Transfer of defense laboratory modernization program
              authority to provision of law with respect to military
              construction projects for research, test, development, and
              evaluation.
    Sec. 2874. Authority of a Secretary concerned to carry out certain
              unspecified minor military construction projects.

                            Subtitle F--Other Matters

    Sec. 2881. Extension of Department of the Army Pilot Program for
              Development and Use of Online Real Estate Inventory Tool.
    Sec. 2882. Expansion of exceptions to restriction on development of
              public infrastructure in connection with realignment of marine
              corps forces in Asia Pacific region.
    Sec. 2883. Joint base facility management of Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2884. Designation of official responsible for coordination of
              defense sites within area of responsibility of Joint Region
              Marianas.
    Sec. 2885. Designation of Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range at
              Kwajalein Atoll.
    Sec. 2886. Designation of Creech Air Force Base as a remote or isolated
              installation.
    Sec. 2887. Pilot program on use of advanced manufacturing construction
              technologies at military installations.
    Sec. 2888. Pilot program on procurement of utility services for
              installations of the Department of Defense through areawide
              contracts.
    Sec. 2889. Consideration of modular construction methods for military
              construction projects with protective design elements.
    Sec. 2890. Notice relating to contracts or other agreements to establish
              an enduring location in a foreign country.

                   Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs

    SEC. 2801. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF MILITARY INSTALLATION
    RESILIENCE.
        Section 101(f)(8) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or from'' before ``anticipated or
        unanticipated changes in environmental conditions''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, energy or water disruptions, or human-
        induced hazards with respect to the environment'' before ``, that
        do''.
    SEC. 2802. FACILITY CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR: TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN
    CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2808 the following
    new section:
    ``Sec. 2808a. Facility construction or repair: transactions other than
         contracts and grants
        ``(a) Authority.--Subject to the requirements of section 2853 of
    this title, the Secretary concerned may enter into transactions (other
    than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out repair
    and construction projects for facilities, including the planning,
    design, engineering, prototyping, piloting, and execution of such
    repair and construction projects.
        ``(b) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary concerned may carry out
    projects under subsection (a) using amounts available to such Secretary
    for military construction, operation and maintenance, or research,
    development, test, and evaluation, notwithstanding chapters 221 and 223
    and section 2851(a) of this title.
        ``(c) Follow-on Transactions.--A transaction entered into under
    this section for a project may provide for the award of a follow-on
    production contract or transaction to the participants in the
    transaction without further competition, if--
            ``(1) competitive procedures were used for the selection of
        parties for participation in the original transaction; and
            ``(2) the participants in the original transaction successfully
        completed--
                ``(A) a complete and useable facility; or
                ``(B) a complete and useable improvement to a facility.
        ``(d) Notification Requirement.--(1) Not later than 14 days before
    entering into a transaction for a project under this section, the
    Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a notification of the intent to use this authority in an
    electronic medium pursuant to section 480 of this title.
        ``(2) Each notification under paragraph (1) shall include--
            ``(A) the project title;
            ``(B) a description of the project and its location;
            ``(C) the estimated project cost and source of funds;
            ``(D) the recipient or contractor selected to execute the
        project, if known at the time of notification; and
            ``(E) the rationale for using the authority under this section
        instead of the process for military construction projects under
        subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.
        ``(e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
    of this section, and biannually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense
    shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    summarizing the use of the authority under this section during the
    period covered by the report, including--
            ``(1) the military department or Defense Agency carrying out
        each project;
            ``(2) the total cost of each project and the source of the
        funds obligated;
            ``(3) a description of the scope, purpose, and location of each
        project;
            ``(4) any observed differences in project delivery timelines or
        execution speed as a result of using the authority under this
        section;
            ``(5) an assessment of cost savings, efficiencies, or risk
        reductions realized through the use of such authority; and
            ``(6) lessons learned and recommendations to improve the
        implementation, oversight, or scope of such authority.''.
        (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
    with respect to transactions entered into on or after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 2803. REQUIREMENT FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO DEVELOP AND
    UPDATE A 20-YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
        Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2820. Development of infrastructure improvement plan for each
        military department
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than the date on which the budget of
    the President for fiscal year 2027 is submitted to Congress pursuant to
    section 1105 of title 31, and once every five years thereafter, each
    Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees each of the following:
            ``(1) A detailed plan with respect to the improvement of
        infrastructure and facilities under the jurisdiction of the
        Secretary concerned during the 20-year period beginning after the
        date on which the plan is submitted that includes--
                ``(A) a summary of major efforts of the Secretary concerned
            to be carried out pursuant to the plan;
                ``(B) milestones and specific goals for such major efforts;
                ``(C) a description of objectives of the Secretary
            concerned to manage and improve such infrastructure and
            facilities during such period, including--
                    ``(i) utility systems (electric, water and wastewater
                systems, energy distribution systems, transportation, and
                communication networks); and
                    ``(ii) all physical structures located on a military
                installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
                concerned.
            ``(2) A certification that the budget of the President for the
        applicable fiscal year and the future-years defense program
        submitted to Congress in relation to such budget under section 221
        of this title provide for funding of planning, design, and
        construction at a level that is sufficient to meet the requirements
        specified in the plan under paragraph (1) on the schedule provided
        in such plan.
        ``(b) Elements.--Each plan submitted by a Secretary concerned under
    subsection (a)(1) shall include the following:
            ``(1) The estimated costs of necessary infrastructure and
        facility improvements and a description of how such costs would be
        addressed by the budget request of the Department of Defense and
        the future-years defense program submitted for the applicable
        fiscal year.
            ``(2) An assessment of how the military department is
        accurately accounting for the costs of sustaining facilities and
        addressing the identified necessary improvements of infrastructure
        and facilities as outlined in the plan.
        ``(c) Incorporation of Results-oriented Management Practices.--Each
    plan under subsection (a)(1) shall incorporate the leading results-
    oriented management practices, including--
            ``(1) analytically based goals;
            ``(2) results-oriented metrics;
            ``(3) an identification of required resources, risks, and
        stakeholders; and
            ``(4) regular reporting on progress to decision makers.
        ``(d) Service Chief Assessment.--Each service chief (as defined in
    section 3101 of this title) shall--
            ``(1) assess each plan and certification developed by the
        Secretary concerned under subsection (a); and
            ``(2) submit to the congressional defense committees, not later
        than the date on which the Secretary concerned submits the plan and
        certification to such committees, an unaltered copy of the results
        of such assessment.''.
    SEC. 2804. IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY ON MILITARY
    INSTALLATIONS.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2866 the following
    new section:
    ``Sec. 2866a. Risk-based approach to water management and water
         security at military installations
        ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall adopt a risk-
    based approach to water management and water security for each military
    installation.
        ``(2) In implementing paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize
    those military installations that the Secretary determines--
            ``(A) are experiencing the greatest risks to water management
        and water security; and
            ``(B) face, or potentially face, the most severe adverse
        effects on mission assurance because of such risks.
        ``(3) Determinations under paragraph (2) shall be made on the basis
    of the water management and water security assessments made by the
    Secretary concerned under subsection (b).
        ``(b) Water Management and Water Security Assessments.--(1) The
    Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military
    department, shall develop a methodology to assess, for each military
    installation--
            ``(A) risks to water management and water security; and
            ``(B) adverse effects on mission assurance because of such
        risks.
        ``(2) Such methodology shall include the following:
            ``(A) An evaluation of all water sources available to a
        military installation, disaggregated by--
                ``(i) total available water volume;
                ``(ii) treated potable water; and
                ``(iii) treated nonpotable water.
            ``(B) An assessment of relevant water supply connections for a
        military installation, including the number, type, water flow rate,
        seasonal variability, and the extent of competition for each such
        connection.
            ``(C) A calculation of the total water requirement of a
        military installation that--
                ``(i) includes an identification of the water usage by each
            tenant command located on the military installation; and
                ``(ii) describes the water uses that comprise such total
            water requirement, disaggregated by--
                    ``(I) drinking water uses; and
                    ``(II) nonpotable water uses, including--

                        ``(aa) cooling;
                        ``(bb) irrigation groundskeeping;
                        ``(cc) wash water; and
                        ``(dd) other industrial and agricultural uses.

            ``(D) An evaluation of the age, condition, and jurisdictional
        control of water infrastructure serving a military installation,
        including an estimate of the percentage of water lost due to water
        infrastructure that is in poor or failing condition.
            ``(E) An evaluation of water security risks that could have an
        adverse effect on mission assurance for a military installation,
        including--
                ``(i) if the military installation is located in a drought-
            prone region;
                ``(ii) decreasing water levels or sources that supply water
            to the military installation;
                ``(iii) effects of new defense water uses on the total
            water requirement of the military installation; and
                ``(iv) increases to the demand for water that result from
            nondefense or defense-adjacent requirements and that could
            affect--
                    ``(I) the supply of water available for use by the
                military installation;
                    ``(II) the quality of such water; and
                    ``(III) any legal rights to use of such water by the
                military installation, such as water rights disputes.
            ``(F) An evaluation of the capacity of the water supply of a
        military installation to withstand or quickly recover from water
        constraints, and the overall health of the aquifer basin of which
        the water supply is a part, including the robustness of the
        resource, redundancy, and ability to recover from disruption.
            ``(G) An evaluation of existing water metering and water
        consumption at a military installation, disaggregated--
                ``(i) by type of activity, including training, maintenance,
            medical, housing, and grounds maintenance and landscaping; and
                ``(ii) by fluctuations in consumption, including peak
            consumption by quarter.
            ``(H) A determination of the appropriate frequency for
        reassessment of military installations with the highest water
        security risk.
        ``(3) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with each Secretary
    of a military department, shall update the methodology under paragraph
    (1) not less frequently than once every ten years.
        ``(c) Reassessment of Water Security Risk.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall update assessments of the military installations with the
    highest water security risk not less frequently than as determined
    under subsection (b)(2)(H).
        ``(d) Mitigation of Highest Water Security Risk Installations.--(1)
    Each Secretary of a military department shall--
            ``(A) identify the three military installations under the
        jurisdiction of the Secretary with the highest water security risk;
        and
            ``(B) develop, for each military installation identified, a
        plan of action and milestones to address--
                ``(i) risks to water security; and
                ``(ii) adverse effects on mission assurance because of such
            risks.
        ``(2) Each such plan of action shall include the following:
            ``(A) A description of each risk and the effect on the capacity
        of the military installation and mission assurance.
            ``(B) A list of the factors contributing to the risk,
        disaggregated by risks originating from--
                ``(i) the geographic area under the control of the military
            installation; and
                ``(ii) the geographic area not under the control of the
            military installation.
            ``(C) A plan for implementing installation-level water metering
        to ensure more accurate assessments of demand for water at the
        military installation.
            ``(D) An assessment of--
                ``(i) the effects of planned future missions and tenant
            commands on the demand for water at the military installation;
            and
                ``(ii) the corresponding requirements for water
            infrastructure serving the military installation.
            ``(E) A list of infrastructure projects to mitigate loss of
        available water supply to leakage, including new construction,
        recapitalization, required maintenance, and modernization of
        existing infrastructure.
            ``(F) A cost-benefit analysis of using `no dig' technologies to
        mitigate infrastructure degradation that leads to water loss.
        ``(e) Evaluation of Installations for Nonpotable Water Reuse.--(1)
    The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate each military installation
    identified under subsection (d) to determine the potential to mitigate
    risks to water security for such installation through the reuse of
    nonpotable water for nondrinking water uses.
        ``(2) Such evaluation shall include the following:
            ``(A) An evaluation of alternative water sources to offset use
        of freshwater, including water recycling and harvested rainwater
        for use as nonpotable water.
            ``(B) An assessment of the feasibility of incorporating, when
        practicable, water-efficient technologies and systems to minimize
        water consumption and wastewater discharge on the installation.
            ``(C) An evaluation of the practicality of implementing water
        reuse systems and other water-saving infrastructure into new
        construction in water-constrained areas, as determined pursuant to
        the applicable water management and security assessment under
        subsection (b).
        ``(f) Cost Effective Landscaping Management Practices.--(1) The
    Secretary of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
    implement, at each military installation identified under subsection
    (d), landscaping management practices that mitigate risks to water
    management and water security and enhance mission assurance by enabling
    greater quantities of water availability for operational, training, and
    maintenance requirements.
        ``(2) For military installations located in arid or semi-arid
    regions, such landscaping management practices shall, to the extent
    practicable, include practices that avoid the cost of irrigation.
        ``(3) To the extent practicable, each Secretary of a military
    department shall institute landscaping management practices that
    include plants native to, or appropriate for, the region in which the
    installation is located and native grass and plants that decrease water
    consumption requirements.
        ``(g) Briefings Required.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the
    date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
    provide to the Committees of the Armed Services of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes--
            ``(A) an identification, in ranked order, of the military
        installations identified under subsection (d) with the highest
        water security risk; and
            ``(B) a description of the schedule for developing each plan of
        action required by subsection (d).
        ``(2) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of
    this section, and annually thereafter not later than the date of
    President's budget for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31,
    the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees of the Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing that
    includes, with respect to the period covered by the briefing--
            ``(A) an update on the progress of the Secretary concerned
        toward completing the water security assessment required by
        subsection (b);
            ``(B) updated cost estimates for infrastructure projects to
        mitigate loss of available water supply to leakage identified
        pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(E); and
            ``(C) a description of--
                ``(i) any agreement between a Secretary of a military
            department and the head of a non-Department of Defense entity
            with respect to property under the jurisdiction of such
            Secretary that may affect--
                    ``(I) the supply of water available to a military
                installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary; or
                    ``(II) the demand for water of such installation; and
                ``(ii) any change to--
                    ``(I) the water supply of a military installation under
                the jurisdiction such Secretary; or
                    ``(II) the demand for water of such military
                installation.
        ``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to require the repetition or replacement of any prior water
    assessment or evaluation conducted before the date of the enactment of
    section 2827 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2866 note) that
    is accurate and reflects current mission requirements.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2827 of the William M. (Mac)
    Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2866 note) is repealed.
    SEC. 2805. MODIFICATION TO ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
    PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
        Section 2391(b)(5)(B)(iv) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(including health care, housing, and defense
        critical infrastructure projects and services)'' after ``projects
        and services''; and
            (2) by striking ``the defense industrial base and the defense
        industrial base workers, if the Secretary determines such support
        will improve operations of the Department of Defense'' and
        inserting ``the defense industrial base, defense industrial base
        workers, and military installations''.
    SEC. 2806. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
        (a) Modification to Categories for Assistance.--Section
    2391(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``,
        including selection'' and all that follows through ``of priority''
        and inserting ``for each of the following categories'';
            (2) in clause (i), by striking ``military value'' and all that
        follows through the period and inserting ``the readiness of a
        military department or mission assurance at a military
        installation.''; and
            (3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and
        (ii), respectively, and--
                (A) by moving clause (ii), as so redesignated, after clause
            (i); and
                (B) by moving clause (iv), as so redesignated, after clause
            (iii).
        (b) Temporary Priority and Allocation of Funds Under Program.--
    During the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) give priority under the Defense Community Infrastructure
        Program under section 2391(d) of title 10, United States Code, to
        projects under subparagraph (B)(ii) of such section (as amended by
        subsection (a)), for which an application has been previously made
        for assistance under that program; and
            (2) allocate not less than two-thirds of the amounts
        appropriated or otherwise made available for such program equally
        among projects under subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(ii) of such
        program (as amended by subsection (a)).
    SEC. 2807. INCLUSION OF DEMOLITION PROJECTS IN DEFENSE COMMUNITY
    INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.
        Section 2391(e)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(iv) A demolition project.''.
    SEC. 2808. SUPERVISION OF MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        (a) Supervision.--Section 2851(a) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by striking ``the Secretary of the Army'' and all that
    follows through ``approves'' and inserting ``a Secretary of a military
    department or Government agency (as approved by the Secretary of
    Defense)''.
        (b) Authority.--Section 2802(b) of title 10, United Stated Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) personnel and personal services contracts required to
        carry out paragraphs (1) through (5).''.
        (c) Aggregate Square Footage Exception.--Section 2849(f) of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law
    118-159; 138 Stat. 2268) is amended by adding at the end the following
    new paragraph:
            ``(4) The construction project for the headquarters facilities
        for the United States Space Command.''.
    SEC. 2809. AUTHORITY TO USE ACCELERATED DESIGN-BUILD AND PROGRESSIVE
    DESIGN-BUILD PROCEDURES FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        Section 3241 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary of a
            military department'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4),
            each Secretary concerned'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Any military
            construction contract'' and inserting ``Any construction
            contract for a military construction project''; and
                (C) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) to read as follows:
        ``(3) Not later than March 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until
    March 1, 2033, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority
    under this subsection that includes the following:
            ``(A) A description of the military construction project for
        which such authority was used, including project title, location,
        scope, and rationale for selecting such project.
            ``(B) The date of award of a contract for such military
        construction project, the initial estimated contract value, and the
        current projected total cost of such project.
            ``(C) A comparison of projected schedule for completion of such
        project with the actual schedule, including dates for completing
        the design of such project and commencing construction.
            ``(D) Any realized or anticipated cost savings or efficiencies,
        including those related to time, resources, or design innovation,
        attributable to the use of the authority under this subsection for
        a military construction project.
            ``(E) An assessment of risk management benefits, including any
        improvements in design flexibility or coordination between
        contractors and the Secretary concerned.
            ``(F) Any challenges encountered, and mitigation efforts made,
        in the use of such authority for a military construction project.
            ``(4) Each Secretary concerned may exercise the authority under
        this subsection using amounts appropriated for such purpose on or
        after the date of the enactment of this paragraph.''; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
        subsection:
        ``(g) Authorization of Progressive Design-build Contracts.--(1)
    Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), the Secretary concerned
    may enter into a progressive design-build contract for a military
    construction project under the authority of subsection (a) in
    accordance with the following requirements:
            ``(A) The contract is awarded in a single phase based on
        qualifications and demonstrated capabilities of the offeror without
        submission of a detailed construction cost or price proposal at the
        time of award.
            ``(B) The contract provides for collaboration between the
        Secretary concerned and the contractor to develop and refine the
        project scope and design, including cost estimates.
            ``(C) Following development of the project scope and
        preliminary design, the contract provide for the Secretary
        concerned and contractor to negotiate a guaranteed maximum price or
        other fixed-price agreement for the construction phase of the
        military construction project.
            ``(D) If negotiations described in subparagraph (C) fail, the
        contract includes terms for termination or renegotiation.
        ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall issue rules to ensure
    appropriate oversight, risk management, and contract administration
    consistent with the requirements of this subsection.
        ``(3) Not later than March 1, 2028, and annually thereafter until
    March 1, 2033, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the use of the authority
    under this subsection that includes the following:
            ``(A) A description of the military construction project for
        which such authority was used, including project title, location,
        scope, and rationale for selecting such project.
            ``(B) The date of award of a contract for such military
        construction project, the initial estimated contract value, and the
        current projected total cost of such project.
            ``(C) A comparison of projected schedule for completion of such
        project with the actual schedule, including dates for completing
        the design of such project and commencing construction.
            ``(D) Any realized or anticipated cost savings or efficiencies,
        including those related to time, resources, or design innovation,
        attributable to the use of the authority under this subsection for
        a military construction project.
            ``(E) An assessment of risk management benefits, including any
        improvements in design flexibility or coordination between
        contractors and the Secretary concerned.
            ``(F) Any challenges encountered, and mitigation efforts made,
        in the use of such authority for the military construction project.
        ``(4) Each Secretary concerned may exercise the authority under
    this subsection using amounts appropriated for such purpose on or after
    the date of the enactment of this paragraph.''.
    SEC. 2810. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY EXPANDED LAND
    ACQUISITION FOR EQUINE WELFARE.
        (a) In General.--Section 2804(c) of the Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-
    159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note) is amended by striking ``February 1, 2026''
    and inserting ``August 1, 2026''.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 30 days after each use of
    the authority described under section 2804(c) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of
    Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2805 note), the Secretary of the Army
    shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on
    such use.
    SEC. 2811. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACT FOR OBLIGATION AND
    EXECUTION OF DESIGN FUNDS FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        Section 2811(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 2807
    note) is amended by striking ``150 days'' and inserting ``one year''.
    SEC. 2812. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON INCREASED USE OF
    SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE
    SUSTAINABLE BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL
    OF THE UNITED STATES.
        Section 2861 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 2802 note)
    is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``at least'' and all that
        follows through the period at the end and inserting ``at least two
        military construction projects.'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and
        inserting ``September 30, 2029'';
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``January 1, 2025'' and
        inserting ``January 1, 2029'';
            (4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g)
        and (h), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection (f):
        ``(f) Use of Certain Technologies.--In carrying out each project
    under the pilot program commencing on or after the date of the
    enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2026, the Secretary concerned shall use not fewer than three
    technologies identified in the report published by the Comptroller
    General of the United States on February 11, 2025, and titled `Science
    & Tech Spotlight: Sustainable Building Technologies' (GAO-25-107931).
    Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require the redesign,
    modification, or reauthorization of any project initiated prior to the
    date of the enactment of such Act.'';
            (6) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''; and
            (7) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by striking ``any
        building material'' and inserting ``any building material
        identified in the report published by the Comptroller General of
        the United States on February 11, 2025, and titled `Science & Tech
        Spotlight: Sustainable Building Technologies' (GAO-25-107931)''.
    SEC. 2813. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR CERTAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
    FOR DAMAGED OR DESTROYED FACILITIES.
        Section 2854(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$300,000,000''.
    SEC. 2814. MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY
    CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        (a) Authority for Multiyear Contracting.--Subject to section 3501
    of title 10, United States Code, each Secretary of a military
    department may enter into one or more multiyear contracts for any
    procurement relating to one or more authorized military construction
    projects for facilities at one or more military installations if the
    Secretary concerned--
            (1) has identified such project as a multiyear contract in the
        budget submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense pursuant
        to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code--
                (A) a list of locations included in the multiyear contract;
                (B) the total number of facilities included such contract;
            and
                (C) the total anticipated cost of the such contract;
            (2) has determined the use of such contract will result in
        significant savings of the total anticipated cost for carrying out
        projects under the contract as compared to other contract types;
            (3) has determined that the minimum need for such projects is
        expected to remain substantially unchanged during the proposed
        contract period; and
            (4) has a reasonable expectation that throughout the proposed
        contract period funding for the contract will be available.
        (b) Conditions for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
    into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
    United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year
    after the fiscal year in which the contract is awarded is subject to
    the availability of appropriations or funds for that purpose for such
    later fiscal year.
        (c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--A Secretary of a military
    department may enter into one or more contracts for an advance
    procurement associated with a military construction project for which
    authorization to enter into a multiyear contract is provided under
    subsection (a), which may include procurement of economic order
    quantities of materials or components for such a project when cost
    savings are achievable.
        (d) Additional Requirements.--
            (1) Cost savings certification.--A Secretary of a military
        department desiring to award a multiyear contract under the
        authority of this section shall--
                (A) submit to the congressional defense committees a
            certification that such contract will result in cost savings of
            at least ten percent compared to a similar one-year contract;
            and
                (B) not award such contract until the end of the 14-day
            period beginning on the date of submission of the certification
            described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Limitations.--A Secretary of a military department may only
        use the authority under this section for military construction
        projects that--
                (A) are included in the future-years defense program
            submitted under section 221 of title 10, United States Code;
            and
                (B) use standardized and repeatable designs.
    SEC. 2815. GUIDANCE FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR INNOVATION,
    RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.
        (a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue written
    guidance on the implementation of section 2810 of title 10, United
    States Code.
        (b) Contents.--The guidance required by this section shall include,
    at minimum, the following:
            (1) Procedures and criteria for the development and submission
        of project proposals pursuant to subsection (b) of section 2810 of
        title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Definitions for roles and responsibilities for Department
        of Defense employees with respect to review, approval, and
        execution of projects carried out under the authority of such
        section 2810.
            (3) Clarification on how the use of the authority to carry out
        projects under such section 2810 may be coordinated with the use of
        authorities for such projects under sections 2803, 2805, and 4123
        of title 10, United States Code.
            (4) A process for internal review and validation of projects
        proposed to be carried out using the authority under section 2810
        of title 10, United States Code, which shall include--
                (A) assessments of how such proposed projects could be
            integrated across military departments;
                (B) comprehensive time-phased milestone plans for such
            proposed projects with clearly defined dependencies; and
                (C) explicit documentation of budget programming action
            decisions of the Secretary of the military department with
            jurisdiction over such project.
    SEC. 2816. AUTHORIZATION FOR COST-PLUS-INCENTIVE-FEE CONTRACTS FOR
    CERTAIN SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM MILITARY
    CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3323 of title 10, United
    States Code, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the use of cost-
    plus-incentive-fee contracts for military construction projects
    associated with the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the
    Department of Defense at each of the following locations:
            (1) Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia.
            (2) Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance
        Facility, Hawaii.
            (3) Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Maine.
            (4) Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance
        Facility, Washington.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is
    five years from enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall
    provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the use
    of the authority under this section, including the following:
            (1) An overview of each military construction project commenced
        or planned using such authority, including contract value and
        schedule.
            (2) A comparison of projected cost and the actual cost of
        contracts described in paragraph (1).
            (3) A description of the performance metrics of such contracts.
            (4) A description of the risk management and incentive plans
        used to control costs and ensure timely delivery for such
        contracts.
            (5) An assessment of lessons learned and recommendations for
        future use of the authority under this section for military
        construction projects.
    SEC. 2817. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
    RELATING TO INFORMATION SHARING TO IMPROVE OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY
    CONSTRUCTION.
        Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
            (1) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller General of
        the United States in the report titled ``Military Construction:
        Better Information Sharing Would Improve DOD's Oversight'' (GAO-24-
        106499; published September 16, 2024); or
            (2) if the Secretary does not implement any such
        recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives a report explaining why the
        Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms

    SEC. 2821. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
    AND MARKET ANALYSIS.
        (a) In General.--Section 2837(d) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by striking ``total military population of such
    installation'' and inserting ``total population of such installation,
    including members of the armed forces, civilian employees of the
    Department of Defense, and defense contractors''.
        (b) Consideration Authorized.--Section 2872(1) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``, including such units for
    civilian employees of the Department of Defense and defense
    contractors'' before the period at the end.
        (c) Independent Market Analysis.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
        Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and in
        coordination with each Secretary of a military department, shall
        seek to enter into an agreement with an independent entity to
        conduct an evaluation by not later than September 30, 2026, of the
        suitability of land owned by the Department of Defense in the State
        of Hawaii and Guam for residential housing development for members
        of the Armed Services and the families of such members.
            (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 30 days after the
        date on which the evaluation under paragraph (1) is completed, the
        Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
        Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
        that includes the results of such evaluation.
    SEC. 2822. IMPROVEMENTS TO ANNUAL REPORTS ON CERTAIN WAIVERS FOR
    COVERED MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.
        (a) In General.--Section 2856a of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``and covered health
        and safety standards'' after ``standards'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``Effective March 2, 2024, any'' and
            inserting ``Any'';
                (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
            ``or covered health and safety standards'' after ``covered
            privacy and configuration standards'';
                (C) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by inserting ``or covered health and safety
                standards'' after ``covered privacy and configuration
                standards''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``covered habitability standards'' and
                inserting ``covered privacy and configuration standards or
                covered health and safety standards'';
                (D) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``or covered health and
            safety standards (as applicable)'' after ``covered privacy and
            configuration standards'' each place it appears;
                (E) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or covered health and
            safety standards'' after ``covered privacy and configuration
            standards'' and
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking ``such uniform standards'' each place it
            appears and inserting ``applicable standards'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and a timeline to
            implement such plan'' after ``waiver'';
                (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (D) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting a semicolon; and
                (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) an assessment of whether a need for future waivers has
        been identified;
            ``(7) a summary of the analysis performed under subsection
        (a)(2), including a certification by the Secretary of each military
        department that the Secretary has--
                ``(A) complied with the requirements for issuing a waiver;
            and
                ``(B) identified all covered military unaccompanied housing
            that does not meet covered privacy and configuration standards
            or covered health and safety standards;
            ``(8) information about costs associated with remediation of
        covered military unaccompanied housing that requires such waivers,
        including--
                ``(A) funding needs for military construction projects
            related to such remediation;
                ``(B) funding needs for facilities sustainment,
            restoration, and modernization projects related to such
            remediation; and
                ``(C) any increase required to the basic allowance for
            housing under section 403 of title 37 for members of the armed
            forces that would otherwise be living in covered military
            unaccompanied housing but for the need for such remediation;
            and
            ``(9) a description of the status of the response of the
        Department to open recommendations contained in the 2023 report by
        the Comptroller General of the United States titled `Military
        Barracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life and
        Readiness' (GAO-23-105797), including any privacy and configuration
        standard or health and safety standard of a military department
        that differs from the covered privacy and configuration standards
        or covered health and safety standards (as applicable).''; and
            (4) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered health and safety standard' means the
        minimum health and safety criteria applicable to covered military
        unaccompanied housing established by the Secretary of Defense and
        may include standards relating to mold, ventilation, fire safety,
        or other related habitability conditions necessary to ensure safe
        occupancy.
            ``(2) The term `covered privacy and configuration standard'
        means the minimum standards for privacy and configuration
        applicable to covered military unaccompanied housing described in
        Department of Defense Manual 4165.63 titled `DoD Housing
        Management' and dated October 28, 2010 (or a successor
        document).''.
        (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2856a(a)(2) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting
    ``paragraph (1)''.
    SEC. 2823. CONTINUATION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REPORTING
    REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
        (a) Modification of Report on Military Housing Privatization
    Projects.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 2884 of title 10,
        United States Code, is amended--
                (A) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(15) An explanation of--
                ``(A) the housing data used by each Secretary concerned;
            and
                ``(B) the housing data each Secretary concerned requests
            from companies responsible for managing privatization projects.
            ``(16) An assessment of how each Secretary concerned uses such
        housing data to inform the on-base housing decisions for the
        military department under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
            ``(17) An explanation of--
                ``(A) the limitations of any tenant satisfaction data
            collected by the Secretary concerned (including limitations
            with respect to the availability of such data);
                ``(B) the process of the Secretary concerned for
            determining tenant satisfaction; and
                ``(C) reasons for missing tenant satisfaction data, if any.
            ``(18) To the maximum extent practicable, a breakdown of the
        information described in paragraphs (1) through (17), disaggregated
        by--
                ``(A) military installation; and
                ``(B) military housing privatization project.''; and
                (B) in the heading, by striking ``Annual'' and inserting
            ``Semi-annual''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section is
        amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (14) of subsection
        (c)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (18) of subsection
        (c)''.
        (b) Continuation of Certain Reports on Privatized Military
    Housing.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1080(a) of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
        U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the reports required to be
        submitted to Congress under subsection (b) and subsection (c) of
        section 2884 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 1061(c) of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
        U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (52).
    SEC. 2824. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CLOSURE
    OF MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERS FOR PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
        Section 2891(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
        subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A landlord providing'';
            (3) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) (as so
        redesignated) and inserting the following:
            ``(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), by allowing the work
        order or maintenance ticket to be closed only after the landlord
        makes not fewer than three documented attempts to notify the
        resident of work completion through means that include--
                ``(i) the resident Internet portal for the housing unit;
                ``(ii) text messaging;
                ``(iii) email; and
                ``(iv) telephone.''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) If a resident does not respond to a landlord after three
    attempts of the landlord to notify the resident of work completion
    pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), the landlord may close the work order or
    maintenance ticket only if--
            ``(A) the landlord submits to the head of the applicable
        housing management office notice that the landlord intends to close
        the work order or maintenance ticket; and
            ``(B) the head of the applicable housing management office does
        not object, in writing, to the closure.''.
    SEC. 2825. INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL LANDLORD FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN
    CERTAIN ANNUAL REPORT ON PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.
        Section 2891c(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
            ``(G) Information with respect to each insurance policy
        maintained by the landlord for such housing units, including the--
                ``(i) scope of coverage;
                ``(ii) deductible;
                ``(iii) policy limit; and
                ``(iv) total premium amount.
            ``(H) The total amount of any payments made by the landlord to
        tenants of such housing units pursuant to a dispute resolution
        process.''.
    SEC. 2826. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND STANDARDS TO HISTORIC
    MILITARY HOUSING AND ASSOCIATED HISTORIC PROPERTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
    OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Application of Authorities.--Chapter 3061 of title 54, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Subchapter IV--Application of Authorities and Standards to Historic
                   Military Housing and Associated Properties

    ``Sec. 306141. Application of certain authorities and standards to
          historic military housing and associated historic properties of
          the Department of the Army
        ``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Capehart and Wherry Era
    Army Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Army, in
    satisfaction of requirements under this division, may apply the
    authority and standards contained in the document titled `Program
    Comment for Capehart and Wherry Era Army Family Housing and Associated
    Structures and Landscape Features (1949-1962)' (published on June 7,
    2002) (67 Fed. Reg. 39332) to all military housing (including
    privatized military housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title
    10) constructed during the period beginning on January 1, 1941, and
    ending on December 31, 1948, located on a military installation under
    the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army.
        ``(b) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam War Era
    Army Military Housing.--During the period beginning on the date of the
    enactment of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal Year 2025
    (division B of Public Law 118-159) and ending on December 31, 2045, the
    Secretary of the Army, in satisfaction of requirements under this
    division, may apply the authority and standards contained in the
    document titled `Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing,
    Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features (1963-
    1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military
    housing (including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of
    chapter 169 of title 10) constructed after 1975 located on a military
    installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army.
        ``(c) Report.--As part of each report of the Army required under
    section 3(c) of Executive Order 13287 (54 U.S.C. 306101 note), the
    Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Advisory Council on Historic
    Preservation a report on the implementation of this section.
        ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to preclude or require the amendment of the documents of the
    Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy
    and Environment described in subsection (a) and (b) by the Secretary of
    the Army or the chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    ``Sec. 306142. Application of certain authorities and standards to
          historic military housing and associated historic properties of
          the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force
        ``(a) Application of Certain Authority to Navy and Air Force
    Military Family Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary
    of the Air Force, in satisfaction of requirements under this division,
    may apply the authority and standards contained in the documents titled
    `Department of the Army Program Comment for the Preservation of Pre-
    1919 Historic Army Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and
    Landscape Features' (published on June 13, 2024) (89 Fed. Reg. 50350),
    `Department of the Army Program Comment for Inter-War Era Historic
    Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features
    (1919-1940)' (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491), and
    `Department of the Army Program Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic
    Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features
    (1963-1975)' (published on May 4, 2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all
    military housing (including privatized military housing under
    subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10) constructed during the
    applicable periods.
        ``(b) Application of Certain Authority to Inter-war Era Historic
    Housing.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force
    may apply the authority and standards contained in the document titled
    `Department of the Army Program Comment for Inter-War Era Historic
    Housing, Associated Buildings and Structures, and Landscape Features
    (1919-1940)' (published on October 13, 2020) (85 Fed. Reg. 64491) to
    all military housing (including privatized military housing under
    subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10) constructed during the period
    beginning on January 1, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1948, located
    on a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
    the Navy or the Secretary of the Air Force.
        ``(c) Temporary Application of Certain Authority to Vietnam War Era
    Navy and Air Force Military Housing.--During the period beginning on
    the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2026 and ending on December 31, 2045, the Secretary
    of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force, in satisfaction of
    requirements under this division, may apply the authority and standards
    contained in the document titled `Department of the Army Program
    Comment for Vietnam War Era Historic Housing, Associated Buildings and
    Structures, and Landscape Features (1963-1975)' (published on May 4,
    2023) (88 Fed. Reg. 28573) to all military housing (including
    privatized military housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title
    10) constructed after 1975 located on a military installation under the
    jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Air
    Force.''.
        (b) Revision of Authorities and Standards.--
            (1) Revision of authority relating to navy and air force
        military family housing.--Not later than one year after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic
        Preservation shall revise the authorities and standards contained
        in the documents specified in section 306142(a) of title 54, United
        States Code, as added by subsection (a), if determined to be
        necessary, to provide the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary
        of the Air Force authority and standards for the treatment of
        military housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned,
        including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of
        chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, constructed during the
        applicable periods of such documents that are equivalent to the
        authority and standards applicable to housing, associated buildings
        and structures, and landscape features contained in such documents
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Revision of authority relating to inter-war era historic
        housing.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
        of this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation shall
        revise the authorities and standards contained in the document
        specified in section 306142(b) of title 54, United States Code, as
        added by subsection (a), if determined to be necessary, to include
        military housing, including privatized military housing under
        subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code,
        constructed during the period beginning on January 1, 1941, and
        ending on December 31, 1948, located on a military installation
        under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy or the
        Secretary of the Air Force.
            (3) Revision of authority relating to vietnam war era navy and
        air force military housing.--Not later than one year after the date
        of the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Council on Historic
        Preservation shall revise the authorities and standards contained
        in the document specified in section 306142(c) of title 54, United
        States Code, as added by subsection (a), if determined to be
        necessary, to provide the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary
        of the Air Force authority and standards for the treatment of
        military housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned,
        including privatized military housing under subchapter IV of
        chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, constructed after 1975
        that are equivalent to the standards applicable to housing,
        associated buildings and structures, and landscape features
        contained in that document as of the date of the enactment of this
        Act.
        (c) Reports.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the
    Air Force shall adhere to any reporting requirements contained in any
    program comments revised under subsection (b).
        (d) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2839 of title 10, United States
    Code, is repealed.
    SEC. 2827. IMPROVEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED
    HOUSING.
        (a) Updated Guidance on Surveys.--The Secretary of Defense, in
    carrying out the satisfaction survey requirement under section 3058 of
    the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
    (division B of Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note), shall update
    guidance to the Secretaries of the military departments to ensure that
    members of the Armed Forces living in military unaccompanied housing
    are surveyed in a consistent and comparable manner.
        (b) Review on Processes and Methodologies for Condition Scores.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a
        review of the processes and methodologies by which the Secretaries
        of the military departments calculate condition scores for military
        unaccompanied housing facilities under the jurisdiction of the
        Secretary concerned.
            (2) Elements.--The review required under paragraph (1) shall,
        among other factors--
                (A) consider how best to ensure a condition score of a
            facility reflects--
                    (i) the physical condition of the facility; and
                    (ii) the effect of that condition on the quality of
                life of members of the Armed Forces; and
                (B) aim to increase methodological consistency among the
            military departments.
            (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report on the results of the review conducted
        under paragraph (1).
        (c) Accounting of Members Residing in Military Unaccompanied
    Housing.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall include with
        the submission to Congress by the President of the annual budget of
        the Department of Defense under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
        States Code, an accounting of unaccompanied members of the Armed
        Forces whose rank would require that they live in military
        unaccompanied housing, but that also receive a basic allowance for
        housing under section 403 of title 37, United States Code.
            (2) Elements.--The accounting required under paragraph (1)
        shall include--
                (A) the number of members of the Armed Forces described in
            such paragraph;
                (B) the total value of basic allowance for housing payments
            provided to those members; and
                (C) such other information as the Secretary considers
            appropriate.
        (d) Centralized Tracking.--Not later than one year after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department
    shall develop a means for centralized tracking, at the service level,
    of all military construction requirements related to military
    unaccompanied housing that have been identified at the installation
    level, regardless of whether or not such requirements are submitted for
    funding.
        (e) Military Unaccompanied Housing Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``military unaccompanied housing'' has the meaning given that term
    in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 2828. AUTHORITY FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING PROJECT UNDER PILOT
    AUTHORITY FOR USE OF OTHER TRANSACTIONS FOR INSTALLATION OR FACILITY
    PROTOTYPING.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct an
    unaccompanied housing project under section 4022(i) of title 10, United
    States Code, that is not subject to the limits under paragraph (2) of
    such section.
        (b) Use of Authority.--The Secretary may use the authority under
    subsection (a) for not more than one project.
        (c) Location.--The project conducted under subsection (a) shall be
    located at a joint base of the Department of Defense for medical
    training.
        (d) Use of Funds.--The aggregate value of all transactions entered
    into under the project conducted under subsection (a) may not exceed
    $500,000,000.
    SEC. 2829. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOISTURE CONTROL
    AND MITIGATION.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot
    program to assess and implement emerging technologies for moisture
    control and mitigation in covered housing.
        (b) Selection of Locations.--The Secretary shall select not fewer
    than three and not more than five military installations at which to
    carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a). The
    Secretary shall prioritize selection of military installations in
    regions with elevated climate-related risk factors for mold growth,
    such as persistent humidity, frequent rainfall, or outdated HVAC
    infrastructure.
        (c) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program established under
    this section, the Secretary shall--
            (1) install moisture detection systems with advanced
        capabilities, including sensor-based humidity or spore monitoring
        technologies capable of generating early warnings for environmental
        risk conditions;
            (2) implement noninvasive or technology-enabled mold
        remediation tools, such as antimicrobial coatings, dry fogging
        systems, or UV-based sterilization units;
            (3) define infrastructure requirements, including upgrades to
        building materials or HVAC systems, necessary to support sustained
        mold prevention using the selected moisture detection systems;
            (4) train relevant personnel on the deployment, maintenance,
        and data interpretation of selected moisture detection systems;
            (5) designate an individual at each military installation
        selected under subsection (b) to oversee the implementation of the
        pilot program; and
            (6) develop a strategic implementation and evaluation plan to
        assess performance of the selected moisture detection systems and
        inform future decisions relating to such systems.
        (d) Report and Briefings.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination date
        in subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report on the results of the
        pilot program, including recommendations for broader implementation
        and an assessment of costs and benefits.
            (2) Briefings.--
                (A) Plan.--Upon completion of the plan required under
            subsection (c)(6), the Secretary shall provide to the
            congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan and any
            preliminary findings.
                (B) Displacements.--Not later than 180 days after the
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide
            to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
                    (i) the number of individuals displaced from covered
                housing for reasons relating to mold or moisture control or
                mitigation during fiscal year 2025, disaggregated by
                military department;
                    (ii) the number of days such individuals were
                displaced; and
                    (iii) the result of the displacement.
        (e) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
    under this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after
    the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (f) Covered Housing Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    housing'' means housing provided under subchapter II or subchapter IV
    of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 2830. STANDARDIZATION OF MOLD REMEDIATION GUIDELINES ACROSS
    MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
        (a) Requirement to Establish Common Guidelines.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
    departments, shall develop and implement uniform guidelines for the
    remediation of mold in military housing, facilities, and other real
    property under jurisdiction of each such Secretary.
        (b) Consistency With Established Standards.--The guidelines
    required under subsection (a) shall be consistent with--
            (1) applicable municipal and State health and environmental
        standards; and
            (2) third-party industry standards, including the standard of
        the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification
        titled ``S520 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation'', or any
        successor standard.
        (c) Applicability.--The guidelines required under subsection (a)
    shall apply--
            (1) to contracts or task orders for mold remediation entered
        into on or after the date of the issuance of such guidelines; and
            (2) to mold remediation procedures conducted on or after such
        date of issuance.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after date of the issuance of
    the guidelines under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in
    coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes
    the guidelines and describes plans for implementation of the guidelines
    and monitoring compliance with the guidelines.
    SEC. 2831. INSPECTIONS BY QUALIFIED HOME INSPECTOR OF PRIVATIZED AND
    GOVERNMENT-OWNED MILITARY HOUSING.
        (a) Establishment of Independent Inspection Protocol.--Not later
    than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall establish a standardized inspection and
    audit program for privatized military housing and Government-owned
    military housing that provides for such inspections and audits to be
    conducted by an independent qualified home inspector.
        (b) Inspection Requirements.--Under the program established by
    subsection (a), a qualified home inspector shall annually inspect not
    less than five percent of privatized military housing and Government-
    owned military housing units. Such inspection shall include, at a
    minimum--
            (1) an evaluation of HVAC systems, plumbing, electrical
        systems, and structural integrity of the privatized military
        housing and Government-owned military housing units; and
            (2) an inspection for signs of water intrusion, visible and
        nonvisible mold, microbial contamination, and other indoor air
        quality concerns.
        (c) Inspection Implementation Plan.--Not later than February 1,
    2026, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a plan to implement the program established under
    subsection (a), including--
            (1) contracting procedures for qualified home inspectors;
            (2) inspection methodologies;
            (3) protocols for reporting, remediation, and follow-up
        actions; and
            (4) integration with existing oversight and compliance
        frameworks for privatized military housing and Government-owned
        military housing.
        (d) Reporting Requirements.--Not later than March 1, 2027, and
    annually thereafter until March 1, 2032, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results
    of inspections conducted under this section during the preceding
    calendar year. The report shall include--
            (1) findings and deficiencies identified;
            (2) remediation timelines and actions taken; and
            (3) recommendations for improving housing conditions and
        oversight.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``privatized military housing'' has the meaning
        given in section 3001(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization
        Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 2821 note).
            (2) The term ``qualified home inspector'' means an individual
        who--
                (A) possesses housing inspection credentials required by
            the State in which the inspection is performed; and
                (B) is not an employee of, or in a fiduciary relationship
            with--
                    (i) the Federal Government; or
                    (ii) any entity that owns or manages privatized
                military housing or Government-owned military housing.
    SEC. 2832. PLAN TO IMPROVE ACCURACY, INTEGRATION, AND INTEROPERABILITY
    OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATA WITH RESPECT TO REAL PROPERTY,
    INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.
        (a) Plan Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
        implement a plan to--
                (A) improve the accuracy, integration, and interoperability
            of data across systems of a military department to track and
            maintain data with respect to real property, infrastructure, or
            military unaccompanied housing under the jurisdiction of a
            Secretary concerned; and
                (B) enhance, across each military department, the tracking,
            management, and reporting of data with respect to--
                    (i) the condition of military unaccompanied housing;
                and
                    (ii) the occupancy rates of military unaccompanied
                housing.
            (2) Elements.--Such plan shall include the following:
                (A) A requirement for each Secretary of a military
            department to update, on an annual basis, the system of the
            appropriate military department--
                    (i) for real property planning to include--

                        (I) an accurate statement of deficits in the
                    occupancy of military unaccompanied housing under the
                    jurisdiction of the Secretary;
                        (II) a summary that aligns such deficits with unit
                    stationing decisions of the Secretary; and
                        (III) a description of the effects of relevant
                    changes in force structure; and

                    (ii) to track and maintain data with respect to
                military unaccompanied housing to include--

                        (I) real-time occupancy data and room assignment
                    records with respect to military unaccompanied housing
                    under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
                        (II) a standardized automated process to track
                    completion times of maintenance requests work orders
                    with respect to such military unaccompanied housing.

                (B) Standards to ensure, with respect to any system of a
            military department to assess the condition of infrastructure
            under the jurisdiction of a Secretary of a military department,
            that--
                    (i) data maintained by any such system is synchronized;
                and
                    (ii) any such system integrates predictive maintenance
                tools to--

                        (I) forecast infrastructure deterioration; and
                        (II) prioritize repairs.

                (C) Enhanced data validation protocols across all housing
            records of the Department of Defense to--
                    (i) eliminate discrepancies in such housing records;
                and
                    (ii) ensure accuracy of reports that include data from
                such housing records.
                (D) A requirement for each Secretary of a military
            department to audit, on a periodic basis, data with respect to
            real property, infrastructure, and military unaccompanied
            housing under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
                (E) Specific milestones to achieve full data
            synchronization across each system of a military department to
            track and maintain data with respect to military unaccompanied
            housing.
                (F) Requirements, for each system described in subparagraph
            (E), with respect to system integration, user training, and
            compliance monitoring.
                (G) A Department of Defense-wide verification framework to
            ensure accurate barracks occupancy reporting, which shall
            include--
                    (i) required physical inspections;
                    (ii) automated reconciliation of unit personnel records
                with housing assignments; and
                    (iii) mechanisms to prevent ghost occupancy.
                (H) A Department of Defense-wide strategy for real-time
            data analytics to--
                    (i) optimize investments in military unaccompanied
                housing;
                    (ii) improve facility lifecycle management; and
                    (iii) enable predictive maintenance planning;
                (I) A Department of Defense-wide governance policy for data
            with respect to military unaccompanied housing, that includes--
                    (i) enforceable protocols for data entry, frequency of
                updates, access controls, cybersecurity protections; and
                    (ii) standardized reporting requirements.
                (J) A requirement for each Secretary of a military
            department to implement a standardized system for members of
            the Armed Forces, including commanders of military
            installations to--
                    (i) report discrepancies in data maintained by the
                Secretary with respect to military unaccompanied housing;
                and
                    (ii) submit to the Secretary concerned requests for
                improvements to the system of the appropriate military
                department to track and maintain data with respect to
                military unaccompanied housing.
        (b) Deadline.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the plan
    required by subsection (a) by not later than September 30, 2026.

            Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

    SEC. 2841. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO MINIMUM CAPITAL
    INVESTMENT FOR FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION, AND MODERNIZATION
    FOR MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.
        Section 2680 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``total inventory of
        facilities'' and inserting ``total inventory of covered
        facilities'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``facility'' and inserting
        ``covered facility'';
            (3) in subsection (d), by striking ``facilities'' and inserting
        ``covered facilities''; and
            (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered facility' means a facility (as defined
        in section 2801 of this title), except that such term does not
        include--
                ``(A) a facility identified as closed, disposed of, or
            scheduled for divestment from the inventory of the Department
            of Defense;
                ``(B) a facility in which the Department does not have a
            total ownership interest, including--
                    ``(i) a facility leased by the Department; and
                    ``(ii) a facility in which the Department has a lesser
                property interest under a governing legal instrument; or
                ``(C) a facility for which the Department uses--
                    ``(i) nonappropriated funds; or
                    ``(ii) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available
                for military family housing.
            ``(2) The term `plant replacement value' means, with respect to
        a covered facility, the cost to replace the covered facility using
        amounts appropriated for facilities sustainment, restoration, and
        modernization from the following accounts:
                ``(A) Operation and maintenance.
                ``(B) Military construction.
                ``(C) Research, development, test, and evaluation.
                ``(D) Working capital funds.''.
    SEC. 2842. AUTHORIZATION FOR MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CONVEYEES OF
    UTILITY SYSTEMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
        Section 2688(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(k) Improvement of Conveyed Utility System.--(1) In lieu of
    carrying out a military construction project for an infrastructure
    improvement that enhances the reliability, resilience, efficiency,
    physical security, or cybersecurity of a utility system conveyed under
    subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may use funds authorized and
    appropriated for the project to make a monetary contribution equal to
    the total amount for the completed project to the conveyee of the
    utility system to carry out the project using a contract for utility
    services entered into under subsection (d).
        ``(2) All right, title, and interest to infrastructure improvements
    constructed by the conveyee pursuant to paragraph (1) shall vest in the
    conveyee.
        ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide to the conveyee the
    necessary real property interests to access and use lands under the
    jurisdiction and control of the Secretary for construction of the
    project under paragraph (1) and for ongoing use, operations, and
    maintenance.
        ``(4) If the Secretary concerned exercises a repurchase option
    under a contract entered into under subsection (d) for a system
    conveyed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall receive an offset in
    the amount of the contribution to the conveyee under paragraph (1)
    against the payment made by the Secretary as consideration for the
    repurchase, except that the maximum offset may not exceed the full
    amount of the consideration for the repurchase.
        ``(5) The Secretary concerned may make a monetary contribution
    authorized by paragraph (1) notwithstanding the following provisions of
    law:
            ``(A) Sections 7540, 8612, and 9540 of this title.
            ``(B) Subchapters I and III of chapter 169 of this title.
            ``(C) Chapters 221 and 223 of this title.''.
    SEC. 2843. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
    PILOT PROGRAM FOR USE OF COST SAVINGS REALIZED.
        Section 2679(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
    SEC. 2844. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS
    FOR ORDNANCE DISPOSAL.
        Section 2679(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The term does include
    ordnance disposal.''.
    SEC. 2845. INCLUSION OF TERRITORIES IN CERTAIN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
    SUPPORT AGREEMENTS FOR INSTALLATION-SUPPORT SERVICES.
        Section 2679(f)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``the United States Virgin
        Islands''; and
            (2) by inserting ``the State of Yap of the Federated States of
        Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau,'' after ``Virgin Islands,''.
    SEC. 2846. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MILITARY INSTALLATION CLOSURES AND
    REPORT ON ARMY ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE SITES.
        (a) Modification to BRAC Authority.--Section 2687 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, including a mothball
        action, divestiture, deactivation, or any other action to render
        inoperable,'' after ``closure''; and
            (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) The term `mothball action' means placing a military
        installation in inactive status while maintaining such installation
        in a condition such that it could be reactivated at a future
        date.''.
        (b) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the
        Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report on the status of all facilities in the organic
        industrial base of the Army.
            (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                (A) a list of all facilities in the organic industrial base
            of the Army and the operational status of each facility;
                (B) any planned changes in mission, workload, or operating
            status of each facility;
                (C) any planned investments or divestments that may affect
            the capability or capacity of any such facility;
                (D) a description of any action by the Secretary of Defense
            taken pursuant to subparagraphs (B) or (C) during the one-year
            period preceding submission of the report; and
                (E) an assessment as to overall workload forecast to meet
            requirements of section 2466 of title 10, United States Code.
            (3) Organic industrial base of the army defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``organic industrial base of the Army'' means
        each depot listed in section 2476(f)(1) of title 10, United States
        Code.
    SEC. 2847. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROCEDURES WITH RESPECT TO PLANNING
    COORDINATION FOR GRID RESILIENCY ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
        Section 2920(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
        ``(5) The Secretary shall establish internal processes to support
    coordination with external regulatory and planning entities involved in
    grid reliability, transmission infrastructure, and long-term energy
    planning, in order to assess and mitigate risks to defense-critical
    installations, advance the energy security objectives of the
    Department, and comply with statutory mandates under this section.
        ``(6) Coordination under paragraph (5)--
            ``(A) shall include identification of mission-critical loads
        and infrastructure dependencies and load profiles at or near
        military installations; and
            ``(B) may include consultation with relevant Federal and non-
        Federal entities.''.
    SEC. 2848. REPEAL OF CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ANTITERRORISM
    AND FORCE PROTECTION OR URBAN-TRAINING OPERATIONS.
        (a) Repeal.--Section 2859 of title 10, United States Code, is
    repealed.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2864 of such title is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (e); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
    SEC. 2849. REPEAL OF PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZING OVERHEAD COST
    REIMBURSEMENTS FROM MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITY BASE USERS AT CERTAIN
    DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS.
        Section 2862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 9771 note prec) is repealed.
    SEC. 2850. MASTER PLANS FOR SERVICE ACADEMIES.
        (a) Plans Required.--Each Secretary of a military department shall
    develop a master plan for each Service Academy under the jurisdiction
    of the Secretary to comprehensively address infrastructure requirements
    of such Service Academy. Each master plan shall include the following:
            (1) Consideration of the requirements of subparagraphs (A)
        through (D) of section 2864(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) For the Service Academy that is the subject of a master
        plan--
                (A) a list of infrastructure located at the Service Academy
            that is in poor or failing condition on or before the date
            described in subsection (c);
                (B) a plan for replacing, recapitalizing, or renovating
            such infrastructure not later than five years after such date;
            and
                (C) a list of infrastructure located at the Service Academy
            that--
                    (i) is listed on the National Register of Historic
                Places (maintained under chapter 3021 of title 54, United
                States Code) on or before the date described in subsection
                (b); or
                    (ii) will be eligible inclusion on the National
                Register of Historic Places not later than five years after
                the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) An assessment of risks posed by disruptions in energy
        availability, risks posed by extreme weather (as defined in section
        101 of title 10 United States Code), cybersecurity risks, and risks
        related to availability of clean water applicable to the Service
        Academy that is the subject of a master plan.
        (b) Additional Requirement.--Each master plan required under
    subsection (a) shall propose a method to address the requirements of
    paragraphs (1) and (3) of such subsection not later than five years
    after the date described in subsection (c).
        (c) Deadline.--Each master plan required under subsection (a) shall
    be completed not later than September 30, 2027.
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall
    provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
    of Representatives a briefing on the timeline for the completion of the
    master plans required under subsection (a).
        (e) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
    which a Secretary of a military department completes a master plan
    required under subsection (a) or December 1, 2027, whichever is
    earlier, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a copy of the
    master plan.
        (f) Service Academy Defined.--In this section, the term ``Service
    Academy'' has the meaning given in section 347 of title 10, United
    States Code.
    SEC. 2851. ANNUAL REPORT ON COST PREMIUM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN
    FACILITIES.
        (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and annually
    thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report that includes a detailed
    quantitative and qualitative assessment of the cost premium for
    construction of facilities selected under subsection (b).
        (b) Selection of Facilities.--The Secretary shall select not more
    than five facilities to include in the report required under subsection
    (a), which may include the following:
            (1) A unit of covered military unaccompanied housing (as
        defined in section 2856 of title 10, United States Code).
            (2) A military child development center (as defined in section
        1800 of such title).
            (3) An administrative facility located on a military
        installation.
            (4) Military family housing.
            (5) Military aircraft hangars and runways.
            (6) Physical fitness centers located on military installations.
        (c) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) The cost premium, expressed as a percentage, for the
        facilities selected under subsection (b).
            (2) A detailed assessment of the factors contributing to cost
        premium, including--
                (A) compliance with the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD
            Building Code (UFC 1-200-01) and any other design requirements
            specific to military construction projects;
                (B) prevailing wage and labor requirements;
                (C) Federal procurement requirements contained in the
            Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Department of Defense
            Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
                (D) security requirements relating to access to military
            installations; and
                (E) requirements relating to sustainability and energy
            efficiency.
            (3) An examination of how the removal of Antiterrorism/Force
        Protection (ATFP) standards and requirements has affected the cost
        premium for military construction projects, including any
        quantifiable reductions in cost or design complexity resulting from
        such removal.
        (d) Recommendations.--Each report required under subsection (a)
    shall include recommendations for the following:
            (1) Proposed statutory, regulatory, or policy reforms to reduce
        the cost premium for military construction without compromising
        mission needs.
            (2) Best practices from the private sector and State or local
        government construction projects that could improve cost efficiency
        for military construction projects.
            (3) Alternative construction methodologies and procurement
        strategies that could mitigate the cost premium for military
        construction.
        (e) Cost Premium for Military Construction Defined.--In this
    section, the term ``cost premium'', with respect to a facility, means
    the difference between--
            (1) the cost to construct a new facility carried out by the
        Secretary of Defense; and
            (2) the estimated cost to construct a similar facility carried
        out by a private entity, as adjusted for size, geographic location,
        and function of such facility.
    SEC. 2852. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
    RELATING TO CRITICAL MILITARY HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and except as provided in subsection (c), the
    Secretary of Defense shall implement each recommendation of the
    Comptroller General of the United States contained in the report dated
    October 30, 2024, and entitled ``Military Housing: DOD Should Address
    Critical Supply and Affordability Challenges for Service Members''
    (GAO-25-106208), as those recommendations are modified under subsection
    (b).
        (b) Recommendations to Be Implemented.--In carrying out the
    requirements under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
    implement the recommendations specified under such subsection as
    follows:
            (1) The Secretary shall--
                (A) perform a structured analysis to develop a
            comprehensive list of housing areas in which members of the
            Armed Forces and their families may face the most critical
            challenges in finding and affording private sector housing in
            the community;
                (B) in conducting the analysis under subparagraph (A),
            consider the unique characteristics of a location, such as
            vacation rental areas; and
                (C) regularly update the list required under subparagraph
            (A) not less frequently than once every two years.
            (2) The Secretary shall obtain and use feedback on the
        financial and quality-of-life effects of limited supply or
        unaffordable housing on members of the Armed Forces through the
        status of forces survey and other service or installation-specific
        feedback mechanisms.
            (3) The Secretary shall, in coordination with each Secretary of
        a military department--
                (A) develop a plan for how the Department of Defense can
            respond to and address the financial and quality-of-life
            effects in housing areas identified under paragraph (1); and
                (B) in developing the plan under subparagraph (A), examine
            strategies for increasing housing supply or providing
            alternative compensation to offset the effects of limited
            supply or unaffordable housing in housing areas identified
            under paragraph (1).
            (4) The Secretary shall clarify, through the issuance of
        guidance to the military departments, the role of the Office of the
        Secretary of Defense in oversight of the Housing Requirements and
        Market Analysis process of the military departments to ensure
        that--
                (A) the military departments conduct such process in a
            timely manner; and
                (B) the Secretary submits to Congress any plans or other
            matters relating to such process for each fiscal year as
            required by existing law.
            (5) The Secretary shall ensure that the Assistant Secretary of
        Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment provides updated
        guidance to the military departments on how installations of the
        Department of Defense should coordinate with local communities,
        including by clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of
        commanders and military housing offices of such installations in
        addressing housing needs.
        (c) Non-implementation Reporting Requirement.--If the Secretary of
    Defense elects not to implement a recommendation specified under
    subsection (a), as modified under subsection (b), the Secretary shall,
    not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
    of Representatives a report that includes a justification for such
    election.
    SEC. 2853. PLAN FOR DEPLOYING PRIVATE FIFTH GENERATION AND FUTURE
    GENERATION OPEN RADIO ACCESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE ON DEPARTMENT OF
    DEFENSE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
        (a) Requirement for Prioritized List of Military Installations.--
    Pursuant to section 1526 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4571 note) and the
    Department of Defense Private 5G Deployment Strategy (dated October
    2024), each Secretary of a military department shall develop a
    prioritized list of military installations that merit investment in
    private fifth generation and future generation information and
    communications networks.
        (b) Considerations.--In developing a list under subsection (a), a
    Secretary of a military department shall consider matters relating to
    the following:
            (1) Connection density.
            (2) Latency requirements.
            (3) Capacity requirements.
            (4) Geographic coverage requirements.
            (5) Enhanced security within wireless network services.
            (6) Military installation physical security and force
        protection requirements, including perimeter monitoring and
        detection and tracking of uncrewed aircraft systems.
            (7) Requirements with respect to large-scale warehousing and
        logistics operations.
            (8) The potential use of augmented or virtual reality
        technology, including for maintenance and training.
            (9) Requirements with respect to large-scale and high-tempo
        flight line operations.
        (c) Informing Future Procurements.--The Secretary of the Air Force
    shall use the prioritized list developed under subsection (a) to inform
    task orders issued under the Enterprise Information Technology as a
    Service Base Infrastructure Modernization program of the Department of
    the Air Force and future related contracts. To the maximum extent
    possible, task orders issued after the date of the enactment of this
    Act shall specify where existing networking technologies are fully
    adequate to meet requirements and where private fifth generation and
    future generation information and communications network performance or
    characteristics are needed.
        (d) Coordination Required.--In developing prioritized lists under
    subsection (a), each Secretary of a military department shall, to the
    extent each such Secretary determines appropriate, coordinate with the
    following officials:
            (1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
        Engineering,
            (2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
        Sustainment.
            (3) The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense.
            (4) The service acquisition executive of the military
        department concerned.
            (5) Combatant commanders.
            (6) The heads of the Defense Agencies.
            (7) Installation and environment executives.
        (e) Plan for Private 5G Open Radio Access Network Architecture
    Deployments.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
    shall--
            (1) consolidate the prioritized military installation lists
        developed by the Secretaries of the military departments under
        subsection (a), and determine an optimal investment, deployment,
        and resourcing plan for private fifth generation and future
        generation networks across the Department that are based on Open
        Radio Access Network architecture; and
            (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the lists consolidated under paragraph (1) and the determinations
        made pursuant to such paragraph.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``Open Radio Access Network architecture'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 1526 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).
            (3) The term ``service acquisition executive'' has the meaning
        given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.

                          Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

    SEC. 2861. HISTORICAL MARKER COMMEMORATING EFFECTS OF RADIATION
    EXPOSURE AT HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.
        (a) Historical Markers Required.--
            (1) Holloman air force base.--The Secretary of the Air Force
        shall place a historical marker as described in subsection (b) in a
        publicly accessible location at the Holloman Air Force Base.
            (2) White sands missile range.--The Secretary of the Army shall
        place a historical marker as described in subsection (b) in a
        publicly accessible location at the White Sands Missile Range.
        (b) Required Information.--A historical marker described in
    subsection (a) shall commemorate the effects of radiation exposure on
    communities in New Mexico as a result of the Manhattan Project and the
    nuclear test conducted at the Trinity Site. Such historical marker
    shall include, at a minimum, the following:
            (1) An unclassified description of the history of the Manhattan
        Project and its purpose, including a description of the nuclear
        test conducted at the Trinity Site and an acknowledgement that it
        was the location of the world's first nuclear weapons test.
            (2) A description of how the classified nature of the Manhattan
        Project and the nuclear test conducted at the Trinity Site led to
        the unknowing exposure of individuals in communities located
        downwind from such testing to radiological byproducts and
        associated consequences of such byproducts.
            (3) The markers will honor the resilience of the New Mexico
        communities during and after World War II, recognizing the service
        and sacrifice of all who contributed to the war effort.
        (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of
    the Army shall jointly provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
    the House of Representatives and Senate a briefing on the
    implementation of the requirements of this section.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Manhattan project.--The term ``Manhattan Project'' means
        the Federal military program to develop an atomic bomb ending on
        December 31, 1946.
            (2) Trinity site.--The term ``Trinity Site'' means the location
        in the Jornada del Muerto desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, on
        the former Alamorgordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, known today as
        Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range, where
        the world's first nuclear weapon was exploded on July 16, 1945.
    SEC. 2862. PROHIBITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF A GOLF COURSE AT GREENBURY
    POINT CONSERVATION AREA AT NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND.
        Section 2855 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``limitation on
        authority to modify or restrict public access to'' and inserting
        ``prohibition on development of a golf course at'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by inserting ``construct a golf course
        on, or otherwise'' before ``modify or restrict''; and
            (3) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(3) restrictions related to environmental restoration of the
        Greenbury Point Conservation Area in a manner consistent with
        existing law and regulation.''.
    SEC. 2863. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR
    RESERVE BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION.
        Section 2874 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3014), as
    amended by section 2808 of the Military Construction Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2025 (division B of Public Law 118-159), is further
    amended by striking ``September 30, 2028'' and inserting ``September
    30, 2034''.
    SEC. 2864. EXTENSION OF SUNSET FOR LAND CONVEYANCE, SHARPE ARMY DEPOT,
    LATHROP, CALIFORNIA.
        Section 2833(g) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended
    by striking ``five years'' and inserting ``10 years''.
    SEC. 2865. CLARIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT HOOD, TEXAS.
        Section 2848(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2005 (division B of Public Law 108-375; 118 Stat. 2140) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking ``the sole purpose'' and inserting ``the
        purpose''; and
            (2) by striking ``an upper level (junior, senior, and graduate)
        university'' and inserting ``a university, which may include other
        activities that benefit the community,''.
    SEC. 2866. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY LAND WITHDRAWALS AND
    CORRECTION OF CERTAIN LAND DESCRIPTIONS.
        (a) Extension of Withdrawal and Reservation for Military Use of
    Certain Lands.--
            (1) Yukon training area, donnelly training area east, and
        donnelly training area west, alaska, and mcgregor range, fort
        bliss, new mexico.--Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands
        Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat.
        892) is amended by striking ``25 years after November 6, 2001'' and
        inserting ``on November 6, 2051''.
            (2) Fort irwin military lands.--Section 2910(a) of the Fort
        Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public
        Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking ``25 years
        after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on
        December 31, 2051''.
        (b) Correction of Land Descriptions.--
            (1) Mcgregor range military lands.--Section 3011(d)(2) of the
        Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106-
        65; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking ``608,385 acres of land''
        and inserting ``approximately 605,401 acres of land''.
            (2) Fort irwin military lands.--Section 2902(c) of the Fort
        Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public
        Law 107-107; 115 Stat. 1336) is amended--
                (A) by striking ``110,000 acres'' and inserting ``117,710
            acres''; and
                (B) by striking ``as `Proposed Withdrawal Land' on the map
            entitled `National Training Center--Proposed Withdrawal of
            Public Lands for Training Purposes', dated September 21, 2000''
            and inserting ``on the map entitled `Fort Irwin Withdrawal'
            dated February 28, 2025''.
    SEC. 2867. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORMER CURTIS BAY DEPOT, MARYLAND.
        (a) Conveyance Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services, in
        consultation with the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency may
        convey to the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (in this
        section, referred to as ``MEDCO''), all right, title, and interest
        of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, including
        improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 435.00 acres at
        710 Ordnance Road, the former Curtis Bay Depot for the purpose of
        economic development.
            (2) Consultation with coast guard.--In carrying out the
        conveyance under this subsection, the Administrator shall consult
        with the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to matters
        concerning the equities of the Coast Guard in areas in proximity to
        such parcel of real property.
        (b) Consideration Required.--As consideration for the conveyance
    under subsection (a), MEDCO shall provide an amount that is equivalent
    to the fair market value to the Federal Buildings Fund for the right,
    title, and interest conveyed under such subsection, based on an
    appraisal approved by the Administrator. The consideration under this
    subsection may be provided by cash payment, in-kind regulatory closure,
    or a combination thereof, at such time as the Administrator may
    require.
        (c) Payment of Costs of Conveyance.--
            (1) Payment required.--The Administrator may require MEDCO to
        cover all costs (except costs for environmental remediation of the
        property) to be incurred by the Administrator, or to reimburse the
        Administrator for costs incurred by the Administrator, to carry out
        the conveyance under this section, including survey costs, costs
        for environmental documentation, and any other administrative costs
        related to the conveyance. If amounts are collected from MEDCO in
        advance of the Administrator incurring the actual costs, and the
        amount collected exceeds the costs actually incurred by the
        Administrator to carry out the conveyance, the Administrator shall
        refund the excess amount to MEDCO.
            (2) Treatment of amounts received.--Amounts received under
        paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs incurred by the
        Administrator to carry out the conveyance under subsection (a)
        shall remain available until expended.
        (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal
    description of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall
    be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Administrator.
        (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under this
    section shall be subject to the following:
            (1) The Administrator may require such additional terms and
        conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a)
        as the Administrator considers appropriate to protect the interests
        of the United States.
            (2) MEDCO shall execute a purchase and sale agreement within
        one year of enactment of this Act.
            (3) The conveyance will be on an ``as-is, where is'' basis via
        quitclaim deed subject to an access easement to the United States
        Army Reserve Facility along the shoreline of Curtis Bay, and
        controls in paragraph (5).
            (4) The conveyance will be in compliance with the Comprehensive
        Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of
        1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
            (5) The Federal Government shall incorporate land use controls
        to satisfy CERCLA requirements for the purpose of expediting
        disposition and subsequent redevelopment.
    SEC. 2868. LAND CONVEYANCE, SIGSBEE PARK ANNEX, NAVAL AIR STATION, KEY
    WEST, FLORIDA.
        (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy (in this
    section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may convey some or all right,
    title and interest of the United States in and to the parcels of real
    property via sale or lease, consisting of approximately 19 acres and
    improvements thereon, located at Naval Air Station Key West Sigsbee
    Park area, that are former sites of military family housing supporting
    military personnel assigned to the Naval Air Station Key West.
        (b) Competitive Requirement.--The Secretary shall use competitive
    procedures for any land conveyance authorized by subsection (a).
        (c) Consideration.--The Secretary shall require as consideration
    for any conveyance under subsection (a), tendered by cash payment or
    in-kind consideration, an amount equal to no less than the fair market
    value, as determined by the Secretary, of the real property and any
    improvements thereon.
        (d) Description of Parcels.--The exact acreage and legal
    description of the parcel(s) to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall
    be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary. The
    cost of the survey shall be borne by the recipient of the parcels.
        (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require
    such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance
    under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect
    the interests of the United States.
        (f) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions of Law.--Any conveyance
    of property under this section shall not be subject to sections 2696 of
    title 10 and 11411 of title 42, United States Code.

      Subtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction

    SEC. 2871. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS FOR
    CERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        Section 2805(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``shall notify'' and all that follows through the period at
    the end and inserting the following: ``shall submit, in an electronic
    medium pursuant to section 480 of this title, to the appropriate
    committees of Congress a notification of that decision not later than
    90 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned obligates funds
    for the project. Such notification shall include a description of the
    project, a justification for the project, and an estimation of the
    total cost of the project.''.
    SEC. 2872. MODIFICATION TO DOLLAR THRESHOLD FOR NOTIFICATIONS FOR
    CERTAIN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        (a) Notification for Certain Unspecified Minor Military
    Construction Projects.--Section 2805(b)(2) of title 10, United States
    Code, as amended by section 2871, is further amended by striking
    ``$4,000,000'' and inserting ``$6,000,000''.
        (b) Notification for Certain Architectural and Engineering Services
    and Construction Design.--Section 2807(b) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' and inserting
    ``$5,000,000''.
    SEC. 2873. TRANSFER OF DEFENSE LABORATORY MODERNIZATION PROGRAM
    AUTHORITY TO PROVISION OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
    PROJECTS FOR RESEARCH, TEST, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION.
        Subsection (g) of section 2805 of title 10, United States Code,
    is--
            (1) transferred to the end of section 2810 of such title; and
            (2) redesignated as subsection (f) of such section 2810.
    SEC. 2874. AUTHORITY OF A SECRETARY CONCERNED TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN
    UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
        Section 2815(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, including unspecified minor military
        construction projects not otherwise authorized by law,'' after
        ``military construction projects''; and
            (2) by striking ``in accordance with'' and all that follows
        through the end of the subsection and inserting the following: ``in
        accordance with--
            ``(1) section 2802 of this title (except as provided in
        subsection (e)); or
            ``(2) section 2805 of this title.''.

                           Subtitle F--Other Matters

    SEC. 2881. EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PILOT PROGRAM FOR
    DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ONLINE REAL ESTATE INVENTORY TOOL.
        Section 2866(h) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 7771 note
    prec.) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting
    ``September 30, 2030''.
    SEC. 2882. EXPANSION OF EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRICTION ON DEVELOPMENT OF
    PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN CONNECTION WITH REALIGNMENT OF MARINE CORPS
    FORCES IN ASIA PACIFIC REGION.
        Section 2844(b)(2) of the Military Construction Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114-328) is amended by
    inserting ``, including operations and maintenance for the curation of
    archeological and cultural artifacts'' after ``artifacts''.
    SEC. 2883. JOINT BASE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
        (a) Workforce Reassessment for Joint Base Facility Management.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report containing a reassessment by the Secretary
        of each military department regarding the facility management
        workforce of joint bases.
            (2) Elements.--Each reassessment required under paragraph (1)
        shall include--
                (A) an assessment of the workload requirements of facility
            management offices with respect to the work required to
            maintain facilities located on joint bases;
                (B) an assessment of the number of workers needed to
            satisfy the requirements described in subparagraph (A);
                (C) an identification of, including the reasons for, any
            gaps between the number of workers described in subparagraph
            (B) and the number of workers in the facility management
            workforce on the date of such reassessment; and
                (D) a strategy on how to address such gaps.
        (b) Briefing on Joint Base Funding to Supported Components.--Not
    later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on
    identifying the funding allocations for maintenance of facilities of
    joint bases, and an assessment of any risk to mission readiness
    resulting from such allocations.
        (c) Joint Base Defined.--In this section, the term ``joint base''
    means a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of title 10,
    United States Code) for which more than one Secretary of a military
    department has jurisdiction.
    SEC. 2884. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATION OF
    DEFENSE SITES WITHIN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OF JOINT REGION MARIANAS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Commander of Joint Region Marianas shall
    designate an official to be responsible for, in coordination with
    appropriate officials of the military departments (as defined in
    section 101 of title 10, United States Code) and the United States
    Indo-Pacific Command--
            (1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide efforts with
        respect to the management of defense sites within the Joint Region
        Marianas area of responsibility;
            (2) ensuring the continuity of such efforts at such defense
        sites, including necessary infrastructure investments; and
            (3) ensuring clear and consistent communication to such
        Federal, State, and local officials with respect to the needs and
        priorities of the Department of Defense for such defense sites.
        (b) Selection.--In making the designation under subsection (a), the
    Commander of Joint Region Marianas may appoint an individual with a
    significant background and expertise in--
            (1) relevant legal and technical aspects related to land use or
        real estate issues; and
            (2) working with officials at all levels of government.
        (c) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
    the Commander of Joint Region Marianas designates an individual
    pursuant to subsection (a), the Commander shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the
    Senate and appropriate officials of the defense sites within the Joint
    Region Marianas area of responsibility a notification that includes the
    name and contact information of such individual.
        (d) Defense Site Defined.--In this section, the term ``defense
    site'' has the meaning given such term in section 2710 of title 10,
    United States Code.
    SEC. 2885. DESIGNATION OF RONALD REAGAN SPACE AND MISSILE TEST RANGE AT
    KWAJALEIN ATOLL.
        (a) Designation.--The site known as the ``Ronald Reagan Ballistic
    Missile Defense Test Site'' located at Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic
    of the Marshall Islands shall on and after the date of the enactment of
    this Act be known and designated as the ``Ronald Reagan Space and
    Missile Test Range''.
        (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
    document, paper, or other record of the United States to the site
    specified in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
    Ronald Reagan Space and Missile Test Range.
        (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2887 of the Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (division B of Public Law 106-
    398; 114 Stat. 1654A-441) is repealed.
    SEC. 2886. DESIGNATION OF CREECH AIR FORCE BASE AS A REMOTE OR ISOLATED
    INSTALLATION.
        The Secretary of Defense shall designate Creech Air Force Base,
    Indian Springs, Nevada, as a remote or isolated installation.
    SEC. 2887. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION
    TECHNOLOGIES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through each
    Secretary of a military department, shall carry out a pilot program
    relating to the use of advanced manufacturing construction technologies
    for military construction projects (including unspecified minor
    military construction projects authorized under section 2805 of title
    10, United States Code) on military installations selected under
    subsection (d).
        (b) Designation of Official.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    designate an individual to administer the pilot program established
    under this section. Such individual shall establish guidelines and
    procedures with respect to carrying out military construction projects
    using advanced manufacturing construction technologies under the pilot
    program.
        (c) Elements.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense
    shall--
            (1) assess the cost, schedule, and quality advantages of
        advanced manufacturing construction technologies for military
        construction projects;
            (2) identify and validate technical standards, design
        templates, and contracting methods for use under the pilot program;
            (3) establish a Department-wide framework for lessons learned,
        data sharing, and future adoption of advanced manufacturing
        construction technologies for military construction projects; and
            (4) create a centralized catalog of advanced manufacturing
        construction technologies that are compliant with the requirements
        of the Unified Facilities Criteria/DoD Building Code (UFC 1-200-01)
        and suitable for use across military installations.
        (d) Selection of Installations.--The Secretary of Defense, in
    coordination with the official designated under subsection (b), shall--
            (1) select one or more military installations at which to carry
        out the pilot program established under this section; and
            (2) minimize any disruption to the operations of any selected
        installation due to participation in the pilot program.
        (e) Reports.--
            (1) Interim report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
        the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation
        of the pilot program established under this section, including--
                (A) a summary of any barriers to such implementation,
            including any statutory or resource limitations;
                (B) a summary of the recommendations to address any such
            barrier; and
                (C) any other recommendation of the Secretary for improving
            the pilot program.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the
        termination date in subsection (f), the Secretary shall submit to
        the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the
        pilot program.
        (f) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
    under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is five years
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``advanced manufacturing'' has the meaning given
        in section 4841 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given in
        section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 2888. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROCUREMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES FOR
    INSTALLATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THROUGH AREAWIDE CONTRACTS.
        (a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish
    a pilot program (in this section referred to as the ``pilot program'')
    for the purposes of procuring utility services through an areawide
    contract with a public utility provider for any utility services that
    support energy resilience and mission readiness of a military
    installation.
        (b) Deadline for Contracts.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each military department
    shall enter into at least one areawide contract with a public utility
    provider pursuant to the pilot program.
        (c) Public-private Partnerships.--The Secretary shall carry out the
    pilot program by entering into one or more public-private partnerships
    through an areawide contract entered into under the pilot program.
        (d) Competition.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary
    shall, in accordance with part 6.302 of the Federal Acquisition
    Regulation, develop--
            (1) a justification and approval template to be used by all
        acquisition commands of the military departments when entering into
        an areawide contract pursuant to the pilot program; and
            (2) a process for granting waivers with respect to the
        requirements of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation.
        (e) Termination Date.--The authority of the Secretary of Defense to
    carry out the pilot program shall terminate on the date that is one
    year after the date on which the Secretary commences the pilot program.
        (f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date
    on which the pilot program is terminated pursuant to subsection (e),
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report that includes--
            (1) an analysis of the pilot program, including any
        efficiencies, benefits, and cost-savings associated with utilizing
        areawide contracts under the pilot program to procure utility
        services from a public utility provider; and
            (2) proposed solutions, including recommended legislative text
        and modifications to the Federal Acquisition Regulation or policy
        guidance of the Department of Defense, to overcome any remaining
        legal and policy hurdles that the Secretary identifies as
        inhibiting adherence to and implementation of section 2811(b) of
        the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
        (division B of Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2920 note).
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The terms ``areawide contract'', ``energy resilience'', and
        ``utility service'' have the meanings given such terms in section
        2811(b)(3) of such Act.
            (2) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code.
    SEC. 2889. CONSIDERATION OF MODULAR CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR MILITARY
    CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WITH PROTECTIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS.
        (a) In General.--In determining the requirements for a proposed
    military construction project with protective design elements, the
    Secretary of Defense shall consider the use of modular construction
    methods along with other construction methods to determine the most
    effective method for such military construction project to meet mission
    needs.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate
    a report on the use of modular construction methods as described in
    subsection (a). Such report shall include the following:
            (1) A summary of current Department of Defense policy and
        guidance governing the use of modular construction for military
        construction projects, including modular construction methodologies
        with protective design elements.
            (2) A cost-benefit analysis that--
                (A) compares modular construction methods to other
            construction methods for military construction projects; and
                (B) describes the effect of modular construction methods on
            construction timelines and life-cycle costs.
            (3) An identification of potential use cases for modular
        construction methods and any limitations or constraints on the use
        of such methods.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``modular construction'' means a construction
        process in which components of a military construction project are
        prefabricated off-site under controlled conditions and then
        transported to the site of such project for assembly.
            (2) The term ``protective design elements'' means, with respect
        to a military construction project, that such project requires use
        of materials that have been blast hardened or ballistic hardened.
    SEC. 2890. NOTICE RELATING TO CONTRACTS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS TO
    ESTABLISH AN ENDURING LOCATION IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
        Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary of
    Defense, a Secretary of a military department, or a combatant commander
    enters into a contract or other agreement to establish an enduring
    location (as described in section 2687a of title 10, United States
    Code) in a foreign country for purposes of supporting members of the
    Armed Forces in such foreign country, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to appropriate congressional defense committees a notification
    of such action.

     DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
                              OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
          TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

            Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

    Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
    Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
    Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.

        Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 3111. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
              to atomic energy defense activities.
    Sec. 3112. Plutonium pit production capacity.
    Sec. 3113. Stockpile responsiveness and rapid capabilities programs of
              the National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3114. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
              unmanned aircraft.
    Sec. 3115. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific,
              engineering, and technical personnel.
    Sec. 3116. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
              Energy projects.
    Sec. 3117. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
              within the National Nuclear Security Administration.

                      Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 3121. Modification to reporting requirements with respect to
              nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
              responsiveness plan.
    Sec. 3122. Assessment of the National Nuclear Security Administration
              Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project.
    Sec. 3123. Department of Energy report on expansion of other transaction
              authorities for National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3124. Office of Environmental Management program-wide performance
              metrics for reducing risk.
    Sec. 3125. Office of Environmental Management integrated radioactive
              waste disposal planning and optimization.
    Sec. 3126. Prohibition relating to reclassification of high-level waste.
    Sec. 3127. National security positions within the Department of Energy.
    Sec. 3128. Consultation requirement with respect to transfer to private
              entities of plutonium or plutonium materials; report.

           Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

    SEC. 3101. NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2026 for
    the activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration in
    carrying out programs as specified in the funding table in section
    4701.
        (b) Authorization of New Plant Projects.--From funds referred to in
    subsection (a) that are available for carrying out plant projects, the
    Secretary of Energy may carry out new plant projects for the National
    Nuclear Security Administration as follows:
            Project 26-D-511 MESA Photolithography Capability (MPC), Sandia
        National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, $40,000,000.
            Project 26-D-510 Product Realization Infrastructure for
        Stockpile Modernization, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,
        Livermore, California, $15,000,000.
            Project 26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project (LAMP), Los
        Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $20,000,000.
            Project 26-D-513 Combined Radiation Environments for
        Survivability Testing, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque,
        New Mexico, $52,248,000.
            Project 26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield Capability, Lawrence
        Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, $26,000,000.
            Project 26-D-530 East Side Office Building, Knolls Atomic Power
        Laboratory, Niskayuna, New York, $75,000,000.
    SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
    Energy for fiscal year 2026 for defense environmental cleanup
    activities in carrying out programs as specified in the funding table
    in section 4701.
    SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
    Energy for fiscal year 2026 for other defense activities in carrying
    out programs as specified in the funding table in section 4701.
    SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
    Energy for fiscal year 2026 for nuclear energy as specified in the
    funding table in section 4701.

       Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

    SEC. 3111. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING
    TO ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.
        (a) In General.--Part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subpart:

                       ``Subpart B--Atomic Energy Defense

                      ``Chapter 601--Organizational Matters

    ``6101. Definitions.
    ``6102. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
    ``6103. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise.
    ``6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components,
              subsystems, and materials.
    ``6105. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
              enterprise .
    ``6106. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense
              activities and facilities.
    ``6107. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,
              Response, and Testing.

                ``Chapter 602--Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Matters

           ``subchapter i--stockpile stewardship and weapons production

    ``6111. Stockpile stewardship program.
    ``6112. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear Security
              Administration.
    ``6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria.
    ``6114. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
              responsiveness plan.
    ``6115. Major warhead refurbishment program.
    ``6116. Stockpile management program.
    ``6117. Annual assessments and reports to the President and Congress
              regarding the condition of the United States nuclear weapons
              stockpile.
    ``6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability of
              the nuclear weapons stockpile.
    ``6119. Nuclear test ban readiness program.
    ``6120. Requirements for specific request for new or modified nuclear
              weapons.
    ``6121. Testing of nuclear weapons.
    ``6122. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and certification
              of nuclear weapons stockpile.
    ``6123. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes.
    ``6124. Reports on critical difficulties at national security
              laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
    ``6125. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost estimates and
              reviews of certain programs and facilities.
    ``6126. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety, security, and
              reliability of United States nuclear weapons stockpile.
    ``6127. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National
              Nuclear Security Administration.
    ``6128. Plutonium pit production capacity.
    ``6129. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to
              plutonium pit aging .
    ``6130. Authorization of workforce development and training partnership
              programs within National Nuclear Security Administration.
    ``6131. Stockpile responsiveness program.
    ``6132. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements for
              unencumbered uranium.
    ``6133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of
              Defense uranium requirements.
    ``6134. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture.
    ``6135. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process.
    ``6136. Earned value management and technology readiness levels for life
              extension programs.

                             ``subchapter ii--tritium

    ``6141. Tritium production program.
    ``6142. Tritium recycling.
    ``6143. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling facilities.

                      ``Chapter 603--Proliferation Matters

    ``6151. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials.
    ``6152. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting
              activities in the Russian Federation.
    ``6153. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River Site.
    ``6154. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River Site,
              Aiken, South Carolina.
    ``6155. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,
              radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable
              sites worldwide.
    ``6156. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation sources.
    ``6157. International agreements on nuclear weapons data.
    ``6158. International agreements on information on radioactive
              materials.
    ``6159. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan.
    ``6160. Information relating to certain defense nuclear nonproliferation
              programs.
    ``6161. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware relating
              to defense nuclear nonproliferation.

              ``Chapter 604--Defense Environmental Cleanup Matters

                  ``subchapter i--defense environmental cleanup

    ``6171. Defense environmental cleanup account.
    ``6172. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital asset
              projects or operations activities.
    ``6173. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense
              environmental cleanup.
    ``6174. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan.
    ``6175. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup
              activities.
    ``6176. Defense environmental cleanup technology program.
    ``6177. Other programs relating to technology development.
    ``6178. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures.
    ``6179. Public participation in planning for defense environmental
              cleanup.
    ``6180. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense
              environmental management matters.
    ``6181. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental cleanup
              milestones required by consent orders.
    ``6182. Public statement of environmental liabilities.

                      ``subchapter ii--closure of facilities

    ``6191. Reports in connection with permanent closures of Department of
              Energy defense nuclear facilities.
    ``6192. Defense site acceleration completion.
    ``6193. Sandia National Laboratories.
    ``6194. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of nonoperational
              defense nuclear facilities.

                ``subchapter iii--hanford reservation, washington

    ``6201. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
    ``6202. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms.
    ``6203. River protection project.
    ``6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous
              material.

               ``subchapter iv--savannah river site, south carolina

    ``6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear waste at
              the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site.
    ``6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up.
    ``6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of legacy
              nuclear materials.

                 ``Chapter 605--Safeguards and Security Matters

                     ``subchapter i--safeguards and security

    ``6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of Energy
              facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified.
    ``6222. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories by
              foreign visitors from sensitive countries.
    ``6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at Department of
              Energy facilities.
    ``6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program.
    ``6225. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and
              counterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense
              programs.
    ``6226. Annual report and certification on status of security of atomic
              energy defense facilities.
    ``6227. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
              unmanned aircraft.
    ``6228. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and
              subcontractors.

                     ``subchapter ii--classified information

    ``6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and release.
    ``6232. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data and
              formerly restricted data.
    ``6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data and
              formerly restricted data.
    ``6234. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
              laboratory exchanges.
    ``6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts for
              declassification activities and limitation on expenditures for
              such activities.

                        ``Chapter 606--Personnel Matters

                       ``subchapter i--personnel management

    ``6241. Authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineering,
              and technical personnel.
    ``6242. Whistleblower protection program.
    ``6243. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce
              restructuring plan.
    ``6244. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to Department
              of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service in
              stockpile stewardship and security.

                     ``subchapter ii--education and training

    ``6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy.
    ``6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program.
    ``6253. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the
              nuclear security enterprise.

                         ``subchapter iii--worker safety

    ``6261. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities.
    ``6262. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear facilities.
    ``6263. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to
              hazardous and radioactive substances.
    ``6264. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to radiation
              released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
    ``6265. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear safety of
              facilities of the Administration and the Office of
              Environmental Management.
    ``6266. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear incidents.

             ``Chapter 607--Budget and Financial Management Matters

       ``subchapter i--recurring national security authorization provisions

    ``6271. Definitions.
    ``6272. Reprogramming.
    ``6273. Minor construction projects.
    ``6274. General plant projects.
    ``6275. Limits on construction projects.
    ``6276. Fund transfer authority.
    ``6277. Conceptual and construction design.
    ``6278. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction
              activities.
    ``6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects.
    ``6280. Availability of funds.
    ``6281. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds.
    ``6282. Transfer of weapons activities funds.
    ``6283. Funds available for all national security programs of the
              Department of Energy.
    ``6284. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of Energy
              projects.
    ``6285. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense
              capital assets.
    ``6286. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and nuclear
              weapon life extension programs.
    ``6287. Matters relating to critical decisions.
    ``6288. Unfunded priorities of the Administration.
    ``6289. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget.
    ``6290. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of
              alternatives.

                            ``subchapter ii--penalties

    ``6301. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under environmental
              laws.
    ``6302. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean Air
              Act.

                         ``subchapter iii--other matters

    ``6311. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense
              activities.
    ``6312. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets
              acquisition projects.

                      ``Chapter 608--Administrative Matters

                            ``subchapter i--contracts

    ``6321. Costs not allowed under covered contracts.
    ``6322. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating
              defense nuclear facilities.
    ``6323. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
              facilities.
    ``6324. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property arising out
              of atomic weapons testing programs.
    ``6325. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-party
              financing arrangements.
    ``6326. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading to
              award fees.
    ``6327. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk.
    ``6328. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and
              operating contracts.

                    ``subchapter ii--research and development

    ``6331. Laboratory-directed research and development programs.
    ``6332. Laboratory-directed research and development.
    ``6333. Funding for laboratory directed research and development.
    ``6334. Charges to individual program, project, or activity.
    ``6335. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed research and
              development purposes.
    ``6336. Report on use of funds for certain research and development
              purposes.
    ``6337. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research and
              development centers.
    ``6338. University-based research collaboration program.
    ``6339. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program
              within the administration.

                     ``subchapter iii--facilities management

    ``6351. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy
              facilities.
    ``6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and
              demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons
              production facilities.
    ``6353. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities.
    ``6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or
              utilization of certain department of energy assets.
    ``6355. Department of Energy energy parks program.
    ``6356. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor commuting.

                          ``subchapter iv--other matters

    ``6361. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of infrastructure
              at Nevada National Security Site.
    ``6362. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration program.

                     ``CHAPTER 601--ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

    ``Sec. 6101. Definitions
        ``Except as otherwise provided, in this subpart:
            ``(1) The term `Administration' means the National Nuclear
        Security Administration.
            ``(2) The term `Administrator' means the Administrator for
        Nuclear Security.
            ``(3) The term `classified information' means any information
        that has been determined pursuant to Executive Order No. 12333 of
        December 4, 1981 (50 U.S.C. 3001 note), Executive Order No. 12958
        of April 17, 1995 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), Executive Order No. 13526
        of December 29, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or successor orders, to
        require protection against unauthorized disclosure and that is so
        designated.
            ``(4) The terms `defense nuclear facility' and `Department of
        Energy defense nuclear facility' have the meaning given the term
        `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility' in section 318 of
        the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
            ``(5) The term `nuclear security enterprise' means the physical
        facilities, technology, and human capital of the national security
        laboratories and the nuclear weapons production facilities.
            ``(6) The term `national security laboratory' means any of the
        following:
                ``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New
            Mexico.
                ``(B) Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New
            Mexico, and Livermore, California.
                ``(C) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore,
            California.
            ``(7) The term `Nuclear Weapons Council' means the Nuclear
        Weapons Council established by section 179.
            ``(8) The term `nuclear weapons production facility' means any
        of the following:
                ``(A) The Kansas City National Security Campus, Kansas
            City, Missouri.
                ``(B) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
                ``(C) The Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge,
            Tennessee.
                ``(D) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
                ``(E) The Nevada National Security Site, Nevada.
                ``(F) Any facility of the Department of Energy that the
            Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator and
            Congress, determines to be consistent with the mission of the
            Administration.
            ``(9) The term `Restricted Data' has the meaning given such
        term in section 11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
        2014(y)).
    ``Sec. 6102. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
        ``The provisions of Executive Order Numbered 12344, dated February
    1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, shall
    remain in force until changed by law.
    ``Sec. 6103. Management structure for nuclear security enterprise
        ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a management
    structure for the nuclear security enterprise in accordance with the
    National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.).
        ``(b) National Nuclear Security Administration Council.--
            ``(1) The Administrator shall establish a council to be known
        as the `National Nuclear Security Administration Council'. The
        Council may advise the Administrator on--
                ``(A) scientific and technical issues relating to policy
            matters;
                ``(B) operational concerns;
                ``(C) strategic planning;
                ``(D) the development of priorities relating to the mission
            and operations of the Administration and the nuclear security
            enterprise; and
                ``(E) such other matters as the Administrator determines
            appropriate.
            ``(2) The Council shall be composed of the directors of the
        national security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production
        facilities.
            ``(3) The Council may provide the Administrator or the
        Secretary of Energy recommendations--
                ``(A) for improving the governance, management,
            effectiveness, and efficiency of the Administration; and
                ``(B) relating to any other matter in accordance with
            paragraph (1).
            ``(4) Not later than 60 days after the date on which any
        recommendation under paragraph (3) is received, the Administrator
        or the Secretary, as the case may be, shall respond to the Council
        with respect to whether such recommendation will be implemented and
        the reasoning for implementing or not implementing such
        recommendation.
        ``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section may not be construed as
    affecting the authority of the Secretary of Energy, in carrying out
    national security programs, with respect to the management, planning,
    and oversight of the Administration or as affecting the delegation by
    the Secretary of authority to carry out such activities, as set forth
    under subsection (a) of section 4102 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act
    (50 U.S.C. 2512) as it existed before the date of the enactment of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law
    112-239; 126 Stat. 2169).
    ``Sec. 6104. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons
        components, subsystems, and materials
        ``(a) Designation of Official.--Not later than March 1, 2021, the
    Administrator shall designate a senior official within the
    Administration to be responsible for monitoring the industrial base
    that supports the nuclear weapons components, subsystems, and materials
    of the Administration, including--
            ``(1) the consistent monitoring of the current status of the
        industrial base;
            ``(2) tracking of industrial base issues over time; and
            ``(3) proactively identifying gaps or risks in specific areas
        relating to the industrial base.
        ``(b) Provision of Resources.--The Administrator shall ensure that
    the official designated under subsection (a) is provided with resources
    sufficient to conduct the monitoring required by that subsection.
        ``(c) Consultations.--The Administrator, acting through the
    official designated under subsection (a), shall, to the extent
    practicable and beneficial, in conducting the monitoring required by
    that subsection, consult with--
            ``(1) officials of the Department of Defense who are members of
        the Nuclear Weapons Council established under section 179;
            ``(2) officials of the Department of Defense responsible for
        the defense industrial base; and
            ``(3) other components of the Department of Energy that rely on
        similar components, subsystems, or materials.
        ``(d) Briefings.--
            ``(1) Initial briefing.--Not later than April 1, 2021, the
        Administrator shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the
        designation of the official required by subsection (a), including
        on--
                ``(A) the responsibilities assigned to that official; and
                ``(B) the plan for providing that official with resources
            sufficient to conduct the monitoring required by subsection
            (a).
            ``(2) Subsequent briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2022, and
        annually thereafter through 2024, the Administrator shall provide
        to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a briefing on activities carried out under this
        section that includes an assessment of the progress made by the
        official designated under subsection (a) in conducting the
        monitoring required by that subsection.
        ``(e) Reports.--The Administrator, acting through the official
    designated under subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
    contemporaneously with each briefing required by subsection (d)(2), a
    report--
            ``(1) identifying actual or potential risks to or specific gaps
        in any element of the industrial base that supports the nuclear
        weapons components, subsystems, or materials of the Administration;
            ``(2) describing the actions the Administration is taking to
        further assess, characterize, and prioritize such risks and gaps;
            ``(3) describing mitigating actions, if any, the Administration
        has underway or planned to mitigate any such risks or gaps;
            ``(4) setting forth the anticipated timelines and resources
        needed for such mitigating actions; and
            ``(5) describing the nature of any coordination with or burden
        sharing by other departments or agencies of the Federal Government
        or the private sector to address such risks and gaps.
    ``Sec. 6105. Common financial reporting system for the nuclear security
        enterprise
        ``(a) In General.--By not later than four years after the date of
    the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2017 (Public Law 114-328), the Administrator shall, in consultation
    with the National Nuclear Security Administration Council established
    by section 6103, complete, to the extent practicable, the
    implementation of a common financial reporting system for the nuclear
    security enterprise.
        ``(b) Elements.--The common financial reporting system implemented
    pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) Common data reporting requirements for work performed
        using funds of the Administration, including reporting of financial
        data by standardized labor categories, labor hours, functional
        elements, and cost elements.
            ``(2) A common work breakdown structure for the Administration
        that aligns contractor work breakdown structures with the budget
        structure of the Administration.
            ``(3) Definitions and methodologies for identifying and
        reporting costs for programs of records and base capabilities
        within the Administration.
            ``(4) A capability to leverage, where appropriate, the Defense
        Cost Analysis Resource Center of the Office of Cost Assessment and
        Program Evaluation of the Department of Defense using historical
        costing data by the Administration.
        ``(c) Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2017, and annually
        thereafter, the Administrator shall, in consultation with the
        National Nuclear Security Administration Council, submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report on progress of the
        Administration toward implementing a common financial reporting
        system for the nuclear security enterprise as required by
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Report.--Each report under this subsection shall include
        the following:
                ``(A) A summary of activities, accomplishments, challenges,
            benefits, and costs related to the implementation of a common
            financial reporting system for the nuclear security enterprise
            during the year preceding the year in which such report is
            submitted.
                ``(B) A summary of planned activities in connection with
            the implementation of a common financial reporting system for
            the nuclear security enterprise in the year in which such
            report is submitted.
                ``(C) A description of any anticipated modifications to the
            schedule for implementing a common financial reporting system
            for the nuclear security enterprise, including an update on
            possible risks, challenges, and costs related to such
            implementation.
            ``(3) Termination.--No report is required under this subsection
        after the completion of the implementation of a common financial
        reporting system for the nuclear security enterprise.
    ``Sec. 6106. Restriction on licensing requirement for certain defense
        activities and facilities
        ``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department
    of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy
    Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any
    other Act may be used for any purpose related to licensing of any
    defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy by the Nuclear
    Regulatory Commission.
    ``Sec. 6107. Establishment of Center for Security Technology, Analysis,
        Response, and Testing
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security shall
    establish within the nuclear security enterprise a Center for Security
    Technology, Analysis, Response, and Testing.
        ``(b) Duties.--The center established under subsection (a) shall
    carry out the following:
            ``(1) Provide to the Administrator, the Chief of Defense
        Nuclear Security, and the management and operating contractors of
        the nuclear security enterprise a wide range of objective expertise
        on security technologies, systems, analysis, testing, and response
        forces.
            ``(2) Assist the Administrator in developing standards,
        requirements, analysis methods, and testing criteria with respect
        to security.
            ``(3) Collect, analyze, and distribute lessons learned with
        respect to security.
            ``(4) Support inspections and oversight activities with respect
        to security.
            ``(5) Promote professional development and training for
        security professionals.
            ``(6) Provide for advance and bulk procurement for security-
        related acquisitions that affect multiple facilities of the nuclear
        security enterprise.
            ``(7) Advocate for continual improvement and security
        excellence throughout the nuclear security enterprise.
            ``(8) Such other duties as the Administrator may assign.

                ``CHAPTER 602--NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS

          ``SUBCHAPTER I--STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION

    ``Sec. 6111. Stockpile stewardship program
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through the
    Administrator, shall establish a stewardship program to ensure--
            ``(1) the preservation of the core intellectual and technical
        competencies of the United States in nuclear weapons, including
        weapons design, system integration, manufacturing, security, use
        control, reliability assessment, and certification; and
            ``(2) that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe, secure, and
        reliable without the use of underground nuclear weapons testing.
        ``(b) Program Elements.--The program shall include the following:
            ``(1) An increased level of effort for the construction of new
        facilities and the modernization of existing facilities with
        production and manufacturing capabilities that are necessary to
        support the deterrence of strategic attacks against the United
        States by maintaining and enhancing the performance, reliability,
        and security of the United States nuclear weapons stockpile,
        including--
                ``(A) the nuclear weapons production facilities; and
                ``(B) production and manufacturing capabilities resident in
            the national security laboratories.
            ``(2) Support for advanced computational capabilities to
        enhance the simulation and modeling capabilities of the United
        States with respect to the performance over time of nuclear
        weapons.
            ``(3) Support for above-ground experimental programs, such as
        hydrotesting, high-energy lasers, inertial confinement fusion,
        plasma physics, and materials research.
            ``(4) Support for the modernization of facilities and projects
        that contribute to the experimental capabilities of the United
        States that support the sustainment and modernization of the United
        States nuclear weapons stockpile and the capabilities required to
        assess nuclear weapons effects.
            ``(5) Support for the use of, and experiments facilitated by,
        the advanced experimental facilities of the United States,
        including--
                ``(A) the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore
            National Laboratory;
                ``(B) the Dual Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test Facility
            at Los Alamos National Laboratory;
                ``(C) the Z Machine at Sandia National Laboratories; and
                ``(D) the experimental facilities at the Nevada National
            Security Site.
    ``Sec. 6112. Portfolio management framework for National Nuclear
        Security Administration
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2022 (Public Law 117-81), the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) in consultation with the Nuclear Weapons Council
        established under section 179, develop and implement a portfolio
        management framework for the nuclear security enterprise that--
                ``(A) defines the Administration's portfolio of nuclear
            weapons stockpile and infrastructure maintenance and
            modernization programs;
                ``(B) establishes a portfolio governance structure,
            including portfolio-level selection criteria, prioritization
            criteria, and performance metrics;
                ``(C) outlines the approach of the Administration to
            managing that portfolio; and
                ``(D) incorporates the leading practices identified by the
            Comptroller General of the United States in the report titled
            ``Nuclear Security Enterprise: NNSA Should Use Portfolio
            Management Leading Practices to Support Modernization Efforts''
            (GAO-21-398) and dated June 2021; and
            ``(2) complete an integrated, comprehensive assessment of the
        portfolio management capabilities required to execute the weapons
        activities portfolio of the Administration.
        ``(b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than June 1, 2022, the
    Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
    briefing on--
            ``(1) the progress of the Administrator in developing the
        framework described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and
        completing the assessment required by paragraph (2) of that
        subsection; and
            ``(2) the plans of the Administrator for implementing the
        recommendations of the Comptroller General in the report referred
        to in paragraph (1)(D) of that subsection.
    ``Sec. 6113. Stockpile stewardship criteria
        ``(a) Requirement for Criteria.--The Secretary of Energy shall
    develop clear and specific criteria for judging whether the science-
    based tools being used by the Department of Energy for determining the
    safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile are performing
    in a manner that will provide an adequate degree of certainty that the
    stockpile is safe and reliable.
        ``(b) Coordination With Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of
    Energy, in developing the criteria required by subsection (a), shall
    coordinate with the Secretary of Defense.
    ``Sec. 6114. Nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, management, and
        responsiveness plan
        ``(a) Plan Requirement.--The Administrator, in consultation with
    the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate officials of the
    departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop and
    annually update a plan for sustaining the nuclear weapons stockpile.
    The plan shall cover, at a minimum, stockpile stewardship, stockpile
    management, stockpile responsiveness, stockpile surveillance, program
    direction, infrastructure modernization, human capital, and nuclear
    test readiness. The plan shall be consistent with the programmatic and
    technical requirements of the most recent annual Nuclear Weapons
    Stockpile Memorandum.
        ``(b) Submissions to Congress.--
            ``(1) In accordance with subsection (c), not later than March
        15 of each even-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to
        the congressional defense committees a summary of the plan
        developed under subsection (a).
            ``(2) In accordance with subsection (d), not later than March
        15 of each odd-numbered year, the Administrator shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a detailed report on the plan
        developed under subsection (a).
            ``(3) The summaries and reports required by this subsection
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
        classified annex.
        ``(c) Elements of Biennial Plan Summary.--Each summary of the plan
    submitted under subsection (b)(1) shall include, at a minimum, the
    following:
            ``(1) A summary of the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile,
        including the number and age of warheads (including both active and
        inactive) for each warhead type.
            ``(2) A summary of the status, plans, budgets, and schedules
        for warhead life extension programs and any other programs to
        modify, update, or replace warhead types.
            ``(3) A summary of the methods and information used to
        determine that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable,
        as well as the relationship of science-based tools to the
        collection and interpretation of such information.
            ``(4) A summary of the status of the nuclear security
        enterprise, including programs and plans for infrastructure
        modernization and retention of human capital, as well as associated
        budgets and schedules.
            ``(5) A summary of the status, plans, and budgets for carrying
        out the stockpile responsiveness program under section 6131.
            ``(6) A summary of the plan regarding the research and
        development, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment of technologies
        described in subsection (d)(7).
            ``(7) A summary of the assessment under subsection (d)(8)
        regarding the execution of programs with current and projected
        budgets and any associated risks.
            ``(8) Identification of any modifications or updates to the
        plan since the previous summary or detailed report was submitted
        under subsection (b).
            ``(9) Such other information as the Administrator considers
        appropriate.
        ``(d) Elements of Biennial Detailed Report.--Each detailed report
    on the plan submitted under subsection (b)(2) shall include, at a
    minimum, the following:
            ``(1) With respect to stockpile stewardship, stockpile
        management, and stockpile responsiveness--
                ``(A) the status of the nuclear weapons stockpile,
            including the number and age of warheads (including both active
            and inactive) for each warhead type;
                ``(B) for each five-year period occurring during the period
            beginning on the date of the report and ending on the date that
            is 20 years after the date of the report--
                    ``(i) the planned number of nuclear warheads (including
                active and inactive) for each warhead type in the nuclear
                weapons stockpile; and
                    ``(ii) the past and projected future total lifecycle
                cost of each type of nuclear weapon;
                ``(C) the status, plans, budgets, and schedules for warhead
            life extension programs and any other programs to modify,
            update, or replace warhead types;
                ``(D) a description of the process by which the
            Administrator assesses the lifetimes, and requirements for life
            extension or replacement, of the nuclear and non-nuclear
            components of the warheads (including active and inactive
            warheads) in the nuclear weapons stockpile;
                ``(E) a description of the process used in recertifying the
            safety, security, and reliability of each warhead type in the
            nuclear weapons stockpile;
                ``(F) any concerns of the Administrator that would affect
            the ability of the Administrator to recertify the safety,
            security, or reliability of warheads in the nuclear weapons
            stockpile (including active and inactive warheads);
                ``(G) mechanisms to provide for the manufacture,
            maintenance, and modernization of each warhead type in the
            nuclear weapons stockpile, as needed;
                ``(H) mechanisms to expedite the collection of information
            necessary for carrying out the stockpile management program
            required by section 6116, including information relating to the
            aging of materials and components, new manufacturing
            techniques, and the replacement or substitution of materials;
                ``(I) mechanisms to ensure the appropriate assignment of
            roles and missions for each national security laboratory and
            nuclear weapons production facility, including mechanisms for
            allocation of workload, mechanisms to ensure the carrying out
            of appropriate modernization activities, and mechanisms to
            ensure the retention of skilled personnel;
                ``(J) mechanisms to ensure that each national security
            laboratory has full and complete access to all weapons data to
            enable a rigorous peer-review process to support the annual
            assessment of the condition of the nuclear weapons stockpile
            required under section 6117;
                ``(K) mechanisms for allocating funds for activities under
            the stockpile management program required by section 6116,
            including allocations of funds by weapon type and facility;
                ``(L) for each of the five fiscal years following the
            fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identification
            of the funds needed to carry out the program required under
            section 6116;
                ``(M) the status, plans, activities, budgets, and schedules
            for carrying out the stockpile responsiveness program under
            section 6131;
                ``(N) for each of the five fiscal years following the
            fiscal year in which the report is submitted, an identification
            of the funds needed to carry out the program required under
            section 6131; and
                ``(O) as required, when assessing and developing prototype
            nuclear weapons of foreign countries, a report from the
            directors of the national security laboratories on the need and
            plan for such assessment and development that includes separate
            comments on the plan from the Secretary of Energy and the
            Director of National Intelligence.
            ``(2) With respect to science-based tools--
                ``(A) a description of the information needed to determine
            that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and reliable;
                ``(B) for each science-based tool used to collect
            information described in subparagraph (A), the relationship
            between such tool and such information and the effectiveness of
            such tool in providing such information based on the criteria
            developed pursuant to section 6113(a); and
                ``(C) the criteria developed under section 6113(a)
            (including any updates to such criteria).
            ``(3) An assessment of the stockpile stewardship program under
        section 6111(a) by the Administrator, in consultation with the
        directors of the national security laboratories, which shall set
        forth--
                ``(A) an identification and description of--
                    ``(i) any key technical challenges to the stockpile
                stewardship program; and
                    ``(ii) the strategies to address such challenges
                without the use of nuclear testing;
                ``(B) a strategy for using the science-based tools
            (including advanced simulation and computing capabilities) of
            each national security laboratory to ensure that the nuclear
            weapons stockpile is safe, secure, and reliable without the use
            of nuclear testing;
                ``(C) an assessment of the science-based tools (including
            advanced simulation and computing capabilities) of each
            national security laboratory that exist at the time of the
            assessment compared with the science-based tools expected to
            exist during the period covered by the future-years nuclear
            security program; and
                ``(D) an assessment of the core scientific and technical
            competencies required to achieve the objectives of the
            stockpile stewardship program and other weapons activities and
            weapons-related activities of the Administration, including--
                    ``(i) the number of scientists, engineers, and
                technicians, by discipline, required to maintain such
                competencies; and
                    ``(ii) a description of any shortage of such
                individuals that exists at the time of the assessment
                compared with any shortage expected to exist during the
                period covered by the future-years nuclear security
                program.
            ``(4) With respect to the nuclear security infrastructure--
                ``(A) a description of the modernization and refurbishment
            measures the Administrator determines necessary to meet the
            requirements prescribed in--
                    ``(i) the national security strategy of the United
                States as set forth in the most recent national security
                strategy report of the President under section 108 of the
                National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3043) if such
                strategy has been submitted as of the date of the plan;
                    ``(ii) the most recent national defense strategy as of
                the date of the plan; and
                    ``(iii) the most recent Nuclear Posture Review as of
                the date of the plan;
                ``(B) a schedule for implementing the measures described
            under subparagraph (A) during the 10-year period following the
            date of the plan;
                ``(C) the estimated levels of annual funds the
            Administrator determines necessary to carry out the measures
            described under subparagraph (A), including a discussion of the
            criteria, evidence, and strategies on which such estimated
            levels of annual funds are based; and
                ``(D)(i) a description of--
                    ``(I) the metrics (based on industry best practices)
                used by the Administrator to determine the infrastructure
                deferred maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear
                security enterprise; and
                    ``(II) the percentage of replacement plant value being
                spent on maintenance and repair needs of the nuclear
                security enterprise; and
                ``(ii) an explanation of whether the annual spending on
            such needs complies with the recommendation of the National
            Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences,
            Engineering, and Medicine that such spending be in an amount
            equal to four percent of the replacement plant value, and, if
            not, the reasons for such noncompliance and a plan for how the
            Administrator will ensure facilities of the nuclear security
            enterprise are being properly sustained.
            ``(5) With respect to the nuclear test readiness of the United
        States--
                ``(A) an estimate of the period of time that would be
            necessary for the Administrator to conduct an underground test
            of a nuclear weapon once directed by the President to conduct
            such a test;
                ``(B) a description of the level of test readiness that the
            Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
            determines to be appropriate;
                ``(C) a list and description of the workforce skills and
            capabilities that are essential to carrying out an underground
            nuclear test at the Nevada National Security Site;
                ``(D) a list and description of the infrastructure and
            physical plants that are essential to carrying out an
            underground nuclear test at the Nevada National Security Site;
            and
                ``(E) an assessment of the readiness status of the skills
            and capabilities described in subparagraph (C) and the
            infrastructure and physical plants described in subparagraph
            (D).
            ``(6) A strategy for the integrated management of plutonium for
        stockpile and stockpile stewardship needs over a 20-year period
        that includes the following:
                ``(A) An assessment of the baseline science issues
            necessary to understand plutonium aging under static and
            dynamic conditions under manufactured and nonmanufactured
            plutonium geometries.
                ``(B) An assessment of scientific and testing
            instrumentation for plutonium at elemental and bulk conditions.
                ``(C) An assessment of manufacturing and handling
            technology for plutonium and plutonium components.
                ``(D) An assessment of computational models of plutonium
            performance under static and dynamic loading, including
            manufactured and nonmanufactured conditions.
                ``(E) An identification of any capability gaps with respect
            to the assessments described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
                ``(F) An estimate of costs relating to the issues,
            instrumentation, technology, and models described in
            subparagraphs (A) through (D) over the period covered by the
            future-years nuclear security program under section 3253 of the
            National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).
                ``(G) An estimate of the cost of eliminating the capability
            gaps identified under subparagraph (E) over the period covered
            by the future-years nuclear security program.
                ``(H) Such other items as the Administrator considers
            important for the integrated management of plutonium for
            stockpile and stockpile stewardship needs.
            ``(7) A plan for the research and development, deployment, and
        lifecycle sustainment of the technologies employed within the
        nuclear security enterprise to address physical and cyber security
        threats during the five fiscal years following the date of the
        report, together with--
                ``(A) for each site in the nuclear security enterprise, a
            description of the technologies deployed to address the
            physical and cybersecurity threats posed to that site;
                ``(B) for each site and for the nuclear security
            enterprise, the methods used by the Administration to establish
            priorities among investments in physical and cybersecurity
            technologies; and
                ``(C) a detailed description of how the funds identified
            for each program element specified pursuant to paragraph (1) in
            the budget for the Administration for each fiscal year during
            that five-fiscal-year period will help carry out that plan.
            ``(8) An assessment of whether the programs described by the
        report can be executed with current and projected budgets and any
        associated risks.
            ``(9) Identification of any modifications or updates to the
        plan since the previous summary or detailed report was submitted
        under subsection (b).
        ``(e) Nuclear Weapons Council Assessment.--
            ``(1) For each detailed report on the plan submitted under
        subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear Weapons Council shall conduct an
        assessment that includes the following:
                ``(A) An analysis of the plan, including--
                    ``(i) whether the plan supports the requirements of the
                national security strategy of the United States referred to
                in subsection (d)(4)(A)(i), the most recent the national
                defense strategy, and the most recent Nuclear Posture
                Review;
                    ``(ii) whether the modernization and refurbishment
                measures described under subparagraph (A) of subsection
                (d)(4) and the schedule described under subparagraph (B) of
                such subsection are adequate to support such requirements;
                and
                    ``(iii) whether the plan supports the stockpile
                responsiveness program under section 6131 in a manner that
                meets the objectives of such program and an identification
                of any improvements that may be made to the plan to better
                carry out such program.
                ``(B) An analysis of whether the plan adequately addresses
            the requirements for infrastructure recapitalization of the
            facilities of the nuclear security enterprise.
                ``(C) If the Nuclear Weapons Council determines that the
            plan does not adequately support modernization and
            refurbishment requirements under subparagraph (A) or the
            nuclear security enterprise facilities infrastructure
            recapitalization requirements under subparagraph (B), a risk
            assessment with respect to--
                    ``(i) supporting the annual certification of the
                nuclear weapons stockpile; and
                    ``(ii) maintaining the long-term safety, security, and
                reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
            ``(2) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
        Administrator submits the plan under subsection (b)(2), the Nuclear
        Weapons Council shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report detailing the assessment required under
        paragraph (1).
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, means
        the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by
        the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.
            ``(2) The term `future-years nuclear security program' means
        the program required by section 3253 of the National Nuclear
        Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2453).
            ``(3) The term `national defense strategy' means the review of
        the defense programs and policies of the United States that is
        carried out every four years under section 113(g).
            ``(4) The term `nuclear security budget materials', with
        respect to a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress
        by the Administrator in support of the budget for that fiscal year.
            ``(5) The term `weapons activities' means each activity within
        the budget category of weapons activities in the budget of the
        Administration.
            ``(6) The term `weapons-related activities' means each activity
        under the Department of Energy that involves nuclear weapons,
        nuclear weapons technology, or fissile or radioactive materials,
        including activities related to--
                ``(A) nuclear nonproliferation;
                ``(B) nuclear forensics;
                ``(C) nuclear intelligence;
                ``(D) nuclear safety; and
                ``(E) nuclear incident response.
    ``Sec. 6115. Major warhead refurbishment program
        ``In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of
    Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report,
    on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3
    milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall
    include--
            ``(1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to
        the award of Phase 6.3;
            ``(2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those
        alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost,
        schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative
        considered;
            ``(3) identification of the cost and risk of critical
        technology elements associated with each alternative, including
        technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility,
        and demonstration needs;
            ``(4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital
        asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support
        production and certification of each alternative;
            ``(5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and
        scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance
        warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any
        requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods
        as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment
        alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and
            ``(6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected
        that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning
        assumptions.
    ``Sec. 6116. Stockpile management program
        ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through
    the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
    shall carry out a program, in support of the stockpile stewardship
    program, to provide for the effective management, modernization, and
    replacement, as required, of the weapons in the nuclear weapons
    stockpile. The program shall have the following objectives:
            ``(1) To enhance the performance and reliability of the nuclear
        weapons stockpile of the United States.
            ``(2) To further reduce the likelihood of the resumption of
        underground nuclear weapons testing.
            ``(3) To maintain the safety and security of the nuclear
        weapons stockpile.
            ``(4) To optimize the future size of the nuclear weapons
        stockpile.
            ``(5) To reduce the risk of an accidental detonation of an
        element of the stockpile.
            ``(6) To reduce the risk of an element of the stockpile being
        used by a person or entity hostile to the United States, its vital
        interests, or its allies.
        ``(b) Program Limitations.--In carrying out the stockpile
    management program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall
    ensure that--
            ``(1) any changes made to the stockpile shall be consistent
        with the objectives identified in subsection (a);
            ``(2) any changes made to the stockpile consistent with the
        objectives identified in subsection (a) are carried out in a cost
        effective manner; and
            ``(3) any such changes made to the stockpile shall--
                ``(A) be well understood and certifiable without the need
            to resume underground nuclear weapons testing;
                ``(B) use the design, certification, and production
            expertise resident in the nuclear security enterprise to
            fulfill current mission requirements of the existing stockpile;
            and
                ``(C) develop future generations of design, certification,
            and production expertise in the nuclear security enterprise to
            support the fulfillment of mission requirements of the future
            stockpile.
        ``(c) Program Budget.--In accordance with the requirements under
    section 6120, for each budget submitted by the President to Congress
    under section 1105 of title 31, the amounts requested for the program
    under this section shall be clearly identified in the budget
    justification materials submitted to Congress in support of that
    budget.
    ``Sec. 6117. Annual assessments and reports to the President and
        Congress regarding the condition of the United States nuclear
        weapons stockpile
        ``(a) Annual Assessments Required.--For each nuclear weapon type in
    the stockpile of the United States, each official specified in
    subsection (b) on an annual basis shall, to the extent such official is
    directly responsible for the safety, reliability, performance, or
    military effectiveness of that nuclear weapon type, complete an
    assessment of the safety, reliability, performance, or military
    effectiveness (as the case may be) of that nuclear weapon type.
        ``(b) Covered Officials.--The officials referred to in subsection
    (a) are the following:
            ``(1) The head of each national security laboratory.
            ``(2) The Commander of the United States Strategic Command.
        ``(c) Dual Validation Teams in Support of Assessments.--In support
    of the assessments required by subsection (a), the Administrator may
    establish teams, known as `dual validation teams', to provide each
    national security laboratory responsible for weapons design with
    independent evaluations of the condition of each warhead for which such
    laboratory has lead responsibility. A dual validation team established
    by the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) be comprised of weapons experts from the laboratory that
        does not have lead responsibility for fielding the warhead being
        evaluated;
            ``(2) have access to all surveillance and underground test data
        for all stockpile systems for use in the independent evaluations;
            ``(3) use all relevant available data to conduct independent
        calculations; and
            ``(4) pursue independent experiments to support the independent
        evaluations.
        ``(d) Use of Teams of Experts for Assessments.--The head of each
    national security laboratory shall establish and use one or more teams
    of experts, known as `red teams', to assist in the assessments required
    by subsection (a). Each such team shall include experts from both of
    the other national security laboratories. Each such team for a national
    security laboratory shall--
            ``(1) review both the matters covered by the assessments under
        subsection (a) performed by the head of that laboratory and any
        independent evaluations conducted by a dual validation team under
        subsection (c);
            ``(2) subject such matters to challenge; and
            ``(3) submit the results of such review and challenge, together
        with the findings and recommendations of such team with respect to
        such review and challenge, to the head of that laboratory.
        ``(e) Report on Assessments.--Not later than December 1 of each
    year, each official specified in subsection (b) shall submit to the
    Secretary concerned, and to the Nuclear Weapons Council, a report on
    the assessments that such official was required by subsection (a) to
    complete. The report shall include the following:
            ``(1) The results of each such assessment.
            ``(2)(A) Such official's determination as to whether or not one
        or more underground nuclear tests are necessary to resolve any
        issues identified in the assessments and, if so--
                ``(i) an identification of the specific underground nuclear
            tests that are necessary to resolve such issues; and
                ``(ii) a discussion of why options other than an
            underground nuclear test are not available or would not resolve
            such issues.
            ``(B) An identification of the specific underground nuclear
        tests which, while not necessary, might have value in resolving any
        such issues and a discussion of the anticipated value of conducting
        such tests.
            ``(C) Such official's determination as to the readiness of the
        United States to conduct the underground nuclear tests identified
        under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B), if directed by the President to
        do so.
            ``(3) In the case of a report submitted by the head of a
        national security laboratory--
                ``(A) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the
            science-based tools and methods, including with respect to
            cyber assurance, being used to determine the matters covered by
            the assessments;
                ``(B) a concise statement regarding the adequacy of the
            tools and methods employed by the manufacturing infrastructure
            required by section 6122 to identify and fix any inadequacy
            with respect to the matters covered by the assessments, and the
            confidence of the head in such tools and methods;
                ``(C) a concise summary of the findings and recommendations
            of any teams under subsection (d) that relate to the
            assessments, together with a discussion of those findings and
            recommendations;
                ``(D) a concise summary of the results of any independent
            evaluation conducted by a dual validation team under subsection
            (c); and
                ``(E) a concise summary of any significant finding
            investigations initiated or active during the previous year for
            which the head of the national security laboratory has full or
            partial responsibility.
            ``(4) In the case of a report submitted by the Commander of the
        United States Strategic Command--
                ``(A) a discussion of the relative merits of other nuclear
            weapon types (if any), or compensatory measures (if any) that
            could be taken, that could enable accomplishment of the
            missions of the nuclear weapon types to which the assessments
            relate, should such assessments identify any deficiency with
            respect to such nuclear weapon types;
                ``(B) a summary of all major assembly releases in place as
            of the date of the report for the active and inactive nuclear
            weapon stockpiles; and
                ``(C) the views of the Commander on the stockpile
            responsiveness program under section 6131, the activities
            conducted under such program, and any suggestions to improve
            such program.
            ``(5) An identification and discussion of any matter having an
        adverse effect on the capability of the official submitting the
        report to accurately determine the matters covered by the
        assessments.
        ``(f) Submittals to the President and Congress.--
            ``(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary of
        Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the President--
                ``(A) each report, without change, submitted to either
            Secretary under subsection (e) during the preceding year;
                ``(B) any comments that the Secretaries individually or
            jointly consider appropriate with respect to each such report;
                ``(C) the conclusions that the Secretaries individually or
            jointly reach as to the safety, reliability, performance, and
            military effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile of the
            United States; and
                ``(D) any other information that the Secretaries
            individually or jointly consider appropriate.
            ``(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the President shall
        forward to Congress the matters received by the President under
        paragraph (1) for that year, together with any comments the
        President considers appropriate.
            ``(3) If the President does not forward to Congress the matters
        required under paragraph (2) by the date required by such
        paragraph, the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide
        a briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than
        March 30 on the report such officials submitted to the Secretary
        concerned under subsection (e).
        ``(g) Classified Form.--Each submittal under subsection (f) shall
    be in classified form only, with the classification level required for
    each portion of such submittal marked appropriately.
        ``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `Secretary concerned'
    means--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Energy, with respect to matters
        concerning the Department of Energy; and
            ``(2) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to matters
        concerning the Department of Defense.
    ``Sec. 6118. Form of certifications regarding the safety or reliability
        of the nuclear weapons stockpile
        ``Any certification submitted to the President by the Secretary of
    Defense or the Secretary of Energy regarding confidence in the safety
    or reliability of a nuclear weapon type in the United States nuclear
    weapons stockpile shall be submitted in classified form only.
    ``Sec. 6119. Nuclear test ban readiness program
        ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
    establish and support a program to assure that the United States is in
    a position to maintain the reliability, safety, and continued deterrent
    effect of its stockpile of existing nuclear weapons designs in the
    event that a low-threshold or comprehensive ban on nuclear explosives
    testing is negotiated and ratified within the framework agreed to by
    the United States and the Russian Federation.
        ``(b) Purposes of Program.--The purposes of the program under
    subsection (a) shall be the following:
            ``(1) To assure that the United States maintains a vigorous
        program of stockpile inspection and non-explosive testing so that,
        if a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban is entered into, the
        United States remains able to detect and identify potential
        problems in stockpile reliability and safety in existing designs of
        nuclear weapons.
            ``(2) To assure that the specific materials, components,
        processes, and personnel needed for the remanufacture of existing
        nuclear weapons or the substitution of alternative nuclear warheads
        are available to support such remanufacture or substitution if such
        action becomes necessary in order to satisfy reliability and safety
        requirements under a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban
        agreement.
            ``(3) To assure that a vigorous program of research in areas
        related to nuclear weapons science and engineering is supported so
        that, if a low-threshold or comprehensive test ban agreement is
        entered into, the United States is able to maintain a base of
        technical knowledge about nuclear weapons design and nuclear
        weapons effects.
        ``(c) Conduct of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall carry out
    the program provided for in subsection (a). The program shall be
    carried out with the participation of representatives of the Department
    of Defense, the nuclear weapons production facilities, and the national
    security laboratories.
    ``Sec. 6120. Requirements for specific request for new or modified
        nuclear weapons
        ``(a) Requirement for Request for Funds for Development.--
            ``(1) In any fiscal year after fiscal year 2002 in which the
        Secretary of Energy plans to carry out activities described in
        paragraph (2) relating to the development of a new nuclear weapon
        or modified nuclear weapon beyond phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case
        may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process, the Secretary--
                ``(A) shall specifically request funds for such activities
            in the budget of the President for that fiscal year under
            section 1105(a) of title 31; and
                ``(B) may carry out such activities only if amounts are
            authorized to be appropriated for such activities by an Act of
            Congress consistent with section 660 of the Department of
            Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270).
            ``(2) The activities described in this paragraph are as
        follows:
                ``(A) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of research
            and development for the production of a new nuclear weapon by
            the United States.
                ``(B) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of engineering
            or manufacturing to carry out the production of a new nuclear
            weapon by the United States.
                ``(C) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of research
            and development for the production of a modified nuclear weapon
            by the United States.
                ``(D) The conduct, or provision for conduct, of engineering
            or manufacturing to carry out the production of a modified
            nuclear weapon by the United States.
        ``(b) Budget Request Format.--In a request for funds under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a dedicated line item for
    each activity described in subsection (a)(2) for a new nuclear weapon
    or modified nuclear weapon that is in phase 2 or higher or phase 6.2 or
    higher (as the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process.
        ``(c) Notification and Briefing of Noncovered Activities.--In any
    fiscal year after fiscal year 2022, the Secretary of Energy, acting
    through the Administrator, in conjunction with the annual submission of
    the budget of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of
    title 31, shall notify the congressional defense committees of--
            ``(1) any activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to
        the development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon
        that, during the calendar year prior to the budget submission, were
        carried out prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as the case may be) of
        the nuclear weapon acquisition process; and
            ``(2) any plans to carry out, prior to phase 2 or phase 6.2 (as
        the case may be) of the nuclear weapon acquisition process,
        activities described in subsection (a)(2) relating to the
        development of a new nuclear weapon or modified nuclear weapon
        during the fiscal year covered by that budget.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `modified nuclear weapon' means a nuclear weapon
        that contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which--
                ``(A) is in the nuclear weapons stockpile as of December 2,
            2002; and
                ``(B) is being modified in order to meet a military
            requirement that is other than the military requirements
            applicable to such nuclear weapon when first placed in the
            nuclear weapons stockpile.
            ``(2) The term `new nuclear weapon' means a nuclear weapon that
        contains a pit or canned subassembly, either of which is neither--
                ``(A) in the nuclear weapons stockpile on December 2, 2002;
            nor
                ``(B) in production as of that date.
    ``Sec. 6121. Testing of nuclear weapons
        ``(a) Underground Testing.--No underground test of nuclear weapons
    may be conducted by the United States after September 30, 1996, unless
    a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this date, at which time
    the prohibition on United States nuclear testing is lifted.
        ``(b) Atmospheric Testing.--None of the funds appropriated pursuant
    to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public
    Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1547) or any other Act for any fiscal year may
    be available to maintain the capability of the United States to conduct
    atmospheric testing of a nuclear weapon.
    ``Sec. 6122. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and
        certification of nuclear weapons stockpile
        ``(a) Manufacturing Program.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a program for
        purposes of establishing within the Government a manufacturing
        infrastructure that has the capabilities of meeting the following
        objectives:
                ``(A) To provide a stockpile surveillance engineering base.
                ``(B) To refabricate and certify weapon components and
            types in the enduring nuclear weapons stockpile, as necessary.
                ``(C) To fabricate and certify new nuclear warheads, as
            necessary.
                ``(D) To support nuclear weapons.
                ``(E) To supply sufficient tritium in support of nuclear
            weapons to ensure an upload hedge in the event circumstances
            require.
            ``(2) The purpose of the program carried out under paragraph
        (1) shall also be to develop manufacturing capabilities and
        capacities necessary to meet the requirements specified in the
        annual Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.
        ``(b) Required Capabilities.--The manufacturing infrastructure
    established under the program under subsection (a) shall include the
    following capabilities (modernized to attain the objectives referred to
    in that subsection):
            ``(1) The weapons assembly and high explosives manufacturing
        capabilities of the Pantex Plant.
            ``(2) The weapon secondary fabrication capabilities of the Y-12
        National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
            ``(3) The capabilities of the Savannah River Site relating to
        tritium recycling and processing.
            ``(4) The fissile material component processing and fabrication
        capabilities of the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility
        and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
            ``(5) The non-nuclear component capabilities of the Kansas City
        National Security Campus, Kansas City, Missouri.
    ``Sec. 6123. Acceleration of depleted uranium manufacturing processes
        ``(a) Acceleration of Manufacturing.--The Administrator shall
    require the nuclear security enterprise to accelerate the modernization
    of manufacturing processes for depleted uranium by 2030 so that the
    nuclear security enterprise--
            ``(1) demonstrates bulk cold hearth melting of depleted uranium
        alloys to augment existing capabilities on an operational basis for
        war reserve components;
            ``(2) manufactures, on a repeatable and ongoing basis, war
        reserve depleted uranium alloy components using net shape casting;
            ``(3) demonstrates, if possible, a production facility to
        conduct routine operations for manufacturing depleted uranium alloy
        components outside of the current perimeter security fencing of the
        Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, Tennessee; and
            ``(4) has available high purity depleted uranium for the
        production of war reserve components.
        ``(b) Annual Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2023, and annually
    thereafter through 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on--
            ``(1) progress made in carrying out subsection (a);
            ``(2) the cost of activities conducted under such subsection
        during the preceding fiscal year; and
            ``(3) the ability of the nuclear security enterprise to convert
        depleted uranium fluoride hexafluoride to depleted uranium
        tetrafluoride.
    ``Sec. 6124. Reports on critical difficulties at national security
        laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities
        ``(a) Reports by Heads of Laboratories and Facilities.--In the
    event of a difficulty at a national security laboratory or a nuclear
    weapons production facility that has a significant bearing on
    confidence in the safety or reliability of a nuclear weapon or nuclear
    weapon type, the head of the laboratory or facility, as the case may
    be, shall submit to the Administrator a report on the difficulty. The
    head of the laboratory or facility shall submit the report as soon as
    practicable after discovery of the difficulty.
        ``(b) Transmittal by Administrator.--Not later than 10 days after
    receipt of a report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall
    transmit the report (together with the comments of the Administrator)
    to the congressional defense committees, to the Secretary of Energy and
    the Secretary of Defense, and to the President.
        ``(c) Inclusion of Reports in Annual Stockpile Assessment.--Any
    report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall also be submitted to
    the President and Congress with the matters required to be submitted
    under section 6117(f) for the year in which such report is submitted.
    ``Sec. 6125. Selected acquisition reports and independent cost
        estimates and reviews of certain programs and facilities
        ``(a) Selected Acquisition Reports.--
            ``(1) At the end of the first quarter of each fiscal year, the
        Secretary of Energy, acting through the Administrator, shall submit
        to the congressional defense committees a report on each nuclear
        weapon system undergoing life extension and each major alteration
        project (as defined in section 6284(a)(2)) during the preceding
        fiscal year. The reports shall be known as Selected Acquisition
        Reports for the weapon system concerned.
            ``(2) The information contained in the Selected Acquisition
        Report for a fiscal year for a nuclear weapon system shall be the
        information contained in the Selected Acquisition Report for each
        fiscal-year quarter in that fiscal year for a major defense
        acquisition program under section 4351 or any successor system,
        expressed in terms of the nuclear weapon system.
        ``(b) Independent Cost Estimates and Reviews.--
            ``(1) The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall
        submit to the congressional defense committees and the Nuclear
        Weapons Council the following:
                ``(A) An independent cost estimate of the following:
                    ``(i) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life
                extension at the completion of phase 6.2A or new weapon
                system at the completion of phase 2A, relating to design
                definition and cost study.
                    ``(ii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life
                extension at the completion of phase 6.3 or new weapon
                system at the completion of phase 3, relating to
                development engineering.
                    ``(iii) Each nuclear weapon system undergoing life
                extension at the completion of phase 6.4, relating to
                production engineering, and before the initiation of phase
                6.5, relating to first production.
                    ``(iv) Each new weapon system at the completion of
                phase 4, relating to production engineering, and before the
                initiation of phase 5, relating to first production.
                    ``(v) Each new nuclear facility within the nuclear
                security enterprise that is estimated to cost more than
                $500,000,000 before such facility achieves critical
                decision 1 and before such facility achieves critical
                decision 2 in the acquisition process.
                    ``(vi) Each nuclear weapons system undergoing a major
                alteration project (as defined in section 6284(a)(2)).
                ``(B) An independent cost review of each nuclear weapon
            system undergoing life extension at the completion of phase 6.2
            or new weapon system at the completion of phase 2, relating to
            study of feasibility and down-select.
            ``(2) Each independent cost estimate and independent cost
        review under paragraph (1) shall include--
                ``(A) whether the cost baseline or the budget estimate for
            the period covered by the future-years nuclear security program
            has changed, and the rationale for any such change; and
                ``(B) any views of the Secretary or the Administrator
            regarding such estimate or review.
            ``(3) The Administrator shall review and consider the results
        of any independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a
        nuclear weapon system or a nuclear facility, as the case may be,
        under this subsection before entering the next phase of the
        development process of such system or the acquisition process of
        such facility.
            ``(4) Except as otherwise specified in paragraph (1), each
        independent cost estimate or independent cost review of a nuclear
        weapon system or a nuclear facility under this subsection shall be
        submitted not later than 30 days after the date on which--
                ``(A) in the case of a nuclear weapons system, such system
            completes a phase specified in such paragraph; or
                ``(B) in the case of a nuclear facility, such facility
            achieves critical decision 1 as specified in subparagraph
            (A)(v) of such paragraph.
            ``(5) Each independent cost estimate or independent cost review
        submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified
        form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.
        ``(c) Authority for Further Assessments.--Upon the request of the
    Administrator, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of
    Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation and in consultation with the
    Administrator, may conduct an independent cost assessment of any
    initiative or program of the Administration that is estimated to cost
    more than $500,000,000.
    ``Sec. 6126. Advice to President and Congress regarding safety,
        security, and reliability of United States nuclear weapons
        stockpile
        ``(a) Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is the policy of the United States--
                ``(A) to maintain a safe, secure, effective, and reliable
            nuclear weapons stockpile; and
                ``(B) as long as other nations control or actively seek to
            acquire nuclear weapons, to retain a credible nuclear
            deterrent.
            ``(2) Nuclear weapons stockpile.--It is in the security
        interest of the United States to sustain the United States nuclear
        weapons stockpile through a program of stockpile stewardship,
        carried out at the national security laboratories and nuclear
        weapons production facilities.
            ``(3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                ``(A) the United States should retain a triad of strategic
            nuclear forces sufficient to deter any future hostile foreign
            leadership with access to strategic nuclear forces from acting
            against the vital interests of the United States;
                ``(B) the United States should continue to maintain nuclear
            forces of sufficient size and capability to implement an
            effective and robust deterrent strategy; and
                ``(C) the advice of the persons required to provide the
            President and Congress with assurances of the safety, security,
            effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons force
            should be scientifically based, without regard for politics,
            and of the highest quality and integrity.
        ``(b) Advice and Opinions Regarding Nuclear Weapons Stockpile.--In
    addition to a director of a national security laboratory or a nuclear
    weapons production facility under section 6124, any member of the
    Nuclear Weapons Council may also submit to the President, the Secretary
    of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, or the congressional defense
    committees advice or opinion regarding the safety, security,
    effectiveness, and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile.
        ``(c) Expression of Individual Views.--
            ``(1) In general.--No individual, including a representative of
        the President, may take any action against, or otherwise constrain,
        a director of a national security laboratory or a nuclear weapons
        production facility or a member of the Nuclear Weapons Council from
        presenting the professional views of the director or member, as the
        case may be, to the President, the National Security Council, or
        Congress regarding--
                ``(A) the safety, security, reliability, or credibility of
            the nuclear weapons stockpile and nuclear forces; or
                ``(B) the status of, and plans for, the capabilities and
            infrastructure that support and sustain the nuclear weapons
            stockpile and nuclear forces.
            ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) may be
        construed to affect the interagency budget process.
        ``(d) Representative of the President Defined.--In this section,
    the term `representative of the President' means the following:
            ``(1) Any official of the Department of Defense or the
        Department of Energy who is appointed by the President and
        confirmed by the Senate.
            ``(2) Any member or official of the National Security Council.
            ``(3) Any member or official of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
            ``(4) Any official of the Office of Management and Budget.
    ``Sec. 6127. Notification of certain regulations that impact the
        National Nuclear Security Administration
        ``(a) In General.--If a director of a national security laboratory
    of the Administration determines that a Federal regulation could
    inhibit the ability of the Administrator to maintain the safety,
    security, or effectiveness of the nuclear weapons stockpile without
    engaging in explosive nuclear testing, such director, not later than 15
    days after making such determination, shall submit to Congress a
    notification of such determination.
        ``(b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    ``Sec. 6128. Plutonium pit production capacity
        ``(a) Requirement.--Consistent with the requirements of the
    Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the
    nuclear security enterprise--
            ``(1) during 2021, begins production of qualification plutonium
        pits;
            ``(2) during 2024, produces not less than 10 war reserve
        plutonium pits;
            ``(3) during 2025, produces not less than 20 war reserve
        plutonium pits;
            ``(4) during 2026, produces not less than 30 war reserve
        plutonium pits; and
            ``(5) during 2030, produces not less than 80 war reserve
        plutonium pits.
        ``(b) Annual Certification.--Not later than March 1, 2015, and each
    year thereafter through 2030, the Secretary of Energy shall certify to
    the congressional defense committees and the Secretary of Defense that
    the programs and budget of the Secretary of Energy will enable the
    nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection
    (a).
        ``(c) Plan.--If the Secretary of Energy does not make a
    certification under subsection (b) by March 1 of any year in which a
    certification is required under that subsection, by not later than May
    1 of such year, the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to enable the
    nuclear security enterprise to meet the requirements under subsection
    (a). Such plan shall include identification of the resources of the
    Department of Energy that the Chairman determines should be redirected
    to support the plan to meet such requirements.
        ``(d) Certifications on Plutonium Enterprise.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
        which a covered project achieves a critical decision milestone, the
        Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management and the Deputy
        Administrator for Defense Programs shall jointly certify to the
        congressional defense committees that the operations,
        infrastructure, and workforce of such project are adequate to carry
        out the delivery and disposal of planned waste shipments relating
        to the plutonium enterprise, as outlined in the critical decision
        memoranda of the Department of Energy with respect to such project.
            ``(2) Failure to certify.--If the Assistant Secretary for
        Environmental Management and the Deputy Administrator for Defense
        Programs fail to make a certification under paragraph (1) by the
        date specified in such paragraph with respect to a covered project
        achieving a critical decision milestone, the Assistant Secretary
        and the Deputy Administrator shall jointly submit to the
        congressional defense committees, by not later than 30 days after
        such date, a plan to ensure that the operations, infrastructure,
        and workforce of such project will be adequate to carry out the
        delivery and disposal of planned waste shipments described in such
        paragraph.
        ``(e) Reports.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Not later than March 1 of each year during
        the period beginning on the date on which the first covered project
        achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process and ending
        on the date on which the second project achieves critical decision
        4 and begins operations, the Administrator for Nuclear Security
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the planned production goals of both covered projects during the
        first 10 years of the operation of the projects.
            ``(2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                ``(A) the number of war reserve plutonium pits planned to
            be produced during each year, including the associated warhead
            type;
                ``(B) a description of risks and challenges to meeting the
            performance baseline for the covered projects, as approved in
            critical decision 2 in the acquisition process;
                ``(C) options available to the Administrator to balance
            scope, costs, and production requirements at the projects to
            decrease overall risk to the plutonium enterprise and enduring
            plutonium pit requirements; and
                ``(D) an explanation of any changes to the production goals
            or requirements as compared to the report submitted during the
            previous year.
        ``(f) Prohibition on ARIES Expansion Before Achievement of 30 Pit-
    per-year Base Capability.--
            ``(1) In general.--Until the date on which the Administrator
        certifies to the congressional defense committees that the base
        capability to produce not less than 30 war reserve plutonium pits
        per year has been established at Los Alamos National Laboratory,
        the Administrator may not--
                ``(A) carry out a project to expand the pit disassembly and
            processing capability of the spaces at PF-4 occupied by ARIES
            as of December 22, 2023; or
                ``(B) otherwise expand such spaces.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect
        to--
                ``(A) ongoing or planned small projects to sustain or
            improve the efficiency of plutonium oxide production, provided
            that such projects do not expand the spaces at PF-4 occupied by
            ARIES as of December 22, 2023;
                ``(B) the planning and design of an additional ARIES
            capability at a location other than PF-4; or
                ``(C) the transfer of the ARIES capability to a location
            other than PF-4.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                ``(A) The term `ARIES' means the Advanced Recovery and
            Integrated Extraction System method, developed and piloted at
            Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, for
            disassembling surplus defense plutonium pits and converting the
            plutonium from such pits into plutonium oxide.
                ``(B) The term `PF-4' means the Plutonium Facility at
            Technical Area 55 located at Los Alamos National Laboratory,
            Los Alamos, New Mexico.
        ``(g) Covered Project Defined.--In this subsection, the term
    `covered project' means--
            ``(1) the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility,
        Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina (Project 21-D-511); or
            ``(2) the Plutonium Pit Production Project, Los Alamos National
        Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (Project 21-D-512).
        ``(h) Management of Plutonium Modernization Program.--Not later
    than 570 days after December 22, 2023, the Administrator for Nuclear
    Security shall ensure that the plutonium modernization program
    established by the Office of Defense Programs of the National Nuclear
    Security Administration, or any subsequently developed program designed
    to meet the requirements under subsection (a), is managed in accordance
    with the best practices for schedule development and cost estimating of
    the Government Accountability Office.
    ``Sec. 6129. Certification of completion of milestones with respect to
        plutonium pit aging
        ``(a) Requirement.--The Administrator shall complete the milestones
    on plutonium pit aging identified in the report entitled ``Research
    Program Plan for Plutonium and Pit Aging'', published by the
    Administration in September 2021.
        ``(b) Assessments.--The Administrator shall--
            ``(1) acting through the Defense Programs Advisory Committee,
        conduct biennial reviews during the period beginning not later than
        one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending
        December 31, 2030, regarding the progress achieved toward
        completing the milestones described in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) seek to enter into an arrangement with the private
        scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct, not later than
        2030, an assessment of plutonium pit aging.
        ``(c) Briefings.--During the period beginning not later than one
    year after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending December
    31, 2030, the Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees biennial briefings on--
            ``(1) the progress achieved toward completing the milestones
        described in subsection (a); and
            ``(2) the results of the assessments described in subsection
        (b).
        ``(d) Certification of Completion of Milestones.--Not later than
    October 1, 2031, the Administrator shall--
            ``(1) certify to the congressional defense committees whether
        the milestones described in subsection (a) have been achieved; and
            ``(2) if the milestones have not been achieved, submit to such
        committees a report--
                ``(A) describing the reasons such milestones have not been
            achieved;
                ``(B) including, if the Administrator determines the
            Administration will not be able to meet one of such milestones,
            an explanation for that determination; and
                ``(C) specifying new dates for the completion of the
            milestones the Administrator anticipates the Administration
            will meet.
    ``Sec. 6130. Authorization of workforce development and training
        partnership programs within National Nuclear Security
        Administration
        ``(a) Authority.--The Administrator for Nuclear Security may
    authorize management and operating contractors at covered facilities to
    develop and implement workforce development and training partnership
    programs to further the education and training of employees or
    prospective employees of such management and operating contractors to
    meet the requirements of section 6128.
        ``(b) Capacity.--To carry out subsection (a), a management and
    operating contractor at a covered facility may provide funding through
    grants or other means to cover the costs of the development and
    implementation of a workforce development and training partnership
    program authorized under such subsection, including costs relating to
    curriculum development, hiring of teachers, procurement of equipment
    and machinery, use of facilities or other properties, and provision of
    scholarships and fellowships.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered facility' means--
                ``(A) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New
            Mexico; or
                ``(B) the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
            ``(2) The term `prospective employee' means an individual who
        has applied (or who, based on their field of study and experience,
        is likely to apply) for a position of employment with a management
        and operating contractor to support plutonium pit production at a
        covered facility.
    ``Sec. 6131. Stockpile responsiveness program
        ``(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
    to identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually exercise all
    capabilities required to conceptualize, study, design, develop,
    engineer, certify, produce, and deploy nuclear weapons to ensure the
    nuclear deterrent of the United States remains safe, secure, reliable,
    credible, and responsive.
        ``(b) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through
    the Administrator and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
    shall carry out a stockpile responsiveness program, along with the
    stockpile stewardship program under section 6111 and the stockpile
    management program under section 6116, to identify, sustain, enhance,
    integrate, and continually exercise all capabilities required to
    conceptualize, study, design, develop, engineer, certify, produce, and
    deploy nuclear weapons.
        ``(c) Objectives.--The program under subsection (b) shall have the
    following objectives:
            ``(1) Identify, sustain, enhance, integrate, and continually
        exercise all of the capabilities, infrastructure, tools, and
        technologies across the science, engineering, design,
        certification, and manufacturing cycle required to carry out all
        phases of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle process, with
        respect to both the nuclear security enterprise and relevant
        elements of the Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Identify, enhance, and transfer knowledge, skills, and
        direct experience with respect to all phases of the joint nuclear
        weapons life cycle process from one generation of nuclear weapon
        designers and engineers to the following generation.
            ``(3) Periodically demonstrate stockpile responsiveness
        throughout the range of capabilities as required, such as through
        the use of prototypes, flight testing, and development of plans for
        certification without the need for nuclear explosive testing.
            ``(4) Shorten design, certification, and manufacturing cycles
        and timelines to minimize the amount of time and costs leading to
        an engineering prototype and production.
            ``(5) Continually exercise processes for the integration and
        coordination of all relevant elements and processes of the
        Administration and the Department of Defense required to ensure
        stockpile responsiveness.
            ``(6) The retention of the ability, in coordination with the
        Director of National Intelligence, to assess and develop prototype
        nuclear weapons of foreign countries if needed to meet intelligence
        requirements and, if necessary, to conduct no-yield testing of
        those prototypes.
        ``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In this
    section, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle process' means the
    process developed and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the
    Secretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and
    retirement of nuclear weapons.
    ``Sec. 6132. Long-term plan for meeting national security requirements
        for unencumbered uranium
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than December 31 of each odd-numbered
    year through 2031, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan for meeting national security
    requirements for unencumbered uranium through 2070.
        ``(b) Plan Requirements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            ``(1) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than depleted
        uranium), by program source and enrichment level, that, as of the
        date of the plan, is allocated to national security requirements.
            ``(2) An inventory of unencumbered uranium (other than depleted
        uranium), by program source and enrichment level, that, as of the
        date of the plan, is not allocated to national security
        requirements but could be allocated to such requirements.
            ``(3) An identification of national security requirements for
        unencumbered uranium through 2070, by program source and enrichment
        level.
            ``(4) An assessment of current and projected unencumbered
        uranium production by private industry in the United States that
        could support future defense requirements.
            ``(5) A description of any shortfall in obtaining unencumbered
        uranium to meet national security requirements and an assessment of
        whether that shortfall could be mitigated through the blending down
        of uranium that is of a higher enrichment level.
            ``(6) An inventory of unencumbered depleted uranium, an
        assessment of the portion of that uranium that could be allocated
        to national security requirements through re-enrichment, and an
        estimate of the costs of re-enriching that uranium.
            ``(7) A description of the swap and barter agreements involving
        unencumbered uranium needed to meet national security requirements
        that are in effect on the date of the plan.
            ``(8) An assessment of--
                ``(A) when additional enrichment of uranium will be
            required to meet national security requirements; and
                ``(B) the options the Secretary is considering to meet such
            requirements, including an estimated cost and timeline for each
            option and a description of any changes to policy or law that
            the Secretary determines would be required for each option.
            ``(9) An assessment of how options to provide additional
        enriched uranium to meet national security requirements could, as
        an additional benefit, contribute to the establishment of a
        sustained domestic enrichment capacity and allow the commercial
        sector of the United States to reduce reliance on importing uranium
        from adversary countries.
        ``(c) Form of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        ``(d) Comptroller General Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after
    the date on which the congressional defense committees receive each
    plan under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
    Representatives and the Senate a briefing that includes an assessment
    of the plan.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `depleted', with respect to uranium, means that
        the uranium is depleted in uranium-235 compared with natural
        uranium.
            ``(2) The term `unencumbered', with respect to uranium, means
        that the United States has no obligation to foreign governments to
        use the uranium for only peaceful purposes.
    ``Sec. 6133. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy
        Department of Defense uranium requirements
        ``(a) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
    (Public Law 118-31), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees
    on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report that contains a plan to establish a domestic
    enrichment capability sufficient to meet defense requirements for
    enriched uranium. Such plan shall include--
            ``(1) a description of defense requirements for enriched
        uranium expected to be necessary between the date of the enactment
        of this Act and 2060 to meet the requirements of the Department of
        Defense, including quantities, material assay, and the dates by
        which new enrichment is required;
            ``(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions required to
        achieve the domestic uranium enrichment capability;
            ``(3) the dates by which such key milestones are to be
        achieved;
            ``(4) a funding profile, broken down by project and sub-
        project, for obtaining such capability;
            ``(5) a description of any changes in the requirement of the
        Department of Defense for highly enriched uranium due to AUKUS; and
            ``(6) any other elements or information the Administrator
        determines appropriate.
        ``(b) Annual Certification Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than February 1 of each year after
        the year during which the report required by subsection (a) is
        submitted until the date specified in paragraph (2), the
        Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees
        a certification that--
                ``(A) the Administration is in compliance with the plan and
            milestones contained in the report; or
                ``(B) the Administration is not in compliance with such
            plan or milestones, together with--
                    ``(i) a description of the nature of the non-
                compliance;
                    ``(ii) the reasons for the non-compliance; and
                    ``(iii) a plan to achieve compliance.
            ``(2) Termination date.--No report shall be required under
        paragraph (1) after the date on which the Administrator certifies
        to the congressional defense committees that the final key
        milestone under the plan has been met.
        ``(c) Form of Reports.--The report under subsection (a) and each
    annual certification under subsection (b) shall be submitted in
    unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    ``Sec. 6134. Incorporation of integrated surety architecture
        ``(a) Shipments.--
            ``(1) The Administrator shall ensure that shipments described
        in paragraph (2) incorporate surety technologies relating to
        transportation and shipping developed by the Integrated Surety
        Architecture program of the Administration.
            ``(2) A shipment described in this paragraph is an over-the-
        road shipment of the Administration that involves any nuclear
        weapon planned to be in the active stockpile after 2025.
        ``(b) Certain Programs.--
            ``(1) The Administrator, in coordination with the Chairman of
        the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall ensure that each program
        described in paragraph (2) incorporates integrated designs
        compatible with the Integrated Surety Architecture program.
            ``(2) A program described in this subsection is a program of
        the Administration that is a warhead development program, a life
        extension program, or a warhead major alteration program.
        ``(c) Determination.--
            ``(1) If, on a case-by-case basis, the Administrator determines
        that a shipment under subsection (a) will not incorporate some or
        all of the surety technologies described in such subsection, or
        that a program under subsection (b) will not incorporate some or
        all of the integrated designs described in such subsection, the
        Administrator shall submit such determination to the congressional
        defense committees, including the results of an analysis conducted
        pursuant to paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Each determination made under paragraph (1) shall be
        based on a documented, system risk analysis that considers security
        risk reduction, operational impacts, and technical risk.
        ``(d) Termination.--The requirements of subsections (a) and (b)
    shall terminate on December 31, 2029.
    ``Sec. 6135. W93 nuclear warhead acquisition process
        ``(a) Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) Phase 1.--Upon receiving a concept definition study under
        phase 1 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear
        weapon, the Nuclear Weapons Council shall submit to the
        congressional defense committees a report that includes the
        following:
                ``(A) A description of the potential military
            characteristics of the weapon.
                ``(B) A description of the stockpile-to-target sequence
            requirements of the weapon.
                ``(C) An initial assessment of the requirements a W93
            nuclear weapon program is likely to generate for the nuclear
            security enterprise, including--
                    ``(i) adjustments to the size and composition of the
                workforce;
                    ``(ii) additions to existing weapon design and
                production capabilities; or
                    ``(iii) additional facility recapitalization or new
                construction.
                ``(D) A preliminary description of other significant
            requirements for a W93 nuclear weapon program, including--
                    ``(i) first production unit date;
                    ``(ii) initial operational capability date;
                    ``(iii) full operational capability date; and
                    ``(iv) any unique safety and surety requirements that
                could increase design complexity or cost estimate
                uncertainty.
            ``(2) Phase 2.--
                ``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date on
            which the Nuclear Weapons Council approves phase 2 of the joint
            nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon, the
            Administrator shall provide to the congressional defense
            committees a briefing on a plan to implement a process of
            independent peer review or review by a board of experts, or
            both, with respect to--
                    ``(i) the nonnuclear components of the weapon;
                    ``(ii) subsystem design; and
                    ``(iii) engineering aspects of the weapon.
                ``(B) Requirements for process.--The Administrator shall
            ensure that the process required by subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) uses--

                        ``(I) all relevant capabilities of the Federal
                    Government, the defense industrial base, and
                    institutions of higher education; and
                        ``(II) other capabilities that the Administrator
                    determines necessary; and

                    ``(ii) informs the entire development life cycle of the
                W93 nuclear weapon.
        ``(b) Certifications and Reports at Phase 3.--Not later than 15
    days after the date on which the Nuclear Weapons Council approves phase
    3 of the joint nuclear weapons life cycle for the W93 nuclear weapon--
            ``(1) the administrator shall provide to the congressional
        defense committees a briefing that includes certifications that--
                ``(A) phases 1 through 5 of the joint nuclear weapons life
            cycle for the weapon will employ, at a minimum, the same best
            practices and will provide Congress with the same level of
            programmatic insight as exists under the phase 6.X process for
            life extension programs; and
                ``(B) the proposed design for the weapon can be carried out
            within estimated schedule and cost objectives; and
            ``(2) the Commander of the United States Strategic Command
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
        containing, or provide to such committees a briefing on, the
        requirements for weapon quantity and composition by type for the
        sub-surface ballistic nuclear (SSBN) force, including such
        requirements planned for the 15-year period following the date of
        the report or briefing, as the case may be, including any planned
        life extensions, retirements, or alterations.
        ``(c) Waivers.--Subsections (a) and (b) may be waived during a
    period of war declared by Congress after January 1, 2021.
        ``(d) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Defined.--In this section,
    the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle' has the meaning given that
    term in section 6131.
    ``Sec. 6136. Earned value management and technology readiness levels
        for life extension programs
        ``(a) Review of Contractor Earned Value Management Systems.--The
    Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with an independent
    entity under which that entity shall--
            ``(1) review and validate whether the earned value management
        systems of contractors of the Administration for life extension
        programs meet the earned value management national standard; and
            ``(2) conduct periodic surveillance reviews of such systems to
        ensure that such systems maintain compliance with that standard
        through program completion.
        ``(b) Benchmarks for Technology Readiness Levels.--The
    Administrator shall--
            ``(1) establish specific benchmarks for technology readiness
        levels of critical technologies for life extension programs at key
        decision points; and
            ``(2) ensure that critical technologies meet such benchmarks at
        such decision points.
        ``(c) Applicability.--This section shall apply to programs that, as
    of January 1, 2021, have not entered phase 3 of the nuclear weapons
    acquisition process or phase 6.3 of a nuclear weapons life extension
    program.
        ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `earned value
    management national standard' means the most recent version of the EIA-
    748 Earned Value Management System Standard published by the National
    Defense Industrial Association.

                            ``SUBCHAPTER II--TRITIUM

    ``Sec. 6141. Tritium production program
        ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
    establish a tritium production program that is capable of meeting the
    tritium requirements of the United States for nuclear weapons.
        ``(b) Location of Tritium Production Facility.--The Secretary shall
    locate any new tritium production facility of the Department of Energy
    at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina.
        ``(c) In-reactor Tests.--The Secretary may perform in-reactor tests
    of tritium target rods as part of the activities carried out under the
    commercial light water reactor program.
    ``Sec. 6142. Tritium recycling
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah River Site,
    South Carolina:
            ``(1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium
        refitting.
            ``(2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out at
        the Mound Plant, Ohio.
        ``(b) Exception.--The following activities may be carried out at
    the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:
            ``(1) Research on tritium.
            ``(2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial
        confinement fusion program.
            ``(3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River
        Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.
    ``Sec. 6143. Modernization and consolidation of tritium recycling
        facilities
        ``The Secretary of Energy shall carry out activities at the
    Savannah River Site, South Carolina, to--
            ``(1) modernize and consolidate the facilities for recycling
        tritium from weapons; and
            ``(2) provide a modern tritium extraction facility so as to
        ensure that such facilities have a capacity to recycle tritium from
        weapons that is adequate to meet the requirements for tritium for
        weapons specified in the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Memorandum.

                      ``CHAPTER 603--PROLIFERATION MATTERS

    ``Sec. 6151. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials
        ``The Secretary of Energy may conduct programs designed to improve
    the protection, control, and accountability of fissile materials in
    Russia.
    ``Sec. 6152. Completion of material protection, control, and accounting
        activities in the Russian Federation
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) or
    specifically authorized by Congress, international material protection,
    control, and accounting activities in the Russian Federation shall be
    completed not later than fiscal year 2018.
        ``(b) Exception.--The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply
    to international material protection, control, and accounting
    activities in the Russian Federation associated with the Agreement
    Concerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No
    Longer Required for Defense Purposes and Related Cooperation, signed at
    Moscow and Washington August 29 and September 1, 2000, and entered into
    force July 13, 2011 (TIAS 11-713.1), between the United States and the
    Russian Federation.
    ``Sec. 6153. Disposition of weapons-usable plutonium at Savannah River
        Site
        ``(a) Plan for Construction and Operation of MOX Facility.--
            ``(1) Not later than February 1, 2003, the Secretary of Energy
        shall submit to Congress a plan for the construction and operation
        of the MOX facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South
        Carolina.
            ``(2) The plan under paragraph (1) shall include--
                ``(A) a schedule for construction and operations so as to
            achieve, as of January 1, 2012, and thereafter, the MOX
            production objective, and to produce 1 metric ton of mixed-
            oxide fuel by December 31, 2012; and
                ``(B) a schedule of operations of the MOX facility designed
            so that 34 metric tons of defense plutonium and defense
            plutonium materials at the Savannah River Site will be
            processed into mixed-oxide fuel by January 1, 2019.
            ``(3)(A) Not later than February 15 each year, beginning in
        2004 and continuing through 2024, the Secretary shall submit to
        Congress a report on the implementation of the plan required by
        paragraph (1).
            ``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years before 2010
        shall include--
                ``(i) an assessment of compliance with the schedules
            included with the plan under paragraph (2); and
                ``(ii) a certification by the Secretary whether or not the
            MOX production objective can be met by January 2012.
            ``(C) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after 2014
        shall--
                ``(i) address whether the MOX production objective has been
            met; and
                ``(ii) assess progress toward meeting the obligations of
            the United States under the Plutonium Management and
            Disposition Agreement.
            ``(D) Each report under subparagraph (A) for years after 2019
        shall also include an assessment of compliance with the MOX
        production objective and, if not in compliance, the plan of the
        Secretary for achieving one of the following:
                ``(i) Compliance with such objective.
                ``(ii) Removal of all remaining defense plutonium and
            defense plutonium materials from the State of South Carolina.
        ``(b) Corrective Actions.--
            ``(1) If a report under subsection (a)(3) indicates that
        construction or operation of the MOX facility is behind the
        applicable schedule under subsection (g) by 12 months or more, the
        Secretary shall submit to Congress, not later than August 15 of the
        year in which such report is submitted, a plan for corrective
        actions to be implemented by the Secretary to ensure that the MOX
        facility project is capable of meeting the MOX production
        objective.
            ``(2) If a plan is submitted under paragraph (1) in any year
        after 2008, the plan shall include corrective actions to be
        implemented by the Secretary to ensure that the MOX production
        objective is met.
            ``(3) Any plan for corrective actions under paragraph (1) or
        (2) shall include established milestones under such plan for
        achieving compliance with the MOX production objective.
            ``(4) If, before January 1, 2012, the Secretary determines that
        there is a substantial and material risk that the MOX production
        objective will not be achieved by 2012 because of a failure to
        achieve milestones set forth in the most recent corrective action
        plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall suspend further
        transfers of defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials to
        be processed by the MOX facility until such risk is addressed and
        the Secretary certifies that the MOX production objective can be
        met by 2012.
            ``(5) If, after January 1, 2014, the Secretary determines that
        the MOX production objective has not been achieved because of a
        failure to achieve milestones set forth in the most recent
        corrective action plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall
        suspend further transfers of defense plutonium and defense
        plutonium materials to be processed by the MOX facility until the
        Secretary certifies that the MOX production objective can be met.
            ``(6)(A) Upon making a determination under paragraph (4) or
        (5), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the options
        for removing from the State of South Carolina an amount of defense
        plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of
        defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to the
        State of South Carolina after April 15, 2002.
            ``(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall include an
        analysis of each option set forth in the report, including the cost
        and schedule for implementation of such option, and any
        requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
        (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) relating to consideration or selection of
        such option.
            ``(C) Upon submittal of a report under subparagraph (A), the
        Secretary shall commence any analysis that may be required under
        the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in order to select
        among the options set forth in the report.
        ``(c) Contingent Requirement for Removal of Plutonium and Materials
    From Savannah River Site.--If the MOX production objective is not
    achieved as of January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall, consistent with
    the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
    and other applicable laws, remove from the State of South Carolina, for
    storage or disposal elsewhere--
            ``(1) not later than January 1, 2016, not less than 1 metric
        ton of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials; and
            ``(2) not later than January 1, 2022, an amount of defense
        plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of
        defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to the
        Savannah River Site between April 15, 2002, and January 1, 2022,
        but not processed by the MOX facility.
        ``(d) Economic and Impact Assistance.--
            ``(1) If the MOX production objective is not achieved as of
        January 1, 2016, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability
        of appropriations, pay to the State of South Carolina each year
        beginning on or after that date through 2021 for economic and
        impact assistance an amount equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to
        exceed $100,000,000 per year, until the later of--
                ``(A) the date on which the MOX production objective is
            achieved in such year; or
                ``(B) the date on which the Secretary has removed from the
            State of South Carolina in such year at least 1 metric ton of
            defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials.
            ``(2)(A) If, as of January 1, 2022, the MOX facility has not
        processed mixed-oxide fuel from defense plutonium and defense
        plutonium materials in the amount of not less than--
                ``(i) one metric ton, in each of any two consecutive
            calendar years; and
                ``(ii) three metric tons total,
            the Secretary shall, from funds available to the Secretary, pay
            to the State of South Carolina for economic and impact
            assistance an amount equal to $1,000,000 per day, not to exceed
            $100,000,000 per year, until the removal by the Secretary from
            the State of South Carolina of an amount of defense plutonium
            or defense plutonium materials equal to the amount of defense
            plutonium or defense plutonium materials transferred to the
            Savannah River Site between April 15, 2002, and January 1,
            2022, but not processed by the MOX facility.
            ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to terminate,
        supersede, or otherwise affect any other requirements of this
        section.
            ``(3) If the State of South Carolina obtains an injunction that
        prohibits the Department of Energy from taking any action necessary
        for the Department to meet any deadline specified by this
        subsection, that deadline shall be extended for a period of time
        equal to the period of time during which the injunction is in
        effect.
        ``(e) Failure to Complete Planned Disposition Program.--If less
    than 34 metric tons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
    have been processed by the MOX facility by October 1, 2026, the
    Secretary shall, not later than December 1, 2026, and on a biennial
    basis thereafter, submit to Congress a plan for--
            ``(1) completing the processing of 34 metric tons of defense
        plutonium and defense plutonium material by the MOX facility; or
            ``(2) removing from the State of South Carolina an amount of
        defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials equal to the
        amount of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials
        transferred to the Savannah River Site after April 15, 2002, but
        not processed by the MOX facility.
        ``(f) Removal of Mixed-oxide Fuel Upon Completion of Operations of
    MOX Facility.--If, one year after the date on which operation of the
    MOX facility permanently ceases, any mixed-oxide fuel remains at the
    Savannah River Site, the Secretary shall submit to Congress--
            ``(1) a report on when such fuel will be transferred for use in
        commercial nuclear reactors; or
            ``(2) a plan for removing such fuel from the State of South
        Carolina.
        ``(g) Baseline.--Not later than December 31, 2006, the Secretary
    shall submit to Congress a report on the construction and operation of
    the MOX facility that includes a schedule for revising the requirements
    of this section during fiscal year 2007 to conform with the schedule
    established by the Secretary for the MOX facility, which shall be based
    on estimated funding levels for the fiscal year.
        ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) MOX production objective.--The term `MOX production
        objective' means production at the MOX facility of mixed-oxide fuel
        from defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials at an
        average rate equivalent to not less than one metric ton of mixed-
        oxide fuel per year. The average rate shall be determined by
        measuring production at the MOX facility from the date the facility
        is declared operational to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
        through the date of assessment.
            ``(2) MOX facility.--The term `MOX facility' means the mixed-
        oxide fuel fabrication facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken,
        South Carolina.
            ``(3) Defense plutonium; defense plutonium materials.--The
        terms `defense plutonium' and `defense plutonium materials' mean
        weapons-usable plutonium.
    ``Sec. 6154. Disposition of surplus defense plutonium at Savannah River
        Site, Aiken, South Carolina
        ``(a) Consultation Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall consult
    with the Governor of the State of South Carolina regarding any
    decisions or plans of the Secretary related to the disposition of
    surplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials located at
    the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
        ``(b) Notice Required.--For each shipment of defense plutonium or
    defense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site, the Secretary
    shall, not less than 30 days before the commencement of such shipment,
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing
    notice of such shipment.
        ``(c) Plan for Disposition.--The Secretary shall prepare a plan for
    disposal of the surplus defense plutonium and defense plutonium
    materials currently located at the Savannah River Site and for disposal
    of defense plutonium and defense plutonium materials to be shipped to
    the Savannah River Site in the future. The plan shall include the
    following:
            ``(1) A review of each option considered for such disposal.
            ``(2) An identification of the preferred option for such
        disposal.
            ``(3) With respect to the facilities for such disposal that are
        required by the Department of Energy's Record of Decision for the
        Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Final
        Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement dated January 14,
        1997--
                ``(A) a statement of the cost of construction and operation
            of such facilities;
                ``(B) a schedule for the expeditious construction of such
            facilities, including milestones; and
                ``(C) a firm schedule for funding the cost of such
            facilities.
            ``(4) A specification of the means by which all such defense
        plutonium and defense plutonium materials will be removed in a
        timely manner from the Savannah River Site for storage or disposal
        elsewhere.
        ``(d) Plan for Alternative Disposition.--If the Secretary
    determines not to proceed at the Savannah River Site with construction
    of the plutonium immobilization plant, or with the mixed oxide fuel
    fabrication facility, the Secretary shall prepare a plan that
    identifies a disposition path for all defense plutonium and defense
    plutonium materials that would otherwise have been disposed of at such
    plant or such facility, as applicable.
        ``(e) Submission of Plans.--Not later than February 1, 2002, the
    Secretary shall submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (c)
    (and the plan prepared under subsection (d), if applicable).
        ``(f) Limitation on Plutonium Shipments.--If the Secretary does not
    submit to Congress the plan required by subsection (c) (and the plan
    prepared under subsection (d), if applicable) by February 1, 2002, the
    Secretary shall be prohibited from shipping defense plutonium or
    defense plutonium materials to the Savannah River Site during the
    period beginning on February 1, 2002, and ending on the date on which
    such plans are submitted to Congress.
        ``(g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to prohibit or limit the Secretary from shipping defense
    plutonium or defense plutonium materials to sites other than the
    Savannah River Site during the period referred to in subsection (f) or
    any other period.
        ``(h) Annual Report on Funding for Fissile Materials Disposition
    Activities.--The Secretary shall include with the budget justification
    materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy
    budget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the
    President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report setting forth the
    extent to which amounts requested for the Department for such fiscal
    year for fissile materials disposition activities will enable the
    Department to meet commitments for the disposition of surplus defense
    plutonium and defense plutonium materials located at the Savannah River
    Site, and for any other fissile materials disposition activities, in
    such fiscal year.
    ``Sec. 6155. Acceleration of removal or security of fissile materials,
        radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites
        worldwide
        ``(a) Sense of Congress.--
            ``(1) It is the sense of Congress that the security, including
        the rapid removal or secure storage, of high-risk, proliferation-
        attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
        equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide should be a top priority
        among the activities to achieve the national security of the United
        States.
            ``(2) It is the sense of Congress that the President may
        establish in the Department of Energy a task force to be known as
        the Task Force on Nuclear Materials to carry out the program
        authorized by subsection (b).
        ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out a
    program to undertake an accelerated, comprehensive worldwide effort to
    mitigate the threats posed by high-risk, proliferation-attractive
    fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment
    located at sites potentially vulnerable to theft or diversion.
        ``(c) Program Elements.--
            ``(1) Activities under the program under subsection (b) may
        include the following:
                ``(A) Accelerated efforts to secure, remove, or eliminate
            proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological
            materials in research reactors, other reactors, and other
            facilities worldwide.
                ``(B) Arrangements for the secure shipment of
            proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological
            materials, and related equipment to other countries willing to
            accept such materials and equipment, or to the United States if
            such countries cannot be identified, and the provision of
            secure storage or disposition of such materials and equipment
            following shipment.
                ``(C) The transportation of proliferation-attractive
            fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
            equipment from sites identified as proliferation risks to
            secure facilities in other countries or in the United States.
                ``(D) The processing and packaging of proliferation-
            attractive fissile materials, radiological materials, and
            related equipment in accordance with required standards for
            transport, storage, and disposition.
                ``(E) The provision of interim security upgrades for
            vulnerable, proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
            radiological materials, and related equipment pending their
            removal from their current sites.
                ``(F) The utilization of funds to upgrade security and
            accounting at sites where proliferation-attractive fissile
            materials or radiological materials will remain for an extended
            period of time in order to ensure that such materials are
            secure against plausible potential threats and will remain so
            in the future.
                ``(G) The management of proliferation-attractive fissile
            materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at
            secure facilities.
                ``(H) Actions to ensure that security, including security
            upgrades at sites and facilities for the storage or disposition
            of proliferation-attractive fissile materials, radiological
            materials, and related equipment, continues to function as
            intended.
                ``(I) The provision of technical support to the
            International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), other countries, and
            other entities to facilitate removal of, and security upgrades
            to facilities that contain, proliferation-attractive fissile
            materials, radiological materials, and related equipment
            worldwide.
                ``(J) The development of alternative fuels and irradiation
            targets based on low-enriched uranium to convert research or
            other reactors fueled by highly-enriched uranium to such
            alternative fuels, as well as the conversion of reactors and
            irradiation targets employing highly-enriched uranium to
            employment of such alternative fuels and targets.
                ``(K) Accelerated actions for the blend down of highly-
            enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium.
                ``(L) The provision of assistance in the closure and
            decommissioning of sites identified as presenting risks of
            proliferation of proliferation-attractive fissile materials,
            radiological materials, and related equipment.
                ``(M) Programs to--
                    ``(i) assist in the placement of employees displaced as
                a result of actions pursuant to the program in enterprises
                not representing a proliferation threat; and
                    ``(ii) convert (including through the use of
                alternative technologies) sites identified as presenting
                risks of proliferation regarding proliferation-attractive
                fissile materials, radiological materials, and related
                equipment to purposes not representing a proliferation
                threat to the extent necessary to eliminate the
                proliferation threat.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in coordination with the
        Secretary of State, carry out the program in consultation with, and
        with the assistance of, appropriate departments, agencies, and
        other entities of the United States Government.
            ``(3) The Secretary of Energy shall, with the concurrence of
        the Secretary of State, carry out activities under the program in
        collaboration with such foreign governments, non-governmental
        organizations, and other international entities as the Secretary of
        Energy considers appropriate for the program.
        ``(d) Funding.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated to the
    Secretary of Energy for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities
    shall be available for purposes of the program under this section.
        ``(e) Participation by Other Governments and Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy may, with the
        concurrence of the Secretary of State, enter into one or more
        agreements with any person (including a foreign government,
        international organization, or multinational entity) that the
        Secretary of Energy considers appropriate under which the person
        contributes funds for purposes of the programs described in
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Programs covered.--The programs described in this
        paragraph are any programs within the Office of Defense Nuclear
        Nonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
            ``(3) Retention and use of amounts.--Notwithstanding section
        3302 of title 31, the Secretary of Energy may retain and use
        amounts contributed under an agreement under paragraph (1) for
        purposes of the programs described in paragraph (2). Amounts so
        contributed shall be retained in a separate fund established in the
        Treasury for such purposes and shall be available for use without
        further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation.
            ``(4) Return of amounts not used within 5 years.--If an amount
        contributed under an agreement under paragraph (1) is not used
        under this subsection within 5 years after it was contributed, the
        Secretary of Energy shall return that amount to the person who
        contributed it.
            ``(5) Annual report.--Not later than October 31 of each year,
        the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report on the receipt and use of amounts under this
        subsection during the preceding fiscal year. Each report for a
        fiscal year shall set forth--
                ``(A) a statement of any amounts received under this
            subsection, including, for each such amount, the value of the
            contribution and the person who contributed it;
                ``(B) a statement of any amounts used under this
            subsection, including, for each such amount, the purposes for
            which the amount was used; and
                ``(C) a statement of the amounts retained but not used
            under this subsection, including, for each such amount, the
            purposes (if known) for which the Secretary intends to use the
            amount.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `fissile materials' means plutonium, highly-
        enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an
        explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items
        containing such materials if the radiation field from such items is
        not sufficient to prevent the theft or misuse of such items.
            ``(2) The term `radiological materials' includes Americium-241,
        Californium-252, Cesium-137, Cobalt-60, Iridium-192, Plutonium-238,
        Radium-226, Strontium-90, Curium-244, and irradiated items
        containing such materials, or other materials designated by the
        Secretary of Energy for purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(3) The term `related equipment' includes equipment useful
        for enrichment of uranium in the isotope 235 and for extraction of
        fissile materials from irradiated fuel rods and other equipment
        designated by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of this section.
            ``(4) The term `highly-enriched uranium' means uranium enriched
        to or above 20 percent in the isotope 235.
            ``(5) The term `low-enriched uranium' means uranium enriched
        below 20 percent in the isotope 235.
            ``(6) The term `proliferation-attractive', in the case of
        fissile materials and radiological materials, means quantities and
        types of such materials that are determined by the Secretary of
        Energy to present a significant risk to the national security of
        the United States if diverted to a use relating to proliferation.
            ``(7) The term `alternative technologies' means technologies,
        such as accelerator-based equipment, that do not use radiological
        materials.
    ``Sec. 6156. Acceleration of replacement of cesium blood irradiation
        sources
        ``(a) Goal.--The Administrator shall ensure that the goal of the
    covered programs is eliminating the use of blood irradiation devices in
    the United States that rely on cesium chloride by December 31, 2027.
        ``(b) Implementation.--To meet the goal specified by subsection
    (a), the Administrator shall carry out the covered programs in a manner
    that--
            ``(1) is voluntary for owners of blood irradiation devices;
            ``(2) allows for the United States, subject to the review of
        the Administrator, to pay up to 50 percent of the per-device cost
        of replacing blood irradiation devices covered by the programs;
            ``(3) allows for the United States to pay up to 100 percent of
        the cost of removing and disposing of cesium sources retired from
        service by the programs; and
            ``(4) replaces such devices with x-ray irradiation devices or
        other devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration that
        provide significant threat reduction as compared to cesium chloride
        irradiators.
        ``(c) Duration.--The Administrator shall carry out the covered
    programs until December 31, 2027.
        ``(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232), the Administrator shall submit
    to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the covered
    programs, including--
            ``(1) identification of each cesium chloride blood irradiation
        device in the United States, including the number, general
        location, and user type;
            ``(2) a plan for achieving the goal established by subsection
        (a);
            ``(3) a methodology for prioritizing replacement of such
        devices that takes into account irradiator age and prior material
        security initiatives;
            ``(4) in consultation with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
        and the Food and Drug Administration, a strategy identifying any
        legislative, regulatory, or other measures necessary to constrain
        the introduction of new cesium chloride blood irradiation devices;
            ``(5) identification of the annual funds required to meet the
        goal established by subsection (a); and
            ``(6) a description of the disposal path for cesium chloride
        sources under the covered programs.
        ``(e) Assessment.--The Administrator shall submit an assessment to
    the appropriate congressional committees by September 20, 2023, of the
    results of the actions on the covered programs under this section,
    including--
            ``(1) the number of replacement irradiators under the covered
        programs;
            ``(2) the life-cycle costs of the programs, including personnel
        training, maintenance, and replacement costs for new irradiation
        devices;
            ``(3) the cost-effectiveness of the covered programs;
            ``(4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the new irradiation
        devices' technology; and
            ``(5) a forecast of whether the Administrator will meet the
        goal established in subsection (a).
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
            Armed Services, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
            House of Representatives; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on
            Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
            and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
            the Senate.
            ``(2) Covered programs.--The term `covered programs' means the
        following programs of the Office of Radiological Security of the
        National Nuclear Security Administration:
                ``(A) The Cesium Irradiator Replacement Program.
                ``(B) The Off-Site Source Recovery Program.
    ``Sec. 6157. International agreements on nuclear weapons data
        ``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the
    Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
    the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
    Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international
    organizations to conduct data collection and analysis to determine
    accurately and in a timely manner the source of any components of, or
    fissile material used or attempted to be used in, a nuclear device or
    weapon.
    ``Sec. 6158. International agreements on information on radioactive
        materials
        ``The Secretary of Energy may, with the concurrence of the
    Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense,
    the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
    Intelligence, enter into agreements with countries or international
    organizations--
            ``(1) to acquire for the materials information program of the
        Department of Energy validated information on the physical
        characteristics of radioactive material produced, used, or stored
        at various locations, in order to facilitate the ability to
        determine accurately and in a timely manner the source of any
        components of, or fissile material used or attempted to be used in,
        a nuclear device or weapon; and
            ``(2) to obtain access to information described in paragraph
        (1) in the event of--
                ``(A) a nuclear detonation; or
                ``(B) the interdiction or discovery of a nuclear device or
            weapon or nuclear material.
    ``Sec. 6159. Defense nuclear nonproliferation management plan
        ``(a) Plan Required.--The Administrator shall develop and annually
    update a five-year management plan for activities associated with the
    defense nuclear nonproliferation programs of the Administration to
    prevent and counter the proliferation of materials, technology,
    equipment, and expertise related to nuclear and radiological weapons in
    order to minimize and address the risk of nuclear terrorism and the
    proliferation of such weapons.
        ``(b) Submission to Congress.--
            ``(1) Not later than March 15 of each even-numbered year, the
        Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees
        a summary of the plan developed under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Not later than March 15 of each odd-numbered year, the
        Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees
        a detailed report on the plan developed under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Each summary submitted under paragraph (1) and each
        report submitted under paragraph (2) shall be submitted in
        unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary.
        ``(c) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include,
    with respect to each defense nuclear nonproliferation program of the
    Administration, the following:
            ``(1) A description of the policy context in which the program
        operates, including--
                ``(A) a list of relevant laws, policy directives issued by
            the President, and international agreements; and
                ``(B) nuclear nonproliferation activities carried out by
            other Federal agencies.
            ``(2) A description of the objectives and priorities of the
        program during the year preceding the submission of the summary
        required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required
        by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case may be.
            ``(3) A description of the activities carried out under the
        program during that year.
            ``(4) A description of the accomplishments and challenges of
        the program during that year, based on an assessment of metrics and
        objectives previously established to determine the effectiveness of
        the program.
            ``(5) A description of any gaps that remain that were not or
        could not be addressed by the program during that year.
            ``(6) An identification and explanation of uncommitted or
        uncosted balances for the program, as of the date of the submission
        of the summary required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the
        report required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case
        may be, that are greater than the acceptable carryover thresholds,
        as determined by the Secretary of Energy.
            ``(7) An identification of funds for the program received
        through contributions from or cost-sharing agreements with foreign
        governments consistent with section 6155(e) during the year
        preceding the submission of the summary required by paragraph (1)
        of subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph (2) of that
        subsection, as the case may be, and an explanation of such
        contributions and agreements.
            ``(8) A description and assessment of activities carried out
        under the program during that year that were coordinated with other
        elements of the Department of Energy, with the Department of
        Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to maximize efficiency
        and avoid redundancies.
            ``(9) Plans for activities of the program during the five-year
        period beginning on the date on which the summary required by
        paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the report required by paragraph
        (2) of that subsection, as the case may be, is submitted, including
        activities with respect to the following:
                ``(A) Preventing nuclear and radiological proliferation and
            terrorism, including through--
                    ``(i) material management and minimization,
                particularly with respect to removing or minimizing the use
                of highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and radiological
                materials worldwide (and identifying the countries in which
                such materials are located), efforts to dispose of surplus
                material, converting reactors from highly enriched uranium
                to low-enriched uranium (and identifying the countries in
                which such reactors are located);
                    ``(ii) global nuclear material security, including
                securing highly enriched uranium, plutonium, and
                radiological materials worldwide (and identifying the
                countries in which such materials are located), and
                providing radiation detection capabilities at foreign ports
                and borders;
                    ``(iii) nonproliferation and arms control, including
                nuclear verification and safeguards;
                    ``(iv) defense nuclear research and development,
                including a description of activities related to developing
                and improving technology to detect the proliferation and
                detonation of nuclear weapons, verifying compliance of
                foreign countries with commitments under treaties and
                agreements relating to nuclear weapons, and detecting the
                diversion of nuclear materials (including safeguards
                technology); and
                    ``(v) nonproliferation construction programs, including
                activities associated with Department of Energy Order 413.1
                (relating to program management controls).
                ``(B) Countering nuclear and radiological proliferation and
            terrorism.
                ``(C) Responding to nuclear and radiological proliferation
            and terrorism, including through--
                    ``(i) crisis operations;
                    ``(ii) consequences management; and
                    ``(iii) emergency management, including international
                capacity building.
            ``(10) A threat assessment, carried out by the intelligence
        community (as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act
        of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))), with respect to the risk of nuclear
        and radiological proliferation and terrorism and a description of
        how each activity carried out under the program will counter the
        threat during the five-year period beginning on the date on which
        the summary required by paragraph (1) of subsection (b) or the
        report required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, as the case
        may be, is submitted and, as appropriate, in the longer term.
            ``(11) A plan for funding the program during that five-year
        period.
            ``(12) An identification of metrics and objectives for
        determining the effectiveness of each activity carried out under
        the program during that five-year period.
            ``(13) A description of the activities to be carried out under
        the program during that five-year period and a description of how
        the program will be prioritized relative to other defense nuclear
        nonproliferation programs of the Administration during that five-
        year period to address the highest priority risks and requirements,
        as informed by the threat assessment carried out under paragraph
        (10).
            ``(14) A description and assessment of activities to be carried
        out under the program during that five-year period that will be
        coordinated with other elements of the Department of Energy, with
        the Department of Defense, and with other Federal agencies, to
        maximize efficiency and avoid redundancies.
            ``(15) A summary of the technologies and capabilities
        documented under section 6160(a).
            ``(16) A summary of the assessments conducted under section
        6160(b)(1).
            ``(17) Such other matters as the Administrator considers
        appropriate.
    ``Sec. 6160. Information relating to certain defense nuclear
        nonproliferation programs
        ``(a) Technologies and Capabilities.--The Administrator shall
    document, for efforts that are not focused on basic research, the
    technologies and capabilities of the defense nuclear nonproliferation
    research and development program that--
            ``(1) are transitioned to end users for further development or
        deployment; and
            ``(2) are deployed.
        ``(b) Assessments of Status.--
            ``(1) In assessing projects under the defense nuclear
        nonproliferation research and development program or the defense
        nuclear nonproliferation and arms control program, the
        Administrator shall compare the status of each such project,
        including with respect to the final results of such project, to the
        baseline targets and goals established in the initial project plan
        of such project.
            ``(2) The Administrator may carry out paragraph (1) using a
        common template or such other means as the Administrator determines
        appropriate.
    ``Sec. 6161. Annual Selected Acquisition Reports on certain hardware
        relating to defense nuclear nonproliferation
        ``(a) Annual Selected Acquisition Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--At the end of each fiscal year, the
        Administrator shall submit to the congressional defense committees
        a report on each covered hardware project. The reports shall be
        known as Selected Acquisition Reports for the covered hardware
        project concerned.
            ``(2) Matters included.--The information contained in the
        Selected Acquisition Report for a fiscal year for a covered
        hardware project shall be the information contained in the Selected
        Acquisition Report for such fiscal year for a major defense
        acquisition program under section 4351 or any successor system,
        expressed in terms of the covered hardware project.
        ``(b) Covered Hardware Project Defined.--In this section, the term
    `covered hardware project' means a project carried out under the
    defense nuclear nonproliferation research and development program
    that--
            ``(1) is focused on the production and deployment of hardware,
        including with respect to the development and deployment of
        satellites or satellite payloads; and
            ``(2) exceeds $500,000,000 in total program cost over the
        course of five years.

              ``CHAPTER 604--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP

    ``Sec. 6171. Defense environmental cleanup account
        ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the Treasury
    of the United States for the Department of Energy an account to be
    known as the `Defense Environmental Cleanup Account' (hereafter in this
    section referred to as the `Account').
        ``(b) Amounts in Account.--All sums appropriated to the Department
    of Energy for defense environmental cleanup at defense nuclear
    facilities shall be credited to the Account. Such appropriations shall
    be authorized annually by law. To the extent provided in appropriations
    Acts, amounts in the Account shall remain available until expended.
    ``Sec. 6172. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital
        asset projects or operations activities
        ``The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management,
    in consultation with other appropriate officials of the Department of
    Energy, shall establish requirements for the classification of defense
    environmental cleanup projects as capital asset projects or operations
    activities.
    ``Sec. 6173. Requirement to develop future use plans for defense
        environmental cleanup
        ``(a) Authority to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary of
    Energy may develop future use plans for any defense nuclear facility at
    which defense environmental cleanup activities are occurring.
        ``(b) Requirement to Develop Future Use Plans.--The Secretary shall
    develop a future use plan for each of the following defense nuclear
    facilities:
            ``(1) Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
            ``(2) Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
            ``(3) Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho.
        ``(c) Citizen Advisory Board.--
            ``(1) At each defense nuclear facility for which the Secretary
        of Energy intends or is required to develop a future use plan under
        this section and for which no citizen advisory board has been
        established, the Secretary shall establish a citizen advisory
        board.
            ``(2) The Secretary may authorize the manager of a defense
        nuclear facility for which a future use plan is developed under
        this section (or, if there is no such manager, an appropriate
        official of the Department of Energy designated by the Secretary)
        to pay routine administrative expenses of a citizen advisory board
        established for that facility. Such payments shall be made from
        funds available to the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup
        activities necessary for national security programs.
        ``(d) Requirement to Consult With Citizen Advisory Board.--In
    developing a future use plan under this section with respect to a
    defense nuclear facility, the Secretary of Energy shall consult with a
    citizen advisory board established pursuant to subsection (c) or a
    similar advisory board already in existence as of September 23, 1996,
    for such facility, affected local governments (including any local
    future use redevelopment authorities), and other appropriate State
    agencies.
        ``(e) 50-year Planning Period.--A future use plan developed under
    this section shall cover a period of at least 50 years.
        ``(f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after completing development
    of a final plan for a site listed in subsection (b), the Secretary of
    Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the plan. The report shall
    describe the plan and contain such findings and recommendations with
    respect to the site as the Secretary considers appropriate.
        ``(g) Savings Provisions.--
            ``(1) Nothing in this section, or in a future use plan
        developed under this section with respect to a defense nuclear
        facility, shall be construed as requiring any modification to a
        future use plan with respect to a defense nuclear facility that was
        developed before September 23, 1996.
            ``(2) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect
        statutory requirements for a defense environmental cleanup activity
        or project or to modify or otherwise affect applicable statutory or
        regulatory defense environmental cleanup requirements, including
        substantive standards intended to protect public health and the
        environment, nor shall anything in this section be construed to
        preempt or impair any local land use planning or zoning authority
        or State authority.
    ``Sec. 6174. Future-years defense environmental cleanup plan
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress
    each year, at or about the same time that the President's budget is
    submitted to Congress for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title
    31, a future-years defense environmental cleanup plan that--
            ``(1) reflects the estimated expenditures and proposed
        appropriations included in that budget for the Department of Energy
        for defense environmental cleanup; and
            ``(2) covers a period that includes the fiscal year for which
        that budget is submitted and not less than the four succeeding
        fiscal years.
        ``(b) Elements.--Each future-years defense environmental cleanup
    plan required by subsection (a) shall contain the following:
            ``(1) A detailed description of the projects and activities
        relating to defense environmental cleanup to be carried out during
        the period covered by the plan at the sites specified in subsection
        (c) and with respect to the activities specified in subsection (d).
            ``(2) A statement of proposed budget authority, estimated
        expenditures, and proposed appropriations necessary to support such
        projects and activities.
            ``(3) With respect to each site specified in subsection (c),
        the following:
                ``(A) A statement of each milestone included in an
            enforceable agreement governing cleanup and waste remediation
            for that site for each fiscal year covered by the plan.
                ``(B) For each such milestone, a statement with respect to
            whether each such milestone will be met in each such fiscal
            year.
                ``(C) For any milestone that will not be met, an
            explanation of why the milestone will not be met and the date
            by which the milestone is expected to be met.
                ``(D) For any milestone that has been missed, renegotiated,
            or postponed, a statement of the current milestone, the
            original milestone, and any interim milestones.
        ``(c) Sites Specified.--The sites specified in this subsection are
    the following:
            ``(1) The Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho.
            ``(2) The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
            ``(3) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
            ``(4) The Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
            ``(5) The Hanford Site, Richland, Washington.
            ``(6) Any defense closure site of the Department of Energy.
            ``(7) Any site of the National Nuclear Security Administration.
        ``(d) Activities Specified.--The activities specified in this
    subsection are the following:
            ``(1) Program support.
            ``(2) Program direction.
            ``(3) Safeguards and security.
            ``(4) Technology development and deployment.
            ``(5) Federal contributions to the Uranium Enrichment
        Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established under section
        1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g).
    ``Sec. 6175. Accelerated schedule for defense environmental cleanup
        activities
        ``(a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall
    accelerate the schedule for defense environmental cleanup activities
    and disposition projects for a site at a Department of Energy defense
    nuclear facility if the Secretary determines that such an accelerated
    schedule will accelerate the recapitalization, modernization, or
    replacement of National Nuclear Security Administration facilities
    supporting the nuclear weapons stockpile, achieve meaningful, long-term
    cost savings to the Federal Government, or could substantially
    accelerate the release of land for local reuse without undermining
    national security objectives.
        ``(b) Consideration of Factors.--In making a determination under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the following:
            ``(1) The extent to which accelerated cleanup schedules can
        contribute to a more rapid modernization of National Nuclear
        Security Administration facilities.
            ``(2) The cost savings achievable by the Federal Government.
            ``(3) The potential for reuse of the site.
            ``(4) The risks that the site poses to local health and safety.
            ``(5) The proximity of the site to populated areas.
        ``(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to affect a specific statutory requirement for a specific defense
    environmental cleanup activity or project or to modify or otherwise
    affect applicable statutory or regulatory defense environmental cleanup
    requirements, including substantive standards intended to protect
    public health and the environment.
    ``Sec. 6176. Defense environmental cleanup technology program
        ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall
    establish and carry out a program of research for the development of
    technologies useful for--
            ``(1) the reduction of environmental hazards and contamination
        resulting from defense waste; and
            ``(2) environmental restoration of inactive defense waste
        disposal sites.
        ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `defense waste' means waste, including
        radioactive waste, resulting primarily from atomic energy defense
        activities of the Department of Energy.
            ``(2) The term `inactive defense waste disposal site' means any
        site (including any facility) under the control or jurisdiction of
        the Secretary of Energy which is used for the disposal of defense
        waste and is closed to the disposal of additional defense waste,
        including any site that is subject to decontamination and
        decommissioning.
    ``Sec. 6177. Other programs relating to technology development
        ``(a) Incremental Technology Development Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary may establish a program, to
        be known as the `Incremental Technology Development Program', to
        improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the defense
        environmental cleanup processes of the Office.
            ``(2) Focus.--
                ``(A) Improvements.--In carrying out the Incremental
            Technology Development Program, the Secretary shall focus on
            the continuous improvement of new or available technologies,
            including--
                    ``(i) decontamination chemicals and techniques;
                    ``(ii) remote sensing and wireless communication to
                reduce manpower and laboratory efforts;
                    ``(iii) detection, assay, and certification
                instrumentation; and
                    ``(iv) packaging materials, methods, and shipping
                systems.
                ``(B) Other areas.--The Secretary may include in the
            Incremental Technology Development Program mission-relevant
            development, demonstration, and deployment activities unrelated
            to the focus areas described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Use of new and emerging technologies.--
                ``(A) Development and demonstration.--In carrying out the
            Incremental Technology Development Program, the Secretary shall
            ensure that site offices of the Office conduct technology
            development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and deployment
            of new and emerging technologies to establish a sound technical
            basis for the selection of technologies for defense
            environmental cleanup or infrastructure operations.
                ``(B) Collaboration required.--The Secretary shall
            collaborate, to the extent practicable, with the heads of other
            departments and agencies of the Federal Government, the
            National Laboratories, other Federal laboratories, appropriate
            State regulators and agencies, and the Department of Labor in
            the development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and
            deployment of new technologies under the Incremental Technology
            Development Program.
            ``(4) Agreements to carry out projects.--
                ``(A) Authority.--In carrying out the Incremental
            Technology Development Program, the Secretary may enter into
            agreements with nongovernmental entities for technology
            development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and deployment
            projects to improve technologies in accordance with paragraph
            (2).
                ``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall select projects under
            subparagraph (A) through a rigorous process that involves--
                    ``(i) transparent and open competition; and
                    ``(ii) a review process that, if practicable, is
                conducted in an independent manner consistent with
                Department guidance on selecting and funding public-private
                partnerships.
                ``(C) Cost-sharing.--The Federal share of the costs of the
            development, demonstration, testing, permitting, and deployment
            of new technologies carried out under this paragraph shall be
            not more than 70 percent.
                ``(D) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the date on
            which the Secretary enters into the first agreement under
            subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the
            congressional defense committees a briefing on the process of
            selecting and funding efforts within the Incremental Technology
            Development Program, including with respect to the plans of the
            Secretary to ensure a scientifically rigorous process that
            minimizes potential conflicts of interest.
        ``(b) High-Impact Technology Development Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program,
        to be known as the `High-Impact Technology Development Program',
        under which the Secretary shall enter into agreements with
        nongovernmental entities for projects that pursue technologies
        that, with respect to the mission--
                ``(A) holistically address difficult challenges;
                ``(B) hold the promise of breakthrough improvements; or
                ``(C) align existing or in-use technologies with difficult
            challenges.
            ``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas of
        focus for a project carried out under the High-Impact Technology
        Development Program the following:
                ``(A) Developing and demonstrating improved methods for
            source and plume characterization and monitoring, with an
            emphasis on--
                    ``(i) real-time field acquisition; and
                    ``(ii) the use of indicator species analyses with
                advanced contaminant transport models to enable better
                understanding of contaminant migration.
                ``(B) Developing and determining the limits of performance
            for remediation technologies and integrated remedial systems
            that prevent migration of contaminants, including by producing
            associated guidance and design manuals for technologies that
            could be widely used across the complex.
                ``(C) Demonstrating advanced monitoring approaches that use
            multiple lines of evidence for monitoring long-term performance
            of--
                    ``(i) remediation systems; and
                    ``(ii) noninvasive near-field monitoring techniques.
                ``(D) Developing and demonstrating methods to characterize
            the physical and chemical attributes of waste that control
            behavior, with an emphasis on--
                    ``(i) rapid and nondestructive examination and assay
                techniques; and
                    ``(ii) methods to determine radio-nuclide, heavy
                metals, and organic constituents.
                ``(E) Demonstrating the technical basis for determining
            when enhanced or natural attenuation is an appropriate approach
            for remediation of complex sites.
                ``(F) Developing and demonstrating innovative methods to
            achieve real-time and, if practicable, in situ characterization
            data for tank waste and process streams that could be useful
            for all phases of the waste management program, including
            improving the accuracy and representativeness of
            characterization data for residual waste in tanks and ancillary
            equipment.
                ``(G) Adapting existing waste treatment technologies or
            demonstrating new waste treatment technologies at the pilot
            plant scale using real wastes or realistic surrogates--
                    ``(i) to address engineering adaptations;
                    ``(ii) to ensure compliance with waste treatment
                standards and other applicable requirements under Federal
                and State law and any existing agreements or consent
                decrees to which the Department is a party; and
                    ``(iii) to enable successful deployment at full-scale
                and in support of operations.
                ``(H) Developing and demonstrating rapid testing protocols
            that--
                    ``(i) are accepted by the Environmental Protection
                Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department,
                and the scientific community;
                    ``(ii) can be used to measure long-term waste form
                performance under realistic disposal environments;
                    ``(iii) can determine whether a stabilized waste is
                suitable for disposal; and
                    ``(iv) reduce the need for extensive, time-consuming,
                and costly analyses on every batch of waste prior to
                disposal.
                ``(I) Developing and demonstrating direct stabilization
            technologies to provide waste forms for disposing of elemental
            mercury.
                ``(J) Developing and demonstrating innovative and effective
            retrieval methods for removal of waste residual materials from
            tanks and ancillary equipment, including mobile retrieval
            equipment or methods capable of immediately removing waste from
            leaking tanks, and connecting pipelines.
            ``(3) Project selection.--
                ``(A) Selection.--The Secretary shall select projects to be
            carried out under the High-Impact Technology Development
            Program through a rigorous process that involves--
                    ``(i) transparent and open competition; and
                    ``(ii) a review process that, if practicable, is
                conducted in an independent manner consistent with
                Department guidance on selecting and funding public-private
                partnerships.
                ``(B) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days before the date on
            which the Secretary enters into the first agreement under
            paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the congressional
            defense committees a briefing on the process of selecting and
            funding efforts within the High-Impact Technology Development
            Program, including with respect to the plans of the Secretary
            to ensure a scientifically rigorous process that minimizes
            potential conflicts of interest.
        ``(c) Environmental Management University Program.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program,
        to be known as the `Environmental Management University Program',
        to--
                ``(A) engage faculty, post-doctoral fellows or researchers,
            and graduate students of institutions of higher education on
            subjects relating to the mission to show a clear path for
            students for employment within the environmental management
            enterprise;
                ``(B) provide institutions of higher education and the
            Department access to advances in engineering and science;
                ``(C) clearly identify to institutions of higher education
            the tools necessary to enter into the environmental management
            field professionally; and
                ``(D) encourage current employees of the Department to
            pursue advanced degrees.
            ``(2) Areas of focus.--The Secretary may include as areas of
        focus for a grant made under the Environmental Management
        University Program the following:
                ``(A) The atomic- and molecular-scale chemistries of waste
            processing.
                ``(B) Contaminant immobilization in engineered and natural
            systems.
                ``(C) Developing innovative materials, with an emphasis on
            nanomaterials or biomaterials, that could enable sequestration
            of challenging hazardous or radioactive constituents such as
            technetium and iodine.
                ``(D) Elucidating and exploiting complex speciation and
            reactivity far from equilibrium.
                ``(E) Understanding and controlling chemical and physical
            processes at interfaces.
                ``(F) Harnessing physical and chemical processes to
            revolutionize separations.
                ``(G) Tailoring waste forms for contaminants in harsh
            chemical environments.
                ``(H) Predicting and understanding subsurface system
            behavior and response to perturbations.
            ``(3) Individual research grants.--In carrying out the
        Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary may make
        individual research grants to faculty, post-doctoral fellows or
        researchers, and graduate students of institutions of higher
        education for three-year research projects, with an option for an
        extension of one additional two-year period.
            ``(4) Grants for interdisciplinary collaborations.--In carrying
        out the Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary
        may make research grants for strategic partnerships among
        scientists, faculty, post-doctoral fellows or researchers, and
        graduate students of institutions of higher education for three-
        year research projects.
            ``(5) Hiring of undergraduates.--In carrying out the
        Environmental Management University Program, the Secretary may
        establish a summer internship program for undergraduates of
        institutions of higher education to work on projects relating to
        environmental management.
            ``(6) Workshops.--In carrying out the Environmental Management
        University Program, the Secretary may hold workshops with the
        Office of Environmental Management, the Office of Science, and
        members of academia and industry concerning environmental
        management challenges and solutions.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `complex' means all sites managed in whole or in
        part by the Office.
            ``(2) The term `Department' means the Department of Energy.
            ``(3) The term `institution of higher education' has the
        meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)).
            ``(4) The term `mission' means the mission of the Office.
            ``(5) The term `National Laboratory' has the meaning given the
        term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
        15801).
            ``(6) The term `Office' means the Office of Environmental
        Management of the Department.
            ``(7) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Energy,
        acting through the Assistant Secretary for Environmental
        Management.
    ``Sec. 6178. Report on defense environmental cleanup expenditures
        ``Each year, at the same time the President submits to Congress the
    budget for a fiscal year (pursuant to section 1105 of title 31), the
    Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on how the
    defense environmental cleanup funds of the Department of Energy were
    expended during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year during which
    the budget is submitted. The report shall include details on
    expenditures by operations office, installation, budget category, and
    activity. The report also shall include any schedule changes or
    modifications to planned activities for the fiscal year in which the
    budget is submitted.
    ``Sec. 6179. Public participation in planning for defense environmental
        cleanup
        `` The Secretary of Energy shall consult with the Administrator of
    the Environmental Protection Agency, the Attorney General, Governors
    and attorneys general of affected States, appropriate representatives
    of affected Indian tribes, and interested members of the public in any
    planning conducted by the Secretary for defense environmental cleanup
    activities at Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities.
    ``Sec. 6180. Policy of Department of Energy regarding future defense
        environmental management matters
        ``(a) Policy Required.--
            ``(1) Commencing not later than October 1, 2005, the Secretary
        of Energy shall have in effect a policy for carrying out future
        defense environmental management matters of the Department of
        Energy. The policy shall specify each officer within the Department
        with responsibilities for carrying out that policy and, for each
        such officer, the nature and extent of those responsibilities.
            ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `future defense environmental
        management matter' means any environmental cleanup project,
        decontamination and decommissioning project, waste management
        project, or related activity that arises out of the activities of
        the Department in carrying out programs necessary for national
        security and is to be commenced after November 24, 2003. However,
        such term does not include any such project or activity the
        responsibility for which has been assigned, as of November 24,
        2003, to the Environmental Management program of the Department.
        ``(b) Reflection in Budget.--For fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal
    year thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that the budget
    justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the
    Department of Energy budget for such fiscal year (as submitted with the
    budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) reflect the
    policy required by subsection (a).
        ``(c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out this section in
    consultation with the Administrator for Nuclear Security and the Under
    Secretary of Energy for Energy, Science, and Environment.
        ``(d) Report.--The Secretary shall include with the budget
    justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the
    Department of Energy budget for fiscal year 2005 (as submitted with the
    budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on
    the policy that the Secretary plans to have in effect under subsection
    (a) as of October 1, 2005. The report shall specify the officers and
    responsibilities referred to in subsection (a).
    ``Sec. 6181. Estimation of costs of meeting defense environmental
        cleanup milestones required by consent orders
        ``The Secretary of Energy shall include in the budget justification
    materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department of Energy
    budget for each fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the
    President under section 1105(a) of title 31) a report on the cost, for
    that fiscal year and the four fiscal years following that fiscal year,
    of meeting milestones required by a consent order at each defense
    nuclear facility at which defense environmental cleanup activities are
    occurring. The report shall include, for each such facility--
            ``(1) a specification of the cost of meeting such milestones
        during that fiscal year; and
            ``(2) an estimate of the cost of meeting such milestones during
        the four fiscal years following that fiscal year.
    ``Sec. 6182. Public statement of environmental liabilities
        `` Each year, at the same time that the Department of Energy
    submits its annual financial report under section 3516 of title 31, the
    Secretary of Energy shall make available to the public a statement of
    environmental liabilities, as calculated for the most recent audited
    financial statement of the Department under section 3515 of that title,
    for each defense nuclear facility at which defense environmental
    cleanup activities are occurring.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER II--CLOSURE OF FACILITIES

    ``Sec. 6191. Reports in connection with permanent closures of
        Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities
        ``(a) Training and Job Placement Services Plan.--Not later than 120
    days before a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility permanently
    ceases all production and processing operations, the Secretary of
    Energy shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a report containing a discussion of
    the training and job placement services needed to enable the employees
    at such facility to obtain employment in the defense environmental
    cleanup activities at such facility. The discussion shall include the
    actions that should be taken by the contractor operating and managing
    such facility to provide retraining and job placement services to
    employees of such contractor.
        ``(b) Closure Report.--Upon the permanent cessation of production
    operations at a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility, the
    Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report containing--
            ``(1) a complete survey of environmental problems at the
        facility;
            ``(2) budget quality data indicating the cost of defense
        environmental cleanup activities at the facility; and
            ``(3) a discussion of the proposed cleanup schedule.
    ``Sec. 6192. Defense site acceleration completion
        ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the Nuclear
    Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.), the requirements of
    section 202 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5842),
    and other laws that define classes of radioactive waste, with respect
    to material stored at a Department of Energy site at which activities
    are regulated by a covered State pursuant to approved closure plans or
    permits issued by the State, the term `high-level radioactive waste'
    does not include radioactive waste resulting from the reprocessing of
    spent nuclear fuel that the Secretary of Energy (in this section
    referred to as the `Secretary'), in consultation with the Nuclear
    Regulatory Commission (in this section referred to as the
    `Commission'), determines--
            ``(1) does not require permanent isolation in a deep geologic
        repository for spent fuel or high-level radioactive waste;
            ``(2) has had highly radioactive radionuclides removed to the
        maximum extent practical; and
            ``(3)(A) does not exceed concentration limits for Class C low-
        level waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code of
        Federal Regulations, and will be disposed of--
                ``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives set out
            in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal
            Regulations; and
                ``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or State-
            issued permit, authority for the approval or issuance of which
            is conferred on the State outside of this section; or
                ``(B) exceeds concentration limits for Class C low-level
            waste as set out in section 61.55 of title 10, Code of Federal
            Regulations, but will be disposed of--
                ``(i) in compliance with the performance objectives set out
            in subpart C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal
            Regulations;
                ``(ii) pursuant to a State-approved closure plan or State-
            issued permit, authority for the approval or issuance of which
            is conferred on the State outside of this section; and
                ``(iii) pursuant to plans developed by the Secretary in
            consultation with the Commission.
        ``(b) Monitoring by Nuclear Regulatory Commission.--(1) The
    Commission shall, in coordination with the covered State, monitor
    disposal actions taken by the Department of Energy pursuant to
    subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(3) for the purpose of
    assessing compliance with the performance objectives set out in subpart
    C of part 61 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
        ``(2) If the Commission considers any disposal actions taken by the
    Department of Energy pursuant to those subparagraphs to be not in
    compliance with those performance objectives, the Commission shall, as
    soon as practicable after discovery of the noncompliant conditions,
    inform the Department of Energy, the covered State, and the following
    congressional committees:
            ``(A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy
        and Commerce, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
        Representatives.
            ``(B) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Energy
        and Natural Resources, the Committee on Environment and Public
        Works, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
        ``(3) For fiscal year 2005, the Secretary shall, from amounts
    available for defense site acceleration completion, reimburse the
    Commission for all expenses, including salaries, that the Commission
    incurs as a result of performance under subsection (a) and this
    subsection for fiscal year 2005. The Department of Energy and the
    Commission may enter into an interagency agreement that specifies the
    method of reimbursement. Amounts received by the Commission for
    performance under subsection (a) and this subsection may be retained
    and used for salaries and expenses associated with those activities,
    notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, and shall remain available
    until expended.
        ``(4) For fiscal years after 2005, the Commission shall include in
    the budget justification materials submitted to Congress in support of
    the Commission budget for that fiscal year (as submitted with the
    budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31) the amounts
    required, not offset by revenues, for performance under subsection (a)
    and this subsection.
        ``(c) Inapplicability to Certain Materials.--Subsection (a) shall
    not apply to any material otherwise covered by that subsection that is
    transported from the covered State.
        ``(d) Covered States.--For purposes of this section, the following
    States are covered States:
            ``(1) The State of South Carolina.
            ``(2) The State of Idaho.
        ``(e) Construction.--(1) Nothing in this section shall impair,
    alter, or modify the full implementation of any Federal Facility
    Agreement and Consent Order or other applicable consent decree for a
    Department of Energy site.
        ``(2) Nothing in this section establishes any precedent or is
    binding on the State of Washington, the State of Oregon, or any other
    State not covered by subsection (d) for the management, storage,
    treatment, and disposition of radioactive and hazardous materials.
        ``(3) Nothing in this section amends the definition of 'transuranic
    waste' or regulations for repository disposal of transuranic waste
    pursuant to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (Public
    Law 102-579; 106 Stat. 4777) or part 191 of title 40, Code of Federal
    Regulations.
        ``(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect in any
    way the obligations of the Department of Energy to comply with section
    6154.
        ``(5) Nothing in this section amends the West Valley Demonstration
    Act (Public Law 96-368; 42 U.S.C. 2021a note).
        ``(f) Judicial Review.--Judicial review shall be available in
    accordance with chapter 7 of title 5, for the following:
            ``(1) Any determination made by the Secretary or any other
        agency action taken by the Secretary pursuant to this section.
            ``(2) Any failure of the Commission to carry out its
        responsibilities under subsection (b).
    ``Sec. 6193. Sandia National Laboratories
        ``Funds appropriated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004
    (Public Law 108-199; 118 Stat. 3), or any other Act thereafter, may not
    be obligated to pay, on behalf of the United States or a contractor or
    subcontractor of the United States, to post a bond or fulfill any other
    financial responsibility requirement relating to closure or post-
    closure care and monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories and
    properties held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories prior to
    implementation of closure or post-closure monitoring. The State of New
    Mexico or any other entity may not enforce against the United States or
    a contractor or subcontractor of the United States, in this year or any
    other fiscal year, a requirement to post bond or any other financial
    responsibility requirement relating to closure or postclosure care and
    monitoring of Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico and properties
    held or managed by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico.
    ``Sec. 6194. Plan for deactivation and decommissioning of
        nonoperational defense nuclear facilities
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall, every four years
    beginning in 2025, develop and subsequently carry out a plan for the
    activities of the Department of Energy relating to the deactivation and
    decommissioning of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities.
        ``(b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            ``(1) A list of nonoperational defense nuclear facilities,
        prioritized for deactivation and decommissioning based on the
        potential to reduce risks to human health, property, or the
        environment and to maximize cost savings.
            ``(2) An assessment of the life cycle costs of each
        nonoperational defense nuclear facility during the period beginning
        on the date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (d) and
        ending on the earlier of--
                ``(A) the date that is 25 years after the date on which the
            plan is submitted; or
                ``(B) the estimated date for deactivation and
            decommissioning of the facility.
            ``(3) An estimate of the cost and time needed to deactivate and
        decommission each nonoperational defense nuclear facility.
            ``(4) A schedule for when the Office of Environmental
        Management will accept each nonoperational defense nuclear facility
        for deactivation and decommissioning.
            ``(5) An estimate of costs that could be avoided by--
                ``(A) accelerating the cleanup of nonoperational defense
            nuclear facilities; or
                ``(B) other means, such as reusing such facilities for
            another purpose.
        ``(c) Plan for Transfer of Responsibility for Certain Facilities.--
    The Secretary shall, during 2025, develop and subsequently carry out a
    plan under which the Administrator shall transfer, by March 31, 2029,
    to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management the
    responsibility for decontaminating and decommissioning facilities of
    the Administration that the Secretary determines are nonoperational as
    of September 30, 2024.
        ``(d) Submission to Congress.--Not later than March 31, 2025, and
    every four years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--
            ``(1) the plan required by subsection (a);
            ``(2) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning
        actions expected to be taken during the following fiscal year
        pursuant to the plan;
            ``(3) in the case of the report submitted during 2025, the plan
        required by subsection (c); and
            ``(4) a description of the deactivation and decommissioning
        actions taken at each nonoperational defense nuclear facility
        during the period following the date on which the previous report
        required by this section was submitted.
        ``(e) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall
    terminate after the submission to the appropriate congressional
    committees of the report required by subsection (d) to be submitted not
    later than March 31, 2033.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
            Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives.
            ``(2) The term `life cycle costs', with respect to a facility,
        means--
                ``(A) the present and future costs of all resources and
            associated cost elements required to develop, produce, deploy,
            or sustain the facility; and
                ``(B) the present and future costs to deactivate,
            decommission, and deconstruct the facility.
            ``(3) The term `nonoperational defense nuclear facility' means
        a production facility or utilization facility (as those terms are
        defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
        2014)) under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary of Energy
        and operated for national security purposes that is no longer
        needed for the mission of the Department of Energy, including the
        National Nuclear Security Administration.

               ``SUBCHAPTER III--HANFORD RESERVATION, WASHINGTON

    ``Sec. 6201. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear
        Reservation
        ``(a) Identification and Monitoring of Tanks.--Not later than
    February 3, 1991, the Secretary of Energy shall identify which single-
    shelled or double-shelled high-level nuclear waste tanks at the Hanford
    Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, may have a serious potential
    for release of high-level waste due to uncontrolled increases in
    temperature or pressure. After completing such identification, the
    Secretary shall determine whether continuous monitoring is being
    carried out to detect a release or excessive temperature or pressure at
    each tank so identified. If such monitoring is not being carried out,
    as soon as practicable the Secretary shall install such monitoring, but
    only if a type of monitoring that does not itself increase the danger
    of a release can be installed.
        ``(b) Action Plans.--Not later than March 5, 1991, the Secretary of
    Energy shall develop action plans to respond to excessive temperature
    or pressure or a release from any tank identified under subsection (a).
        ``(c) Prohibition.--Beginning March 5, 1991, no additional high-
    level nuclear waste (except for small amounts removed and returned to a
    tank for analysis) may be added to a tank identified under subsection
    (a) unless the Secretary determines that no safer alternative than
    adding such waste to the tank currently exists or that the tank does
    not pose a serious potential for release of high-level nuclear waste.
    ``Sec. 6202. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms
        ``(a) Establishment of Office of River Protection.--The Secretary
    of Energy shall establish an office at the Hanford Reservation,
    Richland, Washington, to be known as the `Office of River Protection'
    (in this section referred to as the `Office').
        ``(b) Management and Responsibilities of Office.--
            ``(1) The Office shall be headed by a senior official of the
        Department of Energy, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary
        of Energy for Environmental Management.
            ``(2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for managing
        all aspects of the River Protection Project, Richland, Washington,
        including Hanford Tank Farm operations and the Waste Treatment
        Plant.
            ``(3)(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
        Management shall delegate in writing responsibility for the
        management of the River Protection Project, Richland, Washington,
        to the head of the Office.
            ``(B) Such delegation shall include, at a minimum, authorities
        for contracting, financial management, safety, and general program
        management that are equivalent to the authorities of managers of
        other operations offices of the Department of Energy.
            ``(C) The head of the Office shall, to the maximum extent
        possible, coordinate all activities of the Office with the manager
        of the Richland Operations Office of the Department of Energy.
        ``(c) Department Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall provide the
    head of the Office with the resources and personnel necessary to carry
    out the responsibilities specified in subsection (b)(2).
        ``(d) Notification.--The Assistant Secretary of Energy for
    Environmental Management shall submit to the Committee on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives written notification detailing any changes in the
    roles, responsibilities, and reporting relationships that involve the
    Office.
        ``(e) Termination.--The Office shall terminate on September 30,
    2024. The Office may be extended beyond that date if the Assistant
    Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management determines in writing
    that termination would disrupt effective management of the Hanford Tank
    Farm operations.
    ``Sec. 6203. River protection project
        `` The tank waste remediation system environmental project,
    Richland, Washington, including all programs relating to the retrieval
    and treatment of tank waste at the site at Hanford, Washington, under
    the management of the Office of River Protection, shall be known and
    designated as the `River Protection Project'. Any reference to that
    project in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper
    of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the River
    Protection Project.
    ``Sec. 6204. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or
        hazardous material
        ``If the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is
    notified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or
    hazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that
    resulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at
    the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary
    (or designee of the Secretary) shall--
            ``(1) not later than two business days after being notified of
        the release, notify the congressional defense committees of the
        release; and
            ``(2) not later than seven business days after being notified
        of the release, provide the congressional defense committees a
        briefing on the status of the release, including--
                ``(A) the cause of the release, if known; and
                ``(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the
            release, including associated costs and timelines.

              ``SUBCHAPTER IV--SAVANNAH RIVER SITE, SOUTH CAROLINA

    ``Sec. 6211. Accelerated schedule for isolating high-level nuclear
        waste at the Defense Waste Processing Facility, Savannah River Site
        ``The Secretary of Energy shall accelerate the schedule for the
    isolation of high-level nuclear waste in glass canisters at the Defense
    Waste Processing Facility at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina,
    if the Secretary determines that the acceleration of such schedule--
            ``(1) will achieve long-term cost savings to the Federal
        Government; and
            ``(2) could accelerate the removal and isolation of high-level
        nuclear waste from long-term storage tanks at the site.
    ``Sec. 6212. Multi-year plan for clean-up
        ``The Secretary of Energy shall develop and implement a multi-year
    plan for the clean-up of nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site that
    results, or has resulted, from the following:
            ``(1) Nuclear weapons activities carried out at the site.
            ``(2) The processing, treating, packaging, and disposal of
        Department of Energy domestic and foreign spent nuclear fuel rods
        at the site.
    ``Sec. 6213. Continuation of processing, treatment, and disposal of
        legacy nuclear materials
        `` The Secretary of Energy shall continue operations and maintain a
    high state of readiness at the H-canyon facility at the Savannah River
    Site, Aiken, South Carolina, and shall provide technical staff
    necessary to operate and so maintain such facility.

                 ``CHAPTER 605--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS

                    ``SUBCHAPTER I--SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY

    ``Sec. 6221. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of
        Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is certified
        ``The Secretary of Energy may not allow an inspection of a national
    security laboratory or nuclear weapons production facility by the
    International Atomic Energy Agency until the Secretary certifies to
    Congress that no Restricted Data will be revealed during such
    inspection.
    ``Sec. 6222. Restrictions on access to national security laboratories
        by foreign visitors from sensitive countries
        ``(a) Background Review Required.--The Secretary of Energy and the
    Administrator may not admit to any facility described in paragraph (3)
    of subsection (c) other than areas accessible to the general public any
    individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation or a
    nation on the current sensitive countries list unless the Secretary or
    Administrator first completes a background review with respect to that
    individual.
        ``(b) Sense of Congress Regarding Background Reviews.--It is the
    sense of Congress that the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of National
    Intelligence should ensure that background reviews carried out under
    this section are completed in not more than 15 days.
        ``(c) Prohibition on Admittance.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to an individual who is a
        citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation, the Secretary and the
        Administrator may not, except as provided in paragraph (2), admit
        such individual to any areas not accessible to the general public
        within a facility described in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
        may waive the prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to an
        individual who is a citizen or agent of a covered foreign nation
        if, not later than 30 days prior to admitting such individual to a
        facility described in such paragraph, the Secretary certifies to
        Congress that--
                ``(A) the admittance of such individual to the facility is
            in the national security interests of the United States;
                ``(B) no classified or restricted data will be revealed to
            such individual in connection with the admittance of such
            individual to the facility;
                ``(C) the Secretary or Administrator has consulted with the
            heads of other relevant departments or agencies of the United
            States Government to mitigate risks associated with the
            admittance of such individual; and
                ``(D) the background review completed to subsection (a)
            with respect to such individual did not uncover any previously
            unreported affiliation with military or intelligence
            organizations associated with a covered foreign nation.
            ``(3) Facilities described.--A facility described in this
        paragraph is a facility, or any portion thereof, that directly
        supports the mission, functions, and operations of the
        Administration (as described in this subpart) and is located on--
                ``(A) a national security laboratory;
                ``(B) a nuclear weapons production facility; or
                ``(C) a site that directly supports the protection,
            development, sustainment, or disposal of technologies or
            materials related to the provision of nuclear propulsion for
            United States naval vessels.
            ``(4) Effective date.--The prohibition under paragraph (1)
        shall take effect on April 15, 2025.
        ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary
    or the Administrator to--
            ``(1) admit to a facility described in paragraph (3) of
        subsection (c)--
                ``(A) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United
            States;
                ``(B) an individual involved in an International Atomic
            Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection (as defined in the `Agreement
            between the United States and the IAEA for the Application of
            Safeguards in the U.S.'); or
                ``(C) an individual involved in information exchanges in
            support of activities of the United States with respect to
            nonproliferation, counterproliferation, and counterterrorism,
            in accordance with international treaties or other legally-
            binding agreements or instruments to which the United States is
            a party; or
            ``(2) admit any individual to a facility, or any portion
        thereof, that is not directly associated with or directly funded to
        perform the mission, functions, and operations of the
        Administration (as described in this subpart).
        ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `background review', commonly known as an
        indices check, means a review of information provided by the
        Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Federal
        Bureau of Investigation regarding personal background, including
        information relating to any history of criminal activity or to any
        evidence of espionage.
            ``(2) The term `covered foreign nation' means--
                ``(A) the People's Republic of China;
                ``(B) the Russian Federation;
                ``(C) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
                ``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran.
            ``(3) The term `sensitive countries list' means the list
        prescribed by the Secretary of Energy known as the Department of
        Energy List of Sensitive Countries.
    ``Sec. 6223. Background investigations of certain personnel at
        Department of Energy facilities
        ``The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an investigation
    meeting the requirements of section 145 of the Atomic Energy Act of
    1954 (42 U.S.C. 2165) is made for each Department of Energy employee,
    or contractor employee, at a national security laboratory or nuclear
    weapons production facility who--
            ``(1) carries out duties or responsibilities in or around a
        location where Restricted Data is present; or
            ``(2) has or may have regular access to a location where
        Restricted Data is present.
    ``Sec. 6224. Department of Energy counterintelligence polygraph program
        ``(a) New Counterintelligence Polygraph Program Required.--The
    Secretary of Energy shall carry out, under regulations prescribed under
    this section, a new counterintelligence polygraph program for the
    Department of Energy. The purpose of the new program is to minimize the
    potential for release or disclosure of classified data, materials, or
    information.
        ``(b) Authorities and Limitations.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the new
        counterintelligence polygraph program required by subsection (a) in
        accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of
        title 5 (commonly referred to as the Administrative Procedures
        Act).
            ``(2) In prescribing regulations for the new program, the
        Secretary shall take into account the results of the Polygraph
        Review.
            ``(3) Not later than six months after obtaining the results of
        the Polygraph Review, the Secretary shall issue a notice of
        proposed rulemaking for the new program.
            ``(4) In the event of a counterintelligence investigation, the
        regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) may ensure that the
        persons subject to the counterintelligence polygraph program
        required by subsection (a) include any person who is--
                ``(A) a national of the United States (as such term is
            defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
            (8 U.S.C. 1101)) and also a national of a foreign state; and
                ``(B) an employee or contractor who requires access to
            classified information.
        ``(c) Polygraph Review Defined.--In this section, the term
    `Polygraph Review' means the review of the Committee to Review the
    Scientific Evidence on the Polygraph of the National Academy of
    Sciences.
    ``Sec. 6225. Notice to congressional committees of certain security and
        counterintelligence failures within atomic energy defense programs
        ``(a) Required Notification.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit
    to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a notification of each significant atomic energy
    defense intelligence loss. Any such notification shall be provided only
    after consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as appropriate.
        ``(b) Significant Atomic Energy Defense Intelligence Losses.--In
    this section, the term `significant atomic energy defense intelligence
    loss' means any national security or counterintelligence failure or
    compromise of classified information at a facility of the Department of
    Energy or operated by a contractor of the Department that the Secretary
    considers likely to cause significant harm or damage to the national
    security interests of the United States.
        ``(c) Manner of Notification.--Notification of a significant atomic
    energy defense intelligence loss under subsection (a) shall be
    provided, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to
    subsection (d), not later than 30 days after the date on which the
    Department of Energy determines that the loss has taken place.
        ``(d) Procedures.--The Secretary of Energy and the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives shall each
    establish such procedures as may be necessary to protect from
    unauthorized disclosure classified information, information relating to
    intelligence sources and methods, and sensitive law enforcement
    information that is submitted to those committees pursuant to this
    section and that are otherwise necessary to carry out the provisions of
    this section.
        ``(e) Statutory Construction.--
            ``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authority
        to withhold any information from the Committees on Armed Services
        of the Senate and House of Representatives on the grounds that
        providing the information to those committees would constitute the
        unauthorized disclosure of classified information, information
        relating to intelligence sources and methods, or sensitive law
        enforcement information.
            ``(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or
        supersede any other requirement to report information on
        intelligence activities to Congress, including the requirement
        under section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
        3091) for the President to ensure that the congressional
        intelligence committees are kept fully informed of the intelligence
        activities of the United States and for those committees to notify
        promptly other congressional committees of any matter relating to
        intelligence activities requiring the attention of those
        committees.
    ``Sec. 6226. Annual report and certification on status of security of
        atomic energy defense facilities
        ``(a) Report and Certification on Nuclear Security Enterprise.--
            ``(1) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year,
        the Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy--
                ``(A) a report detailing the status of security at
            facilities holding Category I and II quantities of special
            nuclear material that are administered by the Administration;
            and
                ``(B) written certification that such facilities are secure
            and that the security measures at such facilities meet the
            security standards and requirements of the Administration and
            the Department of Energy.
            ``(2) If the Administrator is unable to make the certification
        described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the
        Administrator shall submit to the Secretary with the matters
        required by paragraph (1) a corrective action plan for the facility
        describing--
                ``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Administrator
            being unable to make the certification;
                ``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency;
            and
                ``(C) timelines for taking such actions.
            ``(3) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees the
        unaltered report, certification, and any corrective action plans
        submitted by the Administrator under paragraphs (1) and (2)
        together with any comments of the Secretary.
        ``(b) Report and Certification on Atomic Energy Defense Facilities
    Not Administered by the Administration.--
            ``(1) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
                ``(A) a report detailing the status of the security of
            atomic energy defense facilities holding Category I and II
            quantities of special nuclear material that are not
            administered by the Administration; and
                ``(B) written certification that such facilities are secure
            and that the security measures at such facilities meet the
            security standards and requirements of the Department of
            Energy.
            ``(2) If the Secretary is unable to make the certification
        described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a facility, the
        Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees,
        together with the matters required by paragraph (1), a corrective
        action plan describing--
                ``(A) the deficiency that resulted in the Secretary being
            unable to make the certification;
                ``(B) the actions to be taken to correct the deficiency;
            and
                ``(C) timelines for taking such actions.
    ``Sec. 6227. Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from
        unmanned aircraft
        ``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 18, the
    Secretary of Energy may take such actions described in subsection
    (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the
    Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of
    Transportation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft
    poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset.
        ``(b) Actions Described.--
            ``(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the
        following:
                ``(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned
            aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent,
            including by means of intercept or other access of a wire,
            oral, or electronic communication used to control the unmanned
            aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                ``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system or
            unmanned aircraft, including by passive or active, and direct
            or indirect physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic
            means.
                ``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system or
            unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by
            disabling the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft by
            intercepting, interfering, or causing interference with wire,
            oral, electronic, or radio communications used to control the
            unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                ``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft
            system or unmanned aircraft.
                ``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft
            system or unmanned aircraft.
                ``(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or destroy
            the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall develop the actions
        described in paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of
        Transportation.
        ``(c) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned
    aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Secretary of
    Energy is subject to forfeiture to the United States.
        ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of
    Transportation may prescribe regulations and shall issue guidance in
    the respective areas of each Secretary to carry out this section.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered facility or asset' means any facility
        or asset that is--
                ``(A) identified by the Secretary of Energy for purposes of
            this section;
                ``(B) located in the United States (including the
            territories and possessions of the United States); and
                ``(C) owned by the United States or contracted to the
            United States, to store or use special nuclear material.
            ``(2) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft
        system' have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the
        FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49
        U.S.C. 40101 note).
    ``Sec. 6228. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and
        subcontractors
        ``(a) Procedures for Reporting Penetrations.--The Administrator
    shall establish procedures that require each contractor and
    subcontractor to report to the Chief Information Officer when a covered
    network of the contractor or subcontractor that meets the criteria
    established pursuant to subsection (b) is successfully penetrated.
        ``(b) Establishment of Criteria for Covered Networks.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall, in consultation
        with the officials specified in paragraph (2), establish criteria
        for covered networks to be subject to the procedures for reporting
        penetrations under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Officials specified.--The officials specified in this
        paragraph are the following officials of the Administration:
                ``(A) The Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs.
                ``(B) The Associate Administrator for Acquisition and
            Project Management.
                ``(C) The Chief Information Officer.
                ``(D) Any other official of the Administration the
            Administrator considers necessary.
        ``(c) Procedure Requirements.--
            ``(1) Rapid reporting.--
                ``(A) In general.--The procedures established pursuant to
            subsection (a) shall require each contractor or subcontractor
            to submit to the Chief Information Officer a report on each
            successful penetration of a covered network of the contractor
            or subcontractor that meets the criteria established pursuant
            to subsection (b) not later than 60 days after the discovery of
            the successful penetration.
                ``(B) Elements.--Subject to subparagraph (C), each report
            required by subparagraph (A) with respect to a successful
            penetration of a covered network of a contractor or
            subcontractor shall include the following:
                    ``(i) A description of the technique or method used in
                such penetration.
                    ``(ii) A sample of the malicious software, if
                discovered and isolated by the contractor or subcontractor,
                involved in such penetration.
                    ``(iii) A summary of information created by or for the
                Administration in connection with any program of the
                Administration that has been potentially compromised as a
                result of such penetration.
                ``(C) Avoidance of delays in reporting.--If a contractor or
            subcontractor is not able to obtain all of the information
            required by subparagraph (B) to be included in a report
            required by subparagraph (A) by the date that is 60 days after
            the discovery of a successful penetration of a covered network
            of the contractor or subcontractor, the contractor or
            subcontractor shall--
                    ``(i) include in the report all information available
                as of that date; and
                    ``(ii) provide to the Chief Information Officer the
                additional information required by subparagraph (B) as the
                information becomes available.
            ``(2) Access to equipment and information by administration
        personnel.--Concurrent with the establishment of the procedures
        pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish
        procedures to be used if information owned by the Administration
        was in use during or at risk as a result of the successful
        penetration of a covered network--
                ``(A) in order to--
                    ``(i) in the case of a penetration of a covered network
                of a management and operating contractor, enhance the
                access of personnel of the Administration to Government-
                owned equipment and information; and
                    ``(ii) in the case of a penetration of a covered
                network of a contractor or subcontractor that is not a
                management and operating contractor, facilitate the access
                of personnel of the Administration to the equipment and
                information of the contractor or subcontractor; and
                ``(B) which shall--
                    ``(i) include mechanisms for personnel of the
                Administration to, upon request, obtain access to equipment
                or information of a contractor or subcontractor necessary
                to conduct forensic analysis in addition to any analysis
                conducted by the contractor or subcontractor;
                    ``(ii) provide that a contractor or subcontractor is
                only required to provide access to equipment or information
                as described in clause (i) to determine whether information
                created by or for the Administration in connection with any
                program of the Administration was successfully exfiltrated
                from a network of the contractor or subcontractor and, if
                so, what information was exfiltrated; and
                    ``(iii) provide for the reasonable protection of trade
                secrets, commercial or financial information, and
                information that can be used to identify a specific person.
            ``(3) Dissemination of information.--The procedures established
        pursuant to subsection (a) shall allow for limiting the
        dissemination of information obtained or derived through such
        procedures so that such information may be disseminated only to
        entities--
                ``(A) with missions that may be affected by such
            information;
                ``(B) that may be called upon to assist in the diagnosis,
            detection, or mitigation of cyber incidents;
                ``(C) that conduct counterintelligence or law enforcement
            investigations; or
                ``(D) for national security purposes, including cyber
            situational awareness and defense purposes.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Chief information officer.--The term `Chief Information
        Officer' means the Associate Administrator for Information
        Management and Chief Information Officer of the Administration.
            ``(2) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means a private entity
        that has entered into a contract or contractual action of any kind
        with the Administration to furnish supplies, equipment, materials,
        or services of any kind.
            ``(3) Covered network.--The term `covered network' includes any
        network or information system that accesses, receives, or stores--
                ``(A) classified information; or
                ``(B) sensitive unclassified information germane to any
            program of the Administration, as determined by the
            Administrator.
            ``(4) Subcontractor.--The term `subcontractor' means a private
        entity that has entered into a contract or contractual action with
        a contractor or another subcontractor to furnish supplies,
        equipment, materials, or services of any kind in connection with
        another contract in support of any program of the Administration.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER II--CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

    ``Sec. 6231. Review of certain documents before declassification and
        release
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that,
    before a document of the Department of Energy that contains national
    security information is released or declassified, such document is
    reviewed to determine whether it contains Restricted Data.
        ``(b) Limitation on Declassification.--The Secretary may not
    implement the automatic declassification provisions of Executive Order
    No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161 note) if the Secretary determines that such
    implementation could result in the automatic declassification and
    release of documents containing Restricted Data.
    ``Sec. 6232. Protection against inadvertent release of restricted data
        and formerly restricted data
        ``(a) Plan for Protection Against Release.--The Secretary of Energy
    and the Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with
    the members of the National Security Council and in consultation with
    the Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal
    agencies, develop a plan to prevent the inadvertent release of records
    containing Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data during the
    automatic declassification of records under Executive Order No. 13526
    (50 U.S.C. 3161 note).
        ``(b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            ``(1) The actions to be taken in order to ensure that records
        subject to Executive Order No. 13526 are reviewed on a page-by-page
        basis for Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data unless they
        have been determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted
        Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
            ``(2) The criteria and process by which documents are
        determined to be highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or
        Formerly Restricted Data.
            ``(3) The actions to be taken in order to ensure proper
        training, supervision, and evaluation of personnel engaged in
        declassification under that Executive order so that such personnel
        recognize Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data.
            ``(4) The extent to which automated declassification
        technologies will be used under that Executive order to protect
        Restricted Data and Formerly Restricted Data from inadvertent
        release.
            ``(5) Procedures for periodic review and evaluation by the
        Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Director of the
        Information Security Oversight Office of the National Archives and
        Records Administration, of compliance by Federal agencies with the
        plan.
            ``(6) Procedures for resolving disagreements among Federal
        agencies regarding declassification procedures and decisions under
        the plan.
            ``(7) The funding, personnel, and other resources required to
        carry out the plan.
            ``(8) A timetable for implementation of the plan.
        ``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Certain Records.--
            ``(1) Effective on October 17, 1998, and except as provided in
        paragraph (3), a record referred to in subsection (a) may not be
        declassified unless the agency having custody of the record reviews
        the record on a page-by-page basis to ensure that the record does
        not contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data.
            ``(2) Any record determined as a result of a review under
        paragraph (1) to contain Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted
        Data may not be declassified until the Secretary of Energy, in
        conjunction with the head of the agency having custody of the
        record, determines that the document is suitable for
        declassification.
            ``(3) After the date occurring 60 days after the submission of
        the plan required by subsection (a) to the committees referred to
        in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), the requirement under
        paragraph (1) to review a record on a page-by-page basis shall not
        apply in the case of a record determined, under the actions
        specified in the plan pursuant to subsection (b)(1), to be a record
        that is highly unlikely to contain Restricted Data or Formerly
        Restricted Data.
        ``(d) Submission of Plan.--The Secretary of Energy shall submit the
    plan required under subsection (a) to the following:
            ``(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
            ``(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives.
            ``(3) The Assistant to the President for National Security
        Affairs.
        ``(e) Report and Notification Regarding Inadvertent Releases.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the committees
        and Assistant to the President specified in subsection (d) a report
        on inadvertent releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted
        Data under Executive Order No. 12958 that occurred before October
        17, 1998.
            ``(2) The Secretary of Energy shall, in each even-numbered year
        beginning in 2010, submit to the committees and Assistant to the
        President specified in subsection (d) a report identifying any
        inadvertent releases of Restricted Data or Formerly Restricted Data
        under Executive Order No. 13526 discovered in the two-year period
        preceding the submittal of the report.
    ``Sec. 6233. Supplement to plan for declassification of restricted data
        and formerly restricted data
        ``(a) Supplement to Plan.--The Secretary of Energy and the
    Archivist of the United States shall, after consultation with the
    members of the National Security Council and in consultation with the
    Secretary of Defense and the heads of other appropriate Federal
    agencies, develop a supplement to the plan required under subsection
    (a) of section 6232.
        ``(b) Contents of Supplement.--The supplement shall provide for the
    application of that plan (including in particular the element of the
    plan required by section 6232(b)(1)) to all records subject to
    Executive Order No. 12958 that were determined before October 17, 1998,
    to be suitable for declassification.
        ``(c) Limitation on Declassification of Records.--All records
    referred to in subsection (b) shall be treated, for purposes of
    subsection (c) of section 6232, in the same manner as records referred
    to in subsection (a) of such section.
        ``(d) Submission of Supplement.--The Secretary of Energy shall
    submit the supplement required under subsection (a) to the recipients
    of the plan referred to in subsection (d) of section 6232.
    ``Sec. 6234. Protection of classified information during laboratory-to-
        laboratory exchanges
        ``(a) Provision of Training.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure
    that all Department of Energy employees and Department of Energy
    contractor employees participating in laboratory-to-laboratory
    cooperative exchange activities are fully trained in matters relating
    to the protection of classified information and to potential espionage
    and counterintelligence threats.
        ``(b) Countering of Espionage and Intelligence-gathering Abroad.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall establish a pool of Department
        employees and Department contractor employees who are specially
        trained to counter threats of espionage and intelligence-gathering
        by foreign nationals against Department employees and Department
        contractor employees who travel abroad for laboratory-to-laboratory
        exchange activities or other cooperative exchange activities on
        behalf of the Department.
            ``(2) The Director of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of
        the Department of Energy may assign at least one employee from the
        pool established under paragraph (1) to accompany a group of
        Department employees or Department contractor employees who travel
        to any nation designated to be a sensitive country for laboratory-
        to-laboratory exchange activities or other cooperative exchange
        activities on behalf of the Department.
    ``Sec. 6235. Identification in budget materials of amounts for
        declassification activities and limitation on expenditures for such
        activities
        ``(a) Amounts for Declassification of Records.--The Secretary of
    Energy shall include in the budget justification materials submitted to
    Congress in support of the Department of Energy budget for any fiscal
    year (as submitted with the budget of the President under section
    1105(a) of title 31) specific identification, as a budgetary line item,
    of the amounts required to carry out programmed activities during that
    fiscal year to declassify records pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526
    (50 U.S.C. 3161 note), or any successor Executive order, or to comply
    with any statutory requirement to declassify Government records.
        ``(b) Certification Required With Respect to Automatic
    Declassification of Records.--No records of the Department of Energy
    that have not as of October 5, 1999, been reviewed for declassification
    shall be subject to automatic declassification unless the Secretary of
    Energy certifies to Congress that such declassification would not harm
    the national security.

                        ``CHAPTER 606--PERSONNEL MATTERS

                      ``SUBCHAPTER I--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

    ``Sec. 6241. Authority for appointment of certain scientific,
        engineering, and technical personnel
        ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding any provision of title 5 governing
        appointments in the competitive service and General Schedule
        classification and pay rates, the Secretary of Energy may--
                ``(A) establish and set the rates of pay for not more than
            200 positions in the Department of Energy for scientific,
            engineering, and technical personnel whose duties will relate
            to safety at defense nuclear facilities of the Department; and
                ``(B) appoint persons to such positions.
            ``(2) The rate of pay for a position established under
        paragraph (1) may not exceed the rate of pay payable for level III
        of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
            ``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
        appoint persons under paragraph (1)(B) to the positions established
        under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the merit system
        principles set forth in section 2301 of such title.
        ``(b) OPM Review.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the
        Director of the Office of Personnel Management under which
        agreement the Director shall periodically evaluate the use of the
        authority set forth in subsection (a)(1). The Secretary shall
        reimburse the Director for evaluations conducted by the Director
        pursuant to the agreement. Any such reimbursement shall be credited
        to the revolving fund referred to in section 1304(e) of title 5.
            ``(2) If the Director determines as a result of such evaluation
        that the Secretary of Energy is not appointing persons to positions
        under such authority in a manner consistent with the merit system
        principles set forth in section 2301 of title 5 or is setting rates
        of pay at levels that are not appropriate for the qualifications
        and experience of the persons appointed and the duties of the
        positions involved, the Director shall notify the Secretary and
        Congress of that determination.
            ``(3) Upon receipt of a notification under paragraph (2), the
        Secretary shall--
                ``(A) take appropriate actions to appoint persons to
            positions under such authority in a manner consistent with such
            principles or to set rates of pay at levels that are
            appropriate for the qualifications and experience of the
            persons appointed and the duties of the positions involved; or
                ``(B) cease appointment of persons under such authority.
        ``(c) Termination.--
            ``(1) The authority provided under subsection (a)(1) shall
        terminate on September 30, 2026.
            ``(2) An employee may not be separated from employment with the
        Department of Energy or receive a reduction in pay by reason of the
        termination of authority under paragraph (1).
    ``Sec. 6242. Whistleblower protection program
        ``(a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
    program to ensure that covered individuals may not be discharged,
    demoted, or otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making
    protected disclosures.
        ``(b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a covered
    individual is an individual who is an employee of the Department of
    Energy, or of a contractor of the Department, who is engaged in the
    defense activities of the Department.
        ``(c) Protected Disclosures.--For purposes of this section, a
    protected disclosure is a disclosure--
            ``(1) made by a covered individual who takes appropriate steps
        to protect the security of the information in accordance with
        guidance provided under this section;
            ``(2) made to a person or entity specified in subsection (d);
        and
            ``(3) of classified or other information that the covered
        individual reasonably believes to provide direct and specific
        evidence of any of the following:
                ``(A) A violation of law or Federal regulation.
                ``(B) Gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, or abuse
            of authority.
                ``(C) A false statement to Congress on an issue of material
            fact.
        ``(d) Persons and Entities to Which Disclosures May Be Made.--A
    person or entity specified in this subsection is any of the following:
            ``(1) A member of a committee of Congress having primary
        responsibility for oversight of the department, agency, or element
        of the Government to which the disclosed information relates.
            ``(2) An employee of Congress who is a staff member of such a
        committee and has an appropriate security clearance for access to
        information of the type disclosed.
            ``(3) The Inspector General of the Department of Energy.
            ``(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            ``(5) Any other element of the Government designated by the
        Secretary as authorized to receive information of the type
        disclosed.
        ``(e) Official Capacity of Persons to Whom Information Is
    Disclosed.--A member of, or an employee of Congress who is a staff
    member of, a committee of Congress specified in subsection (d) who
    receives a protected disclosure under this section does so in that
    member or employee's official capacity as such a member or employee.
        ``(f) Assistance and Guidance.--The Secretary, acting through the
    Inspector General of the Department of Energy, shall provide assistance
    and guidance to each covered individual who seeks to make a protected
    disclosure under this section. Such assistance and guidance shall
    include the following:
            ``(1) Identifying the persons or entities under subsection (d)
        to which that disclosure may be made.
            ``(2) Advising that individual regarding the steps to be taken
        to protect the security of the information to be disclosed.
            ``(3) Taking appropriate actions to protect the identity of
        that individual throughout that disclosure.
            ``(4) Taking appropriate actions to coordinate that disclosure
        with any other Federal agency or agencies that originated the
        information.
        ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
    ensure the security of any information disclosed under this section.
        ``(h) Notification to Covered Individuals.--The Secretary shall
    notify each covered individual of the following:
            ``(1) The rights of that individual under this section.
            ``(2) The assistance and guidance provided under this section.
            ``(3) That the individual has a responsibility to obtain that
        assistance and guidance before seeking to make a protected
        disclosure.
        ``(i) Complaint by Covered Individuals.--If a covered individual
    believes that that individual has been discharged, demoted, or
    otherwise discriminated against as a reprisal for making a protected
    disclosure under this section, the individual may submit a complaint
    relating to such matter to the Director of the Office of Hearings and
    Appeals of the Department of Energy.
        ``(j) Investigation by Office of Hearings and Appeals.--
            ``(1) For each complaint submitted under subsection (i), the
        Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals shall--
                ``(A) determine whether or not the complaint is frivolous;
            and
                ``(B) if the Director determines the complaint is not
            frivolous, conduct an investigation of the complaint.
            ``(2) The Director shall submit a report on each investigation
        undertaken under paragraph (1)(B) to--
                ``(A) the individual who submitted the complaint on which
            the investigation is based;
                ``(B) the contractor concerned, if any; and
                ``(C) the Secretary of Energy.
        ``(k) Remedial Action.--
            ``(1) Whenever the Secretary determines that a covered
        individual has been discharged, demoted, or otherwise discriminated
        against as a reprisal for making a protected disclosure under this
        section, the Secretary shall--
                ``(A) in the case of a Department employee, take
            appropriate actions to abate the action; or
                ``(B) in the case of a contractor employee, order the
            contractor concerned to take appropriate actions to abate the
            action.
            ``(2)(A) If a contractor fails to comply with an order issued
        under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may file an action for
        enforcement of the order in the appropriate United States district
        court.
            ``(B) In any action brought under subparagraph (A), the court
        may grant appropriate relief, including injunctive relief and
        compensatory and exemplary damages.
        ``(l) Relationship to Other Laws.--The protections provided by this
    section are independent of, and not subject to any limitations that may
    be provided in, the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law
    101-12; 103 Stat. 16) or any other law that may provide protection for
    disclosures of information by employees of the Department of Energy or
    of a contractor of the Department.
        ``(m) Annual Report.--
            ``(1) Not later than 30 days after the commencement of each
        fiscal year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Armed
        Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the
        House of Representatives a report on the investigations undertaken
        under subsection (j)(1)(B) during the preceding fiscal year,
        including a summary of the results of each such investigation.
            ``(2) A report under paragraph (1) may not identify or
        otherwise provide any information about an individual submitting a
        complaint under this section without the consent of the individual.
    ``Sec. 6243. Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities workforce
        restructuring plan
        ``(a) In General.--Upon determination that a change in the
    workforce at a defense nuclear facility is necessary, the Secretary of
    Energy shall develop a plan for restructuring the workforce for the
    defense nuclear facility that takes into account--
            ``(1) the reconfiguration of the defense nuclear facility; and
            ``(2) the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile that is the
        most recently prepared plan at the time of the development of the
        plan referred to in this subsection.
        ``(b) Consultation.--
            ``(1) In developing a plan referred to in subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor, appropriate
        representatives of local and national collective-bargaining units
        of individuals employed at Department of Energy defense nuclear
        facilities, appropriate representatives of departments and agencies
        of State and local governments, appropriate representatives of
        State and local institutions of higher education, and appropriate
        representatives of community groups in communities affected by the
        restructuring plan.
            ``(2) The Secretary shall determine appropriate representatives
        of the units, governments, institutions, and groups referred to in
        paragraph (1).
        ``(c) Objectives.--In preparing the plan required under subsection
    (a), the Secretary shall be guided by the following objectives:
            ``(1) Changes in the workforce at a Department of Energy
        defense nuclear facility--
                ``(A) should be accomplished so as to minimize social and
            economic impacts;
                ``(B) should be made only after the provision of notice of
            such changes not later than 120 days before the commencement of
            such changes to such employees and the communities in which
            such facilities are located; and
                ``(C) should be accomplished, when possible, through the
            use of retraining, early retirement, attrition, and other
            options that minimize layoffs.
            ``(2) Employees whose employment in positions at such
        facilities is terminated shall, to the extent practicable, receive
        preference in any hiring of the Department of Energy (consistent
        with applicable employment seniority plans or practices of the
        Department of Energy and with section 3152 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-
        189; 103 Stat. 1682)).
            ``(3) Employees shall, to the extent practicable, be retrained
        for work in environmental restoration and waste management
        activities at such facilities or other facilities of the Department
        of Energy.
            ``(4) The Department of Energy should provide relocation
        assistance to employees who are transferred to other Department of
        Energy facilities as a result of the plan.
            ``(5) The Department of Energy should assist terminated
        employees in obtaining appropriate retraining, education, and
        reemployment assistance (including employment placement
        assistance).
            ``(6) The Department of Energy should provide local impact
        assistance to communities that are affected by the restructuring
        plan and coordinate the provision of such assistance with--
                ``(A) programs carried out by the Secretary of Labor under
            title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
            U.S.C. 3111 et seq.);
                ``(B) programs carried out pursuant to the Defense Economic
            Adjustment, Diversification, Conversion, and Stabilization Act
            of 1990 (division D of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2391
            note); and
                ``(C) programs carried out by the Department of Commerce
            pursuant to title II of the Public Works and Economic
            Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.).
        ``(d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall, subject to the
    availability of appropriations for such purpose, work on an ongoing
    basis with representatives of the Department of Labor, workforce
    bargaining units, and States and local communities in carrying out a
    plan required under subsection (a).
        ``(e) Submittal to Congress.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan referred to
        in subsection (a) with respect to a defense nuclear facility within
        90 days after the date on which a notice of changes described in
        subsection (c)(1)(B) is provided to employees of the facility, or
        90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is
        later.
            ``(2) In addition to the plans submitted under paragraph (1),
        the Secretary shall submit to Congress every six months a report
        setting forth a description of, and the amount or value of, all
        local impact assistance provided during the preceding six months
        under subsection (c)(6).
        ``(f) Department of Energy Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In
    this section, the term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'
    means--
            ``(1) a production facility or utilization facility (as those
        terms are defined in section 11 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
        (42 U.S.C. 2014)) that is under the control or jurisdiction of the
        Secretary and that is operated for national security purposes
        (including the tritium loading facility at Savannah River, South
        Carolina, and the 236 H facility at Savannah River, South
        Carolina), but the term does not include any facility that does not
        conduct atomic energy defense activities and does not include any
        facility or activity covered by Executive Order Number 12344, dated
        February 1, 1982, pertaining to the naval nuclear propulsion
        program;
            ``(2) a nuclear waste storage or disposal facility that is
        under the control or jurisdiction of the Secretary;
            ``(3) a testing and assembly facility that is under the control
        or jurisdiction of the Secretary and that is operated for national
        security purposes (including the Nevada National Security Site,
        Nevada, and the Pantex facility, Texas);
            ``(4) an atomic weapons research facility that is under the
        control or jurisdiction of the Secretary (including Lawrence
        Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia National Laboratories); or
            ``(5) any facility described in paragraphs (1) through (4)
        that--
                ``(A) is no longer in operation;
                ``(B) was under the control or jurisdiction of the
            Department of Defense, the Atomic Energy Commission, or the
            Energy Research and Development Administration; and
                ``(C) was operated for national security purposes.
    ``Sec. 6244. Authority to provide certificate of commendation to
        Department of Energy and contractor employees for exemplary service
        in stockpile stewardship and security
        ``(a) Authority to Present Certificate of Commendation.--The
    Secretary of Energy may present a certificate of commendation to any
    current or former employee of the Department of Energy, and any current
    or former employee of a Department contractor, whose service to the
    Department in matters relating to stockpile stewardship and security
    assisted the Department in furthering the national security interests
    of the United States.
        ``(b) Certificate.--The certificate of commendation presented to a
    current or former employee under subsection (a) shall include an
    appropriate citation of the service of the current or former employee
    described in that subsection, including a citation for dedication,
    intellect, and sacrifice in furthering the national security interests
    of the United States by maintaining a strong, safe, and viable United
    States nuclear deterrent during the cold war or thereafter.
        ``(c) Department of Energy Defined.--For purposes of this section,
    the term `Department of Energy' includes any predecessor agency of the
    Department of Energy.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER II--EDUCATION AND TRAINING

    ``Sec. 6251. Executive management training in Department of Energy
        ``(a) Establishment of Training Program.--The Secretary of Energy
    shall establish and implement a management training program for
    personnel of the Department of Energy involved in the management of
    atomic energy defense activities.
        ``(b) Training Provisions.--The training program shall at a minimum
    include instruction in the following areas:
            ``(1) Department of Energy policy and procedures for management
        and operation of atomic energy defense facilities.
            ``(2) Methods of evaluating technical performance.
            ``(3) Federal and State environmental laws and requirements for
        compliance with such environmental laws, including timely
        compliance with reporting requirements in such laws.
            ``(4) The establishment of program milestones and methods to
        evaluate success in meeting such milestones.
            ``(5) Methods for conducting long-range technical and budget
        planning.
            ``(6) Procedures for reviewing and applying innovative
        technology to defense environmental cleanup.
    ``Sec. 6252. Stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program
        ``(a) Conduct of Program.--
            ``(1) As part of the stockpile stewardship program established
        pursuant to section 6111, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct a
        stockpile stewardship recruitment and training program at the
        national security laboratories.
            ``(2) The recruitment and training program shall be conducted
        in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Nuclear Weapons
        Council established by section 179 and the directors of the
        laboratories referred to in paragraph (1).
        ``(b) Support of Dual-use Programs.--As part of the recruitment and
    training program, the directors of the national security laboratories
    may employ undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral
    fellows to carry out research sponsored by such laboratories for
    military or nonmilitary dual-use programs related to nuclear weapons
    stockpile stewardship.
        ``(c) Establishment of Retiree Corps.--As part of the training and
    recruitment program, the Secretary, in coordination with the directors
    of the national security laboratories, shall establish for the
    laboratories a retiree corps of retired scientists who have expertise
    in research and development of nuclear weapons. The directors may
    employ the retired scientists on a part-time basis to provide
    appropriate assistance on nuclear weapons issues, to contribute
    relevant information to be archived, and to help to provide training to
    other scientists.
    ``Sec. 6253. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to
        the nuclear security enterprise
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a
    fellowship program for the development of skills critical to the
    ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise. Under the
    fellowship program, the Secretary shall provide educational assistance
    and research assistance to eligible individuals to facilitate the
    development by such individuals of skills critical to maintaining the
    ongoing mission of the nuclear security enterprise.
        ``(b) Eligible Individuals.--Individuals eligible for participation
    in the fellowship program are United States citizens who are either of
    the following:
            ``(1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of science
        or engineering that are related to nuclear weapons engineering or
        to the science and technology base of the Department of Energy.
            ``(2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such
        fields.
        ``(c) Covered Facilities.--The Secretary shall carry out the
    fellowship program at or in connection with the national security
    laboratories and nuclear weapons production facilities.
        ``(d) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the fellowship
    program at a facility referred to in subsection (c) through the
    stockpile manager of the facility.
        ``(e) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall, in consultation
    with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs, allocate
    funds available for the fellowship program under subsection (f) among
    the facilities referred to in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make
    the allocation after evaluating an assessment by the weapons program
    director of each such facility of the personnel and critical skills
    necessary at the facility for carrying out the ongoing mission of the
    facility.
        ``(f) Agreement.--
            ``(1) The Secretary may allow an individual to participate in
        the program only if the individual signs an agreement described in
        paragraph (2).
            ``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in
        writing, shall be signed by the participant, and shall include the
        participant's agreement to serve, after completion of the course of
        study for which the assistance was provided, as a full-time
        employee in a position in the nuclear security enterprise for a
        period of time to be established by the Secretary of Energy of not
        less than one year, if such a position is offered to the
        participant.

                        ``SUBCHAPTER III--WORKER SAFETY

    ``Sec. 6261. Worker protection at nuclear weapons facilities
        ``(a) Training Grant Program.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of Energy is authorized to award grants to
        organizations referred to in paragraph (2) in order for such
        organizations--
                ``(A) to provide training and education to persons who are
            or may be engaged in hazardous substance response or emergency
            response at Department of Energy nuclear weapons facilities;
            and
                ``(B) to develop curricula for such training and education.
            ``(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary is
        authorized to award grants under paragraph (1) to non-profit
        organizations that have demonstrated (as determined by the
        Secretary) capabilities in--
                ``(i) implementing and conducting effective training and
            education programs relating to the general health and safety of
            workers; and
                ``(ii) identifying, and involving in training, groups of
            workers whose duties include hazardous substance response or
            emergency response.
            ``(B) The Secretary shall give preference in the award of
        grants under this section to employee organizations and joint
        labor-management training programs that are grant recipients under
        section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
        of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 9660a).
            ``(3) An organization awarded a grant under paragraph (1) shall
        carry out training, education, or curricula development pursuant to
        Department of Energy orders relating to employee safety training,
        including orders numbered 5480.4 and 5480.11.
        ``(b) Enforcement of Employee Safety Standards.--
            ``(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall assess
        civil penalties against any contractor of the Department of Energy
        who (as determined by the Secretary)--
                ``(A) employs individuals who are engaged in hazardous
            substance response or emergency response at Department of
            Energy nuclear weapons facilities; and
                ``(B) fails (i) to provide for the training of such
            individuals to carry out such hazardous substance response or
            emergency response, or (ii) to certify to the Department of
            Energy that such employees are adequately trained for such
            response pursuant to orders issued by the Department of Energy
            relating to employee safety training (including orders numbered
            5480.4 and 5480.11).
            ``(2) Civil penalties assessed under this subsection may not
        exceed $5,000 for each day in which a failure referred to in
        paragraph (1)(B) occurs.
        ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to
    carry out this section.
        ``(d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the term
    `hazardous substance' includes radioactive waste and mixed radioactive
    and hazardous waste.
    ``Sec. 6262. Safety oversight and enforcement at defense nuclear
        facilities
        ``The Secretary of Energy shall take appropriate actions to ensure
    that--
            ``(1) officials of the Department of Energy who are responsible
        for independent oversight of matters relating to nuclear safety at
        defense nuclear facilities and enforcement of nuclear safety
        standards at such facilities maintain independence from officials
        who are engaged in, or who are advising persons who are engaged in,
        management of such facilities;
            ``(2) the independent, internal oversight functions carried out
        by the Department include activities relating to--
                ``(A) the assessment of the safety of defense nuclear
            facilities;
                ``(B) the assessment of the effectiveness of Department
            program offices in carrying out programs relating to the
            environment, safety, health, and security at defense nuclear
            facilities;
                ``(C) the provision to the Secretary of oversight reports
            that--
                    ``(i) contain validated technical information; and
                    ``(ii) provide a clear analysis of the extent to which
                line programs governing defense nuclear facilities meet
                applicable goals for the environment, safety, health, and
                security at such facilities; and
                ``(D) the development of clear performance standards to be
            used in assessing the adequacy of the programs referred to in
            subparagraph (C)(ii);
            ``(3) the Department has a system for bringing issues relating
        to nuclear safety at defense nuclear facilities to the attention of
        the officials of the Department (including the Secretary of Energy)
        who have authority to resolve such issues in an adequate and timely
        manner; and
            ``(4) an adequate number of qualified personnel of the
        Department are assigned to oversee matters relating to nuclear
        safety at defense nuclear facilities and enforce nuclear safety
        standards at such facilities.
    ``Sec. 6263. Program to monitor department of energy workers exposed to
        hazardous and radioactive substances
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish and
    carry out a program for the identification and on-going medical
    evaluation of current and former Department of Energy employees who are
    subject to significant health risks as a result of the exposure of such
    employees to hazardous or radioactive substances during such
    employment.
        ``(b) Implementation of Program.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall, with the concurrence of the
        Secretary of Health and Human Services, issue regulations under
        which the Secretary shall implement the program. Such regulations
        shall, to the extent practicable, provide for a process to--
                ``(A) identify the hazardous substances and radioactive
            substances to which current and former Department of Energy
            employees may have been exposed as a result of such employment;
                ``(B) identify employees referred to in subparagraph (A)
            who received a level of exposure identified under paragraph
            (2)(B);
                ``(C) determine the appropriate number, scope, and
            frequency of medical evaluations and laboratory tests to be
            provided to employees who have received a level of exposure
            identified under paragraph (2)(B) to permit the Secretary to
            evaluate fully the extent, nature, and medical consequences of
            such exposure;
                ``(D) make available the evaluations and tests referred to
            in subparagraph (C) to the employees referred to in such
            subparagraph;
                ``(E) ensure that privacy is maintained with respect to
            medical information that personally identifies any such
            employee; and
                ``(F) ensure that employee participation in the program is
            voluntary.
            ``(2)(A) In determining the most appropriate means of carrying
        out the activities referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services under the agreement referred to in
        subsection (c).
            ``(B) The Secretary of Health and Human Services, with the
        assistance of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention and the Director of the National Institute for
        Occupational Safety and Health, and the Secretary of Labor shall
        identify the levels of exposure to the substances referred to in
        subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) that present employees referred
        to in such subparagraph with significant health risks under Federal
        and State occupational, health, and safety standards.
            ``(3) In prescribing the guidelines referred to in paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the
        following entities:
                ``(A) The American College of Occupational and
            Environmental Medicine.
                ``(B) The National Academy of Sciences.
                ``(C) The National Council on Radiation Protection and
            Measurements.
                ``(D) Any labor organization or other collective bargaining
            agent authorized to act on the behalf of employees of a
            Department of Energy defense nuclear facility.
            ``(4) The Secretary shall provide for each employee identified
        under paragraph (1)(B) and provided with any medical examination or
        test under paragraph (1) to be notified by the appropriate medical
        personnel of the identification and the results of any such
        examination or test. Each notification under this paragraph shall
        be provided in a form that is readily understandable by the
        employee.
            ``(5) The Secretary shall collect and assemble information
        relating to the examinations and tests carried out under paragraph
        (1).
            ``(6) The Secretary shall commence carrying out the program
        described in this subsection not later than October 23, 1993.
        ``(c) Agreement With Secretary of Health and Human Services.--Not
    later than April 23, 1993, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement
    with the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to the
    establishment and conduct of the program required and regulations
    issued under this section.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `Department of Energy defense nuclear facility'
        has the meaning given that term in section 6243(f).
            ``(2) The term `Department of Energy employee' means any
        employee of the Department of Energy employed at a Department of
        Energy defense nuclear facility, including any employee of a
        contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Energy employed at
        such a facility.
    ``Sec. 6264. Programs for persons who may have been exposed to
        radiation released from Hanford Nuclear Reservation
        ``(a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the
    Department of Energy under title XXXI of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510), the
    Secretary of Energy shall make available $3,000,000 to the State of
    Washington, $1,000,000 to the State of Oregon, and $1,000,000 to the
    State of Idaho. Such funds shall be used to develop and implement
    programs for the benefit of persons who may have been exposed to
    radiation released from the Department of Energy Hanford Nuclear
    Reservation (Richland, Washington) between the years 1944 and 1972.
        ``(b) Programs.--The programs to be developed by the States may
    include only the following activities:
            ``(1) Preparing and distributing information on the health
        effects of radiation to health care professionals, and to persons
        who may have been exposed to radiation.
            ``(2) Developing and implementing mechanisms for referring
        persons who may have been exposed to radiation to health care
        professionals with expertise in the health effects of radiation.
            ``(3) Evaluating and, if feasible, implementing, registration
        and monitoring of persons who may have been exposed to radiation
        released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
        ``(c) Plan and Reports.--
            ``(1) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall jointly
        develop a single plan for implementing this section.
            ``(2) Not later than May 5, 1991, such States shall submit to
        the Secretary of Energy and Congress a copy of the plan developed
        under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Not later than May 5, 1992, such States shall submit to
        the Secretary of Energy and Congress a single report on the
        implementation of the plan developed under paragraph (1).
            ``(4) In developing and implementing the plan, such States
        shall consult with persons carrying out current radiation dose and
        epidemiological research programs (including the Hanford Thyroid
        Disease Study of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
        the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project of the
        Department of Energy), and may not cause substantial damage to such
        research programs.
        ``(d) Prohibition on Disclosure of Exposure Information.--
            ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a person may not
        disclose to the public the following:
                ``(A) Any information obtained through a program that
            identifies a person who may have been exposed to radiation
            released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
                ``(B) Any information obtained through a program that
            identifies a person participating in any of the programs
            developed under this section.
                ``(C) The name, address, and telephone number of a person
            requesting information referred to in subsection (b)(1).
                ``(D) The name, address, and telephone number of a person
            who has been referred to a health care professional under
            subsection (b)(2).
                ``(E) The name, address, and telephone number of a person
            who has been registered and monitored pursuant to subsection
            (b)(3).
                ``(F) Information that identifies the person from whom
            information referred to in this paragraph was obtained under a
            program or any other third party involved with, or identified
            by, any such information so obtained.
                ``(G) Any other personal or medical information that
            identifies a person or party referred to in subparagraphs (A)
            through (F).
                ``(H) Such other information or categories of information
            as the chief officers of the health departments of the States
            of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho jointly designate as
            information covered by this subsection.
            ``(2) Information referred to in paragraph (1) may be disclosed
        to the public if the person identified by the information, or the
        legal representative of that person, has consented in writing to
        the disclosure.
            ``(3) The States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho shall
        establish uniform procedures for carrying out this subsection,
        including procedures governing the following:
                ``(A) The disclosure of information under paragraph (2).
                ``(B) The use of the Hanford Health Information Network
            database.
                ``(C) The future disposition of the database.
                ``(D) Enforcement of the prohibition provided in paragraph
            (1) on the disclosure of information described in that
            paragraph.
    ``Sec. 6265. Use of probabilistic risk assessment to ensure nuclear
        safety of facilities of the Administration and the Office of
        Environmental Management
        ``(a) Nuclear Safety at NNSA and DOE Facilities.--The Administrator
    and the Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the methods for
    assessing, certifying, and overseeing nuclear safety at the facilities
    specified in subsection (c) use national and international standards
    and nuclear industry best practices, including probabilistic or
    quantitative risk assessment if sufficient data exist.
        ``(b) Adequate Protection.--The use of probabilistic or
    quantitative risk assessment under subsection (a) shall be to support,
    rather than replace, the requirement under section 182 of the Atomic
    Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2232) that the utilization or production
    of special nuclear material will be in accordance with the common
    defense and security and will provide adequate protection to the health
    and safety of the public.
        ``(c) Facilities Specified.--Subsection (a) shall apply--
            ``(1) to the Administrator with respect to the national
        security laboratories and the nuclear weapons production
        facilities; and
            ``(2) to the Secretary of Energy with respect to defense
        nuclear facilities of the Office of Environmental Management of the
        Department of Energy.
    ``Sec. 6266. Notification of nuclear criticality and non-nuclear
        incidents
        ``(a) Notification.--The Secretary of Energy or the Administrator,
    as the case may be, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
    committees a notification of a nuclear criticality incident resulting
    from a covered program that results in an injury or fatality or results
    in the shutdown, or partial shutdown, of a covered facility by not
    later than 15 days after the date of such incident.
        ``(b) Elements of Notification.--Each notification submitted under
    subsection (a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) A description of the incident, including the cause of the
        incident.
            ``(2) In the case of a criticality incident, whether the
        incident caused a facility, or part of a facility, to be shut down.
            ``(3) The effect, if any, on the mission of the Administration
        or the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of
        Energy.
            ``(4) Any corrective action taken in response to the incident.
        ``(c) Database.--
            ``(1) The Secretary shall maintain a record of incidents
        described in paragraph (2).
            ``(2) An incident described in this paragraph is any of the
        following incidents resulting from a covered program:
                ``(A) A nuclear criticality incident that results in an
            injury or fatality or results in the shutdown, or partial
            shutdown, of a covered facility.
                ``(B) A non-nuclear incident that results in serious bodily
            injury or fatality at a covered facility.
        ``(d) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary and
    the Administrator shall ensure that each management and operating
    contractor of a covered facility cooperates in a timely manner.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
            Resources of the Senate.
            ``(2) The term `covered facility' means--
                ``(A) a facility of the nuclear security enterprise; and
                ``(B) a facility conducting activities for the defense
            environmental cleanup program of the Office of Environmental
            Management of the Department of Energy.
            ``(3) The term `covered program' means--
                ``(A) programs of the Administration; and
                ``(B) defense environmental cleanup programs of the Office
            of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy.

             ``CHAPTER 607--BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MATTERS

      ``SUBCHAPTER I--RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS

    ``Sec. 6271. Definitions
        ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) The term `DOE national security authorization' means an
        authorization of appropriations for activities of the Department of
        Energy in carrying out programs necessary for national security.
            ``(2)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term
        `minor construction threshold' means $30,000,000.
            ``(B) The Administrator may calculate the amount specified in
        subparagraph (A) based on fiscal year 2022 constant dollars if the
        Administrator--
                ``(i) submits to the congressional defense committees a
            report on the method used by the Administrator to calculate the
            adjustment;
                ``(ii) a period of 30 days elapses following the date of
            such submission; and
                ``(iii) publishes the adjusted amount in the Federal
            Register.
    ``Sec. 6272. Reprogramming
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b) and in
    sections 5791 and 5792 of this title, the Secretary of Energy may not
    use amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security
    authorization for a program--
            ``(1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
                ``(A) 115 percent of the amount authorized for that program
            by that authorization for that fiscal year; or
                ``(B) $5,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that
            program by that authorization for that fiscal year; or
            ``(2) which has not been presented to, or requested of,
        Congress.
        ``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action described
    in subsection (a) may be taken if--
            ``(1) the Secretary submits to the congressional defense
        committees a report referred to in subsection (c) with respect to
        such action; and
            ``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which
        such committees receive the report.
        ``(c) Report.--The report referred to in this subsection is a
    report containing a full and complete statement of the action proposed
    to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of
    the proposed action.
        ``(d) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-day period
    under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either
    House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more
    than three days to a day certain.
        ``(e) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Total amount obligated.--In no event may the total amount
        of funds obligated pursuant to a DOE national security
        authorization for a fiscal year exceed the total amount authorized
        to be appropriated by that authorization for that fiscal year.
            ``(2) Prohibited items.--Funds appropriated pursuant to a DOE
        national security authorization may not be used for an item for
        which Congress has specifically denied funds.
    ``Sec. 6273. Minor construction projects
        ``(a) Authority.--Using operation and maintenance funds or
    facilities and infrastructure funds authorized by a DOE national
    security authorization, the Secretary of Energy may carry out minor
    construction projects.
        ``(b) Annual Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees on an annual basis a report on each
    exercise of the authority in subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal
    year. Each report shall provide a brief description of each minor
    construction project covered by the report. The report shall include
    with respect to each project the following:
            ``(1) The estimated original total project cost and the
        estimated original date of completion.
            ``(2) The percentage of the project that is complete.
            ``(3) The current estimated total project cost and estimated
        date of completion.
        ``(c) Cost Variation Reports to Congressional Committees.--If, at
    any time during the construction of any minor construction project
    authorized by a DOE national security authorization, the estimated cost
    of the project is revised and the revised cost of the project exceeds
    the minor construction threshold, the Secretary shall immediately
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report explaining the
    reasons for the cost variation.
        ``(d) Notification Required for Certain Projects.--Notwithstanding
    subsection (a), the Secretary may not start a minor construction
    project with a total estimated cost of more than $5,000,000 until--
            ``(1) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense
        committees of such project and total estimated cost; and
            ``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which
        such notification is received.
        ``(e) Minor Construction Project Defined.--In this section, the
    term `minor construction project' means any plant project not
    specifically authorized by law for which the approved total estimated
    cost does not exceed the minor construction threshold.
    ``Sec. 6274. General plant projects
        `` Plant or construction projects for which amounts are made
    available under this and subsequent appropriation Acts with a current
    estimated cost of less than $10,000,000 are considered for purposes of
    section 6273 as a plant project for which the approved total estimated
    cost does not exceed the minor construction threshold and for purposes
    of section 6275 as a construction project with a current estimated cost
    of less than a minor construction threshold.
    ``Sec. 6275. Limits on construction projects
        ``(a) Construction Cost Ceiling.--Except as provided in subsection
    (b), construction on a construction project which is in support of
    national security programs of the Department of Energy and was
    authorized by a DOE national security authorization may not be started,
    and additional obligations in connection with the project above the
    total estimated cost may not be incurred, whenever the current
    estimated cost of the construction project exceeds by more than 25
    percent the higher of--
            ``(1) the amount authorized for the project; or
            ``(2) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project as
        shown in the most recent budget justification data submitted to
        Congress.
        ``(b) Exception Where Notice-and-wait Given.--An action described
    in subsection (a) may be taken if--
            ``(1) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the
        congressional defense committees a report on the actions and the
        circumstances making such action necessary; and
            ``(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which
        the report is received by the committees.
        ``(c) Computation of Days.--In the computation of the 30-day period
    under subsection (b), there shall be excluded any day on which either
    House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more
    than three days to a day certain.
        ``(d) Exception for Minor Projects.--Subsection (a) does not apply
    to a construction project with a current estimated cost of less than
    the minor construction threshold.
    ``Sec. 6276. Fund transfer authority
        ``(a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of Energy
    may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
    Energy pursuant to a DOE national security authorization to other
    Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the funds were
    authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged with and be available
    for the same purposes and for the same time period as the
    authorizations of the Federal agency to which the amounts are
    transferred.
        ``(b) Transfer Within Department of Energy.--
            ``(1) Transfers permitted.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
        Secretary of Energy may transfer funds authorized to be
        appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national
        security authorization to any other DOE national security
        authorization. Amounts of authorizations so transferred may be
        merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same
        period as the authorization to which the amounts are transferred.
            ``(2) Maximum amounts.--Not more than 5 percent of any such
        authorization may be transferred to another authorization under
        paragraph (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased
        by more than 5 percent by a transfer under such paragraph.
        ``(c) Limitations.--The authority provided by this subsection to
    transfer authorizations--
            ``(1) may be used only to provide funds for items relating to
        activities necessary for national security programs that have a
        higher priority than the items from which the funds are
        transferred; and
            ``(2) may not be used to provide funds for an item for which
        Congress has specifically denied funds.
        ``(d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall promptly
    notify the congressional defense committees of any transfer of funds to
    or from any DOE national security authorization.
    ``Sec. 6277. Conceptual and construction design
        ``(a) Conceptual Design.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Subject to paragraph (2) and except as
        provided in paragraph (3), before submitting to Congress a request
        for funds for a construction project that is in support of a
        national security program of the Department of Energy, the
        Secretary of Energy shall complete a conceptual design for that
        project.
            ``(2) Requests for conceptual design funds.--If the estimated
        cost of completing a conceptual design for a construction project
        exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
        request for funds for the conceptual design before submitting a
        request for funds for the construction project.
            ``(3) Exceptions.--The requirement in paragraph (1) does not
        apply to a request for funds--
                ``(A) for a construction project the total estimated cost
            of which is less than the minor construction threshold; or
                ``(B) for emergency planning, design, and construction
            activities under section 6278.
        ``(b) Construction Design.--
            ``(1) Authority.-- Within the amounts authorized by a DOE
        national security authorization, the Secretary may carry out
        construction design (including architectural and engineering
        services) in connection with any proposed construction project if
        the total estimated cost for such design does not exceed
        $5,000,000.
            ``(2) Limitation on availability of funds for certain
        projects.--If the total estimated cost for construction design in
        connection with any construction project exceeds $5,000,000, funds
        for that design must be specifically authorized by law.
    ``Sec. 6278. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction
        activities
        ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds
    available to the Department of Energy pursuant to a DOE national
    security authorization, including funds authorized to be appropriated
    for advance planning, engineering, and construction design, and for
    plant projects, to perform planning, design, and construction
    activities for any Department of Energy national security program
    construction project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed
    expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, to meet the
    needs of national defense, or to protect property.
        ``(b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the authority
    under subsection (a) in the case of a construction project until the
    Secretary has submitted to the congressional defense committees a
    report on the activities that the Secretary intends to carry out under
    this section and the circumstances making those activities necessary.
        ``(c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 6277(b)(2)
    does not apply to emergency planning, design, and construction
    activities conducted under this section.
    ``Sec. 6279. Scope of authority to carry out plant projects
        `` In carrying out programs necessary for national security, the
    authority of the Secretary of Energy to carry out plant projects
    includes authority for maintenance, restoration, planning,
    construction, acquisition, modification of facilities, and the
    continuation of projects authorized in prior years, and land
    acquisition related thereto.
    ``Sec. 6280. Availability of funds
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts
    appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security authorization for
    operation and maintenance or for plant projects may, when so specified
    in an appropriations Act, remain available until expended.
        ``(b) Exception for Program Direction Funds.--Amounts appropriated
    for program direction pursuant to a DOE national security authorization
    for a fiscal year shall remain available to be obligated only until the
    end of that fiscal year.
    ``Sec. 6281. Transfer of defense environmental cleanup funds
        ``(a) Transfer Authority for Defense Environmental Cleanup Funds.--
    The Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office
    of the Department of Energy with the authority to transfer defense
    environmental cleanup funds from a program or project under the
    jurisdiction of that office to another such program or project.
        ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may be
        made to or from any program or project under subsection (a) in a
        fiscal year.
            ``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or from a
        program or project in any one transfer under subsection (a) may not
        exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be carried
        out by a manager of a field office under subsection (a) unless the
        manager determines that the transfer is necessary--
                ``(A) to address a risk to health, safety, or the
            environment; or
                ``(B) to assure the most efficient use of defense
            environmental cleanup funds at the field office.
            ``(4) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to
        subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress has
        specifically denied funds or for a new program or project that has
        not been authorized by Congress.
        ``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The requirements
    of section 6272 shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to
    subsection (a).
        ``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
    Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management, shall notify Congress
    of any transfer of funds pursuant to subsection (a) not later than 30
    days after such transfer occurs.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to a
        field office of the Department of Energy, a program or project that
        is for defense environmental cleanup activities necessary for
        national security programs of the Department, that is being carried
        out by that office, and for which defense environmental cleanup
        funds have been authorized and appropriated.
            ``(2) The term `defense environmental cleanup funds' means
        funds appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an
        authorization for carrying out defense environmental cleanup
        activities necessary for national security programs.
    ``Sec. 6282. Transfer of weapons activities funds
        ``(a) Transfer Authority for Weapons Activities Funds.--The
    Secretary of Energy shall provide the manager of each field office of
    the Department of Energy with the authority to transfer weapons
    activities funds from a program or project under the jurisdiction of
    that office to another such program or project.
        ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Number of transfers.--Not more than one transfer may be
        made to or from any program or project under subsection (a) in a
        fiscal year.
            ``(2) Amounts transferred.--The amount transferred to or from a
        program or project in any one transfer under subsection (a) may not
        exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(3) Determination required.--A transfer may not be carried
        out by a manager of a field office under subsection (a) unless the
        manager determines that the transfer--
                ``(A) is necessary to address a risk to health, safety, or
            the environment; or
                ``(B) will result in cost savings and efficiencies.
            ``(4) Limitation.--A transfer may not be carried out by a
        manager of a field office under subsection (a) to cover a cost
        overrun or scheduling delay for any program or project.
            ``(5) Impermissible uses.--Funds transferred pursuant to
        subsection (a) may not be used for an item for which Congress has
        specifically denied funds or for a new program or project that has
        not been authorized by Congress.
        ``(c) Exemption From Reprogramming Requirements.--The requirements
    of section 6272 shall not apply to transfers of funds pursuant to
    subsection (a).
        ``(d) Notification.--The Secretary, acting through the
    Administrator, shall notify Congress of any transfer of funds pursuant
    to subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such transfer occurs.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `program or project' means, with respect to a
        field office of the Department of Energy, a program or project that
        is for weapons activities necessary for national security programs
        of the Department, that is being carried out by that office, and
        for which weapons activities funds have been authorized and
        appropriated.
            ``(2) The term `weapons activities funds' means funds
        appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to an
        authorization for carrying out weapons activities necessary for
        national security programs.
    ``Sec. 6283. Funds available for all national security programs of the
        Department of Energy
        `` Subject to the provisions of appropriation Acts and section
    6272, amounts appropriated pursuant to a DOE national security
    authorization for management and support activities and for general
    plant projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection
    with all national security programs of the Department of Energy.
    ``Sec. 6284. Notification of cost overruns for certain Department of
        Energy projects
        ``(a) Establishment of Cost and Schedule Baselines.--
            ``(1) Stockpile life extension and new nuclear weapon program
        projects.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a cost
            and schedule baseline for each nuclear stockpile life extension
            or new nuclear weapon program project of the Administration. In
            addition to the requirement under subparagraph (B), the cost
            and schedule baseline of a nuclear stockpile life extension or
            new nuclear weapon program project established under this
            subparagraph shall be the cost and schedule as described in the
            first Selected Acquisition Report submitted under section
            6125(a) for the project.
                ``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed under
            subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each stockpile
            life extension or new nuclear weapon program project, an
            estimated cost for each warhead in the project.
                ``(C) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
            Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
            baseline under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit
            the cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense
            committees.
            ``(2) Major alteration projects.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a cost
            and schedule baseline for each major alteration project.
                ``(B) Per unit cost.--The cost baseline developed under
            subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to each major
            alteration project, an estimated cost for each warhead in the
            project.
                ``(C) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
            Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
            baseline under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall submit
            the cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense
            committees.
                ``(D) Major alteration project defined.--In this paragraph,
            the term "major alteration project" means a nuclear
            weapon system alteration project of the Administration the cost
            of which exceeds $800,000,000.
            ``(3) Defense-funded construction projects.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish
            a cost and schedule baseline under the project management
            protocols of the Department of Energy for each construction
            project that is--
                    ``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and
                    ``(ii) carried out by the Department using funds
                authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year pursuant to
                a DOE national security authorization.
                ``(B) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
            Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
            baseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit the
            cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense
            committees.
            ``(4) Defense environmental cleanup projects.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a cost and
            schedule baseline under the project management protocols of the
            Department of Energy for each defense environmental cleanup
            project that is--
                    ``(i) in excess of $65,000,000; and
                    ``(ii) carried out by the Department pursuant to such
                protocols.
                ``(B) Notification to congressional defense committees.--
            Not later than 30 days after establishing a cost and schedule
            baseline under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall submit the
            cost and schedule baseline to the congressional defense
            committees.
        ``(b) Notification of Costs Exceeding Baseline.--The Administrator
    or the Secretary, as applicable, shall notify the congressional defense
    committees not later than 30 days after determining that--
            ``(1) the total cost for a project referred to in paragraph
        (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) will exceed an amount that
        is equal to 125 percent of the cost baseline established under
        subsection (a) for that project; and
            ``(2) in the case of a stockpile life extension or new nuclear
        weapon program project referred to in subsection (a)(1) or a major
        alteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2), the cost for
        any warhead in the project will exceed an amount that is equal to
        150 percent of the cost baseline established under subsection
        (a)(1)(B) or (a)(2)(B), as applicable, for each warhead in that
        project.
        ``(c) Notification of Determination With Respect to Termination or
    Continuation of Projects and Root Cause Analyses.--Not later than 90
    days after submitting a notification under subsection (b) with respect
    to a project, the Administrator or the Secretary, as applicable,
    shall--
            ``(1) notify the congressional defense committees with respect
        to whether the project will be terminated or continued;
            ``(2) if the project will be continued, certify to the
        congressional defense committees that--
                ``(A) a revised cost and schedule baseline has been
            established for the project and, in the case of a stockpile
            life extension or new nuclear weapon program project referred
            to in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1) or a major
            alteration project referred to in subsection (a)(2), a revised
            estimate of the cost for each warhead in the project has been
            made;
                ``(B) the continuation of the project is necessary to the
            mission of the Department of Energy and there is no alternative
            to the project that would meet the requirements of that
            mission; and
                ``(C) a management structure is in place adequate to manage
            and control the cost and schedule of the project; and
            ``(3) submit to the congressional defense committees an
        assessment of the root cause or causes of the growth in the total
        cost of the project, including the contribution of any shortcomings
        in cost, schedule, or performance of the program, including the
        role, if any, of--
                ``(A) unrealistic performance expectations;
                ``(B) unrealistic baseline estimates for cost or schedule;
                ``(C) immature technologies or excessive manufacturing or
            integration risk;
                ``(D) unanticipated design, engineering, manufacturing, or
            technology integration issues arising during program
            performance;
                ``(E) changes in procurement quantities;
                ``(F) inadequate program funding or funding instability;
                ``(G) poor performance by personnel of the Federal
            Government or contractor personnel responsible for program
            management; or
                ``(H) any other matters.
        ``(d) Applicability of Requirements to Revised Cost and Schedule
    Baselines.--A revised cost and schedule baseline established under
    subsection (c) shall--
            ``(1) be submitted to the congressional defense committees with
        the certification submitted under subsection (c)(2); and
            ``(2) be subject to the notification requirements of
        subsections (b) and (c) in the same manner and to the same extent
        as a cost and schedule baseline established under subsection (a).
    ``Sec. 6285. Life-cycle cost estimates of certain atomic energy defense
        capital assets
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that an
    independent life-cycle cost estimate under Department of Energy Order
    413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the
    acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order, of each capital
    asset described in subsection (b) is conducted before the asset
    achieves critical decision 2 in the acquisition process.
        ``(b) Capital Assets Described.--A capital asset described in this
    subsection is an atomic energy defense capital asset--
            ``(1) the total project cost of which exceeds $100,000,000; and
            ``(2) the purpose of which is to perform a limited-life,
        single-purpose mission.
        ``(c) Independent Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
    term `independent', with respect to a life-cycle cost estimate of a
    capital asset, means that the life-cycle cost estimate is prepared by
    an organization independent of the project sponsor, using the same
    detailed technical and procurement information as the sponsor, to
    determine if the life-cycle cost estimate of the sponsor is accurate
    and reasonable.
    ``Sec. 6286. Use of best practices for capital asset projects and
        nuclear weapon life extension programs
        ``(a) Analyses of Alternatives.--Not later than 30 days after the
    date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 726), the Secretary of
    Energy, in coordination with the Administrator, shall ensure that
    analyses of alternatives are conducted (including through contractors,
    as appropriate) in accordance with best practices for capital asset
    projects and life extension programs of the Administration and capital
    asset projects relating to defense environmental management.
        ``(b) Cost Estimates.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of such Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
    Administrator, shall develop cost estimates in accordance with cost
    estimating best practices for capital asset projects and life extension
    programs of the Administration and capital asset projects relating to
    defense environmental management.
        ``(c) Revisions to Departmental Project Management Order and
    Nuclear Weapon Life Extension Requirements.--As soon as practicable
    after the date of the enactment of such Act, but not later than two
    years after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall revise--
            ``(1) the capital asset project management order of the
        Department of Energy to require the use of best practices for
        preparing cost estimates and for conducting analyses of
        alternatives for Administration and defense environmental
        management capital asset projects; and
            ``(2) the nuclear weapon life extension program procedures of
        the Department to require the use of best practices for preparing
        cost estimates and conducting analyses of alternatives for
        Administration life extension programs.
    ``Sec. 6287. Matters relating to critical decisions
        ``(a) Post-critical Decision 2 Changes.--After the date on which a
    plant project specifically authorized by law and carried out under
    Department of Energy Order 413.3B (relating to program management and
    project management for the acquisition of capital assets), or a
    successor order, achieves critical decision 2, the Administrator may
    not change the requirements for such project if such change increases
    the cost of such project by more than the lesser of $5,000,000 or 15
    percent, unless--
            ``(1) the Administrator submits to the congressional defense
        committees--
                ``(A) a certification that the Administrator, without
            delegation, authorizes such proposed change; and
                ``(B) a cost-benefit and risk analysis of such proposed
            change, including with respect to--
                    ``(i) the effects of such proposed change on the
                project cost and schedule; and
                    ``(ii) any mission risks and operational risks from
                making such change or not making such change; and
            ``(2) a period of 15 days elapses following the date of such
        submission.
        ``(b) Review and Approval.--The Administrator shall ensure that
    critical decision packages are timely reviewed and either approved or
    disapproved.
    ``Sec. 6288. Unfunded priorities of the Administration
        ``(a) Annual Report or Certification.--Not later than 10 days after
    the date on which the budget of the President for a fiscal year is
    submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, the
    Administrator shall submit to the Secretary of Energy and the
    congressional defense committees either--
            ``(1) a report on the unfunded priorities of the
        Administration; or
            ``(2) if the Administrator determines that there are no
        unfunded priorities to include in such a report, a certification
        and explanation by the Administrator, without delegation, of the
        determination.
        ``(b) Elements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a)(1) shall
        specify, for each unfunded priority covered by the report, the
        following:
                ``(A) A summary description of that priority, including the
            objectives to be achieved or the risk to be mitigated if that
            priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).
                ``(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in
            connection with the objectives or risk mitigation under
            subparagraph (A).
                ``(C) Account information with respect to that priority.
            ``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--Each report under
        subsection (a)(1) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by
        the report in order of urgency of priority.
        ``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term
    `unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a program,
    activity, or mission requirement that--
            ``(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for that
        fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of
        title 31;
            ``(2) is necessary to address a requirement associated with the
        mission of the Administration; and
            ``(3) would have been recommended for funding through the
        budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Administrator--
                ``(A) if additional resources were available for the budget
            to fund the program, activity, or mission requirement; or
                ``(B) in the case of a program, activity, or mission
            requirement that emerged after the budget was formulated, if
            the program, activity, or mission requirement had emerged
            before the budget was formulated.
    ``Sec. 6289. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget
        ``(a) Review of Adequacy of Administration Budget by Nuclear
    Weapons Council.--
            ``(1) Transmission to council.--The Secretary of Energy shall
        transmit to the Nuclear Weapons Council (in this section referred
        to as the `Council') a copy of the proposed budget request of the
        Administration for each fiscal year before that budget request is
        submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in
        relation to the preparation of the budget of the President to be
        submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31.
            ``(2) Review.--The Council shall review each budget request
        transmitted to the Council under paragraph (1) in accordance with
        section 179(f).
            ``(3) Department of energy response.--
                ``(A) In general.--If the Council submits to the Secretary
            of Energy a written description under section 179(f)(2)(B)(i)
            with respect to the budget request of the Administration for a
            fiscal year, the Secretary shall include as an appendix to the
            budget request submitted to the Director of the Office of
            Management and Budget--
                    ``(i) the funding levels and initiatives identified in
                that description; and
                    ``(ii) any additional comments the Secretary considers
                appropriate.
                ``(B) Transmission to congress.--The Secretary of Energy
            shall transmit to Congress, with the budget justification
            materials submitted in support of the Department of Energy
            budget for a fiscal year (as submitted with the budget of the
            President under section 1105(a) of title 31), a copy of the
            appendix described in subparagraph (A).
        ``(b) Review and Certification of Department of Energy Budget by
    Nuclear Weapons Council.--At the time the Secretary of Energy submits
    the budget request of the Department of Energy for that fiscal year to
    the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in relation to the
    preparation of the budget of the President, the Secretary shall
    transmit a copy of the budget request of the Department to the Council.
    ``Sec. 6290. Improvements to cost estimates informing analyses of
        alternatives
        ``(a) Requirement for Analyses of Alternatives.--The Administrator
    shall ensure that any cost estimate used in an analysis of alternatives
    for a project carried out using funds authorized by a DOE national
    security authorization is designed to fully satisfy the requirements
    outlined in the mission needs statement approved at critical decision 0
    in the acquisition process, as set forth in Department of Energy Order
    413.3B (relating to program management and project management for the
    acquisition of capital assets) or a successor order.
        ``(b) Use of Project Engineering and Design Funds.--In the case of
    a project the total estimated cost of which exceeds $500,000,000 and
    that has not reached critical decision 1 in the acquisition process,
    the Administrator may use funds authorized by a DOE national security
    authorization for project engineering and design to begin the
    development of a conceptual design to facilitate the development of a
    cost estimate for the project during the analysis of alternatives for
    the project if--
            ``(1) the Administrator--
                ``(A) determines that such use of funds would improve the
            quality of the cost estimate for the project; and
                ``(B) notifies the congressional defense committees of that
            determination; and
            ``(2) a period of 15 days has elapsed after the date on which
        such committees receive the notification.

                           ``SUBCHAPTER II--PENALTIES

    ``Sec. 6301. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under
        environmental laws
        ``(a) Restriction.--Funds appropriated to the Department of Energy
    for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program or the nuclear weapons
    programs or other atomic energy defense activities of the Department of
    Energy may not be used to pay a penalty, fine, or forfeiture in regard
    to a defense activity or facility of the Department of Energy due to a
    failure to comply with any environmental requirement.
        ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an
    environmental requirement if--
            ``(1) the President fails to request funds for compliance with
        the environmental requirement; or
            ``(2) Congress has appropriated funds for such purpose (and
        such funds have not been sequestered, deferred, or rescinded) and
        the Secretary of Energy fails to use the funds for such purpose.
    ``Sec. 6302. Restriction on use of funds to pay penalties under Clean
        Air Act
        ``None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by the Department
    of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy
    Authorization Act of 1981 (Public Law 96-540; 94 Stat. 3197) or any
    other Act may be used to pay any penalty, fine, forfeiture, or
    settlement resulting from a failure to comply with the Clean Air Act
    (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to any defense activity of the
    Department of Energy if--
            ``(1) the Secretary finds that compliance is physically
        impossible within the time prescribed for compliance; or
            ``(2) the President has specifically requested appropriations
        for compliance and Congress has failed to appropriate funds for
        such purpose.

                        ``SUBCHAPTER III--OTHER MATTERS

    ``Sec. 6311. Reports on financial balances for atomic energy defense
        activities
        ``(a) Reports Required.--
            ``(1) In general.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget
        justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the
        budget of the President for a fiscal year (submitted to Congress
        pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31), the Secretary of Energy
        shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
        the financial balances for each atomic energy defense program.
            ``(2) Presentation of information.--In each report required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--
                ``(A) present information on the financial balances for
            each atomic energy defense program at the budget control levels
            used in the report accompanying the most current Act
            appropriating funds for energy and water development; and
                ``(B) present financial balances in connection with funding
            under recurring DOE national security authorizations (as
            defined in section 6271) separately from balances in connection
            with funding under any other provision of law.
        ``(b) Elements.--
            ``(1) Format.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall--
                ``(A) be divided into two parts, as specified in paragraphs
            (2) and (3); and
                ``(B) set forth the information required by those
            paragraphs in summary form and by fiscal year.
            ``(2) Part 1.--The first part of the report required by
        subsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy defense
        program, the following information, as of the end of the most
        recently completed fiscal year:
                ``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds and an
            explanation for why those funds are unobligated.
                ``(B) The total funds available to cost.
                ``(C) The total balance of costed funds.
                ``(D) The total balance of uncosted funds.
                ``(E) The threshold for the balance of uncosted funds,
            stated in dollars.
                ``(F) The amount of any balance of uncosted funds that is
            over or under that threshold and, in the case of a balance over
            that threshold, an explanation for why the balance is over that
            threshold.
                ``(G) The total balance of encumbered, uncosted funds.
                ``(H) The total balance of unencumbered, uncosted funds.
                ``(I) The amount of any balance of unencumbered, uncosted
            funds that is over or under the threshold described in
            subparagraph (E) and, in the case of a balance over that
            threshold, an explanation for why the balance is over that
            threshold.
            ``(3) Part 2.--The second part of the report required by
        subsection (a) shall set forth, for each atomic energy defense
        program, the following information:
                ``(A) The balance of any unobligated funds, as of the end
            of the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
                ``(B) The total balance of uncosted funds, as of the end of
            the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
                ``(C) Unalloted budget authority.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Costed.--The term `costed', with respect to funds, means
        the funds have been obligated to a contract and goods or services
        have been received from the contractor in exchange for the funds.
            ``(2) Encumbered.--The term `encumbered', with respect to
        funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and are
        being held for a specific known purpose by the contractor.
            ``(3) Uncosted.--The term `uncosted', with respect to funds,
        means the funds have been obligated to a contract and goods or
        services have not been received from the contractor in exchange for
        the funds.
            ``(4) Unencumbered.--The term `unencumbered', with respect to
        funds, means the funds have been obligated to a contract and are
        not being held for a specific known purpose by the contractor.
            ``(5) Threshold.--The term `threshold' means a benchmark over
        which a balance carried over at the end of a fiscal year should be
        given greater scrutiny by Congress.
            ``(6) Total funds available to cost.--The term `total funds
        available to cost' means the sum of--
                ``(A) total uncosted obligations from prior fiscal years;
                ``(B) current fiscal year obligations; and
                ``(C) current fiscal year deobligations.
    ``Sec. 6312. Independent acquisition project reviews of capital assets
        acquisition projects
        ``(a) Reviews.--The appropriate head shall ensure that an
    independent entity conducts reviews of each capital assets acquisition
    project as the project moves toward the approval of each of critical
    decision 0, critical decision 1, and critical decision 2 in the
    acquisition process.
        ``(b) Pre-critical Decision 1 Reviews.--In addition to any other
    matters, with respect to each review of a capital assets acquisition
    project under subsection (a) that has not reached critical decision 1
    approval in the acquisition process, such review shall include--
            ``(1) a review using best practices of the analysis of
        alternatives for the project; and
            ``(2) identification of any deficiencies in such analysis of
        alternatives for the appropriate head to address.
        ``(c) Independent Entities.--The appropriate head shall ensure that
    each review of a capital assets acquisition project under subsection
    (a) is conducted by an independent entity with the appropriate
    expertise with respect to the project and the stage in the acquisition
    process of the project.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `acquisition process' means the acquisition
        process for a project, as defined in Department of Energy Order
        413.3B (relating to project management and project management for
        the acquisition of capital assets), or a successor order.
            ``(2) The term `appropriate head' means--
                ``(A) the Administrator, with respect to capital assets
            acquisition projects of the Administration; and
                ``(B) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental
            Management, with respect to capital assets acquisition projects
            of the Office of Environmental Management.
            ``(3) The term `capital assets acquisition project' means a
        project--
                ``(A) the total project cost of which is more than
            $500,000,000; and
                ``(B) that is covered by Department of Energy Order 413.3B,
            or a successor order, for the acquisition of capital assets for
            atomic energy defense activities.

                     ``CHAPTER 608--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

                           ``SUBCHAPTER I--CONTRACTS

    ``Sec. 6321. Costs not allowed under covered contracts
        ``(a) In General.--The following costs are not allowable under a
    covered contract:
            ``(1) Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion,
        and social activities and any costs directly associated with such
        costs (such as tickets to shows or sports events, meals, lodging,
        rentals, transportation, and gratuities).
            ``(2) Costs incurred to influence (directly or indirectly)
        legislative action on any matter pending before Congress or a State
        legislature.
            ``(3) Costs incurred in defense of any civil or criminal fraud
        proceeding or similar proceeding (including filing of any false
        certification) brought by the United States where the contractor is
        found liable or has pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of fraud or
        similar proceeding (including filing of false certification).
            ``(4) Payments of fines and penalties resulting from violations
        of, or failure to comply with, Federal, State, local, or foreign
        laws and regulations, except when incurred as a result of
        compliance with specific terms and conditions of the contract or
        specific written instructions from the contracting officer
        authorizing in advance such payments in accordance with applicable
        regulations of the Secretary of Energy.
            ``(5) Costs of membership in any social, dining, or country
        club or organization.
            ``(6) Costs of alcoholic beverages.
            ``(7) Contributions or donations, regardless of the recipient.
            ``(8) Costs of advertising designed to promote the contractor
        or its products.
            ``(9) Costs of promotional items and memorabilia, including
        models, gifts, and souvenirs.
            ``(10) Costs for travel by commercial aircraft or by travel by
        other than common carrier that is not necessary for the performance
        of the contract and the cost of which exceeds the amount of the
        standard commercial fare.
        ``(b) Regulations; Costs of Information Provided to Congress or
    State Legislatures and Related Costs.--
            ``(1) Not later than 150 days after November 8, 1985, the
        Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations to implement this
        section. Such regulations may establish appropriate definitions,
        exclusions, limitations, and qualifications. Such regulations shall
        be published in accordance with section 1707 of title 41.
            ``(2) In any regulations implementing subsection (a)(2), the
        Secretary may not treat as not allowable (by reason of such
        subsection) the following costs of a contractor:
                ``(A) Costs of providing to Congress or a State
            legislature, in response to a request from Congress or a State
            legislature, information of a factual, technical, or scientific
            nature, or advice of experts, with respect to topics directly
            related to the performance of the contract.
                ``(B) Costs for transportation, lodging, or meals incurred
            for the purpose of providing such information or advice.
        ``(c) Covered Contract Defined.--In this section, the term`covered
    contract' means a contract for an amount more than $100,000 entered
    into by the Secretary of Energy obligating funds appropriated for
    national security programs of the Department of Energy.
        ``(d) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
    costs incurred under a covered contract on or after 30 days after the
    regulations required by subsection (b) are issued.
    ``Sec. 6322. Prohibition and report on bonuses to contractors operating
        defense nuclear facilities
        ``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Energy may not provide any
    bonuses, award fees, or other form of performance- or production-based
    awards to a contractor operating a Department of Energy defense nuclear
    facility unless, in evaluating the performance or production under the
    contract, the Secretary considers the contractor's compliance with all
    applicable environmental, safety, and health statutes, regulations, and
    practices for determining both the size of, and the contractor's
    qualification for, such bonus, award fee, or other award. The
    prohibition in this subsection applies with respect to contracts
    entered into, or contract options exercised, after November 29, 1989.
        ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall promulgate
    regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than March 1, 1990.
    ``Sec. 6323. Assessments of emergency preparedness of defense nuclear
        facilities
        `` The Secretary of Energy shall include, in each award-fee
    evaluation conducted under section 16.401 of title 48, Code of Federal
    Regulations, of a management and operating contract for a Department of
    Energy defense nuclear facility in 2016 or any even-numbered year
    thereafter, an assessment of the adequacy of the emergency preparedness
    of that facility, including an assessment of the seniority level of
    management and operating contractor employees that participate in
    emergency preparedness exercises at that facility.
    ``Sec. 6324. Contractor liability for injury or loss of property
        arising out of atomic weapons testing programs
        ``(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the `Atomic Energy
    Testing Liability Act'.
        ``(b) Federal Remedies Applicable; Exclusiveness of Remedies.--
            ``(1) Remedy.--The remedy against the United States provided by
        sections 1346(b) and 2672 of title 28, or by chapter 309 or 311 of
        title 46, as appropriate, for injury, loss of property, personal
        injury, or death shall apply to any civil action for injury, loss
        of property, personal injury, or death due to exposure to radiation
        based on acts or omissions by a contractor in carrying out an
        atomic weapons testing program under a contract with the United
        States.
            ``(2) Exclusivity.--The remedies referred to in paragraph (1)
        shall be exclusive of any other civil action or proceeding for the
        purpose of determining civil liability arising from any act or
        omission of the contractor without regard to when the act or
        omission occurred. The employees of a contractor referred to in
        paragraph (1) shall be considered to be employees of the Federal
        Government, as provided in section 2671 of title 28, for the
        purposes of any such civil action or proceeding; and the civil
        action or proceeding shall proceed in the same manner as any action
        against the United States filed pursuant to section 1346(b) of such
        title and shall be subject to the limitations and exceptions
        applicable to those actions.
        ``(c) Procedure.--A contractor against whom a civil action or
    proceeding described in subsection (b) is brought shall promptly
    deliver all processes served upon that contractor to the Attorney
    General of the United States. Upon certification by the Attorney
    General that the suit against the contractor is within the provisions
    of subsection (b), a civil action or proceeding commenced in a State
    court shall be removed without bond at any time before trial by the
    Attorney General to the district court of the United States for the
    district and division embracing the place wherein it is pending and the
    proceedings shall be deemed a tort action brought against the United
    States under the provisions of section 1346(b), 2401(b), or 2402, or
    sections 2671 through 2680 of title 28. For purposes of removal, the
    certification by the Attorney General under this subsection establishes
    contractor status conclusively.
        ``(d) Actions Covered.--The provisions of this section shall apply
    to any action, within the provisions of subsection (b), which is
    pending on November 5, 1990, or commenced on or after such date.
    Notwithstanding section 2401(b) of title 28, if a civil action or
    proceeding to which this section applies is pending on November 5,
    1990, and is dismissed because the plaintiff in such action or
    proceeding did not file an administrative claim as required by section
    2672 of that title, the plaintiff in that action or proceeding shall
    have 30 days from the date of the dismissal or two years from the date
    upon which the claim accrued, whichever is later, to file an
    administrative claim, and any claim or subsequent civil action or
    proceeding shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section
    2401(b) of title 28.
        ``(e) Contractor Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term
    `contractor' includes a contractor or cost reimbursement subcontractor
    of any tier participating in the conduct of the United States atomic
    weapons testing program for the Department of Energy (or its
    predecessor agencies, including the Manhattan Engineer District, the
    Atomic Energy Commission, and the Energy Research and Development
    Administration). Such term also includes facilities which conduct or
    have conducted research concerning health effects of ionizing radiation
    in connection with the testing under contract with the Department of
    Energy (or any of its predecessor agencies).
    ``Sec. 6325. Notice-and-wait requirement applicable to certain third-
        party financing arrangements
        ``(a) Notice-and-wait Requirement.--The Secretary of Energy may not
    enter into an arrangement described in subsection (b) until 30 days
    after the date on which the Secretary notifies the congressional
    defense committees in writing of the proposed arrangement.
        ``(b) Covered Arrangements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
        arrangement referred to in subsection (a) is any alternative
        financing arrangement, third-party financing arrangement, public-
        private partnership, privatization arrangement, private capital
        arrangement, or other financing arrangement that--
                ``(A) is entered into in connection with a project
            conducted using funds authorized to be appropriated to the
            Department of Energy to carry out programs necessary for
            national security; and
                ``(B) involves a contractor or Federal agency obtaining and
            charging to the Department of Energy as an allowable cost under
            a contract the use of office space, facilities, or other real
            property assets with a value of at least $5,000,000.
            ``(2) Exception.--An arrangement referred to in subsection (a)
        does not include an arrangement that--
                ``(A) involves the Department of Energy or a contractor
            acquiring or entering into a capital lease for office space,
            facilities, or other real property assets; or
                ``(B) is entered into in connection with a capital
            improvement project undertaken as part of an energy savings
            performance contract under section 801 of the National Energy
            Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8287).
    ``Sec. 6326. Publication of contractor performance evaluations leading
        to award fees
        ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall take appropriate actions
    to make available to the public, to the maximum extent practicable,
    contractor performance evaluations conducted by the Administration of
    management and operating contractors of the nuclear security enterprise
    that results in the award of an award fee to the contractor concerned.
        ``(b) Format.--Performance evaluations shall be made public under
    this section in a common format that facilitates comparisons of
    performance evaluations between and among similar management and
    operating contracts.
    ``Sec. 6327. Enhanced procurement authority to manage supply chain risk
        ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of
    Energy may--
            ``(1) carry out a covered procurement action or special
        exclusion action; and
            ``(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, limit, in
        whole or in part, the disclosure of information relating to the
        basis for carrying out a covered procurement action or special
        exclusion action.
        ``(b) Requirements.--The Secretary may exercise the authority under
    subsection (a) only after--
            ``(1) obtaining a risk assessment that demonstrates that there
        is a significant supply chain risk to a covered system;
            ``(2) making a determination in writing, in unclassified or
        classified form, that--
                ``(A) the use of the authority under subsection (a) is
            necessary to protect national security by reducing supply chain
            risk;
                ``(B) less restrictive measures are not reasonably
            available to reduce the supply chain risk; and
                ``(C) in a case in which the Secretary plans to limit
            disclosure of information under subsection (a)(2), the risk to
            national security of the disclosure of the information
            outweighs the risk of not disclosing the information; and
            ``(3) submitting to the appropriate congressional committees,
        not later than seven days after the date on which the Secretary
        makes the determination under paragraph (2), a notice of such
        determination, in classified or unclassified form, that includes--
                ``(A) the information required by section 3304(e)(2)(A) of
            title 41;
                ``(B) a summary of the risk assessment required under
            paragraph (1); and
                ``(C) a summary of the basis for the determination,
            including a discussion of less restrictive measures that were
            considered and why such measures were not reasonably available
            to reduce supply chain risk.
        ``(c) Notifications.--If the Secretary has exercised the authority
    under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) notify appropriate parties of the covered procurement
        action or special exclusion action and the basis for the action
        only to the extent necessary to carry out the covered procurement
        action or special exclusion action;
            ``(2) notify other Federal agencies responsible for procurement
        that may be subject to the same or similar supply chain risk, in a
        manner and to the extent consistent with the requirements of
        national security; and
            ``(3) ensure the confidentiality of any notifications under
        paragraph (1) or (2).
        ``(d) Limitation of Review.--No action taken by the Secretary under
    the authority under subsection (a) shall be subject to review in any
    Federal court.
        ``(e) Delegation of Authority.--The Secretary may delegate the
    authority under this section to--
            ``(1) in the case of the Administration, the Administrator; and
            ``(2) in the case of any other component of the Department of
        Energy, the Senior Procurement Executive of the Department.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the congressional defense committees; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
            Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives.
            ``(2) Covered item of supply.--The term `covered item of
        supply' means an item--
                ``(A) that is purchased for inclusion in a covered system;
            and
                ``(B) the loss of integrity of which could result in a
            supply chain risk for a covered system.
            ``(3) Covered procurement.--The term `covered procurement'
        means the following:
                ``(A) A source selection for a covered system or a covered
            item of supply involving either a performance specification, as
            described in subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 3306 of title 41,
            or an evaluation factor, as described in subsection (b)(1) of
            such section, relating to supply chain risk.
                ``(B) The consideration of proposals for and issuance of a
            task or delivery order for a covered system or a covered item
            of supply, as provided in section 4106(d)(3) of title 41, where
            the task or delivery order contract concerned includes a
            contract clause establishing a requirement relating to supply
            chain risk.
                ``(C) Any contract action involving a contract for a
            covered system or a covered item of supply if the contract
            includes a clause establishing requirements relating to supply
            chain risk.
            ``(4) Covered procurement action.--The term `covered
        procurement action' means, with respect to an action that occurs in
        the course of conducting a covered procurement, any of the
        following:
                ``(A) The exclusion of a source that fails to meet
            qualification requirements established pursuant to section 3311
            of title 41 for the purpose of reducing supply chain risk in
            the acquisition of covered systems.
                ``(B) The exclusion of a source that fails to achieve an
            acceptable rating with regard to an evaluation factor providing
            for the consideration of supply chain risk in the evaluation of
            proposals for the award of a contract or the issuance of a task
            or delivery order.
                ``(C) The withholding of consent for a contractor to
            subcontract with a particular source or the direction to a
            contractor for a covered system to exclude a particular source
            from consideration for a subcontract under the contract.
            ``(5) Covered system.--The term `covered system' means the
        following:
                ``(A) National security systems (as defined in section
            3552(b) of title 44) and components of such systems.
                ``(B) Nuclear weapons and components of nuclear weapons.
                ``(C) Items associated with the design, development,
            production, and maintenance of nuclear weapons or components of
            nuclear weapons.
                ``(D) Items associated with the surveillance of the nuclear
            weapon stockpile.
                ``(E) Items associated with the design and development of
            nonproliferation and counterproliferation programs and systems.
            ``(6) Special exclusion action.--The term `special exclusion
        action' means an action to prohibit, for a period not to exceed two
        years, the award of any contracts or subcontracts by the
        Administration or any other component of the Department of Energy
        related to any covered system to a source the Secretary determines
        to represent a supply chain risk.
            ``(7) Supply chain risk.--The term `supply chain risk' means
        the risk that an adversary may sabotage, maliciously introduce
        unwanted function, or otherwise subvert the design, integrity,
        manufacturing, production, distribution, installation, operation,
        or maintenance of a covered system or covered item of supply so as
        to surveil, deny, disrupt, or otherwise degrade the function, use,
        or operation of the system or item of supply.
        ``(g) Termination.--The authority under this section shall
    terminate on December 31, 2028.
    ``Sec. 6328. Cost-benefit analyses for competition of management and
        operating contracts
        ``(a) Briefings on Requests for Proposals.--Not later than 7 days
    after issuing a request for proposals for a contract to manage and
    operate a facility of the Administration, the Administrator shall brief
    the congressional defense committees on the preliminary assessment of
    the Administrator of the costs and benefits of the competition for the
    contract, including a preliminary assessment of the matters described
    in subsection (c) with respect to the contract.
        ``(b) Reports After Transition to New Contracts.--If the
    Administrator awards a new contract to manage and operate a facility of
    the Administration, the Administrator shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a report that includes the matters described in
    subsection (c) with respect to the contract by not later than 30 days
    after the completion of the period required to transition to the
    contract.
        ``(c) Matters Described.--The matters described in this subsection,
    with respect to a contract, are the following:
            ``(1) A clear and complete description of the cost savings the
        Administrator expects to result from the competition for the
        contract over the life of the contract, including associated
        analyses, assumptions, and information sources used to determine
        such expected cost savings.
            ``(2) A description of any key limitations or uncertainties
        that could affect such costs savings, including costs savings that
        are anticipated but not fully known.
            ``(3) The costs of the competition for the contract, including
        the immediate costs of conducting the competition, the costs of the
        transition to the contract from the previous contract, and any
        increased costs over the life of the contract.
            ``(4) A description of any disruptions or delays in mission
        activities or deliverables resulting from the competition for the
        contract.
            ``(5) A clear and complete description of the benefits expected
        by the Administrator with respect to mission performance or
        operations resulting from the competition.
            ``(6) How the competition for the contract complied with the
        Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding Federally funded research
        and development centers, if applicable.
            ``(7) The factors considered and processes used by the
        Administrator to determine--
                ``(A) whether to compete or extend the previous contract;
            and
                ``(B) which activities at the facility should be covered
            under the contract rather than under a different contract.
            ``(8) With respect to the matters included under paragraphs (1)
        through (7), a detailed description of the analyses conducted by
        the Administrator to reach the conclusions presented in the report,
        including any assumptions, limitations, and uncertainties relating
        to such conclusions.
            ``(9) Any other matters the Administrator considers
        appropriate.
        ``(d) Information Quality.--Each briefing required by subsection
    (a) and report required by subsection (b) shall be prepared in
    accordance with--
            ``(1) the information quality guidelines of the Department of
        Energy that are relevant to the clear and complete presentation of
        the matters described in subsection (c); and
            ``(2) best practices of the Government Accountability Office
        and relevant industries for cost estimating, if appropriate.
        ``(e) Review of Reports by Comptroller General of the United
    States.--
            ``(1) Determination.--The Comptroller General of the United
        States shall determine, in consultation with the congressional
        defense committees, whether to conduct an initial review, a
        comprehensive review, or both, of a report required by subsection
        (b).
            ``(2) Initial review.--The Comptroller General shall provide
        any initial review of a report required by subsection (b) as a
        briefing to the congressional defense committees not later than 180
        days after that report is submitted to the congressional defense
        committees.
            ``(3) Comprehensive review.--
                ``(A) Submission.--The Comptroller General shall submit any
            comprehensive review of a report required by subsection (b) to
            the congressional defense committees not later than 3 years
            after that report is submitted to the congressional defense
            committees.
                ``(B) Elements.--A comprehensive review of a report
            required by subsection (b) shall include an assessment, based
            on the most current information available, of the following:
                    ``(i) The actual cost savings achieved compared to cost
                savings estimated under subsection (c)(1), and any
                increased costs incurred under the contract that were
                unexpected or uncertain at the time the contract was
                awarded.
                    ``(ii) Any disruptions or delays in mission activities
                or deliverables resulting from the competition for the
                contract compared to the disruptions and delays estimated
                under subsection (c)(4).
                    ``(iii) Whether expected benefits of the competition
                with respect to mission performance or operations have been
                achieved.
                    ``(iv) Such other matters as the Comptroller General
                considers appropriate.
        ``(f) Applicability.--
            ``(1) In general.--The requirements for briefings under
        subsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall apply with
        respect to requests for proposals issued or contracts awarded, as
        applicable, by the Administrator during fiscal years 2019 through
        2032.
            ``(2) Naval reactors.--The requirements for briefings under
        subsection (a) and reports under subsection (b) shall not apply
        with respect to a management and operations contract for a Naval
        Reactor facility.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER II--RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

    ``Sec. 6331. Laboratory-directed research and development programs
        ``(a) Authority.--Government-owned, contractor-operated
    laboratories that are funded out of funds available to the Department
    of Energy for national security programs are authorized to carry out
    laboratory-directed research and development.
        ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe
    regulations for the conduct of laboratory-directed research and
    development at such laboratories.
        ``(c) Funding.--Of the funds provided by the Department of Energy
    to a national security laboratory for national security activities, the
    Secretary shall provide a specific amount, of not less than 5 percent
    and not more than 7 percent of such funds, to be used by the laboratory
    for laboratory-directed research and development.
        ``(d) Laboratory-directed Research and Development Defined.--For
    purposes of this section, the term `laboratory-directed research and
    development' means research and development work of a creative and
    innovative nature which, under the regulations prescribed pursuant to
    subsection (b), is selected by the director of a laboratory for the
    purpose of maintaining the vitality of the laboratory in defense-
    related scientific disciplines.
    ``Sec. 6332. Laboratory-directed research and development
        `` Of the funds made available by the Department of Energy for
    activities at government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories funded
    in this Act or subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations
    Acts, the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 8
    percent of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory
    directed research and development:  Provided, That the Secretary may
    also authorize a specific amount not to exceed 4 percent of such funds,
    to be used by the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production
    plant or the manager of the Nevada Site Office for plant or site
    directed research and development:  Provided further, That
    notwithstanding Department of Energy order 413.2A, dated January 8,
    2001, beginning in fiscal year 2006 and thereafter, all DOE
    laboratories may be eligible for laboratory directed research and
    development funding.
    ``Sec. 6333. Funding for laboratory directed research and development
        ``Notwithstanding section 307 of the Energy and Water Development
    and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-85; 123
    Stat. 2845), of the funds made available by the Department of Energy
    for activities at Government-owned, contractor-operated laboratories
    funded in the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
    Appropriations Act, 2014 (div. D of Pub. L. 113-76) or any subsequent
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for any fiscal year,
    the Secretary may authorize a specific amount, not to exceed 6 percent
    of such funds, to be used by such laboratories for laboratory directed
    research and development.
    ``Sec. 6334. Charges to individual program, project, or activity
        `` Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for
    laboratory directed research and development, no individual program,
    project, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making
    appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may
    be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such
    activities:  Provided, That this section shall take effect not earlier
    than October 1, 2015.
    ``Sec. 6335. Limitations on use of funds for laboratory directed
        research and development purposes
        ``(a) Limitation on Use of Weapons Activities Funds.--No funds
    authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the
    Department of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for
    weapons activities may be obligated or expended for activities under
    the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and Development
    Program, or under any Department of Energy technology transfer program
    or cooperative research and development agreement, unless such
    activities support the national security mission of the Department of
    Energy.
        ``(b) Limitation on Use of Certain Other Funds.--No funds
    authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the
    Department of Energy in any fiscal year after fiscal year 1997 for
    defense environmental cleanup may be obligated or expended for
    activities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research
    and Development Program, or under any Department of Energy technology
    transfer program or cooperative research and development agreement,
    unless such activities support the defense environmental cleanup
    mission of the Department of Energy.
        ``(c) Limitation on Use of Funds for Overhead.--A national security
    laboratory may not use funds made available under section 6331(c) to
    cover the costs of general and administrative overhead for the
    laboratory.
    ``Sec. 6336. Report on use of funds for certain research and
        development purposes
        ``(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1 each year, the
    Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the funds expended during the preceding fiscal
    year on activities under the Department of Energy Laboratory Directed
    Research and Development Program. The purpose of the report is to
    permit an assessment of the extent to which such activities support the
    national security mission of the Department of Energy.
        ``(b) Plant-directed Research and Development.--
            ``(1) In general.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
        include, with respect to plant-directed research and development,
        the following:
                ``(A) A financial accounting of expenditures for such
            research and development, disaggregated by nuclear weapons
            production facility.
                ``(B) A breakdown of the percentage of research and
            development conducted by each such facility that is plant-
            directed research and development.
                ``(C) An explanation of how each such facility plans to
            increase the availability and utilization of funds for plant-
            directed research and development.
            ``(2) Plant-directed research and development defined.--In this
        subsection, the term `plant-directed research and development'
        means research and development selected by the director of a
        nuclear weapons production facility.
        ``(c) Preparation of Report.--Each report shall be prepared by the
    officials responsible for Federal oversight of the funds expended on
    activities under the program.
        ``(d) Criteria Used in Preparation of Report.--Each report shall
    set forth the criteria utilized by the officials preparing the report
    in determining whether or not the activities reviewed by such officials
    support the national security mission of the Department.
    ``Sec. 6337. Critical technology partnerships and cooperative research
        and development centers
        ``(a) Partnerships.--For the purpose of facilitating the transfer
    of technology, the Secretary of Energy shall ensure, to the maximum
    extent practicable, that research on and development of dual-use
    critical technology carried out through atomic energy defense
    activities is conducted through cooperative research and development
    agreements, or other arrangements, that involve laboratories of the
    Department of Energy and other entities.
        ``(b) Cooperative Research and Development Centers.--
            ``(1) Subject to the availability of appropriations provided
        for such purpose, the Administrator shall establish a cooperative
        research and development center described in paragraph (2) at each
        national security laboratory.
            ``(2) A cooperative research and development center described
        in this paragraph is a center to foster collaborative scientific
        research, technology development, and the appropriate transfer of
        research and technology to users in addition to the national
        security laboratories.
            ``(3) In establishing a cooperative research and development
        center under this subsection, the Administrator--
                ``(A) shall enter into cooperative research and development
            agreements with governmental, public, academic, or private
            entities; and
                ``(B) may enter into a contract with respect to
            constructing, purchasing, managing, or leasing buildings or
            other facilities.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `dual-use critical technology' means a
        technology--
                ``(A) that is critical to atomic energy defense activities,
            as determined by the Secretary of Energy;
                ``(B) that has military applications and nonmilitary
            applications; and
                ``(C) that is a defense critical technology (as defined in
            section 4801).
            ``(2) The term `cooperative research and development agreement'
        has the meaning given that term by section 12(d) of the Stevenson-
        Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)).
            ``(3) The term `other entities' means--
                ``(A) firms, or a consortium of firms, that are eligible to
            participate in a partnership or other arrangement with a
            laboratory of the Department of Energy, as determined in
            accordance with applicable law and regulations; or
                ``(B) firms, or a consortium of firms, described in
            subparagraph (A) in combination with one or more of the
            following:
                    ``(i) Institutions of higher education in the United
                States.
                    ``(ii) Departments and agencies of the Federal
                Government other than the Department of Energy.
                    ``(iii) Agencies of State governments.
                    ``(iv) Any other persons or entities that may be
                eligible and appropriate, as determined in accordance with
                applicable laws and regulations.
            ``(4) The term `atomic energy defense activities' does not
        include activities covered by Executive Order No. 12344, dated
        February 1, 1982, pertaining to the Naval nuclear propulsion
        program.
    ``Sec. 6338. University-based research collaboration program
        ``(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            ``(1) The maintenance of scientific and engineering competence
        in the United States is vital to long-term national security and
        the defense and national security missions of the Department of
        Energy.
            ``(2) Engaging the universities and colleges of the Nation in
        research on long-range problems of vital national security interest
        will be critical to solving the technology challenges faced within
        the defense and national security programs of the Department of
        Energy in the next century.
            ``(3) Enhancing collaboration among the national laboratories,
        universities and colleges, and industry will contribute
        significantly to the performance of these Department of Energy
        missions.
        ``(b) Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall establish a
    university program at a location that can develop the most effective
    collaboration among national laboratories, universities and colleges,
    and industry in support of scientific and engineering advancement in
    key Department of Energy defense and national security program areas.
    ``Sec. 6339. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance
        program within the administration
        ``(a) In General.--The Administrator may not establish, administer,
    manage, or facilitate a program within the Administration for the
    purposes of executing an enduring national security research and
    development effort to broaden the role of the Department of Energy in
    national biodefense.
        ``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in subsection
    (a) shall not be interpreted--
            ``(1) to prohibit the establishment of a bioassurance program
        for the purpose of executing enduring national security research
        and development in any component of the Department of Energy other
        than the Administration or in any other Federal agency; or
            ``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,
        including resources provided by a national security laboratory or a
        nuclear weapons production facility site, to support the execution
        of a bioassurance program, if such support is provided--
                ``(A) on a cost-reimbursable basis to an entity that is not
            a component of the Department of Energy; and
                ``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with mission of
            such laboratory or facility.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER III--FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

    ``Sec. 6351. Transfers of real property at certain Department of Energy
        facilities
        ``(a) Transfer Regulations.--
            ``(1) The Secretary of Energy shall prescribe regulations for
        the transfer by sale or lease of real property at Department of
        Energy defense nuclear facilities for the purpose of permitting the
        economic development of the property.
            ``(2) The Secretary may not transfer real property under the
        regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) until--
                ``(A) the Secretary submits a notification of the proposed
            transfer to the congressional defense committees; and
                ``(B) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the date on
            which the notification is submitted.
        ``(b) Indemnification.--
            ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) and subject to
        subsection (c), in the sale or lease of real property pursuant to
        the regulations prescribed under subsection (a), the Secretary may
        hold harmless and indemnify a person or entity described in
        paragraph (2) against any claim for injury to person or property
        that results from the release or threatened release of a hazardous
        substance or pollutant or contaminant as a result of Department of
        Energy activities at the defense nuclear facility on which the real
        property is located. Before entering into any agreement for such a
        sale or lease, the Secretary shall notify the person or entity that
        the Secretary has authority to provide indemnification to the
        person or entity under this subsection. The Secretary shall include
        in any agreement for such a sale or lease a provision stating
        whether indemnification is or is not provided.
            ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following persons and
        entities:
                ``(A) Any State that acquires ownership or control of real
            property of a defense nuclear facility.
                ``(B) Any political subdivision of a State that acquires
            such ownership or control.
                ``(C) Any other person or entity that acquires such
            ownership or control.
                ``(D) Any successor, assignee, transferee, lender, or
            lessee of a person or entity described in subparagraphs (A)
            through (C).
            ``(3) To the extent the persons and entities described in
        paragraph (2) contributed to any such release or threatened
        release, paragraph (1) shall not apply.
        ``(c) Conditions.--
            ``(1) No indemnification on a claim for injury may be provided
        under this section unless the person or entity making a request for
        the indemnification--
                ``(A) notifies the Secretary in writing within two years
            after such claim accrues;
                ``(B) furnishes to the Secretary copies of pertinent papers
            received by the person or entity;
                ``(C) furnishes evidence or proof of the claim;
                ``(D) provides, upon request by the Secretary, access to
            the records and personnel of the person or entity for purposes
            of defending or settling the claim; and
                ``(E) begins action within six months after the date of
            mailing, by certified or registered mail, of notice of final
            denial of the claim by the Secretary.
            ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the date on which a
        claim accrues is the date on which the person asserting the claim
        knew (or reasonably should have known) that the injury to person or
        property referred to in subsection (b)(1) was caused or contributed
        to by the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance,
        pollutant, or contaminant as a result of Department of Energy
        activities at the defense nuclear facility on which the real
        property is located.
        ``(d) Authority of Secretary.--
            ``(1) In any case in which the Secretary determines that the
        Secretary may be required to indemnify a person or entity under
        this section for any claim for injury to person or property
        referred to in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may settle or
        defend the claim on behalf of that person or entity.
            ``(2) In any case described in paragraph (1), if the person or
        entity that the Secretary may be required to indemnify does not
        allow the Secretary to settle or defend the claim, the person or
        entity may not be indemnified with respect to that claim under this
        section.
        ``(e) Relationship to Other Law.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed as affecting or modifying in any way section 120(h) of the
    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
    of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `hazardous
    substance', `release', and `pollutant or contaminant' have the meanings
    provided by section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
    Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).
    ``Sec. 6352. Engineering and manufacturing research, development, and
        demonstration by managers of certain nuclear weapons production
        facilities
        ``(a) Authority for Programs at Nuclear Weapons Productions
    Facilities.--The Administrator shall authorize the head of each nuclear
    weapons production facility to establish an Engineering and
    Manufacturing Research, Development, and Demonstration Program under
    this section.
        ``(b) Projects and Activities.--The projects and activities carried
    out through the program at a nuclear weapons production facility under
    this section shall support innovative or high-risk design and
    manufacturing concepts and technologies with potentially high payoff
    for the nuclear security enterprise. Those projects and activities may
    include--
            ``(1) replacement of obsolete or aging design and manufacturing
        technologies;
            ``(2) development of innovative agile manufacturing techniques
        and processes; and
            ``(3) training, recruitment, or retention of essential
        personnel in critical engineering and manufacturing disciplines.
    ``Sec. 6353. Activities at covered nuclear weapons facilities
        ``The Administrator may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear
    weapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage
    in research, development, and demonstration activities with respect to
    the engineering and manufacturing capabilities at such facility in
    order to maintain and enhance such capabilities at such facility:
    Provided, That of the amount allocated to a covered nuclear weapons
    facility each fiscal year from amounts available to the Department of
    Energy for such fiscal year for national security programs, not more
    than an amount equal to 2 percent of such amount may be used for these
    activities:  Provided further, That for purposes of this section, the
    term `covered nuclear weapons facility' means the following:
            ``(1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
            ``(2) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
            ``(3) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
            ``(4) The Savannah River Plant, South Carolina.
            ``(5) The Nevada Test Site.
    ``Sec. 6354. Pilot program relating to use of proceeds of disposal or
        utilization of certain department of energy assets
        ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage the
    Secretary of Energy to dispose of or otherwise utilize certain assets
    of the Department of Energy by making available to the Secretary the
    proceeds of such disposal or utilization for purposes of defraying the
    costs of such disposal or utilization.
        ``(b) Use of Proceeds to Defray Costs.--
            ``(1) Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, the Secretary
        may retain from the proceeds of the sale, lease, or disposal of an
        asset under subsection (c) an amount equal to the cost of the sale,
        lease, or disposal of the asset. The Secretary shall utilize
        amounts retained under this paragraph to defray the cost of the
        sale, lease, or disposal.
            ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the cost of a sale, lease,
        or disposal shall include--
                ``(A) the cost of administering the sale, lease, or
            disposal;
                ``(B) the cost of recovering or preparing the asset
            concerned for the sale, lease, or disposal; and
                ``(C) any other cost associated with the sale, lease, or
            disposal.
        ``(c) Covered Transactions.--Subsection (b) applies to the
    following transactions:
            ``(1) The sale of heavy water at the Savannah River Site, South
        Carolina, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense
        Environmental Management Program.
            ``(2) The sale of precious metals that are under the
        jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
            ``(3) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at
        the Hanford Reservation, Washington, that are under the
        jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
            ``(4) The lease of buildings and other facilities located at
        the Savannah River Site that are under the jurisdiction of the
        Defense Environmental Management Program.
            ``(5) The disposal of equipment and other personal property
        located at the Rocky Flats Defense Environmental Technology Site,
        Colorado, that is under the jurisdiction of the Defense
        Environmental Management Program.
            ``(6) The disposal of materials at the National Electronics
        Recycling Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee that are under the
        jurisdiction of the Defense Environmental Management Program.
        ``(d) Applicability of Disposal Authority.--Nothing in this section
    shall be construed to limit the application of subchapter II of chapter
    5 and section 549 of title 40 to the disposal of equipment and other
    personal property covered by this section.
    ``Sec. 6355. Department of Energy energy parks program
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may establish a program
    to permit the establishment of energy parks on former defense nuclear
    facilities.
        ``(b) Objectives.--The objectives for establishing energy parks
    pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
            ``(1) To provide locations to carry out a broad range of
        projects relating to the development and deployment of energy
        technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.
            ``(2) To provide locations for the implementation of pilot
        programs and demonstration projects for new and developing energy
        technologies and related advanced manufacturing technologies.
            ``(3) To set a national example for the development and
        deployment of energy technologies and related advanced
        manufacturing technologies in a manner that will promote energy
        security, energy sector employment, and energy independence.
            ``(4) To create a business environment that encourages
        collaboration and interaction between the public and private
        sectors.
        ``(c) Consultation.--In establishing an energy park pursuant to
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with--
            ``(1) the local government with jurisdiction over the land on
        which the energy park will be located;
            ``(2) the local governments of adjacent areas; and
            ``(3) any community reuse organization recognized by the
        Secretary at the former defense nuclear facility on which the
        energy park will be located.
        ``(d) Report Required.--Not later than 120 days after January 7,
    2011, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
    the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
    Representatives a report on the implementation of the program under
    subsection (a). The report shall include such recommendations for
    additional legislative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate
    to facilitate the development of energy parks on former defense nuclear
    facilities.
        ``(e) Defense Nuclear Facility Defined.--In this section, the term
    `defense nuclear facility' has the meaning given the term `Department
    of Energy defense nuclear facility' in section 318 of the Atomic Energy
    Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286g).
    ``Sec. 6356. Authority to use passenger carriers for contractor
        commuting
        ``(a) Authority.--If and to the extent that the Administrator deems
    it appropriate to further mission activities under section 3211 of the
    National Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401), a
    passenger carrier may be used to provide transportation services to
    contractor employees between the covered facility of the contractor
    employee and a mass transit facility in accordance with any applicable
    transportation plan adopted by the Administrator pursuant to this
    section.
        ``(b) Plan Requests and Approval.--
            ``(1) The Administrator--
                ``(A) shall--
                    ``(i) provide Management and Operating contractors at
                covered facilities the opportunity to, on a voluntary
                basis, submit, through the cognizant contracting officer of
                the applicable covered facility, a plan to provide
                transportation services described in subsection (a) for
                contractor employees at the covered facility; and
                    ``(ii) review each such plan submitted in accordance
                with clause (i); and
                ``(B) may approve each such plan if the requirements
            described in clauses (i) through (iv) of paragraph (2)(B) are
            satisfied.
            ``(2) Each plan submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)--
                ``(A) may include proposals for parking facilities, road
            improvements, real property acquisition, passenger carrier
            services, and commuting cost deferment payments to contractor
            employees; and
                ``(B) shall include--
                    ``(i) a description of how the use of passenger
                carriers will facilitate the mission of the covered
                facility;
                    ``(ii) a description of how the plan will be economical
                and advantageous to the Federal Government;
                    ``(iii) a summary of the benefits that will be provided
                under the plan and how costs will be monitored; and
                    ``(iv) a description of how the plan will alleviate
                traffic congestion, reduce commuting times, and improve
                recruitment and retention of contractor employees.
            ``(3) The Administrator may delegate to the Senior Procurement
        Executive of the Administration the approval of any plan submitted
        under this subsection.
        ``(c) Reimbursement.--The Administration may reimburse a contractor
    for the costs of transportation services incurred pursuant to a plan
    approved under subsection (b) using funds appropriated to the
    Administration.
        ``(d) Implementation.--In carrying out a plan approved under
    subsection (b), the Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable
    and consistent with sound budget policy, shall--
            ``(1) require the use of alternative fuel vehicles to provide
        transportation services;
            ``(2) ensure funds spent for this plan further the mission
        activities of the Administration under section 3211 of the National
        Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401); and
            ``(3) ensure that the time during which a contractor employee
        uses transportation services shall not be included for purposes of
        calculating the hours of work for such contractor employee.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `contractor employee' means an employee of a
        Management and Operating contractor or subcontractor employee at
        any tier.
            ``(2) The term `covered facility' means any facility of the
        Administration that directly supports the mission of the
        Administration under section 3211 of the National Nuclear Security
        Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401).
            ``(3) The term `Management and Operating contractor' means a
        management and operating contractor that manages a covered
        facility.
            ``(4) The term `passenger carrier' means a passenger motor
        vehicle, aircraft, boat, ship, train, or other similar means of
        transportation that is owned, leased, or provided pursuant to
        contract or subcontract by the Federal Government or through a
        contractor of the Administration.

                         ``SUBCHAPTER IV--OTHER MATTERS

    ``Sec. 6361. Payment of costs of operation and maintenance of
        infrastructure at Nevada National Security Site
        `` Notwithstanding any other provision of law and effective as of
    September 30, 1996, the costs associated with operating and maintaining
    the infrastructure at the Nevada National Security Site, Nevada, with
    respect to any activities initiated at the site after that date by the
    Department of Defense pursuant to a work-for-others agreement may be
    paid for from funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of
    Energy for activities at the Nevada National Security Site.
    ``Sec. 6362. University-based defense nuclear policy collaboration
        program
        ``(a) Program.--The Administrator shall carry out a program under
    which the Administrator establishes a policy research consortium of
    institutions of higher education and nonprofit entities in support of
    implementing and innovating the defense nuclear policy programs of the
    Administration. The Administrator shall establish and carry out such
    program in a manner similar to the program established under section
    6338.
        ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the consortium under subsection
    (a) are as follows:
            ``(1) To shape the formulation and application of policy
        through the conduct of research and analysis regarding defense
        nuclear policy programs.
            ``(2) To maintain open-source databases on issues relevant to
        understanding defense nuclear nonproliferation, arms control,
        nuclear deterrence, foreign nuclear programs, and nuclear security.
            ``(3) To facilitate the collaboration of research centers of
        excellence relating to defense nuclear policy to better distribute
        expertise to specific issues and scenarios regarding such threats.
        ``(c) Duties.--
            ``(1) Support.--The Administrator shall ensure that the
        consortium established under subsection (a) provides support to
        individuals described in paragraph (2) through the use of
        nongovernmental fellowships, scholarships, research internships,
        workshops, short courses, summer schools, and research grants.
            ``(2) Individuals described.--The individuals described in this
        paragraph are graduate students, academics, and policy specialists,
        who are focused on policy innovation related to--
                ``(A) defense nuclear nonproliferation;
                ``(B) arms control;
                ``(C) nuclear deterrence;
                ``(D) the study of foreign nuclear programs;
                ``(E) nuclear security; or
                ``(F) educating and training the next generation of defense
            nuclear policy experts.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law are
    repealed:
            (1) The Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.;
        division D of Public Law 107-314).
            (2) Sections 3116 and 3141 of the National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (50 U.S.C. 2515, 2512 note).
            (3) Sections 308 and 311 of the Energy and Water Development
        and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (50 U.S.C. 2523c,
        2791b).
            (4) Section 3132 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2004 (50 U.S.C. 2589).
            (5) Section 306 of the Energy and Water Development and Related
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (50 U.S.C. 2743a).
            (6) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development and Related
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (50 U.S.C. 2791a).
            (7) Section 3124 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (50 U.S.C. 2814).
            (8) Sections 3113 and 3123 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
        116-283; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note, 2581 note).
            (9) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note).
            (10) Section 3121 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note).
            (11) Section 3121, 3124, and 3126 of the James M. Inhofe
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
        117-263; 50 U.S.C. 2532 note, 2538a note).
            (12) Section 3125 of the Servicemember Quality of Life
        Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2025 (Public Law 118-159; 50 U.S.C. 2538 note).
            (13) Section 3133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 50 U.S.C. 2538c note).
            (14) Section 3122 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
        113-291; 50 U.S.C. 2565 note).
            (15) Section 3141 of the John S. McCain National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 50
        U.S.C. 2569 note).
            (16) Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-375; 50
        U.S.C. 2601 note).
            (17) Section 127 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and
        Offsets Act, 2004 (division H of Public 108-199; 50 U.S.C. 2601
        note).
            (18) Section 3117 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2754 note).
            (19) Section 309 of the Energy and Water Development and
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division D of Public Law
        113-76; 50 U.S.C. 2791a note).
            (20) Section 308 of the Energy and Water Development
        Appropriations Act, 2005 (division C of Public Law 108-447; 50
        U.S.C. 2812 note).
            (21) Section 3114 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 50 U.S.C. 2535 note).
        (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Amendments to title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is
        amended--
                (A) in section 179--
                    (i) in subsection (d)(13), by striking ``section 4002
                of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
                inserting ``section 6101''; and
                    (ii) in subsection (f)--

                        (I) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 4717 of
                    the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2757)'' at
                    each place it appears and inserting ``section 6289'';
                    and
                        (II) in paragraph (3), by striking ``section
                    4219(a) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
                    2538a(a))'' and inserting ``section 6218'';

                (B) in section 499a(e), by striking ``section 4002 of the
            Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting
            ``section 6101''.
            (2) Amendments to other laws.--
                (A) Section 809(b)(2) of the James M. Inhofe National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
            263; 10 U.S.C. 4351 note) is amended by striking ``sections
            4217 and 4311 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2537,
            2577)'' and inserting ``sections 6125 and 6161 of title 10,
            United States Code''.
                (B) Section 1635(c)(2) of the Servicemember Quality of Life
            Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
            Year 2025 (Public Law 118-159; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended
            by striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50
            U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United
            States Code''.
                (C) Section 3111(b)(1) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 50
            U.S.C. 2402 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002(6) of
            the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and
            inserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (D) Section 3116(a)(3) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131
            Stat. 1888) is amended by striking ``section 4101 of the Atomic
            Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2511)'' and inserting ``section
            6102 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (E) Section 3113 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 50 U.S.C. 2512 note)
            is amended--
                    (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4102(b) of
                the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2512(b))'' and
                inserting ``section 6103 of title 10, United States Code'';
                and
                    (ii) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 4002 of
                the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
                inserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (F) Section 3137(d) of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 50 U.S.C. 2512
            note) is amended by striking ``section 4002(6) of the Atomic
            Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501(6))'' and inserting
            ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (G) Section 3121(c) of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 50 U.S.C. 2521
            note) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of the Atomic
            Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting ``section
            6101 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (H) Section 3129 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 50 U.S.C. 2521 note)
            is amended--
                    (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 4201 of
                the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521)'' and
                inserting ``section 6111 of title 10, United States
                Code,''; and
                    (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 4203 of
                the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523)'' and
                inserting ``section 6114 of title 10, United States
                Code,''.
                (I) Section 3116(c) of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-136; 50 U.S.C. 2529
            note) is amended by striking ``section 4209(a) of the Atomic
            Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2529(a))'' and inserting
            ``section 6120 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (J) Section 3121(c) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 50
            U.S.C. 2532 note) is amended by striking ``section 4002 of the
            Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and inserting
            ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (K) Section 3126 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 50
            U.S.C. 2538a note) is amended by striking ``section 4219 of the
            Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a)'' and inserting
            ``section 6128 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (L) Section 3116(e)(4) of the Ronald W. Reagan National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public Law 108-
            375; 50 U.S.C. 2602 note) is amended by striking ``section
            4306A of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2567)'' and
            inserting ``section 6154 of title 10, United States Code''.
                (M) Section 3121 of the John S. McCain National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 50
            U.S.C. 2652 note) is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``section 4502(a) of the Atomic Energy
                Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2652(a))'' each place it appears and
                inserting ``section 6222(a) of title 10, United States
                Code''; and
                    (ii) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``section 4002
                of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501)'' and
                inserting ``section 6101 of title 10, United States Code''.
        (d) Further Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Coordination with other amendments made by this act.--The
        amendments made by sections 3112, 3113, 3114, 3115, 3116, 3117, and
        3122 of this Act shall take effect immediately after the amendment
        made by subsection (a) and shall be executed in subpart B of part
        VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by
        subsection (a), as follows:
                (A) The amendment to section 4203 of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) made by section 3122 shall be
            executed with respect to section 6114 of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by subsection (a).
                (B) The amendment to section 4219 of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2358a) made by section 3112 shall be
            executed with respect to section 6128 of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by subsection (a).
                (C) The amendment to section 4220(c) of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538b) made by section 3113 shall be
            executed with respect to section 6131 of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by subsection (a).
                (D) The amendment to subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic
            Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) made by section
            3113 shall be executed with respect to subchapter I of chapter
            602 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
            (a).
                (E) The amendment to section 4510 of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2661) made by section 3114 shall be
            executed with respect to section 6227 of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by subsection (a).
                (F) The amendment to section 4601 of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2701) made by section 3115 shall be
            executed with respect to section 6241 of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by subsection (a).
                (G) The amendment to section 4713 of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) made by section 3116 shall be
            executed with respect to section 6284 of title 10, United
            States Code, as added by subsection (a).
                (H) The amendment to subtitle B of title XLVIII of the
            Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) made by
            section 3117 shall be executed with respect to subchapter II of
            chapter 608 of 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
            (a).
            (2) Amendments to conform with united states code.--Subpart B
        of part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added
        by subsection (a), is amended as follows:
                (A) By striking any heading within a section that is not a
            section heading or a subsection heading.
                (B) By conforming the margins to the margins used for
            subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses,
            items, and subitems, in section 179 of title 10, United States
            Code, including with respect to the use of inline subsections,
            paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, items, and
            subitems, as appropriate.
        (e) Savings Provision.--All orders, determinations, rules,
    regulations, permits, contracts, or other exercise of the authority of
    the Secretary of Energy or the Administrator for Nuclear Security under
    the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) made before the
    date of the enactment of this Act and effective as of such date shall
    continue in effect as if such authority was exercised under subpart B
    of part VI of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, as added by
    subsection (a), until modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or
    revoked in accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, the
    Administrator, any other authorized official, a court of competent
    jurisdiction, or operation of law.
    SEC. 3112. PLUTONIUM PIT PRODUCTION CAPACITY.
        Section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2538a) is
    amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (h) as
        subsections (g), (i), and (h), respectively;
            (2) by moving subsection (i), as so redesignated, so as to
        appear after subsection (h), as so redesignated;
            (3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``this
        subsection'' and inserting ``this section''; and
            (4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
        subsection (f):
        ``(f) Capacity.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of
    Energy shall--
            ``(1) ensure that Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos,
        New Mexico, has the capability to reliably produce no fewer than 30
        war reserve plutonium pits annually; and
            ``(2) ensure that the Savannah River Plutonium Processing
        Facility at the Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, has the
        capability to reliably produce no fewer than 50 war reserve
        plutonium pits annually.''.
    SEC. 3113. STOCKPILE RESPONSIVENESS AND RAPID CAPABILITIES PROGRAMS OF
    THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
        (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title XLII of the Atomic Energy
    Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2521 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 4220(c)--
                (A) in paragraph (3)--
                    (i) by striking ``Periodically'' and inserting
                ``Continually''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``integrated system demonstrations,''
                after ``flight testing,''; and
                (B) in paragraph (4)--
                    (i) by striking ``Shorten'' and inserting ``Develop
                technologies for transition to a nuclear stockpile life
                extension program or new nuclear weapon program project
                that have the potential to reduce''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``and timelines to minimize'' and all
                that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting
                ``cost and schedule''; and
            (2) by adding at the end of the following new section:
    ``SEC. 4225. RAPID CAPABILITIES PROGRAM.
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through the
    Administrator and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall
    carry out a program (to be known as the `rapid capabilities program')
    to develop new nuclear weapons or modified nuclear weapons that meet
    military requirements.
        ``(b) Objectives.--The program under subsection (a) shall have the
    following objectives:
            ``(1) Identify and assess potential design concepts for rapid
        development feasability.
            ``(2) Carry out projects with the goal of achieving first
        production unit within 5 years of project initiation.
            ``(3) Utilize non-traditional approaches, system-specific
        requirements, and tailored risk-acceptance processes to favorably
        balance cost, schedule, and capability.
            ``(4) Maximize reuse of existing components, non-serial
        manufacturing, and limited production quantities.
            ``(5) Minimize disruption to other major nuclear weapons
        stockpile modernization programs.
            ``(6) Develop institutional expertise within the nuclear
        security enterprise for rapid execution of all phases for the joint
        nuclear weapons life cycle process.
        ``(c) Requirements Advisory Board.--In carrying out the objectives
    of the program under subsection (b), the Administrator shall establish
    an advisory board, which shall be responsible for advising the
    Administrator with respect to military and deterrence policy
    requirements related to the activities of the program. Such advisory
    board shall be composed of the following members:
            ``(1) The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
        Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical and Biological Defense Policy and
        Programs.
            ``(2) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the Joint
        Staff.
            ``(3) The Director of Navy Strategic Systems Programs.
            ``(4) The Deputy Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command.
        ``(d) Program Budget.--In accordance with the requirements under
    section 4209, for each budget submitted by the President to Congress
    under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the amounts
    requested for the program under this section shall be clearly
    identified in the budget justification materials submitted to Congress
    in support of that budget.
        ``(e) Joint Nuclear Weapons Life Cycle Process Defined.--In this
    section, the term `joint nuclear weapons life cycle process' means the
    process developed and maintained by the Secretary of Defense and the
    Secretary of Energy for the development, production, maintenance, and
    retirement of nuclear weapons.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such Act is
    amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4224 the
    following new item:
    ``Sec. 4225. Rapid capabilities program.''.
    SEC. 3114. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM
    UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
        Section 4510(e)(1)(C) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
    2661(e)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
                ``(C)(i) owned by or contracted to the National Nuclear
            Security Administration, including any facility that stores or
            uses special nuclear material; or
                ``(ii) a national security laboratory or nuclear weapons
            production facility.''.
    SEC. 3115. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN
    SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL.
        Section 4601(c)(1) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C.
    2701(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2026'' and inserting
    ``September 30, 2036''.
    SEC. 3116. NOTIFICATION OF COST OVERRUNS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
    ENERGY PROJECTS.
        Section 4713 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2753) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)(A), in the first sentence, by
            inserting ``prior to entry into Phase 6.4 or Phase 4, as
            appropriate'' after ``Administration''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``prior to entry into
            Phase 6.4'' after ``project'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as
            subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
            subparagraph (B):
                ``(B) a review of the revised baseline has been conducted
            by the Director of Cost Estimating and Program Evaluation of
            the National Nuclear Security Administration, consistent with
            section 3221(d)(1)(F) of the National Nuclear Security
            Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2411(d)(1)(F)).''; and
            (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``and the results of the
        review conducted by the Director of Cost Estimating and Program
        Evaluation under subsection (c)(2)(B)'' after ``subsection
        (c)(2)''.
    SEC. 3117. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
    WITHIN THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
        (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title XLVIII of the Atomic Energy
    Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2791 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
    the following section:
    ``SEC. 4816. APPROPRIATE SCOPING OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH
    WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION.
        ``(a) In General.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
    or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026, or any subsequent
    fiscal year, for the Administration for the purposes of conducting
    research and development of artificial intelligence technologies,
    executing a program to develop or manage the application of such
    technologies, or developing, acquiring, or sustaining any associated
    computing hardware or supporting infrastructure may only be used to
    support the nuclear security missions of the Administration.
        ``(b) Rule of Construction.--The limitation described in subsection
    (a) may not be interpreted--
            ``(1) to prohibit the establishment of an enduring national
        security artificial intelligence research and development program
        in any component of the Department of Energy other than the
        Administration or in any other Federal agency; or
            ``(2) to impede the use of resources of the Administration,
        including resources provided by a national security laboratory or a
        nuclear weapons production facility site, to support the execution
        of an enduring national security artificial intelligence research
        and development program or activity, if such support is provided--
                ``(A) on a full cost recovery basis, including any
            associated infrastructure or utility costs, to an entity that
            is not a component of the Department of Energy; and
                ``(B) in a manner that does not interfere with the nuclear
            security mission of such laboratory or facility.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Atomic
    Energy Defense Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 4815 the following new item:
    ``Sec. 4816. Appropriate scoping of artificial intelligence research
              within the Administration.''.

                     Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

    SEC. 3121. MODIFICATION TO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO
    NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND RESPONSIVENESS
    PLAN.
        Section 4203 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking paragraph (1);
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
            (1) and (2), respectively, and adjusting the margins
            accordingly; and
                (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated--
                    (i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting
                ``subsection (c)'';
                    (ii) by striking ``March 15 of each odd-numbered year''
                and inserting ``45 days after each date on which a budget
                for an odd-numbered fiscal year is submitted to Congress'';
                and
                    (iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking
                ``summaries and reports'' and inserting ``report'';
            (2) by striking subsection (c);
            (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections
        (c) through (e), respectively;
            (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated--
                (A) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' and inserting
            ``subsection (b)(1)'';
                (B) in paragraph (4)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``modernization
                and refurbishment'' and inserting ``construction,
                modernization, and refurbishment'';
                    (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)
                as subparagraphs (C), (F), and (G), respectively;
                    (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following
                new subparagraph (B):
                ``(B) an explanation of the targeted needs addressed by the
            measures described under subparagraph (A);''; and
                    (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (C), as so
                redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
                ``(D) a summary of identified long-term infrastructure
            investments needed beyond such 10-year period;
                ``(E) a statement of changes to, and progress toward
            achieving, the measures described under subparagraph (A) during
            the period covered by the report, compared to such changes and
            progress during the period covered by the preceding report;'';
            and
            (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``subsection (b)(2)'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``subsection (b)(1)''.
    SEC. 3122. ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
    SPENT FUEL HANDLING RECAPITALIZATION PROJECT.
        (a) In General.--The Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors of the
    National Nuclear Security Administration shall carry out an independent
    assessment of the Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project.
        (b) Elements.--The assessment required under subsection (a) shall
    include, with respect to such project--
            (1) a root cause analysis to determine the underlying causes of
        the cost overruns, schedule delays and performance shortcomings;
            (2) an analysis of--
                (A) the quality assurance program of such project; and
                (B) the corrective action processes and application of
            standards for nuclear quality assurance under such quality
            assurance program; and
            (3) any other matter the Deputy Administrator determines
        appropriate.
        (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the date
    on which the Deputy Administrator completes the assessment required
    under subsection (a), the Deputy Administrators shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the
    United States a report that includes the findings of such assessments.
    SEC. 3123. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REPORT ON EXPANSION OF OTHER
    TRANSACTION AUTHORITIES FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
        Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Energy, acting
    through the Administrator for Nuclear Security, shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives, a report that includes the following elements:
            (1) A legislative proposal that would--
                (A) provide streamlined other transaction authorities for
            the National Nuclear Security Administration in a manner that
            would allow for increased utilization to improve the nuclear
            security enterprise and enhance mission effectiveness; and
                (B) expand the scope of activities for which other
            transaction authorities may be utilized to include facilities
            construction, improvement and repair, as appropriate.
            (2) A description of amendments to laws in effect as of the
        date of the enactment of this Act that would be necessary to
        implement the legislative proposal described in paragraph (1).
    SEC. 3124. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM-WIDE PERFORMANCE
    METRICS FOR REDUCING RISK.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall--
            (1) develop and implement program performance metrics for the
        Office of Environmental Management (referred to in this section as
        the ``Office''), in addition to the program performance metrics
        identified in the plan published by the Office of Environmental
        Management entitled ``EM Program Plan 2022''; and
            (2) revise the program performance metrics identified in the
        ``EM Program Plan 2022'' in accordance with the requirements of
        subsection (b).
        (b) Required Elements.--The program performance metrics described
    in subsection (a) shall incorporate the following elements:
            (1) Linkage.--Each metric shall--
                (A) align with the goals and mission of the Department of
            Energy (referred to in this section as the ``Department'') and
            the Office;
                (B) link to the other metrics developed or revised under
            subsection (a) and any other existing performance metrics of
            the Department and the Office; and
                (C) be clearly communicated throughout the Department and
            the Office.
            (2) Clarity.--Each metric shall be clear and the name and
        definition of such metric shall be consistent with the methodology
        used to calculate the metric.
            (3) Measurable.--Each metric shall have a numerical goal.
            (4) Objective.--Each metric shall be reasonably free from
        significant bias or manipulation.
            (5) Reliable.--Each metric shall produce the same result under
        similar conditions.
            (6) Core program activities.--The metrics shall cover the
        activities that the Office is expected to perform to support its
        mission.
            (7) Limited overlap.--Each metric shall provide new information
        beyond any information provided by other metrics.
            (8) Balance.--The metrics shall ensure that various priorities
        of the Office are covered.
            (9) Effectiveness.--Each metric shall incorporate an
        effectiveness measure, such as quality, timeliness, and cost of
        service.
        (c) Risk Reduction Prioritization.--The program performance metrics
    described in subsection (a) shall--
            (1) give first priority to addressing any issues posing an
        immediate risk to human health or the environment;
            (2) give second priority, as appropriate, to addressing issues
        based on achieving the highest risk reduction benefit per
        radioactive or hazardous content removed; and
            (3) measure the amount of radioactivity or hazardous content
        removed, as determined by--
                (A) curies, rads, or rems;
                (B) pounds of hazardous content removed; or
                (C) such other appropriate measure.
        (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter until 2036,
        the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense
        committees a report describing the outcomes achieved under the
        program performance metrics described in subsection (a) for each
        fiscal year covered by such report.
            (2) Contents.--Each report shall identify the cost per curie,
        rad, or rem of radioactivity and cost per pound of hazardous
        content removed program-wide, by site, and by mission area.
    SEC. 3125. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED RADIOACTIVE
    WASTE DISPOSAL PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION.
        (a) Radioactive Waste Disposal Optimization Analyses.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a
        complex-wide analysis to identify optimal disposal pathways and
        schedules for defense radioactive waste produced by the Department
        of Energy (and the predecessor agencies to the Department) and
        managed by the Office of Environmental Management of the
        Department.
            (2) Contents.--The analysis required by paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) incorporate modeling to identify optimal disposal
            pathways and schedules that could be achieved, in consideration
            of--
                    (i) regulatory constraints; and
                    (ii) legal binding agreements; and
                (B) identify strategic alternatives to radioactive waste
            disposal plans and schedules.
        (b) Nationwide Radioactive Waste Disposal Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 15 months after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop an
        integrated, nationwide radioactive waste disposal plan.
            (2) Contents.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) include, to the maximum extent practicable, optimal
            radioactive waste disposal pathways and schedules identified
            through the analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (a);
                (B) identify specific opportunities for further
            optimization of radioactive waste disposal pathways and
            schedules that might be achieved through changes in regulatory
            constraints;
                (C) address complex-wide disposal issues, such as waste
            with no disposal pathway; and
                (D) incorporate feedback from key stakeholders, including
            Federal and State regulators and operators of radioactive waste
            disposal facilities.
        (c) Radioactive Waste Disposal Forum.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall establish a
        forum for Federal and State agencies that regulate radioactive
        waste cleanup and disposal activities by the Office of
        Environmental Management.
            (2) Purpose.--The forum established pursuant to paragraph (1)
        shall holistically negotiate regulatory and other changes that
        could allow the Department of Energy to implement opportunities for
        optimal radioactive waste disposal identified pursuant to
        subsection (b).
        (d) Report Required.--Not later than two years after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report that includes--
            (1) the results of the optimization analysis required by
        subsection (a);
            (2) the nationwide disposal plan required by subsection (b);
        and
            (3) the initial activities of the forum established pursuant to
        subsection (c).
        (e) Congressional Notification and Briefing.--If the Secretary of
    Energy determines to significantly modify operations at sites managed
    by the Office of Environmental Management of the Department of Energy,
    the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days before the date on which
    the Secretary carries out the modification of such operations provide
    to the congressional defense committees notice of, and a briefing with
    respect to, such modification.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``complex'' means the set of sites across the
        United States where radioactive waste cleanup and disposal
        activities are managed by the Office of Environmental Management.
            (2) The term ``integrated'' means inclusive of all radioactive
        waste across the complex.
            (3) The term ``optimal'' means the best possible outcome, such
        as the lowest cost or highest profit, while following specific
        rules and limitations.
            (4) The term ``regulatory constraints'' means requirements
        included in regulations or agreements with regulators that affect
        decisions regarding radioactive waste disposal pathways and
        schedules by the Office of Environmental Management.
    SEC. 3126. PROHIBITION RELATING TO RECLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-LEVEL
    WASTE.
         None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of
    Energy may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of Energy to apply
    the interpretation of high-level radioactive waste described in the
    notice published by the Secretary titled ``Supplemental Notice
    Concerning U.S. Department of Energy Interpretation of High-Level
    Radioactive Waste'' (84 Fed. Reg. 26835), or successor notice, with
    respect to such waste located in the State of Washington.
    SEC. 3127. NATIONAL SECURITY POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
        The Secretary of Energy shall treat any position in the Department
    of Energy which requires the performance of duties funded with amounts
    from subfunctional category 053, atomic energy defense activities, as a
    position necessary to fulfill the national security responsibilities of
    the Department of Energy.
    SEC. 3128. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO TRANSFER TO PRIVATE
    ENTITIES OF PLUTONIUM OR PLUTONIUM MATERIALS; REPORT.
        (a) Consultation Required.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall, on an ongoing
        basis, consult with the Secretary of Defense with respect to any
        plans of the Secretary of Energy relating to the transfer to a
        private entity from Federal stockpiles or storage of any plutonium
        or plutonium materials.
            (2) Consultation prior to transfer.--The Secretary of Energy
        may not carry out any such transfer before the date on which such
        Secretary consults, pursuant to paragraph (1), with the Secretary
        of Defense with respect to the transfer.
        (b) Congressional Notification; Report.--Not later than 30 days
    before any date on which the Secretary of Energy carries out a transfer
    to a private entity of plutonium or plutonium materials, such Secretary
    shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees the following:
            (1) A notification of the transfer.
            (2) A report that includes--
                (A) a description of--
                    (i) the plutonium and plutonium materials to be
                transferred that includes the--

                        (I) amount;
                        (II) type;
                        (III) age;
                        (IV) relative condition; and
                        (V) current location;

                    (ii) the private entity to which such plutonium and
                plutonium materials will be transferred; and
                    (iii) the destination location to which such plutonium
                and plutonium materials will be transferred.
                (B) A summary of the purpose of the transfer.
                (C) An identification of any direct costs to the United
            States Government associated with the transfer.
            (3) Except as provided in subsection (c), a written
        certification, prepared in coordination with the Under Secretary of
        Energy for Nuclear Security and the Secretary of Defense, that such
        transfer does not negatively impact the needs of the nuclear
        weapons stockpile, including such needs related to stockpile
        stewardship.
        (c) Exception.--A written certification under subsection (b)(3)
    shall not be required for the transfer of materials from the 34 metric
    tons of defense plutonium or defense plutonium materials at the
    Savannah River Site previously declared excess to defense needs and
    designated for disposal.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
            Representatives and the Senate;
                (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (C) the Committee on Natural Resources of the Senate.
            (2) The term ``private entity'' means any individual or
        organization other than--
                (A) a department or agency of the Federal Government; or
                (B) a contractor or subcontractor for management and
            operations, site cleanup, or site management activities at
            facilities owned by the Department of Energy.

              TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

    Sec. 3201. Authorization.
    SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.
        There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026,
    $45,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
    Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286
    et seq.).

                     TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

    Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
    SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        (a) Amount.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Secretary of Energy $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 for the purpose of
    carrying out activities under chapter 869 of title 10, United States
    Code, relating to the naval petroleum reserves.
        (b) Period of Availability.--Funds appropriated pursuant to the
    authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) shall remain
    available until expended.

                      TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

    Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration.
    SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MARITIME ADMINISTRATION.
        (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
    Department of Transportation for fiscal year 2026, for programs
    associated with maintaining the United States Merchant Marine, the
    following amounts:
            (1) For expenses necessary to support the United States
        Merchant Marine Academy, $201,500,000, of which--
                (A) $101,500,000 shall be for Academy operations;
                (B) $50,000,000 shall be for facilities maintenance and
            repair and equipment; and
                (C) $50,000,000 shall be for the development of a design-
            build plan for the phased rehabilitation, modernization, and
            construction of facilities and infrastructure at the United
            States Merchant Marine Academy in accordance with the Campus
            Modernization Plan required by section 51329 of title 46,
            United States Code, as added by section 3531.
            (2) For expenses necessary to support the State maritime
        academies, $58,800,000, of which--
                (A) $4,800,000 shall be for the Student Incentive Payment
            Program;
                (B) $13,000,000 shall be for direct payments for State
            maritime academies;
                (C) $12,000,000 shall be for training ship fuel assistance;
                (D) $4,000,000 shall be for offsetting the costs of
            training ship sharing; and
                (E) $25,000,000 shall be for maintenance and repair of
            State maritime academy training vessels.
            (3) For expenses necessary to support the National Security
        Multi-Mission Vessel program, including funds for construction and
        necessary expenses to construct shoreside infrastructure to support
        such vessels, $75,000,000.
            (4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime Administration
        operations and programs, $105,500,000, of which--
                (A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime environmental and
            technical assistance program under section 50307 of title 46,
            United States Code;
                (B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United States marine
            highway program, including to make grants authorized under
            section 55601 of title 46, United States Code;
                (C) $2,000,000 shall be for the Office of Environment and
            Compliance, including to assist in the environmental review of
            grant and permit programs administered by the Maritime
            Administration; and
                (D) $73,500,000 shall be for headquarters operations
            expenses.
            (5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of obsolete vessels
        in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime
        Administration, $6,000,000.
            (6) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United
        States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of
        the United States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States
        Code, $390,000,000.
            (7) For expenses necessary to maintain and preserve a United
        States flag merchant marine to serve the national security needs of
        the United States under chapter 534 of title 46, United States
        Code, $122,400,000.
            (8) For expenses necessary for the loan guarantee program
        authorized under chapter 537 of title 46, United States Code,
        $33,700,000, of which--
                (A) $30,000,000 may be used for the cost (as such term is
            defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of
            1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program;
            and
                (B) $3,700,000 may be used for administrative expenses
            relating to loan guarantee commitments under the program.
            (9) For expenses necessary to provide assistance to small
        shipyards and for maritime training programs authorized under
        section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, $105,000,000.
            (10) For expenses necessary to implement the port
        infrastructure development program, as authorized under section
        54301 of title 46, United States Code, subject to the limitation
        under subsection (b), $550,000,000, to remain available until
        expended.
        (b) Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--No funds may be obligated or expended for the
        port infrastructure development program pursuant to subsection
        (a)(9) to make a grant to be used for the purchase of fully
        automated cargo handling equipment that is remotely operated or
        remotely monitored with or without the exercise of human
        intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transportation
        determines such equipment would result in a net loss of jobs within
        a port or port terminal.
            (2) Report.--If the Secretary makes a determination pursuant to
        paragraph (1), not later than three days after the date on which
        such determination is made, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
        and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
        of Representatives a report that includes the data and analysis
        used by the Secretary in making such determination.

                           DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

    SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TABLES.
        (a) In General.--Whenever a funding table in this division
    specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or
    activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount
    for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to
    the availability of appropriations.
        (b) Merit-based Decisions.--A decision to commit, obligate, or
    expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar
    amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance
        with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United
        States Code, or on competitive procedures; and
            (2) comply with other applicable provisions of law.
        (c) Relationship to Transfer and Programming Authority.--An amount
    specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or
    reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by
    another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or
    reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not
    count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under
    section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such
    transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation
    accounts.
        (d) Applicability to Classified Annex.--This section applies to any
    classified annex that accompanies this Act.
        (e) Oral or Written Communications.--No oral or written
    communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in
    this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.

                             TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

    SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT.

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                SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                                 FY 2026        Conference
          Line                 Item              Request        Authorized
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
                       ARMY
                      FIXED WING
    006               HADES PLATFORM,                26,850          26,850
                       PAYLOADS/PED, AND
                       INTEGRATION.
                      ROTARY
    009               AH-64 APACHE BLOCK              1,669          91,669
                       IIIA REMAN.
                          3 additional                              [90,000]
                          aircraft.
    013               UH-60 BLACKHAWK M             732,060         732,060
                       MODEL (MYP).
    017               CH-47 HELICOPTER.....         618,798         618,798
    018               CH-47 HELICOPTER AP..          61,421          61,421
                      MODIFICATION OF
                       AIRCRAFT
    027               AH-64 MODS...........         125,236         125,236
    028               SCALABLE CONTROL                1,257           1,257
                       INTERFACE (SCI).
    029               CH-47 CARGO                    17,709          17,709
                       HELICOPTER MODS
                       (MYP).
    034               UTILITY HELICOPTER             33,659          33,659
                       MODS.
    036               NETWORK AND MISSION            40,472          40,472
                       PLAN.
    037               COMMS, NAV                     11,566          11,566
                       SURVEILLANCE.
    039               AVIATION ASSURED PNT.          49,475          49,475
    040               GATM ROLLUP..........           4,651           4,651
                      GROUND SUPPORT
                       AVIONICS
    045               AIRCRAFT                      129,167         129,167
                       SURVIVABILITY
                       EQUIPMENT.
    047               CMWS.................          38,419          38,419
    048               COMMON INFRARED               225,647         225,647
                       COUNTERMEASURES
                       (CIRCM).
                      OTHER SUPPORT
    050               COMMON GROUND                  29,489          29,489
                       EQUIPMENT.
    052               AIRCREW INTEGRATED             14,986          14,986
                       SYSTEMS.
    053               AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL..          24,213          24,213
    054               LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET           1,611           1,611
                      AGILE PORTFOLIO
                       MANAGEMENT
    057               SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL         726,034         744,034
                       SYSTEMS.
                          FPV/PBAS Systems.                         [18,000]
    058               FUTURE UNMANNED               118,459         118,459
                       AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)
                       FAMILY.
    059               GRAY EAGLE                     12,351          12,351
                       MODIFICATIONS.
                           TOTAL AIRCRAFT         3,045,199       3,153,199
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           ARMY.

                      MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
                       ARMY
                      SURFACE-TO-AIR
                       MISSILE SYSTEM
    002               LOWER TIER AIR AND            637,473         637,473
                       MISSILE DEFENSE
                       (AMD) SEN.
    004               M-SHORAD--PROCUREMENT         679,114         679,114
    006               MSE MISSILE..........         945,905       2,685,525
                          PAC-3 MSE missile                        [366,000]
                          recerts--misalign
                          ed budget request.
                          Patriot Mods:                            [173,620]
                          AMMPS/DEX.
                          Program increase.                      [1,200,000]
    009               PRECISION STRIKE              160,846         480,846
                       MISSILE (PRSM).
                          Max PrSM Inc 1                           [320,000]
                          procurement (+254
                          missiles)--misali
                          gned budget
                          request.
    011               INDIRECT FIRE                 830,579         820,579
                       PROTECTION
                       CAPABILITY INC 2-I.
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    012               MID-RANGE CAPABILITY           82,407         137,407
                       (MRC).
                          Maritime Strike                           [55,000]
                          Tomahawk (MST)
                          (USA, USN).
                      AIR-TO-SURFACE
                       MISSILE SYSTEM
    015               JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND            84,667          84,667
                       MSLS (JAGM).
    017               LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC         353,415         353,415
                       WEAPON.
                      ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT
                       MISSILE SYS
    018               JAVELIN (AAWS-M)              329,205         329,205
                       SYSTEM SUMMARY.
    019               TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY.          11,731          11,731
    020               GUIDED MLRS ROCKET          1,125,071       1,125,071
                       (GMLRS).
    021               GUIDED MLRS ROCKET             43,156          43,156
                       (GMLRS) AP.
    022               MLRS REDUCED RANGE             32,339          32,339
                       PRACTICE ROCKETS
                       (RRPR).
    023               HIGH MOBILITY                  61,503          61,503
                       ARTILLERY ROCKET
                       SYSTEM (HIMARS.
                      MODIFICATIONS
    029               PATRIOT MODS.........         757,800         757,800
    032               STINGER MODS.........         428,935         428,935
    035               MLRS MODS............         243,470         243,470
    036               HIMARS MODIFICATIONS.          54,005          54,005
                      SPARES AND REPAIR
                       PARTS
    038               SPARES AND REPAIR               6,651           6,651
                       PARTS.
                      SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
                       FACILITIES
    040               AIR DEFENSE TARGETS..          12,801          12,801
                      AGILE PORTFOLIO
                       MANAGEMENT
    044               LAUNCHED EFFECTS               67,816          67,816
                       FAMILY.
                           TOTAL MISSILE          6,948,889       9,053,509
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           ARMY.

                      PROCUREMENT OF
                       WEAPONS AND TRACKED
                       COMBAT VEHICLES,
                       ARMY
                      TRACKED COMBAT
                       VEHICLES
    002               ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE         554,678         554,678
                       VEHICLE (AMPV).
    004               ASSAULT BREACHER                4,079           4,079
                       VEHICLE (ABV).
    005               M10 BOOKER...........          64,919          64,919
                      MODIFICATION OF
                       TRACKED COMBAT
                       VEHICLES
    008               STRYKER UPGRADE......         135,816         135,816
    009               BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT            4,684           4,684
                       TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE.
    010               BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD)         157,183         157,183
    011               M109 FOV                       82,537          82,537
                       MODIFICATIONS.
    012               PALADIN INTEGRATED            250,238         250,238
                       MANAGEMENT (PIM).
    013               IMPROVED RECOVERY             155,540         155,540
                       VEHICLE (M88
                       HERCULES).
    017               JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE.         132,637         132,637
    019               ABRAMS UPGRADE                740,528         752,528
                       PROGRAM.
                          Cart                                      [12,000]
                          recapitalization.
    021               VEHICLE PROTECTION            107,833         107,833
                       SYSTEMS (VPS).
                      WEAPONS & OTHER
                       COMBAT VEHICLES
    024               PERSONAL DEFENSE                1,002           1,002
                       WEAPON (ROLL).
    025               M240 MEDIUM MACHINE                 5               5
                       GUN (7.62MM).
    027               MACHINE GUN, CAL .50                4               4
                       M2 ROLL.
    028               MORTAR SYSTEMS.......           5,807           5,807
    029               LOCATION & AZIMUTH              9,477           9,477
                       DETERMINATION SYSTEM
                       (LADS.
    031               PRECISION SNIPER                1,853           1,853
                       RIFLE.
    034               NEXT GENERATION SQUAD         365,155         365,155
                       WEAPON.
    036               HANDGUN..............               7               7
                      MOD OF WEAPONS AND
                       OTHER COMBAT VEH
    038               M777 MODS............           2,429           2,429
    042               SNIPER RIFLES                      19              19
                       MODIFICATIONS.
    043               M119 MODIFICATIONS...           4,642           4,642
                      SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
                       FACILITIES
    046               ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M             469             469
                       (WOCV-WTCV).
    047               PRODUCTION BASE               104,993         104,993
                       SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV).
                           TOTAL                  2,886,534       2,898,534
                           PROCUREMENT OF
                           WEAPONS AND
                           TRACKED COMBAT
                           VEHICLES, ARMY.

                      PROCUREMENT OF
                       AMMUNITION, ARMY
                      SMALL/MEDIUM CAL
                       AMMUNITION
    001               CTG, 5.56MM, ALL              128,283         128,283
                       TYPES.
    002               CTG, 7.62MM, ALL               62,157          62,157
                       TYPES.
    003               NEXT GENERATION SQUAD         426,177         426,177
                       WEAPON AMMUNITION.
    004               CTG, HANDGUN, ALL               7,750           7,750
                       TYPES.
    005               CTG, .50 CAL, ALL              78,199          78,199
                       TYPES.
    006               CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES.          25,773          25,773
    007               CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES.          22,324          22,324
    008               CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES.         100,392         100,392
    009               CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES.         131,432         131,432
    011               CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES.          42,131          42,131
                      MORTAR AMMUNITION
    012               60MM MORTAR, ALL               38,114          38,114
                       TYPES.
    013               81MM MORTAR, ALL               41,786          41,786
                       TYPES.
    014               120MM MORTAR, ALL             123,144         123,144
                       TYPES.
                      TANK AMMUNITION
    015               CARTRIDGES, TANK,             440,152         440,152
                       105MM AND 120MM, ALL
                       TYPES.
                      ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
    016               ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES,          80,780          80,780
                       75MM & 105MM, ALL
                       TYPES.
    017               ARTILLERY PROJECTILE,         218,877         218,877
                       155MM, ALL TYPES.
    019               PRECISION ARTILLERY            28,995          28,995
                       MUNITIONS.
    020               ARTILLERY                     168,737         168,737
                       PROPELLANTS, FUZES
                       AND PRIMERS, ALL.
                      MINES
    021               MINES & CLEARING               42,748          42,748
                       CHARGES, ALL TYPES.
    022               CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING           7,860           7,860
                       OBSTACLE.
                      ROCKETS
    024               SHOULDER LAUNCHED              46,089          46,089
                       MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES.
    025               ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL          34,836          34,836
                       TYPES.
                      OTHER AMMUNITION
    026               CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES...          12,543          12,543
    027               DEMOLITION MUNITIONS,          21,409          21,409
                       ALL TYPES.
    028               GRENADES, ALL TYPES..          56,530          53,530
                          Program decrease.                         [-3,000]
    029               SIGNALS, ALL TYPES...          36,846          36,846
    030               SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES          10,821          10,821
                      MISCELLANEOUS
    032               AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL            4,084           4,084
                       TYPES.
    034               ITEMS LESS THAN $5             16,799          16,799
                       MILLION (AMMO).
    035               AMMUNITION PECULIAR            16,219          16,219
                       EQUIPMENT.
    036               FIRST DESTINATION              18,600          18,600
                       TRANSPORTATION
                       (AMMO).
    037               CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES.             102             102
                      PRODUCTION BASE
                       SUPPORT
    040               INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES       1,084,611       1,334,611
                          Modernization of                         [250,000]
                          organic
                          industrial base.
    041               CONVENTIONAL                  155,050         155,050
                       MUNITIONS
                       DEMILITARIZATION.
    042               ARMS INITIATIVE......           3,885           3,885
                           TOTAL                  3,734,235       3,981,235
                           PROCUREMENT OF
                           AMMUNITION, ARMY.

                      OTHER PROCUREMENT,
                       ARMY
                      TACTICAL VEHICLES
    002               FAMILY OF                     132,793         132,793
                       SEMITRAILERS.
    006               GROUND MOBILITY               308,620         308,620
                       VEHICLES (GMV).
    009               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL           45,840          45,840
                       VEHICLE FAMILY OF
                       VEHICL.
    010               TRUCK, DUMP, 20T               17,000          32,000
                       (CCE).
                          Program increase.                         [15,000]
    011               FAMILY OF MEDIUM               85,490          85,490
                       TACTICAL VEH (FMTV).
    012               FAMILY OF COLD                 38,001          38,001
                       WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN
                       VEHICLE (C.
    013               FIRETRUCKS &                   39,761          39,761
                       ASSOCIATED
                       FIREFIGHTING EQUIP.
    014               FAMILY OF HEAVY               202,009         202,009
                       TACTICAL VEHICLES
                       (FHTV).
    019               TACTICAL WHEELED                2,660           2,660
                       VEHICLE PROTECTION
                       KITS.
    020               MODIFICATION OF IN             98,728          98,728
                       SVC EQUIP.
                      NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
    023               NONTACTICAL VEHICLES,           8,462           8,462
                       OTHER.
                      COMM--JOINT
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    029               TACTICAL NETWORK              866,347         766,347
                       COMMUNICATION.
                          Program decrease.                       [-100,000]
    031               JCSE EQUIPMENT                  5,389           5,389
                       (USRDECOM).
                      COMM--SATELLITE
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    032               SATELLITE                     114,770         114,770
                       COMMUNICATIONS.
    036               DEFENSE ENTERPRISE             65,591          65,591
                       WIDEBAND SATCOM
                       SYSTEMS.
    039               ASSURED POSITIONING,          212,469         192,469
                       NAVIGATION AND
                       TIMING.
                          Program decrease.                        [-20,000]
                      COMM--COMBAT
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    046               HANDHELD MANPACK              478,435         468,435
                       SMALL FORM FIT (HMS).
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    048               ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS.         133,836         133,836
    051               UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE          20,010          20,010
    052               COTS COMMUNICATIONS           207,402         204,402
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Airborne SATCOM                            [7,000]
                          systems.
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    054               ARMY COMMUNICATIONS &         110,678         110,678
                       ELECTRONICS.
                      COMM--INTELLIGENCE
                       COMM
    056               CI AUTOMATION                  15,290          15,290
                       ARCHITECTURE-INTEL.
    058               MULTI-DOMAIN                  108,655          88,655
                       INTELLIGENCE.
                          Program decrease.                        [-20,000]
                      INFORMATION SECURITY
    060               INFORMATION SYSTEM                826             826
                       SECURITY PROGRAM-
                       ISSP.
    061               COMMUNICATIONS                125,970         125,970
                       SECURITY (COMSEC).
    066               BIOMETRIC ENABLING                 65              65
                       CAPABILITY (BEC).
                      COMM--BASE
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    070               INFORMATION SYSTEMS..         209,378         209,378
    072               BASE EMERGENCY                 50,177          50,177
                       COMMUNICATION.
    074               INSTALLATION INFO             439,373         439,373
                       INFRASTRUCTURE MOD
                       PROGRAM.
                      ELECT EQUIP--TACT INT
                       REL ACT (TIARA)
    078               TITAN................         236,314         236,314
    081               COLLECTION CAPABILITY           2,935           2,935
    083               DCGS-A-INTEL.........           1,087           1,087
    085               TROJAN...............          37,968          37,968
    086               MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP            20,598          20,598
                       (INTEL SPT).
                      ELECT EQUIP--
                       ELECTRONIC WARFARE
                       (EW)
    091               AIR VIGILANCE (AV)...           9,731           9,731
    093               FAMILY OF PERSISTENT           15,382          15,382
                       SURVEILLANCE CAP..
    094               COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/            8,283           8,283
                       SECURITY
                       COUNTERMEASURES.
                      ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
                       SURV. (TAC SURV)
    096               SENTINEL MODS........         462,010         452,010
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    097               NIGHT VISION DEVICES.         211,056         211,056
    098               SMALL TACTICAL                  2,111           2,111
                       OPTICAL RIFLE
                       MOUNTED MLRF.
    099               BASE EXPEDITIARY                1,801           1,801
                       TARGETING AND SURV
                       SYS.
    100               INDIRECT FIRE                  27,881          27,881
                       PROTECTION FAMILY OF
                       SYSTEMS.
    101               FAMILY OF WEAPON              103,607         103,607
                       SIGHTS (FWS).
    102               ENHANCED PORTABLE              10,456          10,456
                       INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY
                       FUZE SE.
    104               FORWARD LOOKING                60,765          60,765
                       INFRARED (IFLIR).
    106               JOINT BATTLE COMMAND--        165,395         155,395
                       PLATFORM (JBC-P).
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    107               JOINT EFFECTS                  48,715          48,715
                       TARGETING SYSTEM
                       (JETS).
    109               COMPUTER BALLISTICS:            6,325           6,325
                       LHMBC XM32.
    110               MORTAR FIRE CONTROL             3,657           3,657
                       SYSTEM.
    111               MORTAR FIRE CONTROL             3,262           3,262
                       SYSTEMS
                       MODIFICATIONS.
    112               COUNTERFIRE RADARS...          40,526          40,526
                      ELECT EQUIP--TACTICAL
                       C2 SYSTEMS
    113               ARMY COMMAND POST             723,187         708,187
                       INTEGRATED
                       INFRASTRUCTURE (.
                          Program decrease.                        [-15,000]
    114               FIRE SUPPORT C2                 3,389           3,389
                       FAMILY.
    115               AIR & MSL DEFENSE              33,103          33,103
                       PLANNING & CONTROL
                       SYS.
    116               IAMD BATTLE COMMAND           546,480         531,480
                       SYSTEM.
                          Program decrease.                        [-15,000]
    117               AIAMD FAMILY OF                31,016          31,016
                       SYSTEMS (FOS)
                       COMPONENTS.
    118               LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE             5,175           5,175
                       SUPPORT (LCSS).
    119               NETWORK MANAGEMENT            244,403         244,403
                       INITIALIZATION AND
                       SERVICE.
    124               MOD OF IN-SVC                  16,595          16,595
                       EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE).
                      ELECT EQUIP--
                       AUTOMATION
    125               ARMY TRAINING                   8,262           8,262
                       MODERNIZATION.
    126               AUTOMATED DATA                 93,804          93,804
                       PROCESSING EQUIP.
    129               HIGH PERF COMPUTING            74,708          74,708
                       MOD PGM (HPCMP).
    130               CONTRACT WRITING                  468             468
                       SYSTEM.
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
    131A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..           1,546           1,546
                      CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE
                       EQUIPMENT
    138               BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS              143             143
                       (BDS).
    139               CBRN DEFENSE.........          69,739          69,739
                      BRIDGING EQUIPMENT
    142               TACTICAL BRIDGE,               69,863          69,863
                       FLOAT-RIBBON.
                      ENGINEER (NON-
                       CONSTRUCTION)
                       EQUIPMENT
    150               ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE             509             509
                       SYSTEMS.
    151               RENDER SAFE SETS KITS          14,184          14,184
                       OUTFITS.
                      COMBAT SERVICE
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    153               HEATERS AND ECU'S....          14,288          14,288
    156               GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM         178,850         171,850
                          Program decrease.                         [-7,000]
    157               MOBILE SOLDIER POWER.          15,729          15,729
    159               FIELD FEEDING                   4,500           4,500
                       EQUIPMENT.
    160               CARGO AERIAL DEL &             61,224          61,224
                       PERSONNEL PARACHUTE
                       SYSTEM.
                      PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT
    164               DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS,          96,020          96,020
                       PETROLEUM & WATER.
                      MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
    165               COMBAT SUPPORT                 99,567          99,567
                       MEDICAL.
                      MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT
    166               MOBILE MAINTENANCE             63,311          63,311
                       EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS.
                      CONSTRUCTION
                       EQUIPMENT
    169               CONSTRUCTION                   92,299          92,299
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      RAIL FLOAT
                       CONTAINERIZATION
                       EQUIPMENT
    179               ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP..          57,342          57,342
    180               MANEUVER SUPPORT               33,949          33,949
                       VESSEL (MSV).
    181               ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M          18,217          18,217
                       (FLOAT/RAIL).
                      GENERATORS
    182               GENERATORS AND                 89,073          89,073
                       ASSOCIATED EQUIP.
                      MATERIAL HANDLING
                       EQUIPMENT
    184               FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS..          12,576          20,576
                          Type 1 Crane/                              [8,000]
                          Mobility.
                      TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    185               COMBAT TRAINING                49,025          49,025
                       CENTERS SUPPORT.
    186               TRAINING DEVICES,             189,306         189,306
                       NONSYSTEM.
    187               SYNTHETIC TRAINING            166,402         166,402
                       ENVIRONMENT (STE).
    189               GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN            7,320           7,320
                       SUPPORT OF ARMY
                       TRAINING.
                      TEST MEASURE AND DIG
                       EQUIPMENT (TMD)
    191               INTEGRATED FAMILY OF           38,784          38,784
                       TEST EQUIPMENT
                       (IFTE).
    193               TEST EQUIPMENT                 51,119          51,119
                       MODERNIZATION
                       (TEMOD).
                      OTHER SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    195               PHYSICAL SECURITY             136,315         136,315
                       SYSTEMS (OPA3).
    196               BASE LEVEL COMMON              19,452          19,452
                       EQUIPMENT.
    197               MODIFICATION OF IN-            31,452          31,452
                       SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA-
                       3).
    198               BUILDING, PRE-FAB,             10,490          10,490
                       RELOCATABLE.
    200               SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR          93,777          93,777
                       TEST AND EVALUATION.
                      OPA2
    205               INITIAL SPARES--C&E..           7,254           7,254
                      AGILE PORTFOLIO
                       MANAGEMENT
    207               COUNTER-SMALL                 306,568         306,568
                       UNMANNED AERIAL
                       SYSTEM (C-SUAS).
    208               ELECTRONIC WARFARE...          24,547          24,547
    209               ELECTRONIC WARFARE             54,427          54,427
                       AGILE.
    210               SOLDIER BORNE SENSOR.          21,919          21,919
                           TOTAL OTHER            9,605,566       9,418,566
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           ARMY.

                      AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
                       NAVY
                      COMBAT AIRCRAFT
    002               F/A-18E/F (FIGHTER)            50,607          50,607
                       HORNET.
    004               JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER        1,951,629       1,951,629
                       CV.
    005               JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER          401,596         401,596
                       CV AP.
    006               JSF STOVL............       1,787,313       1,787,313
    007               JSF STOVL AP.........         113,744         113,744
    008               CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)..       1,707,601       1,842,601
                          USMC CH-53K......                        [135,000]
    009               CH-53K (HEAVY LIFT)           335,352         335,352
                       AP.
    010               V-22 (MEDIUM LIFT)...          47,196          47,196
    012               H-1 UPGRADES (UH-1Y/            8,305           8,305
                       AH-1Z).
    014               P-8A POSEIDON........          13,631          13,631
    015               E-2D ADV HAWKEYE.....       1,503,556       1,203,556
                          Excess cost                             [-300,000]
                          growth.
                      OTHER AIRCRAFT
    023               KC-130J..............          18,017          18,017
    027               MQ-4 TRITON..........         133,139         133,139
    031               MQ-25................         407,046         407,046
    032               MQ-25 AP.............          52,191          52,191
    034               MARINE GROUP 5 UAS...          15,162          15,162
    036               OTHER SUPPORT                  19,812          19,812
                       AIRCRAFT.
                      MODIFICATION OF
                       AIRCRAFT
    039               F-18 A-D UNIQUE......          53,809          53,809
    040               F-18E/F AND EA-18G            576,229         576,229
                       MODERNIZATION AND
                       SUSTAINM.
    041               MARINE GROUP 5 UAS            143,695         143,695
                       SERIES.
    042               AEA SYSTEMS..........          25,848          25,848
    044               INFRARED SEARCH AND           175,351         175,351
                       TRACK (IRST).
    045               ADVERSARY............          21,535          21,535
    046               F-18 SERIES..........         756,967         756,967
    047               H-53 SERIES..........          69,227          69,227
    048               MH-60 SERIES.........         115,545         115,545
    049               H-1 SERIES...........         149,405         149,405
    051               E-2 SERIES...........         143,772         143,772
    052               TRAINER A/C SERIES...          12,151          12,151
    054               C-130 SERIES.........         144,017         144,017
    055               FEWSG................               5               5
    056               CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C             7,526           7,526
                       SERIES.
    057               E-6 SERIES...........         163,737         163,737
    058               EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS          66,645          66,645
                       SERIES.
    060               T-45 SERIES..........         173,433         173,433
    061               POWER PLANT CHANGES..          18,707          18,707
    062               JPATS SERIES.........          21,330          21,330
    064               COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT.          91,553          91,553
    065               COMMON AVIONICS               161,376         145,276
                       CHANGES.
                          Program decrease.                        [-16,100]
    066               COMMON DEFENSIVE                8,926           8,926
                       WEAPON SYSTEM.
    067               ID SYSTEMS...........           3,011           3,011
    068               P-8 SERIES...........         320,130         320,130
    069               MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION          22,356          22,356
    071               V-22 (TILT/ROTOR              319,145         319,145
                       ACFT) OSPREY.
    072               NEXT GENERATION               439,493         429,493
                       JAMMER (NGJ).
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    073               F-35 STOVL SERIES....         364,774         364,774
    074               F-35 CV SERIES.......         180,533         180,533
    075               QRC..................          24,893          24,893
    076               MQ-4 SERIES..........         180,463         180,463
                      AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
                       REPAIR PARTS
    084               SPARES AND REPAIR           2,562,627       2,812,627
                       PARTS.
                          F-35B increase...                        [125,000]
                          F-35C increase...                        [125,000]
                      AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
                       EQUIP & FACILITIES
    085               COMMON GROUND                 584,561         526,161
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Program decrease.                        [-58,400]
    086               AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL           112,513         101,313
                       FACILITIES.
                          Program decrease.                        [-11,200]
    087               WAR CONSUMABLES......          45,153          45,153
    088               OTHER PRODUCTION               70,770          70,770
                       CHARGES.
    089               SPECIAL SUPPORT               130,993         117,993
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Program decrease.                        [-13,000]
                           TOTAL AIRCRAFT        17,028,101      17,004,401
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           NAVY.

                      WEAPONS PROCUREMENT,
                       NAVY
                      MODIFICATION OF
                       MISSILES
    002               TRIDENT II MODS......       2,582,029       2,582,029
                      STRATEGIC MISSILES
    006               TOMAHAWK.............          12,593          12,593
                      TACTICAL MISSILES
    007               AMRAAM...............          69,913         148,913
                          AMRAAM: maximize                          [79,000]
                          procurement.
    008               SIDEWINDER...........          84,713          84,713
    009               JOINT ADVANCE                 301,858         301,858
                       TACTICAL MISSILE
                       (JATM).
    010               STANDARD MISSILE.....         187,420         187,420
    012               SMALL DIAMETER BOMB            86,255          86,255
                       II.
    013               RAM..................         122,372         122,372
    015               JOINT AIR GROUND               74,152          74,152
                       MISSILE (JAGM).
    017               AERIAL TARGETS.......         182,704         164,504
                          Program decrease.                        [-18,200]
    019               OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT           3,490           3,490
    020               LRASM................         243,217         401,217
                          LRASM supplier                            [68,000]
                          base Navy
                          production to 160
                          per year.
                          LRASM:                                    [90,000]
                          procurement +20
                          AURs to 120.
    021               NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE           32,238          32,238
                       (NSM).
    022               NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE            3,059           3,059
                       (NSM) AP.
                      MODIFICATION OF
                       MISSILES
    025               TOMAHAWK MODS........           6,283           6,283
    026               ESSM.................         503,381         503,381
    028               AARGM-ER.............         261,041         261,041
    029               AARGM-ER AP..........          24,284          24,284
    031               STANDARD MISSILES              32,127          32,127
                       MODS.
                      SUPPORT EQUIPMENT &
                       FACILITIES
    032               WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL            127,222         127,222
                       FACILITIES.
                      ORDNANCE SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    036               ORDNANCE SUPPORT               37,059          37,059
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      TORPEDOES AND RELATED
                       EQUIP
    039               SSTD.................           4,789           4,789
    040               MK-48 TORPEDO........           7,081           7,081
    042               ASW TARGETS..........          38,386          38,386
                      MOD OF TORPEDOES AND
                       RELATED EQUIP
    043               MK-54 TORPEDO MODS...           1,692           1,692
    044               MK-48 TORPEDO ADCAP            31,479          31,479
                       MODS.
                      SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    046               TORPEDO SUPPORT               161,218         161,218
                       EQUIPMENT.
    047               ASW RANGE SUPPORT....           4,328           4,328
                      DESTINATION
                       TRANSPORTATION
    048               FIRST DESTINATION               5,346           5,346
                       TRANSPORTATION.
                      GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS
    051               SMALL ARMS AND                  9,987           9,987
                       WEAPONS.
                      MODIFICATION OF GUNS
                       AND GUN MOUNTS
    052               CIWS MODS............           8,122           8,122
    053               COAST GUARD WEAPONS..          44,455          44,455
    054               GUN MOUNT MODS.......          83,969          83,969
    055               LCS MODULE WEAPONS...           2,200           2,200
    056               AIRBORNE MINE                  14,413          14,413
                       NEUTRALIZATION
                       SYSTEMS.
                      SPARES AND REPAIR
                       PARTS
    061               SPARES AND REPAIR             202,425         202,425
                       PARTS.
                           TOTAL WEAPONS          5,597,300       5,816,100
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           NAVY.

                      PROCUREMENT OF
                       AMMUNITION, NAVY AND
                       MARINE CORPS
                      NAVY AMMUNITION
    001               GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS          30,915          27,815
                          Program decrease.                         [-3,100]
    002               JDAM.................          61,119          61,119
    003               AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL          87,797          87,797
                       TYPES.
    004               MACHINE GUN                    17,645          17,645
                       AMMUNITION.
    005               PRACTICE BOMBS.......          45,049          40,549
                          Program decrease.                         [-4,500]
    006               CARTRIDGES & CART              74,535          74,535
                       ACTUATED DEVICES.
    007               AIR EXPENDABLE                 98,437          98,437
                       COUNTERMEASURES.
    008               JATOS................           6,373           6,373
    009               5 INCH/54 GUN                  24,864          24,864
                       AMMUNITION.
    010               INTERMEDIATE CALIBER           40,175          40,175
                       GUN AMMUNITION.
    011               OTHER SHIP GUN                 43,763          43,763
                       AMMUNITION.
    012               SMALL ARMS & LANDING           49,493          49,493
                       PARTY AMMO.
    013               PYROTECHNIC AND                 9,644           9,644
                       DEMOLITION.
    015               AMMUNITION LESS THAN            1,723           1,723
                       $5 MILLION.
                      MARINE CORPS
                       AMMUNITION
    018               MORTARS..............         141,135         141,135
    019               DIRECT SUPPORT                 26,729          26,729
                       MUNITIONS.
    020               INFANTRY WEAPONS              180,867         180,867
                       AMMUNITION.
    021               COMBAT SUPPORT                 12,936          12,936
                       MUNITIONS.
    022               AMMO MODERNIZATION...          18,467          18,467
    023               ARTILLERY MUNITIONS..         147,473         147,473
    024               ITEMS LESS THAN $5             15,891          15,891
                       MILLION.
                           TOTAL                  1,135,030       1,127,430
                           PROCUREMENT OF
                           AMMUNITION, NAVY
                           AND MARINE CORPS.

                      SHIPBUILDING AND
                       CONVERSION, NAVY
                      FLEET BALLISTIC
                       MISSILE SHIPS
    001               COLUMBIA CLASS              3,928,828       3,928,828
                       SUBMARINE.
    002               COLUMBIA CLASS              5,065,766       5,765,766
                       SUBMARINE AP.
                          Program increase.                        [700,000]
                      OTHER WARSHIPS
    005               CARRIER REPLACEMENT         1,046,700       1,046,700
                       PROGRAM.
    006               CARRIER REPLACEMENT           612,038         612,038
                       PROGRAM AP.
    007               CVN-81...............       1,622,935       1,622,935
    008               VIRGINIA CLASS                816,705       2,735,000
                       SUBMARINE.
                          Virginia class                         [1,918,295]
                          submarine.
    009               VIRGINIA CLASS              3,126,816       3,742,724
                       SUBMARINE AP.
                          Program increase.                        [615,908]
    010               CVN REFUELING               1,779,011       1,779,011
                       OVERHAULS.
    012               DDG 1000.............          52,358          52,358
    013               DDG-51...............          10,773          10,773
    014               DDG-51 AP............                         900,000
                          DDG-51 Advance                           [450,000]
                          Procurement.
                          Large Surface                            [450,000]
                          Combatant
                          Shipyard
                          Infrastructure
                          and Industrial
                          Base.
                      AUXILIARIES, CRAFT
                       AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM
                       COST
    031               TAO FLEET OILER......           8,346           8,346
    034               TAGOS SURTASS SHIPS..         612,205         612,205
    041               OUTFITTING...........         863,846         886,846
                          Outfitting.......                         [23,000]
    042               SHIP TO SHORE                                 320,000
                       CONNECTOR.
                          Program increase--                       [320,000]
                          two additional
                          SSCs.
    043               SERVICE CRAFT........          34,602         174,602
                          YRBM procurement.                        [140,000]
    044               AUXILIARY PERSONNEL                            78,000
                       LIGHTER.
                          Auxiliary                                 [78,000]
                          Personnel Lighter.
    048               AUXILIARY VESSELS              45,000          21,000
                       (USED SEALIFT).
                          Program decrease.                        [-24,000]
    049               COMPLETION OF PY            1,214,295       1,676,587
                       SHIPBUILDING
                       PROGRAMS.
                          Completion of                            [462,292]
                          prior year
                          shipbuilding--mis
                          aligned budget
                          request.
                           TOTAL                 20,840,224      25,973,719
                           SHIPBUILDING AND
                           CONVERSION, NAVY.

                      OTHER PROCUREMENT,
                       NAVY
                      SHIP PROPULSION
                       EQUIPMENT
    001               SURFACE POWER                   9,978           9,978
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      GENERATORS
    002               SURFACE COMBATANT              62,004          62,004
                       HM&E.
                      NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
    003               OTHER NAVIGATION               96,945          96,945
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      OTHER SHIPBOARD
                       EQUIPMENT
    004               SUB PERISCOPE,                135,863         135,863
                       IMAGING AND SUPT
                       EQUIP PROG.
    005               DDG MOD..............         686,787         686,787
    006               FIREFIGHTING                   36,488          36,488
                       EQUIPMENT.
    007               COMMAND AND CONTROL             2,417           2,417
                       SWITCHBOARD.
    008               LHA/LHD MIDLIFE......          86,884          56,884
                          Program decrease.                        [-30,000]
    009               LCC 19/20 EXTENDED             19,276          19,276
                       SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM.
    010               POLLUTION CONTROL              22,477          22,477
                       EQUIPMENT.
    011               SUBMARINE SUPPORT             383,062         383,062
                       EQUIPMENT.
    012               VIRGINIA CLASS                 52,039          52,039
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
    013               LCS CLASS SUPPORT               2,551           2,551
                       EQUIPMENT.
    014               SUBMARINE BATTERIES..          28,169          28,169
    015               LPD CLASS SUPPORT             101,042          76,042
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Program decrease.                        [-25,000]
    016               DDG 1000 CLASS                115,267         115,267
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
    017               STRATEGIC PLATFORM             38,039          38,039
                       SUPPORT EQUIP.
    019               DSSP EQUIPMENT.......           5,849           5,849
    022               UNDERWATER EOD                 22,355          22,355
                       EQUIPMENT.
    023               ITEMS LESS THAN $5             11,691               0
                       MILLION.
                          Program decrease.                        [-11,691]
    024               CHEMICAL WARFARE                2,607           2,607
                       DETECTORS.
                      REACTOR PLANT
                       EQUIPMENT
    026               SHIP MAINTENANCE,           2,392,620       2,392,620
                       REPAIR AND
                       MODERNIZATION.
    028               REACTOR COMPONENTS...         399,603         474,603
                          Restore Full                              [75,000]
                          Funding for
                          Reactor Plant
                          Components.
                      OCEAN ENGINEERING
    029               DIVING AND SALVAGE              7,842           7,842
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      SMALL BOATS
    031               STANDARD BOATS.......          51,546          77,266
                          40-foot Patrol                            [50,720]
                          Boat.
                          Small Boats                              [-25,000]
                          reconciliation
                          adjustment.
                      PRODUCTION FACILITIES
                       EQUIPMENT
    032               OPERATING FORCES IPE.         208,998         208,998
                      OTHER SHIP SUPPORT
    033               LCS COMMON MISSION             38,880          38,880
                       MODULES EQUIPMENT.
    034               LCS MCM MISSION                91,372          91,372
                       MODULES.
    036               LCS SUW MISSION                 3,790           3,790
                       MODULES.
    037               LCS IN-SERVICE                203,442         105,442
                       MODERNIZATION.
                          Program decrease.                        [-98,000]
    038               SMALL & MEDIUM UUV...          54,854          61,854
                          Torpedo Tube                               [7,000]
                          Launch and
                          Recovery Capable
                          Autonomous
                          Undersea Vehicles.
                      LOGISTIC SUPPORT
    040               LSD MIDLIFE &                   4,079           4,079
                       MODERNIZATION.
                      SHIP SONARS
    043               AN/SQQ-89 SURF ASW            144,425         144,425
                       COMBAT SYSTEM.
    044               SSN ACOUSTIC                  498,597         498,597
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      ASW ELECTRONIC
                       EQUIPMENT
    046               SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC             56,482          56,482
                       WARFARE SYSTEM.
    047               SSTD.................          14,915          14,915
    048               FIXED SURVEILLANCE            352,312         352,312
                       SYSTEM.
    049               SURTASS..............          31,169          31,169
                      ELECTRONIC WARFARE
                       EQUIPMENT
    050               AN/SLQ-32............         461,380         261,380
                          Program decrease.                       [-200,000]
                      RECONNAISSANCE
                       EQUIPMENT
    051               SHIPBOARD IW EXPLOIT.         379,908         359,908
                          Program decrease.                        [-20,000]
    052               MARITIME BATTLESPACE           13,008          13,008
                       AWARENESS.
                      OTHER SHIP ELECTRONIC
                       EQUIPMENT
    053               COOPERATIVE                    26,648          26,648
                       ENGAGEMENT
                       CAPABILITY.
    054               NAVAL TACTICAL                  7,972           7,972
                       COMMAND SUPPORT
                       SYSTEM (NTCSS).
    055               ATDLS................          58,739          58,739
    056               NAVY COMMAND AND                3,489           3,489
                       CONTROL SYSTEM
                       (NCCS).
    057               MINESWEEPING SYSTEM            16,426          16,426
                       REPLACEMENT.
    059               NAVSTAR GPS RECEIVERS          45,701          45,701
                       (SPACE).
    060               AMERICAN FORCES RADIO             304             304
                       AND TV SERVICE.
                      AVIATION ELECTRONIC
                       EQUIPMENT
    062               ASHORE ATC EQUIPMENT.          97,262          87,262
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    063               AFLOAT ATC EQUIPMENT.          72,104          72,104
    064               ID SYSTEMS...........          52,171          52,171
    065               JOINT PRECISION                 5,105           5,105
                       APPROACH AND LANDING
                       SYSTEM (.
    066               NAVAL MISSION                  60,058          40,058
                       PLANNING SYSTEMS.
                          Program decrease.                        [-20,000]
                      OTHER SHORE
                       ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    068               TACTICAL/MOBILE C4I            64,901          64,901
                       SYSTEMS.
    069               INTELLIGENCE                   12,112          12,112
                       SURVEILLANCE AND
                       RECONNAISSANCE (ISR).
    070               CANES................         534,324         534,324
    071               RADIAC...............          31,289          31,289
    072               CANES-INTELL.........          46,281          46,281
    073               GPETE................          33,395          33,395
    074               MASF.................          13,205          13,205
    075               INTEG COMBAT SYSTEM            11,493          11,493
                       TEST FACILITY.
    076               EMI CONTROL                     3,687           3,687
                       INSTRUMENTATION.
    078               IN-SERVICE RADARS AND         249,656         229,656
                       SENSORS.
                          Program decrease.                        [-20,000]
                      SHIPBOARD
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    079               BATTLE FORCE TACTICAL         106,583         106,583
                       NETWORK.
    080               SHIPBOARD TACTICAL             20,900          20,900
                       COMMUNICATIONS.
    081               SHIP COMMUNICATIONS           162,075         102,075
                       AUTOMATION.
                          Program decrease.                        [-60,000]
    082               COMMUNICATIONS ITEMS           11,138          11,138
                       UNDER $5M.
                      SUBMARINE
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    083               SUBMARINE BROADCAST           113,115         113,115
                       SUPPORT.
    084               SUBMARINE                      84,584          64,584
                       COMMUNICATION
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Program decrease.                        [-20,000]
                      SATELLITE
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    085               SATELLITE                      62,943          62,943
                       COMMUNICATIONS
                       SYSTEMS.
    086               NAVY MULTIBAND                 63,433          63,433
                       TERMINAL (NMT).
    087               MOBILE ADVANCED EHF           220,453         220,453
                       TERMINAL (MAT).
                      SHORE COMMUNICATIONS
    088               JOINT COMMUNICATIONS            3,389           3,389
                       SUPPORT ELEMENT
                       (JCSE).
                      CRYPTOGRAPHIC
                       EQUIPMENT
    089               INFO SYSTEMS SECURITY         191,239         191,239
                       PROGRAM (ISSP).
    090               MIO INTEL                       1,122           1,122
                       EXPLOITATION TEAM.
                      CRYPTOLOGIC EQUIPMENT
    091               CRYPTOLOGIC                     7,841           7,841
                       COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP.
                      OTHER ELECTRONIC
                       SUPPORT
    109               COAST GUARD EQUIPMENT          61,512          61,512
                      SONOBUOYS
    112               SONOBUOYS--ALL TYPES.         249,908         249,908
                      AIRCRAFT SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    113               MINOTAUR.............           5,191           5,191
    114               WEAPONS RANGE SUPPORT         123,435         123,435
                       EQUIPMENT.
    115               AIRCRAFT SUPPORT               91,284          91,284
                       EQUIPMENT.
    116               ADVANCED ARRESTING              4,484           4,484
                       GEAR (AAG).
    117               ELECTROMAGNETIC                16,294          16,294
                       AIRCRAFT LAUNCH
                       SYSTEM (EMALS.
    118               METEOROLOGICAL                 13,806          13,806
                       EQUIPMENT.
    119               AIRBORNE MCM.........           9,643           9,643
    121               AVIATION SUPPORT              111,334         111,334
                       EQUIPMENT.
    122               UMCS-UNMAN CARRIER            189,553         189,553
                       AVIATION(UCA)MISSION
                       CNTRL.
                      SHIP GUN SYSTEM
                       EQUIPMENT
    125               SHIP GUN SYSTEMS                7,358           7,358
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      SHIP MISSILE SYSTEMS
                       EQUIPMENT
    126               HARPOON SUPPORT                   209             209
                       EQUIPMENT.
    127               SHIP MISSILE SUPPORT          455,822         380,822
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Program decrease.                        [-75,000]
    128               TOMAHAWK SUPPORT              107,709         107,709
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      FBM SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    129               CPS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT          67,264          67,264
    130               STRATEGIC MISSILE             491,179         491,179
                       SYSTEMS EQUIP.
                      ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    131               SSN COMBAT CONTROL            102,954         102,954
                       SYSTEMS.
    132               ASW SUPPORT EQUIPMENT          25,721          25,721
                      OTHER ORDNANCE
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    133               EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE             24,822          24,822
                       DISPOSAL EQUIP.
    134               DIRECTED ENERGY                 2,976           2,976
                       SYSTEMS.
    135               ITEMS LESS THAN $5              3,635           3,635
                       MILLION.
                      OTHER EXPENDABLE
                       ORDNANCE
    136               ANTI-SHIP MISSILE              19,129          19,129
                       DECOY SYSTEM.
    137               SUBMARINE TRAINING             77,889          77,889
                       DEVICE MODS.
    138               SURFACE TRAINING              186,085         186,085
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      CIVIL ENGINEERING
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    141               PASSENGER CARRYING              3,825           3,825
                       VEHICLES.
    142               GENERAL PURPOSE                 5,489           5,489
                       TRUCKS.
    143               CONSTRUCTION &                102,592          92,592
                       MAINTENANCE EQUIP.
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    144               FIRE FIGHTING                  27,675          27,675
                       EQUIPMENT.
    145               TACTICAL VEHICLES....          37,262          37,262
    146               AMPHIBIOUS EQUIPMENT.          38,073          13,073
                          Program decrease.                        [-25,000]
    147               POLLUTION CONTROL               4,009           4,009
                       EQUIPMENT.
    148               ITEMS LESS THAN $5            127,086         127,086
                       MILLION.
    149               PHYSICAL SECURITY               1,297           1,297
                       VEHICLES.
                      SUPPLY SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    151               SUPPLY EQUIPMENT.....          38,838          38,838
    152               FIRST DESTINATION               6,203           6,203
                       TRANSPORTATION.
    153               SPECIAL PURPOSE               643,618         643,618
                       SUPPLY SYSTEMS.
                      TRAINING DEVICES
    155               TRAINING SUPPORT                3,480           3,480
                       EQUIPMENT.
    156               TRAINING AND                   75,048          75,048
                       EDUCATION EQUIPMENT.
                      COMMAND SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    157               COMMAND SUPPORT                34,249          34,249
                       EQUIPMENT.
    158               MEDICAL SUPPORT                12,256          12,256
                       EQUIPMENT.
    160               NAVAL MIP SUPPORT               8,810           8,810
                       EQUIPMENT.
    161               OPERATING FORCES               16,567          16,567
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
    162               C4ISR EQUIPMENT......          36,945          36,945
    163               ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT          42,860          42,860
                       EQUIPMENT.
    164               PHYSICAL SECURITY             166,577         166,577
                       EQUIPMENT.
    165               ENTERPRISE                     42,363          42,363
                       INFORMATION
                       TECHNOLOGY.
                      OTHER
    170               NEXT GENERATION               185,755         185,755
                       ENTERPRISE SERVICE.
    171               CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES           5,446           5,446
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
    171A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..          41,991          41,991
                      SPARES AND REPAIR
                       PARTS
    176               SPARES AND REPAIR             585,865         428,324
                       PARTS.
                          Excess growth....                       [-157,541]
                           TOTAL OTHER           14,569,524      13,895,012
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           NAVY.

                      PROCUREMENT, MARINE
                       CORPS
                      TRACKED COMBAT
                       VEHICLES
    001               AAV7A1 PIP...........              21              21
    002               AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT             790,789         790,789
                       VEHICLE FAMILY OF
                       VEHICLES.
    003               LAV PIP..............             764             764
                      ARTILLERY AND OTHER
                       WEAPONS
    004               155MM LIGHTWEIGHT                   3               3
                       TOWED HOWITZER.
    005               ARTILLERY WEAPONS             221,897         221,897
                       SYSTEM.
    006               WEAPONS AND COMBAT             13,401          13,401
                       VEHICLES UNDER $5
                       MILLION.
                      GUIDED MISSILES
    011               NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE          143,711         143,711
                       (NSM).
    012               NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE           20,930          20,930
                       (NSM) AP.
    013               GROUND BASED AIR              620,220         620,220
                       DEFENSE.
    014               ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-            32,576          32,576
                       JAVELIN.
    015               FAMILY ANTI-ARMOR                 107             107
                       WEAPON SYSTEMS
                       (FOAAWS).
    016               ANTI-ARMOR MISSILE-             2,173           2,173
                       TOW.
    017               GUIDED MLRS ROCKET             61,490          61,490
                       (GMLRS).
                      COMMAND AND CONTROL
                       SYSTEMS
    021               COMMON AVIATION                68,589          68,589
                       COMMAND AND CONTROL
                       SYSTEM (C.
                      REPAIR AND TEST
                       EQUIPMENT
    022               REPAIR AND TEST                61,264          61,264
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      OTHER SUPPORT (TEL)
    023               MODIFICATION KITS....           1,108           1,108
                      COMMAND AND CONTROL
                       SYSTEM (NON-TEL)
    024               ITEMS UNDER $5                202,679         192,679
                       MILLION (COMM &
                       ELEC).
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
    025               AIR OPERATIONS C2              15,784          15,784
                       SYSTEMS.
                      RADAR + EQUIPMENT
                       (NON-TEL)
    027               GROUND/AIR TASK                79,542          79,542
                       ORIENTED RADAR (G/
                       ATOR).
                      INTELL/COMM EQUIPMENT
                       (NON-TEL)
    029               ELECTRO MAGNETIC               35,396          35,396
                       SPECTRUM OPERATIONS
                       (EMSO).
    030               GCSS-MC..............           3,303           3,303
    031               FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEM..         116,304         100,304
                          Program decrease.                        [-16,000]
    032               INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT           67,690          67,690
                       EQUIPMENT.
    034               UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS           14,991          31,991
                       (INTEL).
                          Program increase.                         [17,000]
    035               DCGS-MC..............          42,946          42,946
    036               UAS PAYLOADS.........          12,232          12,232
                      OTHER SUPPORT (NON-
                       TEL)
    040               MARINE CORPS                  205,710         205,710
                       ENTERPRISE NETWORK
                       (MCEN).
    041               COMMON COMPUTER                21,064          21,064
                       RESOURCES.
    042               COMMAND POST SYSTEMS.          50,549          50,549
    043               RADIO SYSTEMS........         209,444         201,444
                          Program decrease.                         [-8,000]
    044               COMM SWITCHING &              100,712          95,712
                       CONTROL SYSTEMS.
                          Program decrease.                         [-5,000]
    045               COMM & ELEC                    16,163          16,163
                       INFRASTRUCTURE
                       SUPPORT.
    046               CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES          14,541          14,541
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
    048A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..           2,145           2,145
                      ADMINISTRATIVE
                       VEHICLES
    051               COMMERCIAL CARGO               24,699          24,699
                       VEHICLES.
                      TACTICAL VEHICLES
    052               MOTOR TRANSPORT                16,472          16,472
                       MODIFICATIONS.
    053               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL           81,893         168,526
                       VEHICLE.
                          USMC JLTV                                 [86,633]
                          procurement.
                      ENGINEER AND OTHER
                       EQUIPMENT
    058               TACTICAL FUEL SYSTEMS          33,611          33,611
    059               POWER EQUIPMENT                24,558          24,558
                       ASSORTED.
    060               AMPHIBIOUS SUPPORT              9,049           9,049
                       EQUIPMENT.
    061               EOD SYSTEMS..........          21,069          21,069
                      MATERIALS HANDLING
                       EQUIPMENT
    062               PHYSICAL SECURITY              52,394          52,394
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      GENERAL PROPERTY
    063               FIELD MEDICAL                  58,768          58,768
                       EQUIPMENT.
    064               TRAINING DEVICES.....          63,133          63,133
    065               FAMILY OF                      33,644          33,644
                       CONSTRUCTION
                       EQUIPMENT.
    066               ULTRA-LIGHT TACTICAL            7,836           7,836
                       VEHICLE (ULTV).
                      OTHER SUPPORT
    067               ITEMS LESS THAN $5             35,920          35,920
                       MILLION.
                      SPARES AND REPAIR
                       PARTS
    070               SPARES AND REPAIR              40,828          40,828
                       PARTS.
                           TOTAL                  3,754,112       3,818,745
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           MARINE CORPS.

                      AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT,
                       AIR FORCE
                      STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE
    001               B-21 RAIDER..........       2,590,116       2,590,116
    002               B-21 RAIDER AP.......         862,000         862,000
                      TACTICAL FORCES
    003               F-35.................       3,555,503       3,555,503
    004               F-35 AP..............         531,241         531,241
    009               JOINT SIMULATION               17,985          17,985
                       ENVIRONMENT.
                      TACTICAL AIRLIFT
    012               KC-46A MDAP..........       2,799,633       2,499,633
                          Program delay....                       [-300,000]
                      OTHER AIRLIFT
    013               C-130J...............                         200,000
                          LC-130...........                        [200,000]
                      UPT TRAINERS
    017               ADVANCED PILOT                362,083         362,083
                       TRAINING T-7A.
                      HELICOPTERS
    019               MH-139A..............           4,478           4,478
    020               COMBAT RESCUE                 107,500         107,500
                       HELICOPTER.
                      MISSION SUPPORT
                       AIRCRAFT
    023               C-40 FLEET EXPANSION.                         250,000
                          One additional                           [250,000]
                          aircraft.
    024               CIVIL AIR PATROL A/C.           3,131          17,800
                          Aircraft                                  [14,669]
                          procurement
                          increase.
                      OTHER AIRCRAFT
    026               TARGET DRONES........          34,224          34,224
    034               RQ-20B PUMA..........          11,437          11,437
                      STRATEGIC AIRCRAFT
    036               B-2A.................          76,906          76,906
    037               B-1B.................          73,893          73,893
    038               B-52.................         223,827         223,827
    039               LARGE AIRCRAFT                 35,165          35,165
                       INFRARED
                       COUNTERMEASURES.
                      TACTICAL AIRCRAFT
    041               COLLABORATIVE COMBAT           15,048          15,048
                       AIRCRAFT MODS.
    042               E-11 BACN/HAG........          28,797          28,797
    043               F-15.................         120,044         120,044
    045               F-16 MODIFICATIONS...         448,116         448,116
    046               F-22A................         977,526         977,526
    047               F-35 MODIFICATIONS...         380,337         380,337
    048               F-15 EPAW............         252,607         252,607
    050               KC-46A MDAP..........          19,344          19,344
                      AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT
    051               C-5..................          34,939          34,939
    052               C-17A................           9,853           9,853
    056               OSA-EA MODIFICATIONS.          87,515          87,515
                      TRAINER AIRCRAFT
    057               GLIDER MODS..........             159             159
    058               T-6..................         247,814         247,814
    059               T-1..................             137             137
    060               T-38.................          85,381          85,381
                      OTHER AIRCRAFT
    068               C-130................         144,041         144,041
    070               C-135................         124,368         124,368
    071               COMPASS CALL.........                          60,000
                          Program increase.                         [60,000]
    073               CVR (CONNON ULF                79,859          79,859
                       RECEIVER) INC 2.
    074               RC-135...............         231,001         231,001
    075               E-3..................          17,291          17,291
    076               E-4..................          45,232          45,232
    080               H-1..................          17,899          17,899
    081               MH-139A MOD..........           4,992           4,992
    082               H-60.................           1,749           1,749
    083               HH60W MODIFICATIONS..           9,150           9,150
    085               HC/MC-130                     365,086         365,086
                       MODIFICATIONS.
    086               OTHER AIRCRAFT.......         263,902         237,502
                          Program decrease.                        [-26,400]
    088               MQ-9 MODS............         100,923         100,923
    090               SENIOR LEADER C3               24,414          24,414
                       SYSTEM--AIRCRAFT.
    091               CV-22 MODS...........          78,713          78,713
                      AIRCRAFT SPARES AND
                       REPAIR PARTS
    094               INITIAL SPARES/REPAIR         973,535       1,223,535
                       PARTS.
                          F-35A increase...                        [250,000]
                      COMMON SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    099               AIRCRAFT REPLACEMENT          156,776         156,776
                       SUPPORT EQUIP.
                      POST PRODUCTION
                       SUPPORT
    103               B-2B.................          18,969          18,969
    104               B-52.................             111             111
    106               C-17A................           2,672           2,672
    111               F-15.................           5,112           5,112
    114               F-16 POST PRODUCTION           18,402          18,402
                       SUPPORT.
    116               HC/MC-130 POST PROD..          17,986          17,986
    117               JOINT SIMULATION               28,524          28,524
                       ENVIRONMENT POST
                       PRODUCTION SUPPORT.
                      INDUSTRIAL
                       PREPAREDNESS
    122               INDUSTRIAL                     19,998          19,998
                       RESPONSIVENESS.
                      WAR CONSUMABLES
    123               WAR CONSUMABLES......          26,323          26,323
                      OTHER PRODUCTION
                       CHARGES
    124               OTHER PRODUCTION              940,190         846,190
                       CHARGES.
                          Program decrease.                        [-94,000]
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
    134A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..          16,006          16,006
                           TOTAL AIRCRAFT        17,729,963      18,084,232
                           PROCUREMENT, AIR
                           FORCE.

                      MISSILE PROCUREMENT,
                       AIR FORCE
                      MISSILE REPLACEMENT
                       EQUIPMENT--BALLISTIC
    001               MISSILE REPLACEMENT            35,116          35,116
                       EQ-BALLISTIC.
    002               MISSILE REPLACEMENT             2,166           2,166
                       EQ-BALLISTIC AP.
                      STRATEGIC
    005               LONG RANGE STAND-OFF          192,409         192,409
                       WEAPON.
    006               LONG RANGE STAND-OFF          250,300         250,300
                       WEAPON AP.
                      TACTICAL
    007               REPLAC EQUIP & WAR             12,436          12,436
                       CONSUMABLES.
    008               ADVANCED PRECISION             13,428          13,428
                       KILL WEAPON SYSTEM
                       (APKWS) MISSILE.
    009               AGM-183A AIR-LAUNCHED         387,055         615,055
                       RAPID RESPONSE
                       WEAPON.
                          JSM procurement                          [228,000]
                          total 112x--
                          misaligned budget
                          request.
    011               JOINT AIR-SURFACE             328,081         489,081
                       STANDOFF MISSILE.
                          Joint Air to                             [161,000]
                          Surface Stand-Off
                          Missile (JASSM)
                          (USAF).
    013               JOINT ADVANCED                368,593         368,593
                       TACTICAL MISSILE.
    015               LRASM0...............         294,401         294,401
    017               SIDEWINDER (AIM-9X)..         100,352         100,352
    018               AMRAAM...............         365,125         365,125
    021               SMALL DIAMETER BOMB..          41,510          41,510
    022               SMALL DIAMETER BOMB           307,743         307,743
                       II.
    023               STAND-IN ATTACK               185,324         185,324
                       WEAPON (SIAW).
                      INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
    024               INDUSTRIAL                        917             917
                       PREPAREDNESS/POL
                       PREVENTION.
                      CLASS IV
    025               ICBM FUZE MOD........         119,376         119,376
    027               MM III MODIFICATIONS.          14,604          14,604
    029               AIR LAUNCH CRUISE              41,393          41,393
                       MISSILE (ALCM).
                      MISSILE SPARES AND
                       REPAIR PARTS
    030               MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS           5,824           5,824
                       (INITIAL).
    031               MSL SPRS/REPAIR PARTS         108,249         108,249
                       (REPLEN).
                      SPECIAL PROGRAMS
    033               SPECIAL UPDATE                221,199         199,099
                       PROGRAMS.
                          Program decrease.                        [-22,100]
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
    033A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..         828,275         828,275
                           TOTAL MISSILE          4,223,876       4,590,776
                           PROCUREMENT, AIR
                           FORCE.

                      PROCUREMENT OF
                       AMMUNITION, AIR
                       FORCE
                      CARTRIDGES
    003               CARTRIDGES...........         126,077         126,077
                      BOMBS
    005               GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS         189,097         170,197
                          Program decrease.                        [-18,900]
    006               MASSIVE ORDNANCE                6,813           6,813
                       PENETRATOR (MOP).
    007               JOINT DIRECT ATTACK           126,389         126,389
                       MUNITION.
    009               B61-12 TRAINER.......           7,668           7,668
                      OTHER ITEMS
    010               CAD/PAD..............          58,454          58,454
    011               EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE              7,297           7,297
                       DISPOSAL (EOD).
    012               SPARES AND REPAIR                 636             636
                       PARTS.
    014               FIRST DESTINATION               2,955           2,955
                       TRANSPORTATION.
    015               ITEMS LESS THAN                 5,571           5,571
                       $5,000,000.
                      FLARES
    017               EXPENDABLE                    101,540         101,540
                       COUNTERMEASURES.
                      FUZES
    018               FUZES................         125,721         125,721
                      SMALL ARMS
    019               SMALL ARMS...........          26,260          26,260
                           TOTAL                    784,478         765,578
                           PROCUREMENT OF
                           AMMUNITION, AIR
                           FORCE.

                      PROCUREMENT, SPACE
                       FORCE
                      SPACE PROCUREMENT, SF
    002               AF SATELLITE COMM              68,238          68,238
                       SYSTEM.
    004               COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.           2,027           2,027
    006               EVOLVED STRATEGIC              64,996          64,996
                       SATCOM (ESS) AP.
    007               FAMILY OF BEYOND LINE-         15,404          15,404
                       OF-SIGHT TERMINALS.
    010               GENERAL INFORMATION             1,835           1,835
                       TECH--SPACE.
    011               GPSIII FOLLOW ON.....         109,944         109,944
    012               GPS III SPACE SEGMENT          29,274          29,274
    013               GLOBAL POSTIONING                 870             870
                       (SPACE).
    017               SPACEBORNE EQUIP               84,044          84,044
                       (COMSEC).
    018               MILSATCOM............          36,447          36,447
    020               SPECIAL SPACE                 482,653         482,653
                       ACTIVITIES.
    021               MOBILE USER OBJECTIVE          48,977          48,977
                       SYSTEM.
    022               NATIONAL SECURITY           1,466,963       1,466,963
                       SPACE LAUNCH.
    024               PTES HUB.............          29,949          29,949
    026               SPACE DEVELOPMENT             648,446         648,446
                       AGENCY LAUNCH.
    027               SPACE DIGITAL                   4,984           4,984
                       INTEGRATED NETWORK
                       (SDIN).
    029               SPACE MODS...........         115,498         115,498
    030               SPACELIFT RANGE                64,321          64,321
                       SYSTEM SPACE.
    031               WIDEBAND SATCOM                92,380          92,380
                       OPERATIONAL
                       MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
                      SPARES
    032               SPARES AND REPAIR                 938             938
                       PARTS.
                      NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES
    033               USSF VEHICLES........           5,000           5,000
                      SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    035               POWER CONDITIONING             20,449          20,449
                       EQUIPMENT.
                           TOTAL                  3,393,637       3,393,637
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           SPACE FORCE.

                      OTHER PROCUREMENT,
                       AIR FORCE
                      PASSENGER CARRYING
                       VEHICLES
    002               PASSENGER CARRYING              5,557           5,557
                       VEHICLES.
                      CARGO AND UTILITY
                       VEHICLES
    003               MEDIUM TACTICAL                 3,938           3,938
                       VEHICLE.
    004               CAP VEHICLES.........           1,175           1,175
    005               CARGO AND UTILITY              56,940          56,940
                       VEHICLES.
                      SPECIAL PURPOSE
                       VEHICLES
    006               JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL           62,202          62,202
                       VEHICLE.
    007               SECURITY AND TACTICAL             129             129
                       VEHICLES.
    008               SPECIAL PURPOSE                68,242          68,242
                       VEHICLES.
                      FIRE FIGHTING
                       EQUIPMENT
    009               FIRE FIGHTING/CRASH            58,416          58,416
                       RESCUE VEHICLES.
                      MATERIALS HANDLING
                       EQUIPMENT
    010               MATERIALS HANDLING             18,552          18,552
                       VEHICLES.
                      BASE MAINTENANCE
                       SUPPORT
    011               RUNWAY SNOW REMOV AND          11,045          11,045
                       CLEANING EQU.
    012               BASE MAINTENANCE               25,291          25,291
                       SUPPORT VEHICLES.
                      COMM SECURITY
                       EQUIPMENT(COMSEC)
    015               COMSEC EQUIPMENT.....         169,363         159,363
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
                      INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
    017               INTERNATIONAL INTEL             5,833           5,833
                       TECH & ARCHITECTURES.
    018               INTELLIGENCE TRAINING           5,273           5,273
                       EQUIPMENT.
    019               INTELLIGENCE COMM              42,257          42,257
                       EQUIPMENT.
                      ELECTRONICS PROGRAMS
    020               AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL &          26,390          26,390
                       LANDING SYS.
    021               NATIONAL AIRSPACE              11,810          11,810
                       SYSTEM.
    022               BATTLE CONTROL                 16,592          16,592
                       SYSTEM--FIXED.
    023               THEATER AIR CONTROL            27,650          27,650
                       SYS IMPROVEMEN.
    024               3D EXPEDITIONARY LONG-        103,226         103,226
                       RANGE RADAR.
    025               WEATHER OBSERVATION            31,516          31,516
                       FORECAST.
    026               STRATEGIC COMMAND AND          82,912          82,912
                       CONTROL.
    027               CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN              22,021          22,021
                       COMPLEX.
    028               MISSION PLANNING               18,722          18,722
                       SYSTEMS.
    031               STRATEGIC MISSION               6,383           6,383
                       PLANNING & EXECUTION
                       SYSTEM.
                      SPCL COMM-ELECTRONICS
                       PROJECTS
    032               GENERAL INFORMATION           172,085         172,085
                       TECHNOLOGY.
    034               AF GLOBAL COMMAND &             1,947           1,947
                       CONTROL SYS.
    036               MOBILITY COMMAND AND           11,648          11,648
                       CONTROL.
    037               AIR FORCE PHYSICAL            294,747         294,747
                       SECURITY SYSTEM.
    038               COMBAT TRAINING               231,987         231,987
                       RANGES.
    039               MINIMUM ESSENTIAL              94,995          94,995
                       EMERGENCY COMM N.
    040               WIDE AREA                      29,617          29,617
                       SURVEILLANCE (WAS).
    041               C3 COUNTERMEASURES...         116,410         104,810
                          Program decrease.                        [-11,600]
    044               DEFENSE ENTERPRISE                698             698
                       ACCOUNTING & MGT SYS.
    046               THEATER BATTLE MGT C2             442             442
                       SYSTEM.
    047               AIR & SPACE                    22,785          20,485
                       OPERATIONS CENTER
                       (AOC).
                          Program decrease.                         [-2,300]
                      AIR FORCE
                       COMMUNICATIONS
    050               BASE INFORMATION               79,091          79,091
                       TRANSPT INFRAST
                       (BITI) WIRED.
    051               AFNET................         282,907         282,907
    052               JOINT COMMUNICATIONS            5,930           5,930
                       SUPPORT ELEMENT
                       (JCSE).
    053               USCENTCOM............          14,919          14,919
    054               USSTRATCOM...........           4,788           4,788
    055               USSPACECOM...........          32,633          32,633
                      ORGANIZATION AND BASE
    056               TACTICAL C-E                  143,829         143,829
                       EQUIPMENT.
    059               RADIO EQUIPMENT......          50,730          50,730
    061               BASE COMM                      67,015          67,015
                       INFRASTRUCTURE.
                      MODIFICATIONS
    062               COMM ELECT MODS......          76,034          76,034
                      PERSONAL SAFETY &
                       RESCUE EQUIP
    063               PERSONAL SAFETY AND            81,782          81,782
                       RESCUE EQUIPMENT.
                      DEPOT PLANT+MTRLS
                       HANDLING EQ
    064               POWER CONDITIONING             13,711          13,711
                       EQUIPMENT.
    065               MECHANIZED MATERIAL            21,143          21,143
                       HANDLING EQUIP.
                      BASE SUPPORT
                       EQUIPMENT
    066               BASE PROCURED                  90,654          90,654
                       EQUIPMENT.
    067               ENGINEERING AND EOD           253,799         320,199
                       EQUIPMENT.
                          Program decrease.                        [-10,000]
                          Regional Base                             [76,400]
                          Cluster
                          Prepositioning
                          (RBCP).
    068               MOBILITY EQUIPMENT...          95,584          95,584
    069               FUELS SUPPORT                  34,794          34,794
                       EQUIPMENT (FSE).
    070               BASE MAINTENANCE AND           59,431          59,431
                       SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
                      SPECIAL SUPPORT
                       PROJECTS
    072               DARP RC135...........          30,136          30,136
    073               DCGS-AF..............          87,044          87,044
    077               SPECIAL UPDATE              1,178,397       1,178,397
                       PROGRAM.
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
    077A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..      26,920,092      26,920,092
                      SPARES AND REPAIR
                       PARTS
    080               SPARES AND REPAIR               1,075           1,075
                       PARTS (CYBER).
    081               SPARES AND REPAIR              20,330          20,330
                       PARTS.
                           TOTAL OTHER           31,504,644      31,547,144
                           PROCUREMENT, AIR
                           FORCE.

                      PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-
                       WIDE
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
    004               MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DPAA             475             475
    005               MAJOR EQUIPMENT, OSD.         164,900         164,900
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS
    015               MAJOR EQUIPMENT, WHS.             403             403
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DISA
    016               INFORMATION SYSTEMS             6,254           6,254
                       SECURITY.
    017               TELEPORT PROGRAM.....         112,517         112,517
    019               ITEMS LESS THAN $5             23,673          23,673
                       MILLION.
    020               DEFENSE INFORMATION           252,370         252,370
                       SYSTEM NETWORK.
    021               WHITE HOUSE                   125,292         125,292
                       COMMUNICATION AGENCY.
    022               SENIOR LEADERSHIP             175,264         175,264
                       ENTERPRISE.
    023               JOINT REGIONAL                  1,496           1,496
                       SECURITY STACKS
                       (JRSS).
    024               JOINT SERVICE                  54,186          54,186
                       PROVIDER.
    025               FOURTH ESTATE NETWORK          75,386          75,386
                       OPTIMIZATION (4ENO).
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DLA
    037               MAJOR EQUIPMENT......          79,251          79,251
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DCSA
    038               MAJOR EQUIPMENT......           2,230           2,230
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS
    042               MAJOR EQUIPMENT, TJS.          33,090          33,090
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
                       MISSILE DEFENSE
                       AGENCY
    044               THAAD................         523,125       1,237,689
                          Program increase:                        [714,564]
                          THAAD additional
                          quantities.
    046               AEGIS BMD............                         400,000
                          Maximize SM-3 IB                         [400,000]
                          production line.
    048               BMDS AN/TPY-2 RADARS.          36,530          36,530
    049               SM-3 IIAS............         444,835         444,835
    050               ARROW 3 UPPER TIER            100,000         100,000
                       SYSTEMS.
    051               SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC          40,000          40,000
                       MISSILE DEFENSE
                       (SRBMD).
    052               DEFENSE OF GUAM                11,351          11,351
                       PROCUREMENT.
    056               IRON DOME............          60,000          60,000
    058               AEGIS BMD HARDWARE             17,211          17,211
                       AND SOFTWARE.
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT, DHRA
    059               PERSONNEL                       3,797           3,797
                       ADMINISTRATION.
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
                       DEFENSE THREAT
                       REDUCTION AGENCY
    062               VEHICLES.............             911             911
    063               OTHER MAJOR EQUIPMENT          12,023          12,023
    065               DTRA CYBER ACTIVITIES           1,800           1,800
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
                       DMACT
    070               MAJOR EQUIPMENT......           7,258           7,258
                      MAJOR EQUIPMENT,
                       USCYBERCOM
    071               CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS          73,358          73,358
                      CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
                      UNDISTRIBUTED
    074A              CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS..       1,129,183       1,129,183
                      AVIATION PROGRAMS
    091               ARMED OVERWATCH/              156,606         156,606
                       TARGETING.
    095               ROTARY WING UPGRADES          189,059         189,059
                       AND SUSTAINMENT.
    096               UNMANNED ISR.........           6,858           6,858
    097               NON-STANDARD AVIATION           7,849           7,849
    098               U-28.................           2,031           2,031
    099               MH-47 CHINOOK........         156,934         156,934
    100               CV-22 MODIFICATION...          19,692          19,692
    101               MQ-9 UNMANNED AERIAL           12,890          12,890
                       VEHICLE.
    102               PRECISION STRIKE               61,595          61,595
                       PACKAGE.
    103               AC/MC-130J...........         236,312         236,312
                      AMMUNITION PROGRAMS
    106               ORDNANCE ITEMS <$5M..         116,972         116,972
                      OTHER PROCUREMENT
                       PROGRAMS
    107               INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS.         227,073         227,073
    108               DISTRIBUTED COMMON              2,824           2,824
                       GROUND/SURFACE
                       SYSTEMS.
    109               OTHER ITEMS <$5M.....          95,685          95,685
    110               COMBATANT CRAFT                                 7,000
                       SYSTEMS.
                          Combatant Craft                            [7,000]
                          Assault.
    111               SPECIAL PROGRAMS.....          30,418          30,418
    112               TACTICAL VEHICLES....          54,100          54,100
    113               WARRIOR SYSTEMS <$5M.         303,991         318,991
                          Satellite                                 [15,000]
                          Deployable Node,
                          Communications on
                          the Move.
    114               COMBAT MISSION                  4,985           4,985
                       REQUIREMENTS.
    116               OPERATIONAL                    21,339          21,339
                       ENHANCEMENTS
                       INTELLIGENCE.
    117               OPERATIONAL                   352,100         352,100
                       ENHANCEMENTS.
                      CBDP
    120               CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL           208,051         208,051
                       SITUATIONAL
                       AWARENESS.
    121               CB PROTECTION &               213,330         213,330
                       HAZARD MITIGATION.
                           TOTAL                  6,048,863       7,185,427
                           PROCUREMENT,
                           DEFENSE-WIDE.

                           TOTAL                152,830,175     161,707,244
                           PROCUREMENT.
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

            TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

    SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

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                    SEC. 4201. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                                                                         FY 2026        Conference
      Line             Program Element                          Item                     Request        Authorized
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
                                                  EVALUATION, ARMY
             ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
       001   0601102A                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         237,678         237,678
       002   0601103A                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          78,947          78,947
       003   0601104A                            UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH            69,391          69,391
                                                  CENTERS.
       004   0601121A                            CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH                 5,463           5,463
                                                  ALLIANCE.
       005   0601275A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH.          88,053          88,053
       006   0601601A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                  7,012           7,012
                                                  MACHINE LEARNING BASIC RESEARCH.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........         486,544         486,544
             ..................................
             ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
       007   0602002A                            ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND                    9,455           9,455
                                                  DEVELOPMENT-APPLIED RESEARCH.
       008   0602134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED           6,174           6,174
                                                  STUDIES.
       009   0602135A                            COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL               12,618          12,618
                                                  SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) APPLIED RESEARCH.
       010   0602141A                            LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY..............          97,157         106,157
             ..................................      Advanced Materials and                                  [9,000]
                                                     Manufacturing for Hypersonics
                                                     (AMMH).
       012   0602143A                            SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY......          72,670         101,170
             ..................................      Army Pathfinder Airborne......                          [5,000]
             ..................................      Decrease Soldier load and                               [8,000]
                                                     power burden.
             ..................................      Digital Night Vision                                    [2,500]
                                                     Technology.
             ..................................      Enhancing Energy Technologies                           [5,000]
                                                     in Cold Regions.
             ..................................      Pathfinder--Air Assault.......                          [8,000]
       013   0602144A                            GROUND TECHNOLOGY.................          56,342          66,342
             ..................................      Earth Sciences Polar Proving                            [5,000]
                                                     Ground & Training Program.
             ..................................      Engineered Roadway Repair                               [3,000]
                                                     Materials for Effective
                                                     Maneuver of Military Assets.
             ..................................      Geotechnical Intelligence and                           [2,000]
                                                     Terrain Analytics Network for
                                                     Arctic Maneuverability.
       014   0602145A                            NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE              71,547          93,047
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Advanced Materials Development                          [2,500]
                                                     for Next Generation Combat
                                                     Vehicle Survivability.
             ..................................      Platform anti-idle and                                 [15,000]
                                                     mobility technology.
             ..................................      Standardized Army Battery.....                          [4,000]
       015   0602146A                            NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............          56,529          60,529
             ..................................      Distributed Aperture Spectrum                           [4,000]
                                                     Dominance for Missile Defeat.
       016   0602147A                            LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES                  25,744          32,744
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Novel Printed Armament                                  [7,000]
                                                     Components for Distributed
                                                     Operations.
       017   0602148A                            FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY...          20,420          20,420
       018   0602150A                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY          25,992          33,492
             ..................................      AI Integration & Security for                           [2,500]
                                                     IBCS.
             ..................................      Counter-UAS technologies,                               [5,000]
                                                     facilities, and research.
       019   0602180A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 13,745          13,745
                                                  MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES.
       021   0602182A                            C3I APPLIED RESEARCH..............          22,317          22,317
       022   0602183A                            AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH.....          53,305          58,305
             ..................................      Shape-shifting Drones Powered                           [5,000]
                                                     by Mechanical Intelligence.
       023   0602184A                            SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH..........          27,597          27,597
       024   0602213A                            C3I APPLIED CYBER.................           4,716           4,716
       025   0602275A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED                  45,415          45,415
                                                  RESEARCH.
       026   0602276A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED            17,102          17,102
                                                  RESEARCH.
       027   0602345A                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED            18,408          18,408
                                                  EFFECTS APPLIED RESEARCH.
       028   0602386A                            BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--                8,209           8,209
                                                  APPLIED RESEARCH.
       030   0602785A                            MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING                 17,191          17,191
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       031   0602787A                            MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................         143,293         140,293
             ..................................      Army Institute of Research                              [3,000]
                                                     (WRAIR) Mitochondria
                                                     Transplantation for TBI
                                                     research program.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-6,000]
      031A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          34,599          34,599
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......         860,545         950,045
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
       032   0603002A                            MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.......           1,860           1,860
       033   0603007A                            MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING            13,559          13,559
                                                  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
       034   0603025A                            ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND                   19,679          37,679
                                                  DEMONSTRATION.
             ..................................      Advance development of high-                           [18,000]
                                                     altitude precision effects
                                                     glide munitions.
       035   0603040A                            ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND                 20,487          30,487
                                                  MACHINE LEARNING ADVANCED
                                                  TECHNOLOGIES.
             ..................................      Multi-Domain Kill Chain                                [10,000]
                                                     Automation.
       036   0603041A                            ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED             10,560          10,560
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       037   0603042A                            C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY...........          15,028          15,028
       038   0603043A                            AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..          41,266          41,266
       039   0603044A                            SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.......          18,143          18,143
       040   0603116A                            LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.....          13,232          16,732
             ..................................      Tier 1 Blast Over Pressure                              [3,500]
                                                     Reduction Technologies.
       042   0603118A                            SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED                  95,186         104,186
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Aerial Delivery of Fire                                 [5,000]
                                                     Suppression.
             ..................................      Rapid Agile Manufacturing of                            [4,000]
                                                     Parachutes and Soft-Goods.
       043   0603119A                            GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........          30,507          41,507
             ..................................      Cold Regions Research and                               [5,000]
                                                     Engineering Laboratory.
             ..................................      Improvements in Mobility                                [6,000]
                                                     Modeling.
       044   0603134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT                   15,692          15,692
                                                  SIMULATION.
       045   0603135A                            COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL                7,773           7,773
                                                  SYSTEMS (C-SUAS) ADVANCED
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       046   0603275A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED                 83,922          83,922
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       047   0603276A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED           15,254          15,254
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       048   0603345A                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED            13,898          13,898
                                                  EFFECTS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       049   0603386A                            BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS--               24,683          24,683
                                                  ADVANCED RESEARCH.
       050   0603457A                            C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT....           3,329           3,329
       051   0603461A                            HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING                 241,855         241,855
                                                  MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
       052   0603462A                            NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE             141,301         176,301
                                                  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Acceleration of leap ahead                              [6,000]
                                                     systems for ground vehicles.
             ..................................      Airless Tire Demonstration for                          [5,000]
                                                     the Infantry Squad Vehicle.
             ..................................      Discontinuous Thermoplastics                           [10,000]
                                                     Materials.
             ..................................      Dual-Use Autonomous and                                 [8,000]
                                                     Collaborative Reconnaissance
                                                     Testing.
             ..................................      Winter Tire Development.......                          [6,000]
       053   0603463A                            NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY...          78,539          91,039
             ..................................      Communication Conformal                                 [2,500]
                                                     Antenna Research and
                                                     Development.
             ..................................      Geophysical Littoral                                    [5,000]
                                                     Autonomous Detection and
                                                     Exploitation II (GLADE II).
             ..................................      Network C3I Advanced                                    [5,000]
                                                     Technology.
       054   0603464A                            LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES                 162,236         162,236
                                                  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
       055   0603465A                            FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED               66,686          70,686
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Next Generation eVTOL Program                           [4,000]
                                                     Enhancement.
       056   0603466A                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED            23,330          35,580
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      CHROME Testbed................                          [5,000]
             ..................................      Material Improvements for                               [4,750]
                                                     Electric Motors.
             ..................................      Missile Enhancements with                               [2,500]
                                                     Electric Motor Prototypes.
       058   0603920A                            HUMANITARIAN DEMINING.............           9,349           9,349
      058A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          72,837          72,837
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY          1,240,191       1,355,441
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  PROTOTYPES
       060   0603305A                            ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS                  8,141          18,641
                                                  INTEGRATION.
             ..................................      Multi-spectral Identification,                          [3,000]
                                                     Characterization, and
                                                     Aggregation.
             ..................................      Science and Technology                                  [2,500]
                                                     Evaluations Against Lethal
                                                     Threats - Hypersonics.
             ..................................      Underwater Cut and Capture                              [5,000]
                                                     Demonstration.
       061   0603308A                            ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION....          83,080          89,080
             ..................................      Assured Zero Trust Environment                          [6,000]
                                                     Controls (AZTEC).
       063   0603619A                            LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV           41,516          41,516
                                                  DEV.
       064   0603639A                            TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION          85,472          85,472
       065   0603645A                            ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV           22,645          22,645
                                                  DEV.
       066   0603747A                            SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY.           4,033           4,033
       067   0603766A                            TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE           107,525         117,425
                                                  SYSTEM--ADV DEV.
             ..................................      System of Systems for Asset                             [9,900]
                                                     Optimization and Management of
                                                     Uncrewed Systems.
       068   0603774A                            NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED                5,153           5,153
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       069   0603779A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY--          11,343          11,343
                                                  DEM/VAL.
       070   0603790A                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           5,031           5,031
       072   0603804A                            LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--          15,435          15,435
                                                  ADV DEV.
       073   0603807A                            MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV..........           1,000           1,000
       074   0603827A                            SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED                   41,856          41,856
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       075   0604017A                            ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT..............          35,082          35,082
       076   0604019A                            EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE              178,137         178,137
                                                  (EMAM).
       078   0604035A                            LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE             17,063          17,063
                                                  CAPABILITY.
       079   0604036A                            MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS)         239,813         249,813
                                                  ADV DEV.
             ..................................      Secure Integrated Multi-Orbit                          [10,000]
                                                     Satellite Communications.
       080   0604037A                            TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS              3,092           3,092
                                                  NODE (TITAN) ADV DEV.
       081   0604100A                            ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES..........           9,865           9,865
       085   0604114A                            LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE             196,448         196,448
                                                  (LTAMD) SENSOR.
       086   0604115A                            TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES.         267,619         266,869
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-5,750]
             ..................................      Short Pulse Laser Directed                              [5,000]
                                                     Energy Demonstration.
       087   0604117A                            MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE          238,247         239,497
                                                  (M-SHORAD).
             ..................................      M-VEST........................                          [1,250]
       089   0604120A                            ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION              8,686           8,686
                                                  AND TIMING (PNT).
       090   0604121A                            SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT             240,899         170,019
                                                  REFINEMENT & PROTOTYPING.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-70,880]
       091   0604134A                            COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT                    5,491           5,491
                                                  DEMONSTRATION, PROTOTYPE
                                                  DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING.
       092   0604135A                            STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES.........         231,401         231,401
       093   0604182A                            HYPERSONICS.......................          25,000          25,000
       095   0604403A                            FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................           8,019           8,019
       097   0604531A                            COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            45,281          45,281
                                                  SYSTEMS ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
       099   0604541A                            UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT.........          29,191          29,191
       100   0305251A                            CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND             5,605           5,605
                                                  FORCE SUPPORT.
      100A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............         203,746         203,746
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT           2,420,915       2,386,935
                                                    DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  DEMONSTRATION
       101   0604201A                            AIRCRAFT AVIONICS.................           2,696           2,696
       102   0604270A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....           9,153           9,153
       103   0604601A                            INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS..........          56,553          67,053
             ..................................      Combat Aviation Aircrew                                 [9,000]
                                                     Enhancement - Safety and
                                                     Lethality.
             ..................................      Next Generation Squad Weapon                            [1,500]
                                                     Magazine Testing.
       104   0604604A                            MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES..........          18,503          18,503
       105   0604611A                            JAVELIN...........................           9,810           9,810
       106   0604622A                            FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES.          47,064          47,064
       110   0604645A                            ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION               16,593          16,593
                                                  (ASM)--ENG DEV.
       111   0604710A                            NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.....         351,274         351,274
       112   0604713A                            COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND                5,654           5,654
                                                  EQUIPMENT.
       113   0604715A                            NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG            19,063          19,063
                                                  DEV.
       114   0604741A                            AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND            13,892          18,892
                                                  INTELLIGENCE--ENG DEV.
             ..................................      Air and Missile Defense Common                          [5,000]
                                                     Operating Picture.
       115   0604742A                            CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS              7,790           7,790
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       116   0604746A                            AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT                     9,512           9,512
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       117   0604760A                            DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE                     7,724           7,724
                                                  SIMULATIONS (DIS)--ENG DEV.
       118   0604798A                            BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND           24,318          24,318
                                                  EVALUATION.
       119   0604802A                            WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV....         150,344         150,344
       120   0604804A                            LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT--          50,194          50,194
                                                  ENG DEV.
       121   0604805A                            COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS            63,725          43,725
                                                  SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-20,000]
       122   0604807A                            MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL                     6,252           6,252
                                                  BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT--ENG
                                                  DEV.
       123   0604808A                            LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV.           9,862           9,862
       124   0604818A                            ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL            430,895         356,105
                                                  HARDWARE & SOFTWARE.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-74,790]
       125   0604820A                            RADAR DEVELOPMENT.................          53,226          53,226
       127   0604827A                            SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL..           4,137           4,137
       128   0604852A                            SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT          76,903          76,903
                                                  SYSTEMS--EMD.
       129   0604854A                            ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............          80,862          80,862
       130   0605013A                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT         125,701         125,701
       131   0605018A                            INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY               164,600         153,600
                                                  SYSTEM-ARMY (IPPS-A).
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-11,000]
       132   0605030A                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER               20,954          20,954
                                                  (JTNC).
       133   0605031A                            JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)......          41,696          41,696
       134   0605035A                            COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES             10,789          10,789
                                                  (CIRCM).
       135   0605036A                            COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS                   13,322          13,322
                                                  DESTRUCTION (CWMD).
       136   0605037A                            EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE             4,619           4,619
                                                  PROCESSING.
       137   0605038A                            NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL                 13,459          13,459
                                                  RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE (NBCRV)
                                                  SENSOR SUITE.
       138   0605041A                            DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT..           3,611           3,611
       139   0605042A                            TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS               3,222           3,222
                                                  (LOW-TIER).
       140   0605047A                            CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM...........           8,101           8,101
       142   0605051A                            AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT          44,182          26,182
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-20,000]
             ..................................      Threat Missile Seeker Analysis                          [2,000]
                                                     and Assessment.
       143   0605052A                            INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION                   248,659         248,659
                                                  CAPABILITY INC 2--BLOCK 1.
       144   0605053A                            GROUND ROBOTICS...................         227,038         227,038
       145   0605054A                            EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES...          57,546          57,546
       146   0605144A                            NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE--               24,492          24,492
                                                  MEDIUM.
       147   0605148A                            TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS             44,273          44,273
                                                  NODE (TITAN) EMD.
       152   0605224A                            MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE.........          34,844          39,844
             ..................................      DeepFake and AI-synthesized                             [5,000]
                                                     Image Detection.
       154   0605232A                            HYPERSONICS EMD...................         513,027         513,027
       155   0605233A                            ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT          32,710          32,710
                                                  (AIE).
       156   0605235A                            STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY....         186,304         188,394
             ..................................      Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST)                          [2,090]
                                                     (USA, USN).
       157   0605236A                            INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS          22,732          22,732
       158   0605241A                            FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT       1,248,544       1,248,544
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       160   0605244A                            JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3)..          28,893          28,893
       163   0605457A                            ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE            146,056         146,056
                                                  DEFENSE (AIAMD).
       164   0605531A                            COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            55,196          55,196
                                                  SYSTEMS SYS DEV & DEMONSTRATION.
       166   0605625A                            MANNED GROUND VEHICLE.............         386,393         386,393
       167   0605766A                            NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION           16,913          16,913
                                                  (MIP).
       168   0605812A                            JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                 2,664           2,664
                                                  (JLTV) ENGINEERING AND
                                                  MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT PHASE
                                                  (EMD).
       169   0605830A                            AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.             930             930
       170   0303032A                            TROJAN--RH12......................           3,920           3,920
      172A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............         117,428         117,428
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND       5,378,817       5,277,617
                                                    DEMONSTRATION.
             ..................................
             ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
       173   0604256A                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          74,767          84,767
             ..................................      Man Portable Doppler Radar....                         [10,000]
       174   0604258A                            TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........          16,004          16,004
       175   0604759A                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............         101,027         106,027
             ..................................      Advanced Sensing Expanded                               [5,000]
                                                     Range Operations.
       176   0605103A                            RAND ARROYO CENTER................          10,892          10,892
       177   0605301A                            ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL..............         379,283         379,283
       178   0605326A                            CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM..          58,606          58,606
       180   0605601A                            ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES...         425,108         428,108
             ..................................      Space Terrestrial                                       [3,000]
                                                     Representation for Army Test
                                                     and Training Operational
                                                     Scenarios.
       181   0605602A                            ARMY TECHNICAL TEST                         69,328          69,328
                                                  INSTRUMENTATION AND TARGETS.
       182   0605604A                            SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS..          31,306          31,306
       183   0605606A                            AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............           1,887           1,887
       184   0605706A                            MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS.........          19,100          19,100
       185   0605709A                            EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS.....           6,277           6,277
       186   0605712A                            SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING....          63,637          63,637
       187   0605716A                            ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............          62,343          62,343
       188   0605718A                            ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD                   11,825          11,825
                                                  COLLABORATION & INTEG.
       189   0605801A                            PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............          54,172          54,172
       190   0605803A                            TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES..          26,592          26,592
       191   0605805A                            MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION,                  44,465          44,465
                                                  EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY.
       192   0605857A                            ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY             2,857           2,857
                                                  MGMT SUPPORT.
       193   0605898A                            ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS--           53,436          53,436
                                                  R&D - MHA.
       194   0606002A                            RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE             72,302          72,302
                                                  DEFENSE TEST SITE.
       195   0606003A                            COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL                 5,660           5,660
                                                  MODERNIZATION.
       196   0606118A                            AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT &               358,854         358,854
                                                  INTEGRATION.
       197   0606942A                            ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER            6,354           6,354
                                                  VULNERABILITIES.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....       1,956,082       1,974,082
             ..................................
             ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
       199   0603778A                            MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM..          14,639          14,639
       200   0605024A                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT....           6,449           6,449
       201   0607101A                            COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS                      115             115
                                                  DESTRUCTION (CWMD) PRODUCT
                                                  IMPROVEMENT.
       202   0607131A                            WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT               13,687          13,687
                                                  IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS.
       203   0607136A                            BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT               23,998         123,998
                                                  PROGRAM.
             ..................................      Blackhawk modernization.......                        [100,000]
       204   0607137A                            CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT                 10,859          10,859
                                                  PROGRAM.
       208   0607145A                            APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.........          44,371          44,371
       209   0607148A                            AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET                43,054          43,054
                                                  ACQUISITION RADAR SYSTEM.
       210   0607150A                            INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT...........          13,129          13,129
       215   0607665A                            FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS..............           1,594           1,594
       216   0607865A                            PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT.......         183,763         183,763
       217   0203728A                            JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION               8,424           8,424
                                                  COORDINATION SYSTEM (JADOCS).
       218   0203735A                            COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT                 744,085         744,085
                                                  PROGRAMS.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-10,000]
             ..................................      Scaling Cost-Saving                                    [10,000]
                                                     Lightweight Metallurgical
                                                     Development.
       219   0203743A                            155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER              107,826         107,826
                                                  IMPROVEMENTS.
       220   0203752A                            AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT                      237             237
                                                  IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
       221   0203758A                            DIGITIZATION......................           1,013           1,013
       222   0203801A                            MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT                  1,338           1,338
                                                  IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
       225   0205778A                            GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET               33,307          33,307
                                                  SYSTEM (GMLRS).
       230   0303140A                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                15,040          15,040
                                                  PROGRAM.
       232   0303142A                            SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE).          35,720          35,720
       235   0305179A                            INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)           6,653           6,653
       236   0305219A                            MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV...............           3,444           3,444
       237   0708045A                            END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS            67,002          67,002
                                                  ACTIVITIES.
      237A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          46,872          46,872
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM           1,426,619       1,526,619
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                                  PILOT PROGRAMS
       238   0608041A                            DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE                   89,238          89,238
                                                  PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL            89,238          89,238
                                                    TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
             ..................................
             ..................................  AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
       239   0609135A                            COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS            143,618         143,618
                                                  (UAS) AGILE DEVELOPMENT.
       240   0609277A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE                   127,081         127,081
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       241   0609278A                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS            59,202          59,202
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       242   0609345A                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED           187,473         187,473
                                                  EFFECTS AGILE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
       243   0609346A                            UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE                 172,898         172,898
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL AGILE RDTE PORTFOLIO           690,272         690,272
                                                    MANAGEMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,       14,549,223      14,736,793
                                                      TEST AND EVALUATION, ARMY.
             ..................................
             ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
                                                  EVALUATION, NAVY
             ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
       001   0601103N                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          67,306          72,306
             ..................................      Artificial Intelligence                                 [5,000]
                                                     Maritime Maneuvering (AIMM)
                                                     2.0.
       002   0601153N                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         511,163         516,163
             ..................................      Hypersonics T&E Workforce                               [5,000]
                                                     Development.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........         578,469         588,469
             ..................................
             ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
       003   0602114N                            POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH.          30,635          30,635
       004   0602123N                            FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH.         125,699         154,199
             ..................................      Advanced Circuit Breaker......                          [6,000]
             ..................................      Intelligent Data Management                            [12,500]
                                                     for Distributed Naval
                                                     Platforms.
             ..................................      Multi-Material Flexible                                 [4,000]
                                                     Automated Manufacturing.
             ..................................      Talent and Technology for Navy                          [2,500]
                                                     Power and Energy Systems.
             ..................................      Testing and Qualification of                            [3,500]
                                                     High-Performance Carbon Fiber
                                                     for Advanced Rocket Motors.
       005   0602131M                            MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE                  45,697          52,697
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Unmanned Logistics Solutions..                          [7,000]
       006   0602235N                            COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH...          55,246          66,746
             ..................................      Embedded Systems Cyber for                             [11,500]
                                                     Critical Naval Infrastructure.
       007   0602236N                            WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED              74,264          74,264
                                                  RESEARCH.
       008   0602271N                            ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED             79,929          84,929
                                                  RESEARCH.
             ..................................      Future Radio Frequency Digital                          [5,000]
                                                     Array Technology Development
                                                     and Demonstration.
       009   0602435N                            OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT               81,270          81,270
                                                  APPLIED RESEARCH.
       010   0602651M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED             7,300           7,300
                                                  RESEARCH.
       011   0602747N                            UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH.          64,335          71,835
             ..................................      Academic partnerships for                               [2,500]
                                                     undersea vessels.
             ..................................      Program increase..............                          [5,000]
       012   0602750N                            FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED          279,815         291,815
                                                  RESEARCH.
             ..................................      Quantum communications                                 [12,000]
                                                     corridor.
       013   0602782N                            MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE              29,081          29,081
                                                  APPLIED RESEARCH.
       015   0602861N                            SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--         81,423          81,423
                                                  ONR FIELD ACITIVITIES.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......         954,694       1,026,194
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
       016   0603123N                            FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED                   43,527          43,527
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       017   0603271N                            ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED             8,644           8,644
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       018   0603273N                            SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR           121,618         121,618
                                                  RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
       019   0603640M                            USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                   309,711         329,711
                                                  DEMONSTRATION (ATD).
             ..................................      Autonomous Amphibious Robotic                           [8,000]
                                                     Vehicle Development and
                                                     Integration.
             ..................................      Long Range Maneuvering                                  [7,000]
                                                     Projectile (LRMP).
             ..................................      Low-Cost Tactical Hypersonic                            [5,000]
                                                     Long-Range Precision Fires.
       020   0603651M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS                     6,561           6,561
                                                  TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
       021   0603673N                            FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED         455,851         458,851
                                                  TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................      Submersible Air Revitalization                          [3,000]
                                                     using Aqueous Ionic Amines for
                                                     CO2 Capture.
       022   0603680N                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          63,903          63,903
       023   0603729N                            WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED               7,653           7,653
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       024   0603758N                            NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND            81,923          81,923
                                                  DEMONSTRATIONS.
       025   0603782N                            MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE               2,075           2,075
                                                  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY          1,101,466       1,124,466
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  PROTOTYPES
       027   0603128N                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............          28,388          28,388
       029   0603207N                            AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS...          35,870          35,870
       030   0603216N                            AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............          24,064          24,064
       031   0603239N                            NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES.........           8,603           8,603
       032   0603254N                            ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...........          18,904          18,904
       033   0603261N                            TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE..           2,241           2,241
       034   0603382N                            ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY           2,083          22,083
             ..................................      Embedded Hypersonics Seeker                            [10,000]
                                                     Testing Increase.
             ..................................      Marine Corps Warfighting Lab                           [10,000]
                                                     Air Combat Element Increase.
       035   0603502N                            SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE              32,359          32,359
                                                  COUNTERMEASURES.
       036   0603506N                            SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE......          11,832          11,832
       037   0603512N                            CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.......           8,361           8,361
       038   0603525N                            PILOT FISH........................       1,218,486       1,218,486
       040   0603536N                            RETRACT JUNIPER...................         206,429         206,429
       041   0603542N                            RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL..............             730             730
       043   0603561N                            ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM                  162,651         162,651
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       045   0603563N                            SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN......          59,218          59,218
       046   0603564N                            SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN &                   96,022          96,022
                                                  FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
       047   0603570N                            ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS....         383,831         383,831
       048   0603573N                            ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS         101,136         101,136
       049   0603576N                            CHALK EAGLE.......................         156,686         156,686
       050   0603581N                            LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........          10,203               0
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-10,203]
       051   0603582N                            COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION.........          19,643          19,643
       052   0603595N                            OHIO REPLACEMENT..................         273,265         283,265
             ..................................      Program increase: Advanced                             [10,000]
                                                     composite shaft design.
       053   0603596N                            LCS MISSION MODULES...............          39,258          19,258
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-20,000]
       054   0603597N                            AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT).           9,862           9,862
       055   0603598N                            ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY..          20,000          20,000
       056   0603599N                            FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT...............          84,199               0
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-84,199]
       057   0603609N                            CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............          10,877          10,877
       058   0603635M                            MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT         278,261         218,461
                                                  SYSTEM.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-59,800]
       059   0603654N                            JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE            43,657          43,657
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       060   0603713N                            OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY                 9,647           9,647
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       061   0603721N                            ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION..........          22,829          22,829
       062   0603724N                            NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM...............          46,577          56,577
             ..................................      Advanced Battery Technologies.                         [10,000]
       063   0603725N                            FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............          10,925          10,925
       064   0603734N                            CHALK CORAL.......................         414,282         414,282
       065   0603739N                            NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........           1,016           1,016
       066   0603746N                            RETRACT MAPLE.....................         647,914         647,914
       067   0603748N                            LINK PLUMERIA.....................         376,672         376,672
       068   0603751N                            RETRACT ELM.......................         106,810         106,810
       069   0603764M                            LINK EVERGREEN....................         529,550         529,550
       070   0603790N                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           5,234           5,234
       071   0603795N                            LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............           1,056           1,056
       072   0603851M                            JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING..           9,832           9,832
       073   0603860N                            JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND                41,978          41,978
                                                  LANDING SYSTEMS--DEM/VAL.
       076   0604025M                            RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION                   99              99
                                                  RESERVE (RDER).
       077   0604027N                            DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............         151,271         151,271
       078   0604028N                            SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA           4,855           4,855
                                                  VEHICLES.
       079   0604029N                            UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE              47,106          47,106
                                                  TECHNOLOGIES.
       082   0604112N                            GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR               112,704         112,704
                                                  AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN 78--80).
       083   0604127N                            SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES......          18,504          18,504
       084   0604272N                            TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED           14,387          14,387
                                                  COUNTERMEASURES (TADIRCM).
       085   0604286N                            NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.......          10,585          10,585
       086   0604289M                            NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS.........           2,722           2,722
       087   0604292N                            FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME               7,125           7,125
                                                  STRIKE).
       088   0604295M                            MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/              38,873          35,073
                                                  VALIDATION.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-3,800]
       089   0604320M                            RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY                 16,316          16,316
                                                  PROTOTYPE.
       090   0604454N                            LX (R)............................          26,709          16,709
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-10,000]
       091   0604536N                            ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING.....         143,943         143,943
       092   0604636N                            COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS           16,689          16,689
                                                  (C-UAS).
       093   0604659N                            PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS                   110,072         235,072
                                                  DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
             ..................................      Emerging Hypersonic                                    [25,000]
                                                     Capabilities (USA, USN).
             ..................................      Navy MACE.....................                        [100,000]
       094   0604707N                            SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW)           6,866           6,866
                                                  ARCHITECTURE/ENGINEERING SUPPORT.
       095   0604786N                            OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE             225,773         225,773
                                                  WEAPON DEVELOPMENT.
       097   0605513N                            UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING            3,712           3,712
                                                  CAPABILITIES.
       098   0605514M                            GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE....          29,004          29,004
       100   0605518N                            CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS)..         798,337         798,337
       101   0105519N                            NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE                          210,000
                                                  MISSILE (SLCM-N) SUPPORT.
             ..................................      Restoration of full funding                           [210,000]
                                                     for Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched
                                                     Cruise Missile.
       102   0207147M                            COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT.....          58,000          58,000
       103   0303260N                            DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION                   1,980           1,980
                                                  INITIATIVE.
       104   0303354N                            ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP......           3,864           3,864
       105   0304240M                            ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED                   2,822           2,822
                                                  AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.
       106   0304270N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT--             1,278           1,278
                                                  MIP.
       107   0304797N                            UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE /          29,308          29,308
                                                  MACHINE LEARNING (AI/ML).
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT           7,454,345       7,641,343
                                                    DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  DEMONSTRATION
       108   0603208N                            TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT..........          15,101          15,101
       109   0604038N                            MARITIME TARGETING CELL...........         147,802         147,802
       111   0604212N                            OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............             987             987
       113   0604215N                            STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT.............           4,540           4,540
       114   0604216N                            MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE            64,838          64,838
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       116   0604230N                            WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............          15,778          15,778
       117   0604231N                            COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS.......          64,547          64,547
       118   0604234N                            ADVANCED HAWKEYE..................         350,324         350,324
       119   0604245M                            H-1 UPGRADES......................          62,240          62,240
       120   0604261N                            ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS...........          52,549          52,549
       121   0604262N                            V-22..............................         124,958         124,958
       122   0604264N                            AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT......          44,297          39,897
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-4,400]
       123   0604269N                            EA-18.............................         184,921         184,921
       124   0604270N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....         185,606         155,606
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-30,000]
       125   0604273M                            EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........          74,980          74,980
       126   0604274N                            NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)......          64,167          64,167
       127   0604280N                            JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY          289,345         289,345
                                                  (JTRS-NAVY).
       128   0604282N                            NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)               228,256         228,256
                                                  INCREMENT II.
       129   0604307N                            SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM            432,981         432,981
                                                  ENGINEERING.
       130   0604329N                            SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).........          23,836          23,836
       131   0604366N                            STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS.....         412,964         362,964
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-50,000]
       132   0604373N                            AIRBORNE MCM......................           8,372           8,372
       133   0604378N                            NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL--             39,878          39,878
                                                  COUNTER AIR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.
       135   0604501N                            ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS......          67,881          67,881
       136   0604503N                            SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION.....         204,158         204,158
       137   0604504N                            AIR CONTROL.......................          23,930          23,930
       138   0604512N                            SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........          33,704          13,704
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-20,000]
       139   0604516N                            SHIP SURVIVABILITY................           4,364           4,364
       141   0604522N                            AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR               74,937          74,937
                                                  (AMDR) SYSTEM.
       142   0604530N                            ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG).....          32,037          32,037
       143   0604558N                            NEW DESIGN SSN....................         247,293         247,293
       145   0604567N                            SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE             28,400          28,400
                                                  T&E.
       146   0604574N                            NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES..           3,552           3,552
       147   0604601N                            MINE DEVELOPMENT..................             130             130
       148   0604610N                            LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT...          12,565          12,565
       149   0604654N                            JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE             8,740           8,740
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       150   0604657M                            USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS          17,377          17,377
                                                  SYSTEMS--ENG DEV.
       151   0604703N                            PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION,             6,703           6,703
                                                  AND HUMAN FACTORS.
       152   0604727N                            JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS.....             895             895
       153   0604755N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT &                167,711         167,711
                                                  CONTROL).
       154   0604756N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD            145,007         145,007
                                                  KILL).
       155   0604757N                            SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT            232,368         217,368
                                                  KILL/EW).
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-15,000]
       156   0604761N                            INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING..........           7,023           7,023
       157   0604771N                            MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT...............           7,629           7,629
       158   0604777N                            NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM..............           3,724           3,724
       159   0604850N                            SSN(X)............................         365,987         365,987
       160   0605013M                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT          16,000          16,000
       161   0605013N                            INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT         192,784         192,784
       162   0605024N                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT....           3,428           3,428
       163   0605180N                            TACAMO MODERNIZATION..............       1,243,978       1,203,978
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-40,000]
       164   0605212M                            CH-53K RDTE.......................         135,432         135,432
       165   0605215N                            MISSION PLANNING..................         120,255         120,255
       166   0605217N                            COMMON AVIONICS...................          67,944          67,944
       167   0605220N                            SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC).....           7,267           7,267
       168   0605285N                            NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER...........          74,320          74,320
       170   0605414N                            UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)...         305,487         305,487
       171   0605450M                            JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM)          59,077          59,077
       172   0605500N                            MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT             41,129          41,129
                                                  (MMA).
       173   0605504N                            MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA)               103,397         103,397
                                                  INCREMENT III.
       174   0605516N                            LONG RANGE FIRES..................         138,443         138,443
       175   0605611M                            MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES               44,644          44,644
                                                  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                                  DEMONSTRATION.
       176   0605813M                            JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE                 6,984           6,984
                                                  (JLTV) SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT &
                                                  DEMONSTRATION.
       177   0204202N                            DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE (DDG-             58,817          58,817
                                                  1000).
       178   0301377N                            COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL            16,906          16,906
                                                  WEAPONS (CACW).
       179   0302315N                            NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT          23,818          23,818
       183   0304785N                            ISR & INFO OPERATIONS.............         170,567         170,567
       185   0306250M                            CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY                 11,936          11,936
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND       7,431,995       7,272,595
                                                    DEMONSTRATION.
             ..................................
             ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
       186   0604256N                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          25,133          25,133
       187   0604258N                            TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........          14,191          14,191
       188   0604759N                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............          61,946          61,946
       189   0605152N                            STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY           3,596           3,596
       190   0605154N                            CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES.........          31,695          31,695
       193   0605853N                            MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &                    133,538         133,538
                                                  INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
       194   0605856N                            STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT.......           3,709           3,709
       195   0605863N                            RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT...         151,479         151,479
       196   0605864N                            TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.......         463,725         447,924
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-15,801]
       197   0605865N                            OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION             30,880          30,880
                                                  CAPABILITY.
       198   0605866N                            NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE           22,563          22,563
                                                  (SEW) SUPPORT.
       199   0605867N                            SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE              7,325           7,325
                                                  SUPPORT.
       200   0605873M                            MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT.          28,816          28,816
       201   0605898N                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................          42,751          42,751
       202   0606295M                            MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL                4,732           4,732
                                                  MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.
       203   0606355N                            WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT.....          37,551          37,551
       204   0305327N                            INSIDER THREAT....................           2,653           2,653
       205   0902498N                            MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS                      2,041           2,041
                                                  (DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES).
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....       1,068,324       1,052,523
             ..................................
             ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
       208   0604840M                            F-35 C2D2.........................         494,034         444,634
             ..................................      Block 4 Delays................                        [-49,400]
       209   0604840N                            F-35 C2D2.........................         475,710         428,110
             ..................................      Block 4 Delays................                        [-47,600]
       210   0605520M                            MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS            56,140          56,140
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       211   0607658N                            COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY          136,436         136,436
                                                  (CEC).
       212   0101221N                            STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM             807,099         807,099
                                                  SUPPORT.
       213   0101224N                            SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          63,252          63,252
       214   0101226N                            SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE                  56,401          56,401
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       215   0101402N                            NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS.....          52,404          52,404
       216   0204136N                            F/A-18 SQUADRONS..................         369,863         369,863
       218   0204229N                            TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION              151,177         151,177
                                                  PLANNING CENTER (TMPC).
       219   0204311N                            INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM....          71,800          71,800
       220   0204313N                            SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE                1,990           1,990
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       222   0204460M                            GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/          32,045          32,045
                                                  ATOR).
       223   0204571N                            CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS              199,067         199,067
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       224   0204575N                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS          115,834         115,834
                                                  SUPPORT.
       225   0205601N                            ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT          33,659          33,659
       227   0205632N                            MK-48 ADCAP.......................          84,338          84,338
       228   0205633N                            AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS.............         127,421         123,721
             ..................................      Autonomous airfield FOD                                 [9,000]
                                                     sweeping systems.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-12,700]
       229   0205675N                            OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.         209,200         209,200
       230   0206313M                            MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS                125,488         128,488
                                                  SYSTEMS.
             ..................................      Hydrogen Fuel Cell for small-                           [3,000]
                                                     UAS.
       231   0206335M                            COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND                 17,813          17,813
                                                  CONTROL SYSTEM (CAC2S).
       232   0206623M                            MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/                 70,139          70,139
                                                  SUPPORTING ARMS SYSTEMS.
       233   0206624M                            MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES                20,419          20,419
                                                  SUPPORT.
       234   0206625M                            USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC                34,289          34,289
                                                  WARFARE SYSTEMS.
       236   0207161N                            TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.............          34,650          34,650
       237   0207163N                            ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR            26,286          26,286
                                                  MISSILE (AMRAAM).
       238   0208043N                            PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM             3,572           3,572
                                                  (PDAS).
       242   0303138N                            AFLOAT NETWORKS...................          70,742          70,742
       243   0303140N                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                64,147          64,147
                                                  PROGRAM.
       244   0305192N                            MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM                3,311           3,311
                                                  (MIP) ACTIVITIES.
       247   0305208M                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE           61,238          61,238
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       248   0305220N                            MQ-4C TRITON......................          14,421          14,421
       250   0305232M                            RQ-11 UAV.........................           1,063           7,063
             ..................................      Maritimization of the Long-                             [6,000]
                                                     Range Long-Endurance (LR/LE)
                                                     SUAS.
       252   0305241N                            MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR                   41,414          41,414
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       253   0305242M                            UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS)                9,157           9,157
                                                  PAYLOADS (MIP).
       255   0305421N                            MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION........         361,943         361,943
       256   0307577N                            INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)...             803             803
       257   0308601N                            MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT...          12,389          12,389
       258   0702207N                            DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........          23,372          23,372
       259   0708730N                            MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH)....           3,600           3,600
      259A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       2,554,769       2,554,769
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM           7,092,895       7,001,195
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                                  PILOT PROGRAMS
       260   0608013N                            RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION--               13,341          13,341
                                                  SOFTWARE PILOT PROGRAM.
       261   0608231N                            MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND               12,520          12,520
                                                  CONTROL (MTC2)--SOFTWARE PILOT
                                                  PROGRAM.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL            25,861          25,861
                                                    TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,       25,708,049      25,732,646
                                                      TEST AND EVALUATION, NAVY.
             ..................................
             ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
                                                  EVALUATION, AIR FORCE
             ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
       001   0601102F                            DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........         302,716         322,716
             ..................................      Material Flexibility and New                           [20,000]
                                                     Applications in Quantum
                                                     Electronics Research.
       002   0601103F                            UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          94,121          94,121
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........         396,837         416,837
             ..................................
             ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
       003   0602020F                            FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED              78,214          78,214
                                                  RESEARCH.
       004   0602022F                            UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH               6,294           6,294
                                                  CENTER (UARC)--TACTICAL AUTONOMY.
       005   0602102F                            MATERIALS.........................         147,422         172,422
             ..................................      Advanced Aerospace Materials..                          [2,500]
             ..................................      Advanced Composites in                                 [10,000]
                                                     Hypersonics & Attritable
                                                     Aircraft Research.
             ..................................      Advanced materials science for                         [10,000]
                                                     manufacturing research.
             ..................................      Metals Affordability                                    [2,500]
                                                     Iniatitive.
       007   0602202F                            HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED                133,928         133,928
                                                  RESEARCH.
       008   0602203F                            AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES....         321,059         338,559
             ..................................      Computational Methods and                               [5,000]
                                                     Hardware Validation of UAVs.
             ..................................      High Mach Turbine Engine......                         [10,000]
             ..................................      Integrated hypersonic                                   [2,500]
                                                     propulsion technology
                                                     maturation.
       009   0602204F                            AEROSPACE SENSORS.................         199,120         199,120
       011   0602298F                            SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT--         10,813          10,813
                                                   MAJOR HEADQUARTERS ACTIVITIES.
       012   0602336F                            NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH                4,969           4,969
                                                  EXPLORATION.
       013   0602602F                            CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............         125,102         125,102
       014   0602605F                            DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........          92,331          92,331
       015   0602788F                            DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND          187,036         224,536
                                                  METHODS.
             ..................................      Agile, Assured, and Autonomous                          [5,000]
                                                     Battle Management Network and
                                                     Readiness Accelerator (3A-BMN).
             ..................................      Counter UAS advanced detection                          [5,000]
                                                     systems pilot program.
             ..................................      Dependable AI for National                             [15,000]
                                                     Security.
             ..................................      Distributed Quantum Networking                         [10,000]
                                                     Testbed and Quantum Cloud
                                                     Computing Environment.
             ..................................      Photonic Quantum Computing....                          [2,500]
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......       1,306,288       1,386,288
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
       016   0603032F                            FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY            268,754         268,754
                                                  DEMOS.
       017   0603112F                            ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON               31,021          33,521
                                                  SYSTEMS.
             ..................................      Tier 2.5 LO Platform                                    [2,500]
                                                     Inspection System.
       018   0603199F                            SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY          12,915          12,915
                                                  (S&T).
       019   0603203F                            ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........          69,652          69,652
       020   0603211F                            AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO.....         102,125         194,625
             ..................................      Hybrid-Electric Propulsion                             [90,000]
                                                     Combat Ready Airman (CRA)
                                                     Flight Demonstrator.
             ..................................      Multi-role CCA propulsion.....                          [2,500]
       023   0603273F                            SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR           128,407         128,407
                                                  RE-ENTRY SYSTEMS.
       025   0603456F                            HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED                19,790          19,790
                                                  TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
       026   0603601F                            CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY...          99,263          99,263
       027   0603605F                            ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY.......           4,434           4,434
       028   0603680F                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          38,891          42,891
             ..................................      Additive Manufacturing for                              [4,000]
                                                     Engineer Components.
       029   0603788F                            BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT           30,812          30,812
                                                  AND DEMONSTRATION.
       030   0604776F                            DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION                   28,316          28,316
                                                  ENTERPRISE R&D.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY            834,380         933,380
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  PROTOTYPES
       032   0603260F                            INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.           3,901           3,901
       033   0603742F                            COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY..          25,172          25,172
       034   0603790F                            NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.....           4,595           4,595
       035   0603851F                            INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC                  90,096          90,096
                                                  MISSILE--DEM/VAL.
       036   0604001F                            NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS.............          15,910          15,910
       037   0604003F                            ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM        1,040,475       1,022,475
                                                  (ABMS).
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-18,000]
       039   0604005F                            NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT &                67,081          67,081
                                                  PROTOTYPING.
       040   0604007F                            E-7...............................         199,676         846,676
             ..................................      E-7 continued development and                         [647,000]
                                                     procurement.
       041   0604009F                            AFWERX............................          18,499          18,499
       042   0604010F                            NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE                   330,270         330,270
                                                  PROPULSION.
       043   0604015F                            LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER.........       2,347,225       2,347,225
       047   0604183F                            HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING--                  802,810         802,810
                                                  HYPERSONIC ATTACK CRUISE MISSILE
                                                  (HACM).
       049   0604257F                            ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS...          40,779          40,779
       052   0604317F                            TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER...............           3,558           3,558
       053   0604327F                            HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET              144,143         144,143
                                                  DEFEAT SYSTEM (HDBTDS) PROGRAM.
       054   0604336F                            NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS                    56,926          56,926
                                                  PROTOTYPING.
       055   0604414F                            CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS-         46,148          46,148
                                                  ACS.
       056   0604609F                            REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT             22,754          22,754
                                                  MATURATION.
       057   0604668F                            JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT            129,626         129,626
                                                  SYSTEM (JTMS).
       058   0604776F                            DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION                    4,996           4,996
                                                  ENTERPRISE R&D.
       059   0604858F                            TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM...........         134,833         121,433
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-13,400]
       060   0604860F                            OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND                      49,460          59,460
                                                  INSTALLATION RESILIENCE.
             ..................................      Operational energy program                             [10,000]
                                                     increase.
       061   0605057F                            NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING               12,960          12,960
                                                  SYSTEM.
       063   0606004F                            NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH &                1,097           1,097
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       064   0606005F                            DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE.....          15,997          30,997
             ..................................      Adaptive Threat Modeling Lab..                         [15,000]
       066   0207147F                            COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT.....         111,365         111,365
       067   0207179F                            AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS          62,019          62,019
       068   0207420F                            COMBAT IDENTIFICATION.............           1,713           1,713
       071   0207455F                            THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR          17,344          17,344
                                                  (3DELRR).
       072   0207522F                            AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS                 15,785          15,785
                                                  (ABADS).
       073   0207606F                            JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE)         260,667         260,667
       074   0208030F                            WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION..           9,865           9,865
       075   0303010F                            AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE.....          24,817          24,817
       076   0305236F                            COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT            32,511          32,511
                                                  (CDL EA).
       077   0305601F                            MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS......          14,956          14,956
       078   0701200F                            ENTERPRISE SELECT CLASS II........           1,000           1,000
       079   0708051F                            RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION             32,666          62,666
                                                  (RSM).
             ..................................      B-21 Additive Manufacturing...                         [15,000]
             ..................................      Condition Based Predictive                             [15,000]
                                                     Maintenance.
       080   0808736F                            SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND            1,997           1,997
                                                  INVESTIGATION.
       081   0808737F                            INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION.....           5,167           5,167
       082   0901410F                            CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY          29,277          29,277
                                                  SYSTEM.
       083   1206415F                            U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND             36,913          36,913
                                                  DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT           6,267,049       6,937,649
                                                    DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  DEMONSTRATION
       084   0604200F                            FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS &           36,125          36,125
                                                  PROGRAMS.
       085   0604201F                            PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND                  125,663         125,663
                                                  IMPROVEMENTS.
       086   0604222F                            NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT...........          79,312          79,312
       087   0604270F                            ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT....          17,013          17,013
       088   0604281F                            TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE.          77,170          77,170
       089   0604287F                            PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT.......          10,589          10,589
       090   0604288F                            SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS           1,826,328       1,826,328
                                                  CENTER (SAOC).
       091   0604602F                            ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT.....           7,253           7,253
       092   0604604F                            SUBMUNITIONS......................           3,502           3,502
       093   0604617F                            AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT..............          23,474          23,474
       094   0604706F                            LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS..............          20,542          20,542
       095   0604735F                            COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............         139,499         145,499
             ..................................      Innovative Targeting Systems                            [6,000]
                                                     Technology.
       096   0604932F                            LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........         606,955         606,955
       097   0604933F                            ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION...........           3,252           3,252
       100   0605056F                            OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT......          44,150          44,150
       101   0605223F                            ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING...........         172,378         172,378
       103   0605238F                            GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT         2,647,563       3,847,563
                                                  EMD.
             ..................................      Restoration of full funding                         [1,200,000]
                                                     for Sentinel ICBM program EMD.
       104   0605296F                            MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE...         104,990         104,990
       106   0207039F                            COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE.          44,267          44,267
       107   0207110F                            F-47..............................       2,579,362       2,579,362
       109   0207279F                            ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY            99,248          99,248
                                                  AND RECOVERY.
       110   0207328F                            STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............         255,336         255,336
       111   0207407F                            ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT           20,439          20,439
                                                  (EMBM).
       112   0207701F                            FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING......          12,898          12,898
       114   0303008F                            SATURN............................           4,985           4,985
       117   0305155F                            THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE &            19,875          19,875
                                                  SECURITY SYSTEM.
       120   0401221F                            KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS...........         145,434         118,535
             ..................................      Program delay.................                        [-26,899]
       121   0401319F                            VC-25B............................         602,318         602,318
       122   0701212F                            AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............          30,341          30,341
       123   0804772F                            TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS.............           5,067           8,267
             ..................................      Competency Based Adaptive                               [3,200]
                                                     Learning.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND       9,765,328      10,947,629
                                                    DEMONSTRATION.
             ..................................
             ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
       125   0604256F                            THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT......          41,125          41,125
       126   0604759F                            MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT..............         156,915         156,915
       127   0605101F                            RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............          32,405          26,005
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-6,400]
       129   0605712F                            INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST &                  13,872          13,872
                                                  EVALUATION.
       130   0605807F                            TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT.......       1,098,871       1,091,571
             ..................................      Hypersonic Digital Model                                [6,400]
                                                     Upgrades.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-13,700]
       133   0605829F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, &           435,918         435,918
                                                  BUS SYS.
       134   0605831F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY                1,153,165       1,153,165
                                                  INTEGRATION.
       136   0605833F                            ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS....         368,881         368,881
       137   0605898F                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................           5,960           5,960
       138   0605976F                            FACILITIES RESTORATION AND                 217,761         217,761
                                                  MODERNIZATION--TEST AND
                                                  EVALUATION SUPPORT.
       139   0605978F                            FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND            91,969          91,969
                                                  EVALUATION SUPPORT.
       140   0606017F                            REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND                   28,157          23,857
                                                  MATURATION.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-4,300]
       141   0606398F                            MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................           7,417           7,417
       142   0208201F                            OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT            4,985           4,985
                                                  SYSTEMS (SUAS).
       143   0303255F                            COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION,            15,662          41,662
                                                  AND COMPUTERS (C4)--STRATCOM.
             ..................................      NC3 network sensor                                     [11,000]
                                                     demonstration.
             ..................................      NC3 REACH.....................                         [15,000]
       144   0308602F                            ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES             101,779         101,779
                                                  (EIS).
       145   0702806F                            ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT          22,670          13,270
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-9,400]
       146   0804776F                            ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING.....           1,698           1,698
       148   1001004F                            INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES..........           4,430           4,430
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....       3,803,640       3,802,240
             ..................................
             ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
       149   0604233F                            SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT            66,200          66,200
                                                  TRAINING.
       150   0604283F                            BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR               17,353          17,353
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       153   0604840F                            F-35 C2D2.........................       1,182,094         979,394
             ..................................      Block 4 Delays................                       [-208,700]
             ..................................      Power Thermal Management                                [6,000]
                                                     Systems Analysis.
       154   0605018F                            AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY             64,050          64,050
                                                  SYSTEM (AF-IPPS).
       155   0605024F                            ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE            62,965          62,965
                                                  AGENCY.
       157   0605229F                            HH-60W............................          43,579          43,579
       158   0605278F                            HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E.............          50,845          50,845
       159   0606018F                            NC3 INTEGRATION...................          40,066          40,066
       160   0101113F                            B-52 SQUADRONS....................         931,164         931,164
       161   0101122F                            AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM)             555             555
       162   0101126F                            B-1B SQUADRONS....................         116,589         116,589
       163   0101127F                            B-2 SQUADRONS.....................          12,519          12,519
       164   0101213F                            MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS...............         106,032         106,032
       165   0101316F                            WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC                   24,081          24,081
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS.
       166   0101318F                            SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--                6,928           6,928
                                                  GLOBAL STRIKE.
       167   0101328F                            ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES.............         259,605         259,605
       169   0102110F                            MH-139A...........................           5,982           5,982
       170   0102326F                            REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL                726             726
                                                  CENTER MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
       171   0102417F                            OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR         132,097         132,097
       172   0202834F                            VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT--               744             744
                                                  GENERAL.
       173   0205219F                            MQ-9 UAV..........................          26,689          26,689
       174   0205671F                            JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC               3,424           3,424
                                                  WARFARE.
       176   0207133F                            F-16 SQUADRONS....................         216,638         216,638
       177   0207134F                            F-15E SQUADRONS...................         233,018         233,018
       178   0207136F                            MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION....          17,680          17,680
       179   0207138F                            F-22A SQUADRONS...................         852,332         852,332
       180   0207142F                            F-35 SQUADRONS....................          48,446          48,446
       181   0207146F                            F-15EX............................          78,345          78,345
       182   0207161F                            TACTICAL AIM MISSILES.............          86,549          86,549
       183   0207163F                            ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR            51,242          51,242
                                                  MISSILE (AMRAAM).
       184   0207172F                            JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE            425,029         425,029
                                                  (JATM).
       186   0207238F                            E-11A.............................          15,244          15,244
       188   0207247F                            AF TENCAP.........................          52,492          52,492
       189   0207249F                            PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS                    13,613          13,613
                                                  PROCUREMENT.
       191   0207268F                            AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT                   52,734          52,734
                                                  IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
       192   0207325F                            JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF              232,252         232,252
                                                  MISSILE (JASSM).
       193   0207327F                            SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB).........          24,810          24,810
       194   0207410F                            AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER              113,086         101,786
                                                  (AOC).
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-11,300]
       195   0207412F                            CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC)          17,569          17,569
       198   0207431F                            COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM              33,601          33,601
                                                  ACTIVITIES.
       199   0207438F                            THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM)              6,787           6,787
                                                  C4I.
       200   0207439F                            ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE INT REPROG          60,072          60,072
                                                  (EWIR).
       202   0207452F                            DCAPES............................           8,507           8,507
       203   0207457F                            AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE                   27,526          27,526
                                                  (SPECWAR).
       204   0207521F                            AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS....           2,273           2,273
       206   0207590F                            SEEK EAGLE........................          33,707          33,707
       208   0207611F                            READINESS DECISION SUPPORT                   8,880           8,880
                                                  ENTERPRISE.
       209   0207697F                            DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES           4,399           4,399
       210   0207701F                            FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING......           8,096           8,096
       211   0208006F                            MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS..........         138,745         124,945
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-13,800]
       212   0208007F                            TACTICAL DECEPTION................          13,711          13,711
       213   0208087F                            DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE                   31,197          31,197
                                                  OPERATIONS.
       214   0208088F                            AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS          95,034          95,034
       218   0208288F                            INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS...........           1,012           1,012
       219   0301025F                            GEOBASE...........................             999             999
       220   0301113F                            CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE                 14,749          14,749
                                                  SUPPORT.
       226   0301377F                            COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL             1,117           1,117
                                                  WEAPONS (CACW).
       228   0301401F                            AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL              2,987           2,987
                                                  ISR BATTLESPACE AWARENESS.
       229   0302015F                            E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS           54,457          54,457
                                                  CENTER (NAOC).
       230   0302315F                            NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT           7,006           7,006
       232   0303089F                            CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS...          10,080          10,080
       233   0303131F                            MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY                 99,599          99,599
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
       234   0303133F                            HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS......          19,955          19,955
       235   0303140F                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                98,414          98,414
                                                  PROGRAM.
       236   0303248F                            ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........          76,642          76,642
       237   0303260F                            JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION                       356             356
                                                  INITIATIVE.
       238   0304100F                            STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING &                75,164          75,164
                                                  EXECUTION SYSTEM (SMPES).
       239   0304109F                            THRESHER..........................             105             105
       242   0304260F                            AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........          90,650          90,650
       243   0304310F                            COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS......           4,127           4,127
       247   0305020F                            CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION                1,547           1,547
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       248   0305022F                            ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION              22,237          22,237
                                                  DVMT (IMAD).
       249   0305099F                            GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT                4,257           4,257
                                                  (GATM).
       250   0305103F                            CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.........             310             310
       251   0305111F                            WEATHER SERVICE...................          30,509          30,509
       252   0305114F                            AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND          17,259          17,259
                                                  LANDING SYSTEM (ATCALS).
       253   0305116F                            AERIAL TARGETS....................           5,081           5,081
       256   0305128F                            SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE                   8,964           8,964
                                                  ACTIVITIES.
       257   0305146F                            DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE            6,524           6,524
                                                  ACTIVITIES.
       258   0305158F                            TACTICAL TERMINAL.................           1,099           1,099
       259   0305179F                            INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)          19,085          19,085
       261   0305206F                            AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS...          25,432          25,432
       262   0305207F                            MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS.....          16,643          16,643
       263   0305208F                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE           79,033          79,033
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       265   0305221F                            NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE               12,019          12,019
                                                  TARGETING.
       266   0305238F                            NATO AGS..........................             816             816
       267   0305240F                            ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING......          32,578          32,578
       268   0305249F                            AF JWICS ENTERPRISE...............          21,097          21,097
       269   0305600F                            INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE                  18,946          18,946
                                                  TECHNOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURES.
       270   0305836F                            C2IMERA...........................          13,867          13,867
       272   0305903F                            COCOM MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROL             3,988           3,988
                                                  CENTERS (MCCCS).
       273   0305984F                            PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL            2,891           2,891
                                                  (PRC2).
       274   0307577F                            INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)...           3,000           3,000
       276   0401119F                            C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........          33,713          33,713
       277   0401130F                            C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................          76,514         104,514
             ..................................      Program increase..............                         [28,000]
       278   0401132F                            C-130J PROGRAM....................          31,354          31,354
       279   0401134F                            LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES           52,928          52,928
                                                  (LAIRCM).
       281   0401318F                            CV-22.............................             653             653
       283   0708610F                            LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY            18,581          18,581
                                                  (LOGIT).
       284   0801380F                            AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC-           33,898          33,898
                                                  OT).
       285   0804743F                            OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING.............           2,371           2,371
       286   0901202F                            JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY...           2,080           2,080
       287   0901218F                            CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM.....           4,355           4,355
       288   0901220F                            PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION..........           2,766           2,766
       289   0901226F                            AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS              14,761          14,761
                                                  AGENCY.
       290   0901538F                            FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION             3,982           3,982
                                                  SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
       291   0901554F                            DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT           38,942          38,942
                                                  SYS (DEAMS).
       292   1201921F                            SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--SPACE             335             335
                                                  ACTIVITIES.
      293A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............      22,264,031      22,385,031
             ..................................      Acceleration of Air Force                             [121,000]
                                                     program.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM          29,643,766      29,564,966
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,       52,017,288      53,988,989
                                                      TEST AND EVALUATION, AIR
                                                      FORCE.
             ..................................
             ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND
                                                  EVALUATION, SPACE FORCE
             ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
       001   0601102SF                           DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES.........          22,270          22,270
       002   0601103SF                           UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES...          14,569          14,569
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........          36,839          36,839
             ..................................
             ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
       004   1206601SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY..................         245,497         252,997
             ..................................      Space Modeling, Simulation, &                           [7,500]
                                                     Analysis Hub.
       005   1206616SF                           SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                    2,591           2,591
                                                  DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......         248,088         255,588
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
       006   1206310SF                           SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY               459,989         459,989
                                                  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
       007   1206616SF                           SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                  128,588         128,588
                                                  DEVELOPMENT/DEMO.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY            588,577         588,577
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  PROTOTYPES
       008   0604002SF                           SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES                   857             857
                                                  RESEARCH.
       009   1203010SF                           SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS,             88,606          88,606
                                                  DIGITAL SOLUTIONS.
       010   1203164SF                           NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM          175,304         175,304
                                                  (USER EQUIPMENT) (SPACE).
       011   1203622SF                           SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........         125,982         125,982
       012   1203710SF                           EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS.............          77,135          77,135
       013   1203955SF                           SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS          14,478          14,478
                                                  (SAML).
       014   1206410SF                           SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND         1,307,970       1,807,970
                                                  PROTOTYPING.
             ..................................      SDA Tranche 3 Transport Layer.                        [500,000]
       015   1206427SF                           SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE                     67,246          67,246
                                                  TRANSITIONS (SSPT).
       016   1206438SF                           SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY..........          60,106          60,106
       017   1206458SF                           TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)...........         326,144         326,144
       018   1206730SF                           SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM          45,200          45,200
       019   1206760SF                           PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE              114,430         114,430
                                                  SERVICE (PTES).
       020   1206761SF                           PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS)..         571,921         571,921
       021   1206855SF                           EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS)....       1,229,929       1,229,929
       022   1206857SF                           SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE...           9,664           9,664
       023   1206862SF                           TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE.......          33,282          93,282
             ..................................      Tactically Responsive Space...                         [60,000]
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT           4,248,254       4,808,254
                                                    DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  DEMONSTRATION
       025   1203269SF                           GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)......         179,249         194,249
             ..................................      Resilient GPS (R-GPS).........                         [15,000]
       026   1206421SF                           COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS..............          31,298          31,298
       027   1206422SF                           WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON..........          38,501          38,501
       028   1206425SF                           SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS.             992             992
       029   1206431SF                           ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE)....          13,825          13,825
       031   1206433SF                           WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE)....          29,609          29,609
       032   1206440SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND.............         358,330         358,330
       033   1206442SF                           NEXT GENERATION OPIR..............         189,621         189,621
       034   1206443SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................         432,073         432,073
       035   1206444SF                           NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR..............                         474,889
             ..................................      Program increase..............                        [474,889]
       036   1206445SF                           COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM)              132,060         132,060
                                                  INTEGRATION.
       037   1206446SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE        1,757,354       1,757,354
                                                  TRACKING--LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO).
       038   1206447SF                           RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE          686,348         686,348
                                                  TRACKING--MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT
                                                  (MEO).
       039   1206771SF                           COMMERCIAL SERVICES...............          36,628          86,628
             ..................................      Tactical Surveillance,                                 [50,000]
                                                     Reconnaissance, and Tracking
                                                     (SRT).
       040   1206853SF                           NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH               6,595           6,595
                                                  PROGRAM (SPACE)--EMD.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND       3,892,483       4,432,372
                                                    DEMONSTRATION.
             ..................................
             ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
       044   1206392SF                           ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE             269,162         269,162
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       045   1206398SF                           SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER--            15,356          15,356
                                                  MHA.
       046   1206399SF                           SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING &               110,598         110,598
                                                  INTEGRATION.
       047   1206759SF                           MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE.......         189,083         189,083
       048   1206860SF                           ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM               19,857          19,857
                                                  (SPACE).
       049   1206864SF                           SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP)..........          28,787          28,787
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....         632,843         632,843
             ..................................
             ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
       051   1201212SF                           SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT                   18,451          18,451
                                                  OTHERWISE ACCOUNTED FOR).
       052   1203001SF                           FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS              303             303
                                                  (FAB-T).
       053   1203040SF                           DCO-SPACE.........................         102,439         102,439
       054   1203109SF                           NARROWBAND SATELLITE                       421,847         421,847
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS.
       055   1203110SF                           SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE).          93,780          93,780
       056   1203154SF                           LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............           1,916           1,916
       057   1203155SF                           GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR           1,063,384       1,063,384
                                                  (GMTI).
       058   1203173SF                           SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND                  22,128          22,128
                                                  EVALUATION CENTER.
       059   1203174SF                           SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND           82,399          82,399
                                                  RAPID TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.
       060   1203182SF                           SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE)....          54,996          54,996
       061   1203330SF                           SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR.............          24,411          24,411
       062   1203609SF                           PLEO SATCOM (MILNET)..............         277,407         277,407
       063   1203873SF                           BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS..                          22,000
             ..................................      PARCS radar upgrades..........                         [22,000]
       064   1203906SF                           NCMC--ITW/AA SYSTEM...............          25,839          25,839
       066   1203913SF                           NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE)....          96,836          96,836
       067   1203940SF                           SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS                  182,377         182,377
                                                  OPERATIONS.
       068   1206423SF                           GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III--            190,484         190,484
                                                  OPERATIONAL CONTROL SEGMENT.
       073   1206772SF                           RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND                106,220         106,220
                                                  CONTROL (R2C2).
       075   1208053SF                           JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM......           6,698           6,698
      075A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       2,866,499       2,866,499
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM           5,638,414       5,660,414
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                                  PILOT PROGRAMS
       076   1208248SF                           SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/           200,968         200,968
                                                  TASKING SW.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL           200,968         200,968
                                                    TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,       15,486,466      16,615,855
                                                      TEST, AND EVALUATION, SPACE
                                                      FORCE.
             ..................................
             ..................................  RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND
                                                  EVALUATION, DEFENSE-WIDE
             ..................................  BASIC RESEARCH
       001   0601000BR                           DTRA BASIC RESEARCH...............          15,643          15,643
       003   0601108D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH                  16,817          16,817
                                                  INITIATIVES.
       004   0601110D8Z                          BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........          82,264         110,264
             ..................................      Defense Established Program to                         [20,000]
                                                     Stimulate Competitive Research.
             ..................................      Program increase..............                          [8,000]
       006   0601120D8Z                          NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM         146,010         146,010
       007   0601122E                            EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES............         360,456         360,456
       008   0601228D8Z                          HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND             99,610         114,610
                                                  UNIVERSITIES/MINORITY
                                                  INSTITUTIONS.
             ..................................      Program increase..............                         [15,000]
       009   0601384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             36,582          36,582
                                                  PROGRAM.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL BASIC RESEARCH........         757,382         800,382
             ..................................
             ..................................  APPLIED RESEARCH
       010   0602000D8Z                          JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........          19,734          19,734
       011   0602023E                            ACCESS AND AWARENESS..............         100,791         100,791
       012   0602024E                            WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE...........         278,121         278,121
       013   0602025E                            MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN        1,347,049       1,347,049
                                                  AND LOGISTICS.
       014   0602026E                            EFFECTS...........................          20,275          20,275
       016   0602128D8Z                          PROMOTION AND PROTECTION                     3,166           3,166
                                                  STRATEGIES.
       017   0602230D8Z                          DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.....          46,261          46,261
       018   0602234D8Z                          LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH                 11,479          26,479
                                                  PROGRAM.
             ..................................      Program increase..............                         [15,000]
       019   0602251D8Z                          APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE                    53,983          53,983
                                                  ADVANCEMENT OF S&T PRIORITIES.
       021   0602384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            230,751         230,751
                                                  PROGRAM.
       022   0602668D8Z                          CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH...........          17,988          22,988
             ..................................      Pacific Intelligence and                                [5,000]
                                                     Innovation Initiative.
       028   0602718BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                    161,495         156,495
                                                  DESTRUCTION APPLIED RESEARCH.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                         [-5,000]
       029   0602751D8Z                          SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE               8,883           8,883
                                                  (SEI) APPLIED RESEARCH.
       030   0602890D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........          48,738          53,738
             ..................................      Advanced Optical Coatings for                           [5,000]
                                                     High Energy Lasers.
       031   0602891D8Z                          FSRM MODELLING....................             994             994
       032   1160401BB                           SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........          50,026          61,226
             ..................................      Comprehensive Protective Cold                          [11,200]
                                                     Weather Layering System.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL APPLIED RESEARCH......       2,399,734       2,430,934
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
       033   0603000D8Z                          JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED                    50,663          50,663
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       035   0603055D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY              168,253         198,253
                                                  IMPROVEMENT.
             ..................................      Power generation..............                         [10,000]
             ..................................      TRISO.........................                         [20,000]
       037   0603122D8Z                          COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY              81,513         266,513
                                                  SUPPORT.
             ..................................      Emerging Technology                                    [35,000]
                                                     Cooperation.
             ..................................      Israel Anti-Tunneling                                  [80,000]
                                                     Cooperation.
             ..................................      Israel Counter-UXS Program....                         [70,000]
       038   0603133D8Z                          FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING.......          27,958          27,958
       039   0603142D8Z                          MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION           99,534          99,534
                                                  (ME&I).
       040   0603160BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                    393,469         366,469
                                                  DESTRUCTION ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-27,000]
       042   0603176C                            ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE           21,625          21,625
                                                  ASSESSMENT.
       043   0603180C                            ADVANCED RESEARCH.................          42,093          42,093
       044   0603183D8Z                          JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY                 50,998          60,998
                                                  DEVELOPMENT &TRANSITION.
             ..................................      Increased Hypersonic                                   [10,000]
                                                     Operational Envelope
                                                     Prototyping.
       045   0603225D8Z                          JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY          35,505          35,505
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       048   0603288D8Z                          ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS..............          41,010          41,010
       049   0603289D8Z                          ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND            57,457          57,457
                                                  CONCEPTS.
       050   0603330D8Z                          QUANTUM APPLICATION...............          59,521          59,521
       051   0603342D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU).....                          16,000
             ..................................      DIU OnRamp Hub................                          [5,000]
             ..................................      Integrated Wireless Optical                             [7,000]
                                                     Power Beaming and
                                                     Communications System.
             ..................................      Small Electric Unmanned                                 [4,000]
                                                     Surface Vehicles.
       052   0603375D8Z                          TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION.............          19,654          19,654
       053   0603379D8Z                          ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION....          19,991          19,991
       054   0603384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            247,043         247,043
                                                  PROGRAM--ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.
       055   0603467E                            DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                1,643,465       1,643,465
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       056   0603468E                            ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS..........         350,695         350,695
       057   0603469E                            ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES....         335,647         335,647
       059   0603618D8Z                          JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED                   20,575          20,575
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
       060   0603662D8Z                          NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS                    19,937          19,937
                                                  CAPABILITIES.
       062   0603680D8Z                          DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE         409,493         435,493
                                                  AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
             ..................................      Biotechnology Manufacturing...                          [5,000]
             ..................................      Critical Minerals.............                          [3,500]
             ..................................      Manufacturing Modernization...                         [10,000]
             ..................................      Manufacturing of Advanced                               [2,500]
                                                     Composites for Hypersonics.
             ..................................      Robotics Enhancements for                               [5,000]
                                                     Armaments Manufacturing.
       063   0603680S                            MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM..          50,610          58,610
             ..................................      Aluminum-Scandium Alloy                                 [3,000]
                                                     Prototype.
             ..................................      DLA Critical Materials........                          [5,000]
       064   0603712S                            GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY            19,640          19,640
                                                  DEMONSTRATIONS.
       065   0603716D8Z                          STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH            58,092          58,092
                                                  PROGRAM.
       066   0603720S                            MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY                135,016         135,016
                                                  DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT.
       067   0603727D8Z                          JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM.........             945             945
       072   0603781D8Z                          SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE....          12,972          12,972
       073   0603838D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION            211,027         213,527
                                                  (DIA).
             ..................................      Insider Threat................                          [2,500]
       074   0603924D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED                 114,577         119,577
                                                  TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.
             ..................................      Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser                                [5,000]
                                                     (USPL) Weapons Lethality.
       075   0603941D8Z                          TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE &              1,095,772       1,115,772
                                                  TECHNOLOGY.
             ..................................      Digital Transformation Nexus..                          [5,000]
             ..................................      Payload Dispense Mechanism for                          [5,000]
                                                     Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed.
             ..................................      Reusable Hypersonic Test Bed                           [10,000]
                                                     Integration & Testing.
       076   0603945D8Z                          INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION                   173,048         176,048
                                                  INITIATIVES.
             ..................................      Critical Minerals for Energy                            [3,000]
                                                     Storage Solutions.
       078   0604055D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY                                5,000
                                                  IMPROVEMENT.
             ..................................      Micro-Reactor Program                                   [5,000]
                                                     Advancement.
       080   1160402BB                           SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY                    152,282         152,282
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY          6,220,080       6,503,580
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  ADVANCED COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  PROTOTYPES
       081   0603161D8Z                          NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL           55,465          55,465
                                                  SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E ADC&P.
       082   0603600D8Z                          WALKOFF...........................         152,449         137,249
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-15,200]
       083   0603851D8Z                          ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL           123,981         123,981
                                                  CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
       084   0603881C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL         508,898         518,898
                                                  DEFENSE SEGMENT.
             ..................................      Secure, Assured, and Radiation                         [10,000]
                                                     Hardened Microelectronics.
       085   0603882C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE                  825,919         825,919
                                                  MIDCOURSE DEFENSE SEGMENT.
       086   0603884BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            272,940         272,940
                                                  PROGRAM--DEM/VAL.
       087   0603884C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS.         197,641         197,641
       088   0603890C                            BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS.............         646,039         646,039
       089   0603891C                            SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA.............         498,630         498,630
       090   0603892C                            AEGIS BMD.........................         588,440         588,440
       091   0603896C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND          634,183         634,183
                                                  AND CONTROL, BATTLE MANAGEMENT
                                                  AND COMMUNICATIONS (C2BMC).
       092   0603898C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT             45,758          45,758
                                                  WARFIGHTER SUPPORT.
       093   0603904C                            MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION &               55,097          55,097
                                                  OPERATIONS CENTER (MDIOC).
       094   0603906C                            REGARDING TRENCH..................          29,608          29,608
       095   0603907C                            SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)......         166,813         166,813
       096   0603913C                            ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS......         300,000         300,000
       097   0603914C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST....         463,079         463,079
       098   0603915C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS.         514,904         544,404
             ..................................      Advanced Reactive Target                               [10,000]
                                                     Simulation.
             ..................................      Affordable air-breathing                               [10,000]
                                                     hypersonic flight vehicle.
             ..................................      High Mach Airbreathing Targets                          [2,000]
             ..................................      Next Generation Hypersonic....                          [7,500]
       099   0603923D8Z                          COALITION WARFARE.................          10,090          10,090
       100   0604011D8Z                          NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION                 41,815          41,815
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
       101   0604016D8Z                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION              2,545           2,545
                                                  PROGRAM.
       102   0604102C                            GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT..........         128,485         128,485
       105   0604125D8Z                          ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS           45,513          45,513
                                                  AND PROTOTYPES.
       106   0604181C                            HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................         200,627         200,627
       107   0604250D8Z                          ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES..         749,452         762,452
             ..................................      Project Pele..................                         [10,000]
             ..................................      Typhoon, Seaman's Eye                                   [3,000]
                                                     Predictive Autonomous
                                                     Navigational Routing.
       108   0604294D8Z                          TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS         512,151         512,151
       109   0604331D8Z                          RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.........         235,292         235,292
       112   0604400D8Z                          DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)                  2,142           2,142
                                                  UNMANNED SYSTEM COMMON
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       113   0604551BR                           CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM.......           4,161           4,161
       114   0604555D8Z                          OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING--            55,005          55,005
                                                  NON S&T.
       117   0604682D8Z                          SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS....           2,776           2,776
       119   0604791D8Z                          MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS               20,343          20,343
                                                  (MDJO).
       120   0604797D8Z                          JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE.           3,000           3,000
       121   0604826J                            JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT,            25,889          25,889
                                                  INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY
                                                  ASSESSMENTS.
       122   0604873C                            LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR             60,443          60,443
                                                  (LRDR).
       123   0604874C                            IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE                1,582,414       1,582,414
                                                  INTERCEPTORS.
       124   0604876C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL          37,784          37,784
                                                  DEFENSE SEGMENT TEST.
       125   0604878C                            AEGIS BMD TEST....................         153,618         153,618
       126   0604879C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR            68,699          68,699
                                                  TEST.
       127   0604880C                            LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)...........          24,555          24,555
       128   0604887C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE                   38,325          38,325
                                                  MIDCOURSE SEGMENT TEST.
       129   0604924D8Z                          HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED                   5,589           5,589
                                                  COMPONENT DEVELOPMENT & PROTOTYPE.
       130   0202057C                            SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.........           1,806           1,806
       131   0208059JCY                          CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES...............          30,212          30,212
       133   0208086JCY                          CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE)..         124,971         124,971
       135   0305103C                            CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.........           2,131           2,131
       136   0305245D8Z                          INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND               43,596          48,596
                                                  INNOVATION INVESTMENTS.
             ..................................      Geospatial Workforce                                    [5,000]
                                                     Development Program.
       139   1206895C                            BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM            97,061          97,061
                                                  SPACE PROGRAMS.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL ADVANCED COMPONENT          10,390,334      10,432,634
                                                    DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPES.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND
                                                  DEMONSTRATION
       141   0604123D8Z                          CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL                 9,196           9,196
                                                  INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (CDAO)--DEM/
                                                  VAL ACTIVITIES.
       142   0604133D8Z                          ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES....         441,821         441,821
       143   0604161D8Z                          NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL           12,874          12,874
                                                  SECURITY EQUIPMENT RDT&E SDD.
       144   0604384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE            255,630         199,880
                                                  PROGRAM--EMD.
             ..................................      Program decrease..............                        [-55,750]
       145   0604771D8Z                          JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION                  10,527          10,527
                                                  DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JTIDS).
       146   0605000BR                           COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS                     14,931          14,931
                                                  DESTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.
       147   0605013BL                           INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT           1,283           1,283
       148   0605021SE                           HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY                  9,137           9,137
                                                  INITIATIVE.
       149   0605022D8Z                          DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM.....           6,780           6,780
       150   0605027D8Z                          OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES           9,765           9,765
       151   0605080S                            DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)--          31,714          31,714
                                                  FINANCIAL SYSTEM.
       152   0605141BR                           MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT            9,573           9,573
                                                  SYSTEM (MARMS).
       153   0605210D8Z                          DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC                      9,366           9,366
                                                  PROCUREMENT CAPABILITIES.
       154   0605294D8Z                          TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS         143,475         143,475
       155   0605649D8Z                          ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND                 13,556          13,556
                                                  INTEROPERABILITY (AI2).
       156   0605755D8Z                          RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE             3,307           3,307
                                                  MODERNIZATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
                                                  AND DEMONSTRATION.
       157   0605772D8Z                          NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, &                  3,158           3,158
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS.
       159   0305282K                            JOINT FIRES NETWORK (JFN).........          10,000          10,000
       160   0305304D8Z                          REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION                    6,473           6,473
                                                  MANAGEMENT.
       161   0305310D8Z                          COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED               12,107          12,107
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND       1,014,673         958,923
                                                    DEMONSTRATION.
             ..................................
             ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
       163   0603829J                            JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION..          13,822          13,822
       164   0604122D8Z                          JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND                      297,801         297,801
                                                  EXPERIMENTATION ACTIVITIES.
       165   0604774D8Z                          DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM           8,552           8,552
                                                  (DRRS).
       166   0604875D8Z                          JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE                   8,627           8,627
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       167   0604940D8Z                          CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION                542,773         542,773
                                                  INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT (CTEIP).
       168   0604942D8Z                          ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS.......           1,275           1,275
       170   0605001E                            MISSION SUPPORT...................         115,673         115,673
       171   0605100D8Z                          JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST             210,878         210,878
                                                  CAPABILITY (JMETC).
       172   0605126J                            JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE            78,057          78,057
                                                  DEFENSE ORGANIZATION (JIAMDO).
       174   0605142D8Z                          SYSTEMS ENGINEERING...............          23,405          23,405
       175   0605151D8Z                          STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD.           5,301           5,301
       176   0605161D8Z                          NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY.          12,549          12,549
       177   0605170D8Z                          SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND                     15,597          15,597
                                                  INFORMATION INTEGRATION.
       178   0605200D8Z                          GENERAL SUPPORT TO                           3,468           3,468
                                                  OUSD(INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY).
       179   0605384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             67,263          67,263
                                                  PROGRAM.
       186   0605711D8Z                          CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS......          11,781          11,781
       187   0605790D8Z                          SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH           5,411           5,411
                                                  (SBIR)/ SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
                                                  TRANSFER (STTR) ADMINISTRATION.
       188   0605797D8Z                          MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE..          29,675          29,675
       189   0605798D8Z                          DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS.......          45,134          45,134
       190   0605801KA                           DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION               60,209          60,209
                                                  CENTER (DTIC).
       191   0605803SE                           R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT,           30,778          30,778
                                                  TESTING AND EVALUATION.
       192   0605804D8Z                          DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION...          37,381          37,381
       193   0605898E                            MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................          13,623          13,623
       194   0605998KA                           MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL             3,466           3,466
                                                  INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC).
       195   0606005D8Z                          SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................          18,594          18,594
       196   0606100D8Z                          BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS....          13,084          13,084
       197   0606114D8Z                          ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG)                 5,229           5,229
                                                  SUPPORT.
       199   0606225D8Z                          ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE                 3,461           3,461
                                                  ANALYSIS.
       200   0606300D8Z                          DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD.............           6,563           6,563
       201   0606301D8Z                          AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES......           1,702           1,702
       202   0606771D8Z                          CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY          14,220          14,220
                                                  POLICY.
       203   0606774D8Z                          DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS...           8,752           8,752
       204   0606775D8Z                          JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL            5,493           5,493
                                                  (JPAC).
       205   0606829D8Z                          SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION                      30,000          30,000
                                                  CAPABILITIES.
       206   0606853BR                           MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL &                     14,841          14,841
                                                  INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.
       207   0203345D8Z                          DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY                  2,493           2,493
                                                  INITIATIVE (DOSI).
       208   0204571J                            JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT....           8,070           8,070
       209   0208045K                            C4I INTEROPERABILITY..............          70,893          70,893
       210   0303169D8Z                          INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID                 4,355           4,355
                                                  ACQUISITION.
       211   0305172K                            COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS....           5,447           5,447
       213   0305208K                            DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE            2,887           2,887
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       214   0305248J                            JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF             14,500          19,500
                                                  DATA OFFICER (OCDO) ACTIVITIES.
             ..................................      Advanced Manufacturing                                  [5,000]
                                                     Initiative in the Indo-Pacific.
       215   0804768J                            COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND               91,952          91,952
                                                  TRAINING TRANSFORMATION (CE2T2)--
                                                  NON-MHA.
       216   0808709SE                           DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY                      388             388
                                                  MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (DEOMI).
       217   0808737SE                           INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION.....           5,744           5,744
       218   0901598C                            MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................          28,719          28,719
       219   0903235K                            JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)......           1,283           1,283
      219A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............          31,148          31,148
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....       2,032,317       2,037,317
             ..................................
             ..................................  OPERATIONAL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
       220   0604011D8Z                          NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION                 22,439          22,439
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (5G).
       223   0607162D8Z                          CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS              2,360           2,360
                                                  ELIMINATION TECHNOLOGY
                                                  IMPROVEMENT.
       224   0607210D8Z                          INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND               273,379         293,879
                                                  SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT.
             ..................................      Ablative Material Sustainment.                          [3,000]
             ..................................      Corrosion Resistant Magnesium                          [10,000]
                                                     Coating for Aircraft.
             ..................................      Rare Earth Magnet                                       [4,000]
                                                     Manufacturing.
             ..................................      U.S.-based Synthetic Graphite                           [3,500]
                                                     Manufacturing.
       225   0607310D8Z                          COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION          12,704          12,704
       226   0607327T                            GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY                      6,173           6,173
                                                  COOPERATION MANAGEMENT
                                                  INFORMATION SYSTEMS (G-TSCMIS).
       227   0607384BP                           CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE             79,118          79,118
                                                  (OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT).
       228   0607757D8Z                          RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE             2,945           2,945
                                                  MODERNIZATION OPERATIONAL SYSTEM
                                                  DEVELOPMENT.
       229   0208085JCY                          ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS..          88,522          88,522
       230   0208097JCY                          CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER            85,833          85,833
                                                  C2).
       231   0208099JCY                          DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP)..          83,039          83,039
       235   0302019K                            DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE                 16,162          16,162
                                                  ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION.
       236   0302609V                            COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED                 5,030           5,030
                                                  PLATFORM.
       237   0303126K                            LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS.....          40,293          40,293
       238   0303131K                            MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY                  5,113           5,113
                                                  COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK (MEECN).
       240   0303140D8Z                          INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                25,347          31,347
                                                  PROGRAM.
             ..................................      National Narrative                                      [6,000]
                                                     Intelligence Research Center.
       242   0303140K                            INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY                23,224          23,224
                                                  PROGRAM.
       243   0303153K                            DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION.....          20,174          20,174
       244   0303171K                            JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION                 6,242           6,242
                                                  SERVICES.
       246   0303430V                            FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES              22,700          22,700
                                                  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
       252   0305104D8Z                          DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB)               10,840          10,840
                                                  CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE.
       257   0305146V                            DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE            1,800           1,800
                                                  ACTIVITIES.
       258   0305172D8Z                          COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS....          22,548          22,548
       260   0305186D8Z                          POLICY R&D PROGRAMS...............           6,043           6,043
       262   0305199D8Z                          NET CENTRICITY....................          17,114          17,114
       264   0305208BB                           DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE            5,656           5,656
                                                  SYSTEMS.
       270   0305387D8Z                          HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY                  1,771           1,771
                                                  TRANSFER PROGRAM.
       279   0306250JCY                          CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY                473,399         473,399
                                                  SUPPORT.
       280   0307609V                            NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY                34,710          34,710
                                                  SYSTEMS (NISS).
       283   0708012K                            LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES......           2,876           2,876
       284   0708012S                            PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS..........           2,000           4,000
             ..................................      Pacific Disaster Centers......                          [2,000]
       285   0708047S                            DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY              3,020           3,020
                                                  SYSTEM.
       289   1160403BB                           AVIATION SYSTEMS..................         119,699         119,699
       290   1160405BB                           INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT..         102,732         105,732
             ..................................      Ultra-lightweight Group 1                               [3,000]
                                                     Small UAS.
       291   1160408BB                           OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS..........         234,653         234,653
       292   1160431BB                           WARRIOR SYSTEMS...................         279,639         283,139
             ..................................      Blast Overpressure Analysis                             [3,500]
                                                     and Mitigation.
       293   1160432BB                           SPECIAL PROGRAMS..................             550             550
       294   1160434BB                           UNMANNED ISR......................           2,281           2,281
       295   1160480BB                           SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES.............           9,213           9,213
       296   1160483BB                           MARITIME SYSTEMS..................         120,475         120,475
       297   1160490BB                           OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS                    21,752          21,752
                                                  INTELLIGENCE.
       298   1203610K                            TELEPORT PROGRAM..................          24,319          24,319
      298A   9999999999                          CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...............       8,276,313       8,276,313
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL OPERATIONAL SYSTEM          10,594,200      10,629,200
                                                    DEVELOPMENT.
             ..................................
             ..................................  SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
                                                  PILOT PROGRAMS
       299   0608140D8Z                          ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND                   402,783         402,783
                                                  CAPABILITIES--SOFTWARE PILOT
                                                  PROGRAM.
       300   0608648D8Z                          ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE            17,549          17,549
                                                  PILOT PROGRAM.
       301   0608776D8Z                          DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING..          48,413          48,413
       302   0303150K                            GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.          44,474          44,474
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL SOFTWARE AND DIGITAL           513,219         513,219
                                                    TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAMS.
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,       33,921,939      34,306,189
                                                      TEST AND EVALUATION, DEFENSE-
                                                      WIDE.
             ..................................
             ..................................  OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION,
                                                  DEFENSE
             ..................................  MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
       001   0605118OTE                          OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION...         133,542         133,542
       002   0605131OTE                          LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION.....         108,109         108,109
       003   0605814OTE                          OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND             76,492          76,492
                                                  ANALYSES.
             ..................................     SUBTOTAL MANAGEMENT SUPPORT....         318,143         318,143
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND            318,143         318,143
                                                      EVALUATION, DEFENSE.
             ..................................
             ..................................       TOTAL RDT&E..................     142,001,108     145,698,615
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

    SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

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         SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE (In Thousands of Dollars)
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                 FY 2026        Conference
      Line                Item                   Request        Authorized
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              ARMY
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   MANEUVER UNITS................       4,671,407       4,668,407
                 Program decrease..........                         [-3,000]
       020   MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES......         221,578         221,578
       030   ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........         927,219         927,219
       040   THEATER LEVEL ASSETS..........       2,220,746       2,220,746
       050   LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT       1,333,769       1,333,769
       060   AVIATION ASSETS...............       1,829,054       1,829,054
       070   FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS           7,497,735       7,599,735
              SUPPORT......................
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                        [102,000]
       080   LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.         583,196         583,196
       090   LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE.         152,404         152,404
       100   MEDICAL READINESS.............         844,140         844,140
       110   BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......      10,694,915      10,694,915
       120   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,              6,159,744       6,179,744
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
                 Program increase..........                         [20,000]
       130   MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL             263,147         263,147
              HEADQUARTERS.................
       140   ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.........         392,457         387,038
                 Program decrease..........                         [-5,419]
       150   RESET.........................         111,688         111,688
       160   US AFRICA COMMAND.............         413,046         413,046
       170   US EUROPEAN COMMAND...........         385,744         385,744
       180   US SOUTHERN COMMAND...........         224,971         224,971
       190   US FORCES KOREA...............          77,049          77,049
       200   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--                331,467         331,467
              CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........
       210   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--                550,089         550,089
              CYBERSECURITY................
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.      39,885,565      39,999,146

             MOBILIZATION
       220   STRATEGIC MOBILITY............         134,892         134,892
       230   ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS.....         330,812         330,812
       240   INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.......           3,162           3,162
                 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION.....         468,866         468,866

             TRAINING AND RECRUITING
       250   OFFICER ACQUISITION...........         172,424         172,424
       260   RECRUIT TRAINING..............          78,929          78,929
       270   ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING.....          88,033          88,033
       280   SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS                508,982         508,982
              TRAINING CORPS...............
       290   SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING....         988,901         988,901
       300   FLIGHT TRAINING...............       1,398,974       1,398,974
       310   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT               202,738         202,738
              EDUCATION....................
       320   TRAINING SUPPORT..............         596,528         596,528
       330   RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING....         747,712         747,712
       340   EXAMINING.....................         177,666         177,666
       350   OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY                 181,211         181,211
              EDUCATION....................
       360   CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND                 227,476         227,476
              TRAINING.....................
       370   JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER                 190,668         212,668
              TRAINING CORPS...............
                 Fully fund Army JROTC.....                         [22,000]
                 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND            5,560,242       5,582,242
                 RECRUITING................

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
       390   SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION....       1,306,690       1,299,190
                 Program decrease..........                         [-7,500]
       400   CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES.....         740,581         740,581
       410   LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES...         588,151         588,151
       420   AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT.........         344,948         344,948
       430   ADMINISTRATION................         408,825         408,825
       440   SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS....       2,171,607       2,156,207
                 Program decrease..........                        [-15,400]
       450   MANPOWER MANAGEMENT...........         313,323         313,323
       460   OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.......         853,139         834,139
                 Program decrease..........                        [-19,000]
       470   OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT.........       2,078,411       2,059,411
                 Military Women's Memorial.                          [1,000]
                 Program decrease..........                        [-20,000]
       480   ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES........         223,611         223,611
       490   REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........         294,705         294,705
       500   FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT         618,471         618,471
              READINESS....................
       510   DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE               36,510          36,510
              DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........
       520   INTERNATIONAL MILITARY                 664,510         664,510
              HEADQUARTERS.................
       530   MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS          31,387          31,387
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION         10,674,869      10,613,969
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................
      590A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........       2,385,523       2,385,523
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED              2,385,523       2,385,523
                 PROGRAMS..................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       600   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                        -812,335
                 Unobligated balances......                       [-812,335]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                        -812,335

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND            58,975,065      58,237,411
                  MAINTENANCE, ARMY........

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              ARMY RESERVE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES......          14,651          14,651
       020   ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........         703,286         703,286
       030   THEATER LEVEL ASSETS..........         146,794         146,794
       040   LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT         685,541         685,541
       050   AVIATION ASSETS...............          55,155          55,155
       060   FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS             438,508         438,508
              SUPPORT......................
       070   LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.          23,783          23,783
       080   LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE.          40,426          40,426
       090   BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......         557,465         557,465
       100   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,                504,922         504,922
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
       110   MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL              20,531          20,531
              HEADQUARTERS.................
       120   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--                  2,174           2,174
              CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........
       130   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--                 19,041          19,041
              CYBERSECURITY................
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       3,212,277       3,212,277

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       140   SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION....          14,629          14,629
       150   ADMINISTRATION................          16,798          16,798
       160   SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS....           6,432           6,432
       170   MANPOWER MANAGEMENT...........           7,186           7,186
       180   OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.......          56,856          56,856
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION            101,901         101,901
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       220   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                         -10,222
                 Unobligated balances......                        [-10,222]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                         -10,222

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND             3,314,178       3,303,956
                  MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   MANEUVER UNITS................         911,525         911,525
       020   MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES......         210,737         210,737
       030   ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........         879,111         879,111
       040   THEATER LEVEL ASSETS..........          88,001          88,001
       050   LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT         350,261         350,261
       060   AVIATION ASSETS...............       1,128,195       1,128,195
       070   FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS             810,263         810,263
              SUPPORT......................
       080   LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS.          34,354          34,354
       090   LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE.         179,622         179,622
       100   BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT.......       1,246,273       1,246,273
       110   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,              1,275,984       1,275,984
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
       120   MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL           1,203,158       1,203,158
              HEADQUARTERS.................
       130   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--                  5,136           5,136
              CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS........
       140   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES--                 24,096          24,096
              CYBERSECURITY................
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       8,346,716       8,346,716

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       150   SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION....           6,460           6,460
       160   ADMINISTRATION................          45,919          45,919
       170   SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS....           9,373           9,373
       190   OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT.......         261,622         261,622
       200   REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........           3,891           3,891
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION            327,265         327,265
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       220   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                        -246,699
                 Unobligated balances......                       [-246,699]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                        -246,699

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND             8,673,981       8,427,282
                  MAINTENANCE, ARMY
                  NATIONAL GUARD...........

             COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ
              AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
             COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP
              FUND (CTEF)
       010   IRAQ..........................         212,516         212,516
       020   SYRIA.........................         130,000         130,000
       030   LEBANON.......................          15,000          15,000
                 SUBTOTAL COUNTER-ISIL              357,516         357,516
                 TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND
                 (CTEF)....................

                  TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC             357,516         357,516
                  STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA
                  TRAIN AND EQUIP..........

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              NAVY
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT             7,720,210       7,720,210
              OPERATIONS...................
       020   FLEET AIR TRAINING............       2,925,791       2,925,791
       050   AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT...........       1,447,480       1,447,480
       060   AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE....       1,661,933       1,661,933
       080   AVIATION LOGISTICS............       2,147,907       2,147,907
       090   MISSION AND OTHER SHIP               5,350,073       5,430,073
              OPERATIONS...................
                 Platform Supply Vessel                             [80,000]
                 Pilot Program.............
       100   SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT &            1,719,580       1,719,580
              TRAINING.....................
       110   SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE........      13,803,188      13,803,188
       120   SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.       2,760,878       2,760,878
       130   COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND            1,830,993       1,830,993
              ELECTRONIC WARFARE...........
       140   MEDICAL READINESS.............         604,287         604,287
       150   SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE         453,847         453,847
       160   WARFARE TACTICS...............       1,000,516       1,000,516
       170   OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND            454,803         454,803
              OCEANOGRAPHY.................
       180   COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES.........       2,291,340       2,389,070
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                         [97,730]
       190   EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND               62,495          62,495
              DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT.....
       200   COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE              105,914         110,414
              OPERATIONS...................
                 INDOPACOM's Community                               [4,500]
                 Engagement Initiative.....
       210   COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT            386,657         470,437
              MISSION SUPPORT..............
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                         [30,780]
                 Non-Standard Aviation--Sea                         [10,000]
                 Planes....................
                 Prepositioned Material in                          [43,000]
                 Support of SOF............
       220   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........         634,746         634,746
       230   FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE.......       1,837,670       1,837,670
       240   WEAPONS MAINTENANCE...........       1,601,768       1,601,768
       250   OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT..         839,619         839,619
       260   ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........       2,185,422       2,172,422
                 Program decrease..........                        [-13,000]
       270   SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND         3,991,438       3,991,438
              MODERNIZATION................
       280   BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........       6,166,266       6,176,266
                 Red Hill long-term                                 [10,000]
                 monitoring, research, and
                 remediation...............
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.      63,984,821      64,247,831

             MOBILIZATION
       290   SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE.         388,627         388,627
       300   READY RESERVE FORCE...........         785,052         785,052
       310   SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS         583,296         583,296
       330   COAST GUARD SUPPORT...........          22,192          22,192
                 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION.....       1,779,167       1,779,167

             TRAINING AND RECRUITING
       340   OFFICER ACQUISITION...........         202,397         202,397
       350   RECRUIT TRAINING..............          16,945          21,245
                 Sea Cadets................                          [4,300]
       360   RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING              164,348         164,348
              CORPS........................
       370   SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING....       1,026,076       1,026,076
       380   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT               272,964         272,964
              EDUCATION....................
       390   TRAINING SUPPORT..............         463,572         463,572
       400   RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING....         303,177         303,177
       410   OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY                     914             914
              EDUCATION....................
       420   CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND                  65,819          65,819
              TRAINING.....................
       430   JUNIOR ROTC...................          25,334          61,334
                 Fully fund Navy JROTC.....                         [36,000]
                 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND            2,541,546       2,581,846
                 RECRUITING................

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
       440   ADMINISTRATION................       1,357,428       1,357,428
       450   CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND                  239,918         239,918
              PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
       460   MILITARY MANPOWER AND                  690,712         690,712
              PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
       480   MEDICAL ACTIVITIES............                           5,000
                 Harmful Behaviors Software                          [5,000]
                 Implementation............
       490   DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE               61,046          61,046
              DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........
       500   SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION....         289,748         289,748
       520   PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND             543,911         556,811
              PROGRAM SUPPORT..............
                 Supply Chain Risk                                  [12,900]
                 Mitigation................
       530   ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND            853,340         853,340
              OVERSIGHT....................
       540   INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY           1,007,078       1,007,078
              SERVICES.....................
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION          5,043,181       5,056,081
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................
      760A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........         731,405         731,405
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED                731,405         731,405
                 PROGRAMS..................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       770   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                        -540,421
                 Unobligated balances......                       [-540,421]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                        -540,421

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND            74,080,120      73,860,909
                  MAINTENANCE, NAVY........

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              MARINE CORPS
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   OPERATIONAL FORCES............       1,950,784       1,986,643
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                         [35,859]
       020   FIELD LOGISTICS...............       1,981,840       1,981,840
       030   DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............             236             236
       040   MARITIME PREPOSITIONING.......         175,091         175,091
       050   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........         349,082         349,082
       060   SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION &           2,079,890       2,079,890
              MODERNIZATION................
       070   BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........       2,834,721       2,834,721
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       9,371,644       9,407,503

             TRAINING AND RECRUITING
       080   RECRUIT TRAINING..............          26,350          26,350
       090   OFFICER ACQUISITION...........           1,282           1,282
       100   SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING....         119,526         119,526
       110   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT                58,696          58,696
              EDUCATION....................
       120   TRAINING SUPPORT..............         538,812         538,812
       130   RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING....         237,004         237,004
       140   OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY                  27,500          27,500
              EDUCATION....................
       150   JUNIOR ROTC...................          30,808          30,808
                 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND            1,039,978       1,039,978
                 RECRUITING................

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
       180   SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION....          87,509          87,509
       190   ADMINISTRATION................         431,282         431,282
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION            518,791         518,791
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................
      300A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........          73,788          73,788
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED                 73,788          73,788
                 PROGRAMS..................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       310   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                         -89,275
                 Unobligated balances......                        [-89,275]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                         -89,275

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND            11,004,201      10,950,785
                  MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              NAVY RESERVE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT               759,843         759,843
              OPERATIONS...................
       030   AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT...........           9,972           9,972
       040   AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE....         204,603         204,603
       060   AVIATION LOGISTICS............          24,469          24,469
       070   COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS.........          19,698          19,698
       080   COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES.........         186,946         186,946
       090   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........             294             294
       100   ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........          33,414          33,414
       110   SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND            58,213          58,213
              MODERNIZATION................
       120   BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........         118,361         118,361
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       1,415,813       1,415,813

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       130   ADMINISTRATION................           2,539           2,539
       140   MILITARY MANPOWER AND                   22,185          22,185
              PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.........
       150   ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM                  1,517           1,517
              MANAGEMENT...................
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION             26,241          26,241
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       170   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                         -19,763
                 Unobligated balances......                        [-19,763]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                         -19,763

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND             1,442,054       1,422,291
                  MAINTENANCE, NAVY RESERVE

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              MARINE CORPS RESERVE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   OPERATING FORCES..............         117,987         117,987
       020   DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............          22,686          22,686
       030   SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND            48,519          48,519
              MODERNIZATION................
       040   BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........         123,079         123,079
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.         312,271         312,271

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       050   ADMINISTRATION................          49,774          49,774
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION             49,774          49,774
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       060   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                         -12,267
                 Unobligated balances......                        [-12,267]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                         -12,267

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND               362,045         349,778
                  MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS
                  RESERVE..................

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
              FORCE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES.........       1,425,125       1,668,425
                 DAF campaigning and                               [107,300]
                 exercises.................
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                        [136,000]
       020   COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES.....       2,753,789       2,773,789
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                         [20,000]
       030   AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT,        1,701,493       1,706,493
              MAINTAIN SKILLS).............
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                          [5,000]
       040   DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT             4,676,962       4,676,962
              MAINTENANCE..................
       050   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,              3,093,331       3,118,331
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
                 Program increase..........                         [25,000]
       060   CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........         245,874         245,874
       070   CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT         9,283,958       9,305,458
              AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........
                 FY26 INDOPACOM Campaigning                         [21,500]
       080   FLYING HOUR PROGRAM...........       6,772,468       6,772,468
       090   BASE SUPPORT..................      11,328,614      11,328,614
       100   GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING..       1,239,641       1,239,641
       110   OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS.       1,896,441       1,896,441
       120   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........         858,321         858,321
       140   MEDICAL READINESS.............         554,180         554,180
       150   US NORTHCOM/NORAD.............         266,248         266,248
       160   US STRATCOM...................         593,503         593,503
       170   US CENTCOM....................         350,566         350,566
       180   US SOCOM......................          28,018          28,018
       190   US TRANSCOM...................             703             703
       200   CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT             928           1,928
                 Cooperation with the                                [1,000]
                 Kingdom of Jordan.........
       210   USSPACECOM....................         369,658         369,658
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.      47,439,821      47,755,621
      210A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........       1,805,672       1,805,672
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED              1,805,672       1,805,672
                 PROGRAMS..................

             MOBILIZATION
       220   AIRLIFT OPERATIONS............       3,391,672       3,391,672
       230   MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS.....         279,205         279,205
                 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION.....       3,670,877       3,670,877

             TRAINING AND RECRUITING
       240   OFFICER ACQUISITION...........         250,380         250,380
       250   RECRUIT TRAINING..............          29,335          29,335
       260   RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING              131,342         131,342
              CORPS (ROTC).................
       270   SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING....         522,068         522,068
       280   FLIGHT TRAINING...............       1,065,465       1,065,465
       290   PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT               284,442         284,442
              EDUCATION....................
       300   TRAINING SUPPORT..............         181,966         181,966
       310   RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING....         256,687         256,687
       320   EXAMINING.....................           6,990           6,990
       330   OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY                 224,340         224,340
              EDUCATION....................
       340   CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND                 360,260         360,260
              TRAINING.....................
       350   JUNIOR ROTC...................                          80,000
                 Fully fund AF JROTC.......                         [80,000]
                 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND            3,313,275       3,313,275
                 RECRUITING................

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
       360   LOGISTICS OPERATIONS..........       1,155,659       1,155,659
       370   TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES..         158,965         158,965
       380   ADMINISTRATION................       1,221,364       1,221,364
       390   SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS....          45,228          45,228
       410   OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES..       1,712,600       1,717,600
                 Combat Ready Airman                                 [5,000]
                 Program...................
       420   CIVIL AIR PATROL..............          32,394          32,394
       430   DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE               48,741          48,741
              DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT..........
       450   INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT.........          89,341          89,341
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION          4,464,292       4,469,292
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................
      450A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........       1,735,598       1,735,598
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED              1,735,598       1,735,598
                 PROGRAMS..................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       460   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                      -1,020,189
                 Unobligated balances......                     [-1,020,189]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                      -1,020,189

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND            62,429,535      61,810,146
                  MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE...

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              SPACE FORCE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING....         846,856         846,856
       020   SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS.......         397,822         397,822
       030   SPACE OPERATIONS..............         983,784         983,784
       040   EDUCATION & TRAINING..........         302,939         302,939
       060   DEPOT MAINTENANCE.............          67,126          67,126
       070   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,                557,175         557,175
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
       080   CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND             1,495,242       1,495,242
              SYSTEM SUPPORT...............
       090   SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS.........         233,546         233,546
       100   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........         141,512         141,512
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       5,026,002       5,026,002
      100A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........         641,519         641,519
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED                641,519         641,519
                 PROGRAMS..................

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       110   LOGISTICS OPERATIONS..........          35,889          35,889
       120   ADMINISTRATION................         184,753         184,753
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION            220,642         220,642
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       140   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                        -218,077
                 Unobligated balances......                       [-218,077]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                        -218,077

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND             5,888,163       5,670,086
                  MAINTENANCE, SPACE FORCE.

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
              FORCE RESERVE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES.........       2,010,793       2,010,793
       020   MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS....         214,701         214,701
       030   DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT               702,575         702,575
              MAINTENANCE..................
       040   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,                188,802         188,802
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
       050   CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT           493,324         493,324
              AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........
       060   BASE SUPPORT..................         585,430         585,430
       070   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........           2,484           2,484
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       4,198,109       4,198,109

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       080   ADMINISTRATION................          98,418          98,418
       090   RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING....          10,618          10,618
       100   MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS              14,951          14,951
              MGMT (ARPC)..................
       120   AUDIOVISUAL...................             521             521
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION            124,508         124,508
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       130   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                        -224,891
                 Unobligated balances......                       [-224,891]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                        -224,891

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND             4,322,617       4,097,726
                  MAINTENANCE, AIR FORCE
                  RESERVE..................

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, AIR
              NATIONAL GUARD
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS...........       2,501,226       2,501,226
       020   MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS....         627,680         627,680
       030   DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT             1,024,171       1,024,171
              MAINTENANCE..................
       040   FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT,                549,496         554,496
              RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION..
                 Program increase..........                          [5,000]
       050   CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT         1,258,081       1,258,081
              AND SYSTEM SUPPORT...........
       060   BASE SUPPORT..................       1,110,875       1,110,875
       070   CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........          16,134          16,134
       080   CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES.........         112,205         112,205
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.       7,199,868       7,204,868

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
       090   ADMINISTRATION................          82,280          82,280
       100   RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING....          50,451          50,451
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION            132,731         132,731
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       110   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                          -5,861
                 Unobligated balances......                         [-5,861]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                          -5,861

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND             7,332,599       7,331,738
                  MAINTENANCE, AIR NATIONAL
                  GUARD....................

             OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE,
              DEFENSE-WIDE
             OPERATING FORCES
       010   JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.........         414,097         414,097
       020   JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP..       1,026,502       1,026,502
       030   JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER..           9,086           9,086
       040   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF             209,442         209,442
              DEFENSE--MISO................
       050   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND           2,136,165       2,136,165
              COMBAT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
       060   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND           1,273,409       1,273,409
              MAINTENANCE..................
       070   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND             181,122         181,122
              MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONAL
              HEADQUARTERS.................
       080   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND           3,409,285       3,474,285
              THEATER FORCES...............
                 Prepositioned Material in                          [65,000]
                 Support of SOF............
       090   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND              77,241          77,241
              CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES........
       100   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND           1,187,600       1,187,600
              INTELLIGENCE.................
       110   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND           1,579,137       1,579,137
              OPERATIONAL SUPPORT..........
       120   CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS.........       1,300,384       1,310,384
                 IOM capabilities..........                         [10,000]
       130   USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS.......         314,284         314,284
                 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES.      13,117,754      13,192,754

             TRAINING AND RECRUITING
       140   DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY         173,265         173,265
       150   JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF.........         124,869         124,869
       160   SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/             28,697          28,697
              PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
              EDUCATION....................
                 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND              326,831         326,831
                 RECRUITING................

             ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-
              WIDE ACTIVITIES
             CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS
       170   CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS.......         126,637         276,637
                 National Guard Youth                              [100,000]
                 Challenge.................
                 STARBASE..................                         [50,000]
       180   DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY--          3,844           3,844
              CYBER........................
       190   DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY.         632,959         626,959
                 Program decrease..........                         [-6,000]
       200   DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT          1,441,456       1,441,456
              AGENCY.......................
       210   DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT             43,434          43,434
              AGENCY--CYBER................
       220   DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE          1,168,366       1,168,366
              AND SECURITY AGENCY..........
       240   DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE             11,120          11,120
              AND SECURITY AGENCY--CYBER...
       250   DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES                 46,621          46,621
              ACTIVITY--CYBER..............
       260   DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES                932,144         982,144
              ACTIVITY.....................
                 DLNSEO Restoration........                         [15,000]
                 Flagship Language Program                          [15,000]
                 for Chinese & Arabic......
                 Program increase: Beyond                           [20,000]
                 Yellow Ribbon.............
       290   DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS          3,042,559       2,990,059
              AGENCY.......................
                 Program decrease..........                        [-52,500]
       300   DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS            559,426         559,426
              AGENCY--CYBER................
       310   DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY.         164,770         164,770
       320   DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY......         401,513         401,513
       330   DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY........         226,665         226,665
       340   DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE........         171,339         171,339
       350   DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION         2,864,252       3,470,252
              AGENCY.......................
                 Additional International                          [200,000]
                 Security Cooperation
                 Programs--EUCOM...........
                   including amount for                            [175,000]
                    Baltic Security
                    Initiative.............
                 Irregular Warfare Center                            [6,000]
                 of Excellence.............
                 Ukraine Security                                  [400,000]
                 Assistance Initiative.....
       360   DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY             40,052          40,052
              ADMINISTRATION...............
       370   DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION               708,214         708,214
              AGENCY.......................
       390   DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION                71,925          71,925
              AGENCY--CYBER................
       400   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                3,600,175       3,670,175
              EDUCATION ACTIVITY...........
                 Impact Aid................                         [50,000]
                 Impact Aid for children                            [20,000]
                 with severe disabilities..
       410   MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY........         720,365         720,365
       420   OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE            159,534         189,534
              COMMUNITY COOPERATION........
                 Defense Community                                  [30,000]
                 Infrastructure Program
                 (DCIP)....................
       460   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF              98,034          98,034
              DEFENSE--CYBER...............
       470   OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF           2,093,717       2,155,617
              DEFENSE......................
                 2026 NDS Commission                                 [5,000]
                 funding...................
                 Afghanistan War Commission                         [11,400]
                 Anomalous Health Incidents                          [5,000]
                 Cross-Functional Team.....
                 Bien Hoa dioxin                                    [15,000]
                 remediation...............
                 Program increase: USTTI                               [500]
                 defense training..........
                 Readiness and                                      [25,000]
                 Environmental Protection
                 Integration (REPI)........
       530   WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS                411,182         340,611
              SERVICES.....................
                 Program decrease..........                        [-70,571]
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION         19,740,303      20,579,132
                 AND SERVICE-WIDE
                 ACTIVITIES................
      530A   CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...........      22,750,830      22,750,830
                 SUBTOTAL CLASSIFIED             22,750,830      22,750,830
                 PROGRAMS..................

             UNDISTRIBUTED
       540   UNDISTRIBUTED.................                      -2,670,000
                 Favorable fuel rates......                     [-1,000,000]
                 Foreign currency                                 [-770,000]
                 fluctuations..............
                 Unobligated balances......                       [-900,000]
                 SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED....                      -2,670,000

                  TOTAL OPERATION AND            55,935,718      54,179,547
                  MAINTENANCE, DEFENSE-WIDE

             UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
              FOR THE ARMED FORCES
             ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED
              ACTIVITIES
       010   US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE             21,243          21,243
              ARMED FORCES, DEFENSE........
                 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION             21,243          21,243
                 AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.

                  TOTAL UNITED STATES COURT          21,243          21,243
                  OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED
                  FORCES...................

             DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
              ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
              DEVELOPMENT FUND
             ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
              DEVELOPMENT
       010   ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD..........          45,346          45,346
                 SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION                45,346          45,346
                 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.....

                  TOTAL DEPARTMENT OF                45,346          45,346
                  DEFENSE ACQUISITION
                  WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
                  FUND.....................

             OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN,
              DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID
             HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
       010   OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN,                 100,793         103,446
              DISASTER AND CIVIC AID.......
                 Program increase..........                          [2,653]
                 SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN              100,793         103,446
                 ASSISTANCE................

                  TOTAL OVERSEAS                    100,793         103,446
                  HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER,
                  AND CIVIC AID............

             COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
              ACCOUNT
             FSU THREAT REDUCTION
       010   COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION..         282,830         282,830
                 SUBTOTAL FSU THREAT                282,830         282,830
                 REDUCTION.................

                  TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT          282,830         282,830
                  REDUCTION ACCOUNT........

             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
              ARMY
             DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
       050   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,             148,070         148,070
              ARMY.........................
                 SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE         148,070         148,070
                 ARMY......................

                  TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL               148,070         148,070
                  RESTORATION, ARMY........

             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
              NAVY
             DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
       060   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,             357,949         357,949
              NAVY.........................
                 SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE         357,949         357,949
                 NAVY......................

                  TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL               357,949         357,949
                  RESTORATION, NAVY........

             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR
              FORCE
             DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
       070   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR         342,149         342,149
              FORCE........................
                 SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE         342,149         342,149
                 AIR FORCE.................

                  TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL               342,149         342,149
                  RESTORATION, AIR FORCE...

             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
              DEFENSE
             DEFENSE-WIDE
       080   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,               8,885           8,885
              DEFENSE......................
                 SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE.....           8,885           8,885

                  TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL                 8,885           8,885
                  RESTORATION, DEFENSE.....

             ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION,
              FORMERLY USED DEFENSE SITES
             DEFENSE-WIDE
       090   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION              235,156         235,156
              FORMERLY USED SITES..........
                 SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE.....         235,156         235,156

                  TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL               235,156         235,156
                  RESTORATION, FORMERLY
                  USED DEFENSE SITES.......

                  TOTAL OPERATION &             295,660,213     291,544,245
                  MAINTENANCE..............
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                         TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

    SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

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             SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                                FY 2026         Conference
                     Item                       Request         Authorized
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    Military Personnel Appropriations.....     181,803,137      180,304,527
    Historical unobligated balances.......                      [-1,498,610]
    Medicare-Eligible Retiree Health Care       12,850,165       12,850,165
     Fund Contributions...................

      TOTAL, Military Personnel...........     194,653,302      193,154,692
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                        TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

    SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.

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            SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                                FY 2026         Conference
                 Program Title                  Request         Authorized
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    WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY
    INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS.................          20,589           20,589
       TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY...          20,589           20,589

    WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY
    NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTERS.........         381,600          381,600
       TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY...         381,600          381,600

    WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE
    TRANSPORTATION
    SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS................          90,262           90,262
       TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR              90,262           90,262
       FORCE..............................

    NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION
     FUND
    DEFENSE STOCKPILE.....................           5,700            5,700
       TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE              5,700            5,700
       TRANSACTION FUND...................

    WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE
    DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION
     SERVICES
    ENERGY MANAGEMENT--DEF................           1,272            1,272
    SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT--DEFENSE......          10,697           10,697
    UNDISTRIBUTED.........................                         -400,000
         Reduction of WCF cash balances...                        [-400,000]
       TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-         11,969         -388,031
       WIDE...............................

    WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE
     COMMISSARY AGENCY
    WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA............       1,527,817        1,527,817
       TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE       1,527,817        1,527,817
       COMMISSARY AGENCY..................

    CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS
     DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE
    CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--O&M............           3,243            3,243
    CHEM DEMILITARIZATION--RDT&E..........         210,039          210,039
       TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS         213,282          213,282
       DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE...............

    DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG
     ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE
    COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT.............         398,424          398,424
    CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS...................         254,460          254,460
    DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM.........         134,938          134,938
    NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM...         110,125          210,125
         National Guard Counter-Drug                               [100,000]
         Program..........................
    NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS...           6,354            6,354
       TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-        904,301        1,004,301
       DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE...........

    OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.............         494,865          509,865
         Staffing and operations..........                          [15,000]
    OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE--CYBER......           2,030            2,030
    RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND                 4,625            4,625
     EVALUATION...........................
    PROCUREMENT...........................           1,079            1,079
       TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR               502,599          517,599
       GENERAL............................

    DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM
    IN-HOUSE CARE.........................      10,731,135       10,751,135
         10 USC 1097e.....................                          [20,000]
    PRIVATE SECTOR CARE...................      21,023,765       21,023,765
    CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT...........       2,116,278        2,116,278
    INFORMATION MANAGEMENT................       2,271,798        2,271,798
    MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.................         303,898          303,898
    EDUCATION AND TRAINING................         371,426          371,426
    BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS........       2,356,290        2,356,290
    R&D RESEARCH..........................          41,660           41,660
    R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT............         183,398          192,398
         Freeze-Dried Platelet Hemostatics                           [5,000]
         Musculoskeletal Regenerative                                [4,000]
         Medicine.........................
    R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT..............         333,072          333,072
    R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION..........         178,983          178,983
    R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT...........         117,190          117,190
    R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT............          99,338           99,338
    R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT..........          19,071           19,071
    PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING...............          24,597           24,597
    PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION......         222,445          222,445
    PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE                 30,732           30,732
     INFORMATION SYSTEM...................
    PROC MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM--DESKTOP            77,047           77,047
     TO DATACENTER........................
       TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.......      40,502,123       40,531,123

       TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS.........      44,160,242       43,904,242
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                       TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

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                               SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (In Thousands of Dollars)
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                                     State/Country and                                     FY 2026      Conference
              Account                  Installation               Project Title            Request      Authorized
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ARMY
                                 Alabama
    Army                           Anniston Army Depot     ACCESS CONTROL POINT.......             0         50,000
    Army                           Redstone Arsenal        COST TO COMPLETE--                 55,000         55,000
                                                            PROPULSION SYSTEMS
                                                            BUILDING.
                                 Alaska
    Army                           Fort Wainwright         BARRACKS...................       208,000         80,000
    Army                           Fort Wainwright         DINING FACILITY (DESIGN)...             0          8,000
                                 Arizona
    Army                           Fort Huachuca           FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER                    0              0
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Army                           Yuma Proving Ground     POLE LINE ROAD (DESIGN)....             0              0
                                 Florida
    Army                           Eglin Air Force Base    BARRACKS...................        91,000         50,000
    Army                           Naval Air Station Key   JOINT INTER-AGENCY TASK            50,000         50,000
                                    West                    FORCE-SOUTH COMMAND AND
                                                            CONTROL FACILITY (INC).
                                 Georgia
    Army                           Fort Benning            CAMP MERRILL BARRACKS                   0              0
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Army                           Fort Gillem             EVIDENCE STORAGE BUILDING..       166,000         45,000
    Army                           Fort Gordon             CYBER FACULTY OPERATIONS                0              0
                                                            AND AUDITORIUM FACILITY
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Germany
    Army                           Smith Barracks          KNOWN DISTANCE RANGE.......         9,800          9,800
    Army                           Smith Barracks          LIVE FIRE EXERCISE                 13,200         13,200
                                                            SHOOTHOUSE.
    Army                           Smith Barracks          VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP...        39,000         39,000
    Army                           U.S. Army Garrison      VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP...        92,000         92,000
                                    Ansbach
                                 Guam
    Army                           Joint Region Marianas   PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM,          33,000         33,000
                                                            EIAMD, PHASE 2 (INC).
                                 Hawaii
    Army                           Pohakuloa Training      AIRFIELD OPERATIONS                     0              0
                                    Area                    BUILDING.
    Army                           Schofield Barracks      MCA WILDLAND FIRE STATION               0          2,100
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Illinois
    Army                           Rock Island Arsenal     CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...             0         50,000
    Army                           Rock Island Arsenal     FORGING EQUIPMENT ANNEX                 0          5,000
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Indiana
    Army                           Crane Army Ammunition   PYROTECHNIC PRODUCTION            161,000         72,000
                                    Plant                   FACILITY.
                                 Kansas
    Army                           Fort Riley              AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER..             0         26,000
    Army                           Fort Riley              AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON         13,200         13,200
                                                            BATTLE COURSE.
    Army                           Fort Riley              BARRACKS (DESIGN)..........             0         16,000
                                 Kentucky
    Army                           Fort Campbell           AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER..             0              0
    Army                           Fort Campbell           BARRACKS...................       112,000         40,000
    Army                           Fort Campbell           FLIGHT CONTROL TOWER.......             0         45,000
                                 Maryland
    Army                           Aberdeen Proving        APPLIED SCIENCE CENTER,                 0              0
                                    Ground                  ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 New York
    Army                           Fort Drum               AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR             0          9,500
                                                            ADDITION DESIGN).
    Army                           Fort Drum               ORTC TRANSIENT TRAINING                 0          8,300
                                                            BARRACKS (DEISGN).
    Army                           Fort Drum               RANGE 41C, AUTOMATED RECORD             0          2,500
                                                            FIRE PLUS RANGE (DESIGN).
    Army                           Fort Hamilton           CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...        31,000         31,000
    Army                           Watervliet Arsenal      ELECTRICAL SWITCHING               29,000         29,000
                                                            STATION.
                                 North Carolina
    Army                           Fort Bragg              AUTOMATED INFANTRY PLATOON         19,000         19,000
                                                            BATTLE COURSE.
    Army                           Fort Bragg              COST TO COMPLETE AIRCRAFT          24,000         24,000
                                                            MAINTENANCE HANGAR.
                                 Oklahoma
    Army                           Fort Sill               AUTOMATED-AIDED INSTRUCTION             0          9,300
                                                            BUILDING (DESIGN).
    Army                           McAlester Army          COST TO COMPLETE--                 55,000         55,000
                                    Ammunition Plant        AMMUNITION DEMOLITION SHOP.
                                 Pennsylvania
    Army                           Letterkenny Army Depot  DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS.......         7,500          7,500
    Army                           Letterkenny Army Depot  GUIDED MISSILE MAINTENANCE         84,000         84,000
                                                            BUILDING.
    Army                           Tobyhanna Army Depot    RADAR TEST RANGE EXPANSION.        68,000         68,000
                                 Republic of the Marshall
                                  Islands
    Army                           U.S. Army Garrison      AIRFIELD APRON & TAXIWAY                0         43,000
                                    Kwajalein               REPAIR.
    Army                           U.S. Army Garrison      COST TO COMPLETE--FAMILY                0         14,000
                                    Kwajalein               HOUSING REPLACEMENT
                                                            CONSTRUCTION.
                                 South Carolina
    Army                           Fort Jackson            CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...        51,000         51,000
                                 Texas
    Army                           Corpus Christi Army     COST TO COMPLETE--                 60,000         60,000
                                    Depot                   POWERTRAIN FACILITY
                                                            (ENGINE ASSEMBLY).
    Army                           Red River Army Depot    COST TO COMPLETE--COMPONENT        93,000         48,000
                                                            REBUILD SHOP.
                                 Washington
    Army                           Joint Base Lewis-       AIRFIELD FIRE AND RESCUE                0         79,000
                                    McChord                 STATION.
    Army                           Joint Base Lewis-       COMMAND & CONTROL FACILITY.       128,000         55,000
                                    McChord
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   BARRACKS (DESIGN)..........             0         50,000
                                    Locations
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................       287,557        287,557
                                    Locations
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION ($6,159,744
                                                            TRANSFERRED FROM O&M).
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   HOST NATION SUPPORT........        46,031         46,031
                                    Locations
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   PDI: INDOPACOM MINOR               68,453         68,453
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION PILOT.
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                  79,218         79,218
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY              0         10,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (DEMOLITION).
    Army                           Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY              0         40,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (LABS).
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Army                                             2,173,959      2,072,659
                                   ......................
    NAVY & MARINE CORPS
                                 Arizona
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Air        UDP TRANSIENT BARRACKS                  0              0
                                    Station Yuma            (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Air        WATER TREATMENT PLANT                   0         26,100
                                    Station Yuma            (DESIGN).
                                 Australia
    Navy & Marine Corps            Royal Australian Air    PDI: AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON       190,630        190,630
                                    Force Base Darwin       (INC).
                                 Bahrain
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Support Activity  COST TO COMPLETE--FLEET            42,000         42,000
                                    Bahrain                 MAINTENANCE FACILITY & TOC.
                                 California
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  COMMUNICATION CENTER (AREA         18,480         23,500
                                    Pendleton               52).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE                 0         43,800
                                    Pendleton               STATION.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  MESS HALL & ARMORY (AREA          108,740         22,740
                                    Pendleton               43).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       F-35 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE               0         33,490
                                    Lemoore                 HANGAR (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       STRIKE FIGHTER CENTER OF           55,542         55,542
                                    Lemoore                 EXCELLENCE PACIFIC (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Weapons       CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                0          8,900
                                    Station China Lake      (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Coronado     FORD CLASS CVN                    103,000         24,000
                                                            INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES,
                                                            PIER LIMA.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Coronado     UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING......             0         45,431
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Point Loma   RECONFIGURABLE CYBER                    0         68,000
                                                            LABORATORY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base San Diego    CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...        86,820         86,820
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Ventura      COMMUNITY & AIRFIELD AREA               0         38,443
                                    County Point Mugu       FLOOD PROTECTION.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Ventura      COST TO COMPLETE--MQ-25            71,200         71,200
                                    County Point Mugu       AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE
                                                            HANGAR.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Support Activity  NAVAL INNOVATION CENTER            30,000         30,000
                                    Monterey                (INC).
                                 Connecticut
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Submarine Base    SUBMARINE PIER 8                        0         44,242
                                    New London              REPLACEMENT.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Submarine Base    WEAPONS MAGAZINE & ORDNANCE        30,000         30,000
                                    New London              OPERATIONS FACILITY.
                                 District of Columbia
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Barracks         BACHELOR ENLISTED QUARTERS         65,900         65,900
                                    Washington (8th         & SUPPORT FACILITY (INC).
                                    Street & I)
                                 District of Columbia
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Research          BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE &                  0        157,000
                                    Laboratory              SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
                                                            LABORATORY.
                                 Djibouti
    Navy & Marine Corps            Camp Lemmonier          ELECTRICAL POWER PLANT             51,600         51,600
                                                            (INC).
                                 Florida
    Navy & Marine Corps            Cape Canaveral Space    COST TO COMPLETE--                 15,600         15,600
                                    Force Station           ENGINEERING TEST FACILITY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Support    COMMUNICATIONS CENTER AND               0         45,425
                                    Facility Blount         INFRASTRUCTURE.
                                    Island
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                0          4,575
                                    Jacksonville            (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       F-35 AIRCRAFT ENGINE REPAIR             0         78,117
                                    Jacksonville            FACILITY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       MULTI AIRCRAFT PAINT &                  0         26,515
                                    Jacksonville            STRIP (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       CONSOLIDATED "A" SCHOOL                 0         45,502
                                    Pensacola               DORMITORY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       ADVANCED HELICOPTER                98,505         98,505
                                    Whiting Field           TRAINING SYSTEM HANGAR
                                                            (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                0          3,000
                                    Whiting Field           (DESIGN).
                                 Georgia
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Submarine Base    TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY            119,030        119,030
                                    Kings Bay               EXPANSION--COLUMBIA (INC).
                                 Guam
    Navy & Marine Corps            Andersen Air Force      PDI: JOINT CONSOLIDATED           181,124        121,124
                                    Base                    COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
                                                            (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Andersen Air Force      PDI: WATER WELLS...........        70,070         70,070
                                    Base
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   BLK V VA CLASS OPERATIONAL              0              0
                                                            STORAGE FACILITY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   NEX COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE.             0              0
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   PDI: COST TO COMPLETE--X-          31,000         31,000
                                                            RAY WHARF BERTH.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   PDI: DEFENSE ACCESS ROADS..             0         50,000
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   PDI: JOINT COMMUNICATION          158,600         83,600
                                                            UPGRADE (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   PDI: MISSILE INTEGRATION           87,270         87,270
                                                            TEST FACILITY (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   POLARIS POINT ECP UPGRADE..             0              0
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   POLARIS POINT SUBMARINE                 0              0
                                                            PIER.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   SATELLITE FIRE STATION.....             0              0
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   SUBMARINE MAINTENANCE                   0              0
                                                            FACILITY PHASES 1-3.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Region Marianas   UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE &                0         32,000
                                                            ACCESS ROAD.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Guam         PDI: INNER APRA HARBOR            105,950        105,950
                                                            RESILIENCY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  PDI: ARTILLERY BATTERY             64,774         64,774
                                    Blaz                    FACILITIES (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  PDI: RECYCLE CENTER........        61,010         61,010
                                    Blaz
                                 Hawaii
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Base Pearl        DDG-1000 SHIP SUPPORT              83,000         83,000
                                    Harbor-Hickam           INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Base Pearl        DRY DOCK 3 REPLACEMENT            553,720        492,720
                                    Harbor-Hickam           (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Base Pearl        WATER TREATMENT PLANT (INC)       141,650        141,650
                                    Harbor-Hickam
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base       ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION                 0         15,690
                                    Kaneohe Bay             MODERNIZATION.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base       MAIN GATE ENTRY REPLACEMENT             0         49,260
                                    Kaneohe Bay
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base       WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY        108,350         37,350
                                    Kaneohe Bay             COMPLIANCE UPGRADE (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Pacific Missile Range   PDI: AIRFIELD PAVEMENT            235,730         65,730
                                    Facility Barking        UPGRADES.
                                    Sands
                                 Japan
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  PDI: SCHOOL AGE CARE               58,000         58,000
                                    Smedley D. Butler       CENTERS.
                                 Maine
    Navy & Marine Corps            Portsmouth Naval        MULTI-MISSION DRYDOCK #1          220,793        220,793
                                    Shipyard                EXTENSION (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Portsmouth Naval        POWER RELIABILITY & WATER         227,769        227,769
                                    Shipyard                RESILIENCE UPGRADES (INC).
                                 Maryland
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Support Activity  FOREIGN MATERIALS                 114,000         73,000
                                    Washington Suitland     EXPLOITATION LAB.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Surface Warfare   CONTAINED BURN FACILITY                 0         65,000
                                    Center Indian Head      (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            US Naval Academy        STORM WATER MANAGEMENT                  0         86,000
                                    Annapolis               FACILITIES.
                                 Nevada
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       RANGE TRAINING COMPLEX             47,000         47,000
                                    Fallon                  IMPROVEMENTS.
                                 North Carolina
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Air        F-35 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINMENT         200,000         40,000
                                    Station Cherry Point    CTR (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Air        FLIGHTLINE UTILITIES                    0         15,000
                                    Station Cherry Point    MODERNIZATION, PHASE 2
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base Camp  AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE               0         48,280
                                    Lejeune                 SHELTERS.
                                 Pennsylvania
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Support Activity  MACHINERY CONTROL                       0         94,140
                                    Mechanicsburg           DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
                                 Rhode Island
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Newport   CONSOLIDATED RDT&E SYSTEMS              0         40,000
                                                            FACILITY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Newport   NEXT GENERATION SECURE                  0         73,000
                                                            SUBMARINE PLATFORM
                                                            FACILITY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Newport   NEXT GENERATION TORPEDO                 0         37,000
                                                            INTEGRATION LAB.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Newport   SUBMARINE PAYLOAD                       0         40,000
                                                            INTEGRATION LABORATORY.
                                 South Carolina
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Base Charleston   NUCLEAR POWER TRAINING             65,400         65,400
                                                            FACILITY SIMULATION
                                                            EXPANSION (INC).
                                 Virginia
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Expeditionary     COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD            12,360         12,360
                                    Base Little Creek-      DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
                                    Fort Story
    Navy & Marine Corps            Joint Expeditionary     EOD EXPEDITIONARY MINE                  0         12,000
                                    Base Little Creek-      COUNTERMEASURES FACILITY
                                    Fort Story              (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Marine Corps Base       WATER TREATMENT PLANT......        63,560         63,560
                                    Quantico
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Norfolk   COST TO COMPLETE--CHILD            11,700         11,700
                                                            DEVELOPMENT CENTER.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Norfolk   ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION            93,307         93,307
                                                            SYSTEM UPGRADES (INC).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Norfolk   MQ-25 AIRCRAFT LAYDOWN             20,430         20,430
                                                            FACILITIES.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Norfolk   POWER UPGRADES--PIER 14                 0         15,000
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Station Norfolk   PPV UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING         380,000        380,000
                                                            INVESTMENT.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Weapons Station   SHORE POWER FOR VIRGINIA                0          2,200
                                    Yorktown                CLASS SUBMARINES (DESIGN).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Weapons Station   WEAPONS MAGAZINES (INC)....        71,758         71,758
                                    Yorktown
    Navy & Marine Corps            Norfolk Naval Shipyard  DRY DOCK 3 MODERNIZATION          188,576        188,576
                                                            (INC).
                                 Washington
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Air Station       EA-18G GROWLER MAINTENANCE              0         75,000
                                    Whidbey Island          FACILITY.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Naval Base Kitsap-      TRIDENT REFIT FACILITY            245,700         95,700
                                    Bangor                  WAREHOUSE.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Puget Sound Naval       COST TO COMPLETE--CVN 78           48,800         48,800
                                    Shipyard                AIRCRAFT CARRIER
                                                            ELECTRICAL UPGRADES.
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   BARRACKS (DESIGN)..........             0         50,000
                                    Locations
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   BARRACKS (DESIGN)..........             0         69,208
                                    Locations
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   DATA PROCESSING FACILITY...        57,190         57,190
                                    Locations
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................       562,423        562,423
                                    Locations
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION (MARINE
                                                            CORPS) ($2,079,890
                                                            TRANSFERRED FROM O&M).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION (NAVY)
                                                            ($3,991,438 TRANSFERRED
                                                            FROM O&M).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   INDOPACOM MILITARY                162,855        162,855
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   JOINT MARITIME FACILITY....        72,430         82,880
                                    Locations
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   SIOP (DESIGN)..............             0        110,000
                                    Locations
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                 119,331        119,331
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY              0         10,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (DEMOLITION).
    Navy & Marine Corps            Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY              0         40,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (LABS).
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Navy & Marine Corps                              6,012,677      6,772,465
                                   ......................
    AIR FORCE
                                 Alaska
    Air Force                      Eielson Air Force Base  COAL THAW SHED ADDITION                 0          1,750
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Eielson Air Force Base  CONSOLIDATED MUNITIONS                  0         13,200
                                                            COMPLEX (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Eielson Air Force Base  JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE              0              0
                                                            COMPLEX OPERATIONS
                                                            FACILITY (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Joint Base Elmendorf-   JOINT INTEGRATED TEST &           152,000         82,000
                                    Richardson              TRAINING CENTER (INC).
                                 Arizona
    Air Force                      Davis-Monthan Air       COMMUNICATIONS HEADQUARTERS        49,000         49,000
                                    Force Base              FACILITY.
    Air Force                      Davis-Monthan Air       MC-130J HANGAR/AIRCRAFT           125,000         50,000
                                    Force Base              MAINTENANCE UNIT.
    Air Force                      Luke Air Force Base     CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...             0         45,000
                                 California
    Air Force                      Travis Air Force Base   CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...        60,000         60,000
                                 Diego Garcia
    Air Force                      Naval Support Facility  OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITY        29,000         29,000
                                    Diego Garcia
                                 Florida
    Air Force                      Cape Canaveral Space    INSTALL WASTE WATER "FORCE"        11,400         11,400
                                    Force Station           MAIN, ICBM ROAD.
    Air Force                      Cape Canaveral Space    INSTALL WATER MAIN, ICBM           10,400         10,400
                                    Force Station           ROAD.
    Air Force                      Cape Canaveral Space    PHILLIPS PARKWAY HAUL ROUTE        28,000         28,000
                                    Force Station
    Air Force                      Eglin Air Force Base    350TH SPECTRUM WARFARE WING             0          3,300
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Eglin Air Force Base    CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER           41,000         57,000
                                                            WITH LAND ACQUISITION.
    Air Force                      Eglin Air Force Base    F-35A ADAL SQUADRON                23,000         23,000
                                                            OPERATIONS.
    Air Force                      Eglin Air Force Base    F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2-        52,000         52,000
                                                            BAY MX HANGAR.
    Air Force                      Eglin Air Force Base    F-35A DEVELOPMENTAL TEST 2-        50,000         50,000
                                                            BAY TEST HANGAR.
    Air Force                      Hurlburt Field          361 ISRG MISSION OPERATIONS             0         66,000
                                                            FACILITY.
    Air Force                      MacDill Air Force Base  KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT               30,000         30,000
                                                            MAINTENANCE HANGAR 2.
    Air Force                      MacDill Air Force Base  KC-46A ADAL AIRCRAFT               33,000         33,000
                                                            MAINTENANCE HANGAR 3.
    Air Force                      MacDill Air Force Base  KC-46A GENERAL PURPOSE             11,000         11,000
                                                            WAREHOUSE.
    Air Force                      Tyndall Air Force Base  FIRE/CRASH RESCUE STATION..             0              0
                                 Georgia
    Air Force                      Moody Air Force Base    23RD SECURITY FORCES                    0         35,000
                                                            SQUADRON OPS FACILITY.
    Air Force                      Moody Air Force Base    MILITARY WORKING DOG KENNEL             0              0
    Air Force                      Robins Air Force Base   AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER..        28,000         28,000
                                 Germany
    Air Force                      Ramstein Air Base       35 POINT INDOOR FIRING             44,000         44,000
                                                            RANGE.
    Air Force                      Ramstein Air Base       AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION             29,000              0
                                                            COMPOUND.
                                 Greenland
    Air Force                      Pituffik Space Base     RUNWAY APPROACH LANDING            32,000         32,000
                                                            SYSTEM.
                                 Hawaii
    Air Force                      Joint Base Pearl        COMBINED OPERATIONS CENTER              0          5,000
                                    Harbor-Hickam           (DESIGN).
                                 Japan
    Air Force                      Kadena Air Base         PDI: THEATER A/C CORROSION         66,350         66,350
                                                            CONTROL CENTER (INC).
                                 Louisiana
    Air Force                      Barksdale Air Force     CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER                0          2,200
                                    Base                    (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Barksdale Air Force     WEAPONS GENERATION                116,000         18,000
                                    Base                    FACILITIES DORMITORY.
                                 Maryland
    Air Force                      Joint Base Anacostia-   LARGE VEHICLE INSPECTION                0              0
                                    Bolling                 STATION.
                                 Massachusetts
    Air Force                      Hanscom Air Force Base  FIRE STATION...............        55,000         55,000
                                 Mississippi
    Air Force                      Columbus Air Force      WATER TANK STORAGE.........             0         14,200
                                    Base
                                 Missouri
    Air Force                      Whiteman Air Force      B-21 ADAL WEAPONS RELEASE          13,600         13,600
                                    Base                    SYSTEM STORAGE.
    Air Force                      Whiteman Air Force      B-21 RADIO FREQUENCY HANGAR       114,000         20,000
                                    Base
                                 Montana
    Air Force                      Malmstrom Air Force     WEAPONS STORAGE &                  60,000         60,000
                                    Base                    MAINTENANCE FACILITY (INC).
                                 Nebraska
    Air Force                      Offutt Air Force Base   SAOC BEDDOWN--1-BAY HANGAR              0         19,000
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Offutt Air Force Base   SAOC BEDDOWN--2-BAY HANGAR              0         16,000
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Offutt Air Force Base   SAOC BEDDOWN--SUPPLY                    0          7,350
                                                            STORAGE FACILITY (DESIGN).
                                 New Jersey
    Air Force                      Joint Base McGuire-Dix- WELL NO. 5.................             0              0
                                    Lakehurst
    Air Force                      Joint Base McGuire-Dix- WELL NO. 6.................             0              0
                                    Lakehurst
                                 New Mexico
    Air Force                      Cannon Air Force Base   192 BED DORMITORY (DESIGN).             0              0
    Air Force                      Cannon Air Force Base   DEPLOYMENT PROCESSING                   0         79,000
                                                            CENTER.
    Air Force                      Cannon Air Force Base   DORMITORY..................        90,000         10,000
    Air Force                      Kirtland Air Force      58 SOW/PJ/CRO PIPELINE DORM             0         10,000
                                    Base
    Air Force                      Kirtland Air Force      COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER                0              0
                                    Base                    SIMULATOR.
    Air Force                      Kirtland Air Force      EXPLOSIVE OPERATIONS                    0         26,000
                                    Base                    BUILDING.
    Air Force                      Kirtland Air Force      JOINT NAVIGATION WARFARE                0              0
                                    Base                    CENTER HEADQUARTERS
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Kirtland Air Force      SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES           83,000         83,000
                                    Base                    OFFICE HEADQUARTERS.
                                 North Carolina
    Air Force                      Seymour Johnson Air     CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...             0         54,000
                                    Force Base
    Air Force                      Seymour Johnson Air     COMBAT ARMS TRAINING AND                0         41,000
                                    Force Base              MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.
                                 Norway
    Air Force                      Royal Norwegian Air     QUICK REACTION AIRCRAFT            72,000         72,000
                                    Force Base Rygge        HANGAR.
                                 Ohio
    Air Force                      Wright-Patterson Air    AI SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER                0              0
                                    Force Base              (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Wright-Patterson Air    HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER                0         45,000
                                    Force Base              LAB.
    Air Force                      Wright-Patterson Air    RUNWAY (DESIGN)............             0         15,000
                                    Force Base
                                 Oklahoma
    Air Force                      Tinker Air Force Base   BOMBER AGILE COMMON HANGAR        127,000         15,000
                                                            (INC).
    Air Force                      Tinker Air Force Base   CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER...        54,000         54,000
    Air Force                      Tinker Air Force Base   E-7 SQUAD OPERATIONS CENTER             0         10,000
                                 South Dakota
    Air Force                      Ellsworth Air Force     B-21 ADD FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2        63,000         63,000
                                    Base
    Air Force                      Ellsworth Air Force     B-21 ALERT FACILITY........        71,000         71,000
                                    Base
    Air Force                      Ellsworth Air Force     B-21 ENVIRONMENTAL                 75,000         75,000
                                    Base                    PROTECTION SHELTERS.
    Air Force                      Ellsworth Air Force     B-21 S. ENVIRONMENTAL              88,000         88,000
                                    Base                    PROTECTION SHELTERS.
    Air Force                      Ellsworth Air Force     B-21 W. ALERT APRON &              81,000         81,000
                                    Base                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                            SHELTERS.
                                 Tennessee
    Air Force                      Arnold Air Force Base   INSTALLATION ACP GATE 2                 0              0
                                                            UPGRADE.
                                 Texas
    Air Force                      Dyess Air Force Base    B-21 LOW OBSERVABLE                     0         24,700
                                                            CORROSION HANGAR AND THE
                                                            MISSION PLANNING FACILITY
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Dyess Air Force Base    B-21 MISSION PLANNING              78,000         78,000
                                                            FACILITY.
    Air Force                      Dyess Air Force Base    B-21 UTILITIES & SITE              12,800         12,800
                                                            IMPROVEMENTS.
    Air Force                      Dyess Air Force Base    GATE REPAIRS (DESIGN)......             0          4,500
    Air Force                      Goodfellow Air Force    PIPELINE STUDENT DORMITORY.       112,000         23,000
                                    Base
    Air Force                      Joint Base San Antonio- BMT CLASSROOMS/DINING              79,000         39,000
                                    Lackland                FACILITY 4 (INC).
                                 United Kingdom
    Air Force                      Royal Air Force         RADR STORAGE FACILITY......        20,000         20,000
                                    Feltwell
    Air Force                      Royal Air Force         SURETY: COMMAND POST.......       104,000         10,000
                                    Lakenheath
    Air Force                      Royal Air Force         SURETY: DEFENDER OPERATIONS       149,000         10,000
                                    Lakenheath              COMPOUND.
                                 Utah
    Air Force                      Hill Air Force Base     F-35 CANOPY REPAIR FACILITY             0          2,600
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air Force                      Hill Air Force Base     F-35 MAINTENANCE FACILITY,         22,000         22,000
                                                            PHASE 1 (INC).
    Air Force                      Hill Air Force Base     T-7A DEPOT MAINTENANCE            178,000        113,000
                                                            COMPLEX (INC).
                                 Virginia
    Air Force                      Joint Base Langley-     FUEL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE                 0              0
                                    Eustis                  DOCK.
    Air Force                      Langley Air Force Base  192ND WING HEADQUARTERS                 0              0
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Washington
    Air Force                      Fairchild Air Force     ALTERATION AIRCRAFT PARTS               0          2,500
                                    Base                    WAREHOUSE (DESIGN).
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   BARRACKS (DESIGN)..........             0         50,000
                                    Locations
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................       573,223        573,223
                                    Locations
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION (AIR FORCE)
                                                            ($3,093,331 TRANSFERRED
                                                            FROM O&M).
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION (SPACE
                                                            FORCE).
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   INDOPACOM MILITARY                123,800        123,800
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                  72,900         72,900
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY              0         10,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (DEMOLITION).
    Air Force                      Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILITARY              0         40,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (LABS).
                                 Wyoming
    Air Force                      F.E. Warren Air Force   GBSD UTILITY CORRIDOR (INC)       130,000        130,000
                                    Base
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force                                        3,721,473      3,394,773
                                   ......................
    DEFENSE-WIDE
                                 Alabama
    Defense-Wide                   DLA Distribution        GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE..        32,000         32,000
                                    Center Anniston
                                 California
    Defense-Wide                   Armed Forces Reserve    POWER GENERATION &                      0         20,600
                                    Center Mountain View    MICROGRID.
    Defense-Wide                   Naval Base Coronado     SOF SEAL TEAM SEVENTEEN                 0         75,900
                                                            OPERATIONS FACILITY.
    Defense-Wide                   Travis Air Force Base   MEDICAL WAREHOUSE ADDITION.        49,980         49,980
    Defense-Wide                   Travis Air Force Base   POWER GENERATION &                      0         25,120
                                                            MICROGRID.
                                 Cuba
    Defense-Wide                   Naval Station           HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT (INC          35,794         35,794
                                    Guantanamo Bay          3).
                                 Florida
    Defense-Wide                   Homestead Air Reserve   SOF CLIMATE CONTROLLED                  0         33,000
                                    Base                    TACTICAL STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
    Defense-Wide                   Marine Corps Support    POWER GENERATION &                      0         30,500
                                    Facility Blount         ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
                                    Island                  RESILIENCE.
                                 Georgia
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Benning            DEXTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...       127,375         22,375
                                 Germany
    Defense-Wide                   Rhine Ordnance          MEDICAL CENTER REPLACEMENT         99,167         99,167
                                    Barracks                (INC 12).
    Defense-Wide                   U.S. Army Garrison      POWER GENERATION &                      0         73,000
                                    Ansbach (Storck         MICROGRID.
                                    Barracks)
    Defense-Wide                   U.S. Army Garrison      SOF HUMAN PERFORMANCE              16,700         16,700
                                    Rheinland-Pfalz         TRAINING CENTER.
                                 Guam
    Defense-Wide                   Joint Region Marianas   PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM,         183,900         83,900
                                                            COMMAND CENTER (INC).
    Defense-Wide                   Joint Region Marianas   PDI: GUAM DEFENSE SYSTEM,          61,903         61,903
                                                            EIAMD, PHASE 1 (INC).
    Defense-Wide                   Joint Region Marianas   POWER RESILIENCY UPGRADES..             0              0
    Defense-Wide                   Naval Base Guam         POWER GENERATION &                      0         63,010
                                                            MICROGRID.
                                 Japan
    Defense-Wide                   Marine Corps Air        POWER GENERATION &                      0         10,000
                                    Station Iwakuni         MICROGRID.
                                 Maryland
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Meade              NSAW EAST CAMPUS BUILDING         455,000        230,000
                                                            #5 (INC 2).
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Meade              NSAW VENONA WIDENING.......        26,600         26,600
    Defense-Wide                   Walter Reed National    MEDCEN ADDITION/ALTERATION         70,000         70,000
                                    Military Medical        (INC 9).
                                    Center
                                 Massachusetts
    Defense-Wide                   Cape Cod Space Force    POWER GENERATION &                      0         10,000
                                    Station                 MICROGRID.
                                 New Mexico
    Defense-Wide                   White Sands Missile     POWER GENERATION &                      0         38,500
                                    Range                   MICROGRID.
                                 North Carolina
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Bragg              POWER GENERATION &                      0         80,000
                                                            MICROGRID.
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Bragg              SOF FORWARD OPERATING BASE              0         44,700
                                                            FREEDOM UPGRADES.
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Bragg              SOF JOINT INTELLIGENCE                  0          8,100
                                                            CENTER (DESIGN).
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Bragg              SOF MISSION COMMAND CENTER.       130,000         80,000
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Bragg              SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION         80,000         80,000
                                                            SUPPLY POINT PHASE 1.
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Bragg              SOF OPERATIONAL AMMUNITION              0         65,000
                                                            SUPPLY POINT PHASE 2.
    Defense-Wide                   Marine Corps Base Camp  SOF COMBAT SERIVCE SUPPORT/             0         51,400
                                    Lejeune                 MOTOR TRANSPORT EXPANSION.
    Defense-Wide                   Marine Corps Base Camp  SOF MARINE RAIDER BATTALION        90,000         90,000
                                    Lejeune                 OPS FACILITY (INC).
                                 Pennsylvania
    Defense-Wide                   Defense Distribution    GENERAL PURPOSE WAREHOUSE..        90,000         90,000
                                    Depot New Cumberland
    Defense-Wide                   Harrisburg Air          SOF SIMULATOR FACILITY (MC-        13,400         13,400
                                    National Guard Base     130J).
                                 Puerto Rico
    Defense-Wide                   Punta Borinquen         RAMEY UNIT SCHOOL                 155,000         66,519
                                                            REPLACEMENT.
                                 Texas
    Defense-Wide                   Camp Swift              SMART WATER GRID...........             0         19,800
    Defense-Wide                   Fort Hood               CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT.......             0         34,500
    Defense-Wide                   NSA Texas               NSA/CSS TEXAS CRYPTOLOGIC         500,000        500,000
                                                            CENTER (INC).
                                 United Kingdom
    Defense-Wide                   Royal Air Force         HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, PHASE       322,200         47,200
                                    Lakenheath              2 (INC).
    Defense-Wide                   Royal Air Force         SOF MRSP & PARTS STORAGE...        45,000         45,000
                                    Mildenhall
                                 Utah
    Defense-Wide                   Camp Williams           POWER GENERATION &                      0         28,500
                                                            MICROGRID.
                                 Virginia
    Defense-Wide                   Pentagon                OPERATIONS FACILITY........        34,000         34,000
                                 Washington
    Defense-Wide                   Fairchild Air Force     HYDRANT SYSTEM AREA C......        85,000         85,000
                                    Base
    Defense-Wide                   Manchester              BULK STORAGE TANKS, PHASE 3        71,000         71,000
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (DEFENSE-WIDE)......        26,571         26,571
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (DHA)...............        29,077         29,077
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (DLA)...............        30,900         30,900
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (ERCIP).............        38,669         38,669
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (MDA)...............        21,360         21,360
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (NSA)...............        14,842         14,842
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (SOCOM).............        32,731         32,731
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (TJS)...............         2,000          2,000
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (WHS)...............        14,851         14,851
                                    Locations
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   ENERGY RESILIENCE &               684,330              0
                                    Locations               CONSERVATION INVESTMENT
                                                            PROGRAM.
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   EXERCISE RELATED MINOR              4,727          4,727
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   INDOPACOM MILITARY                 77,000         77,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                   3,000          3,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (DEFENSE-
                                                            WIDE).
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                   3,084          3,084
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (DLA).
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                   4,140          4,140
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (MDA).
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                   6,000          6,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (NSA).
    Defense-Wide                   Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                  25,000         25,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION (SOCOM).
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Defense-Wide                                     3,792,301      2,976,120
                                   ......................
    ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
                                 Arizona
    Army National Guard            Camp Navajo             BRIDGE (DESIGN)............             0              0
                                 Guam
    Army National Guard            Joint Forces            READINESS CENTER ADDITION..        55,000         55,000
                                    Headquarters--Guam
                                 Illinois
    Army National Guard            General Richard L.      READINESS CENTER ALTERATION             0              0
                                    Jones National Guard    (DESIGN).
                                    Readiness Center
    Army National Guard            Marseilles Training     RANGE CONTROL (DESIGN).....             0          3,050
                                    Center
    Army National Guard            Peoria Armory           READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)..             0          8,000
                                 Indiana
    Army National Guard            Shelbyville Armory      AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR             0         55,000
                                                            ADDITION/ALTERATION.
                                 Iowa
    Army National Guard            Waterloo Armory         NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE             13,800         13,800
                                                            MAINTENANCE SHOP.
                                 Kentucky
    Army National Guard            Jackson Field           VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SHOP                0          1,850
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Michigan
    Army National Guard            Camp Grayling           ALL-DOMAIN WARFIGHTING                  0          4,400
                                                            TRAINING COMPLEX (DESIGN).
                                 Mississippi
    Army National Guard            Camp Shelby             ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT                   0         11,600
                                                            FACILITY AND READINESS
                                                            CENTER (DESIGN).
    Army National Guard            Meridian Readiness      ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT                   0          2,200
                                    Center and Army         FACILITY (DESIGN).
                                    Aviation Support
                                    Facility
                                 Nevada
    Army National Guard            Henderson Armory        ARMORY EXPANSION (DESIGN)..             0              0
                                 New Hampshire
    Army National Guard            Plymouth Training       NATIONAL GUARD READINESS           26,000         26,000
                                    Center                  CENTER.
                                 New Mexico
    Army National Guard            Santa Fe Training       SOLDIER PERFORMANCE                     0          4,250
                                    Center                  READINESS CENTER (DESIGN).
                                 New York
    Army National Guard            Albany                  READINESS CENTER...........             0         90,000
                                 North Carolina
    Army National Guard            Salisbury Training      AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR             0         69,000
                                    Center                  ADDITION/ALTERATION.
                                 North Dakota
    Army National Guard            Jamestown Armory        ARMORY (DESIGN)............             0          5,200
                                 Oregon
    Army National Guard            Naval Weapons Systems   AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE                  0         16,000
                                    Training Facility       MACHINE GUN (MPMG) RANGE.
                                    Boardman
                                 South Dakota
    Army National Guard            Watertown Training      NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLE             28,000         28,000
                                    Center                  MAINTENANCE SHOP.
                                 Tennessee
    Army National Guard            Smyrna Training Site    AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR             0          4,000
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Vermont
    Army National Guard            Swanton Armory          READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)..             0              0
                                 Virginia
    Army National Guard            Army Aviation Support   COST TO COMPLETE--AIRCRAFT         15,500         15,500
                                    Facility Sandston       MAINTENANCE HANGAR.
                                 Washington
    Army National Guard            Fairchild Air Force     DINING FACILITY (DESIGN)...             0          3,800
                                    Base
                                 Wisconsin
    Army National Guard            Black River Falls       READINESS CENTER (DESIGN)..             0              0
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Army National Guard            Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................        13,580         13,580
                                    Locations
    Army National Guard            Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION.
    Army National Guard            Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                       0              0
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Army National Guard                                151,880        430,230
                                   ......................
    ARMY RESERVE
                                 Alabama
    Army Reserve                   Maxwell Air Force Base  AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                0         28,000
                                                            ACTIVITY.
                                 Alaska
    Army Reserve                   Joint Base Elmendorf-   MAINTENANCE FACILITY.......             0         46,000
                                    Richardson
                                 Illinois
    Army Reserve                   Fort Sheridan           AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT                0         36,000
                                                            ACTIVITY.
                                 Kentucky
    Army Reserve                   Fort Knox               AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY..             0         50,000
                                 Pennsylvania
    Army Reserve                   New Castle Army         AREA MAINTENANCE SUPPORT           30,000         30,000
                                    Reserve Center          ACTIVITY/VMS/LAND.
                                 Texas
    Army Reserve                   Camp Bullis             ARMY RESERVE CENTER                     0          5,000
                                                            BUILDING (DESIGN).
    Army Reserve                   Conroe Army Reserve     ROTARY-WING LANDING PAD &               0              0
                                    Center                  TAXIWAY.
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Army Reserve                   Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................         6,013          6,013
                                    Locations
    Army Reserve                   Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION.
    Army Reserve                   Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                   6,226          6,226
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Army Reserve                                        42,239        207,239
                                   ......................
    NAVY RESERVE & MARINE CORPS RESERVE
                                 Maine
    Navy Reserve & Marine Corps    Portsmouth Naval        PARKING CONSOLIDATION                   0              0
     Reserve                        Shipyard                (DESIGN).
                                 Texas
    Navy Reserve & Marine Corps    Naval Air Station       AIRCRAFT HANGAR                         0         50,000
     Reserve                        Joint Reserve Base      MODERNIZATION.
                                    Fort Worth
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Navy Reserve & Marine Corps    Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................         2,255          2,255
     Reserve                        Locations
    Navy Reserve & Marine Corps    Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
     Reserve                        Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION (MARINE
                                                            CORPS RESERVE).
    Navy Reserve & Marine Corps    Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
     Reserve                        Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION (NAVY
                                                            RESERVE).
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Navy Reserve & Marine Corps Reserve                  2,255         52,255
                                   ......................
    AIR NATIONAL GUARD
                                 Alaska
    Air National Guard             Eielson Air Force Base  BCE PAVEMENTS & GROUNDS                 0         15,000
                                                            FACILITY.
    Air National Guard             Joint Base Elmendorf-   BASE SUPPLY COMPLEX........        46,000         46,000
                                    Richardson
                                 Georgia
    Air National Guard             Savannah Combat         TROOP CAMP (DESIGN)........             0          3,800
                                    Readiness Training
                                    Center
    Air National Guard             Savannah Hilton Head    C-130J CORROSION CONTROL                0         11,400
                                    International Airport   FACILITY.
    Air National Guard             Savannah Hilton Head    DINING HALL & SERVICES             27,000         27,000
                                    International Airport   TRAIN FACILITY.
                                 Illinois
    Air National Guard             Scott Air Force Base    AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR             0          6,000
                                                            (DESIGN).
                                 Indiana
    Air National Guard             Fort Wayne              F16 MISSION TRAINING                    0         18,000
                                    International Airport   FACILITY (DESIGN).
                                 Iowa
    Air National Guard             Sioux Gateway Airport   ADAL AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON             0         50,000
    Air National Guard             Sioux Gateway Airport   EXTEND RUNWAY 13-31........             0         65,000
    Air National Guard             Sioux Gateway Airport   REPAIR RUNWAY 13-31........             0         90,000
    Air National Guard             Sioux Gateway Airport   WARM-UP / HOLDING PAD......             0         15,000
                                 Maine
    Air National Guard             Bangor Air National     MENG 101ST ARW AMXS/AGE                 0              0
                                    Guard Base              FACILITY (DESIGN).
                                 Maryland
    Air National Guard             Warfield Air National   ENGINE SOUND SUPPRESSOR                 0          1,000
                                    Guard Base              EQUIPMENT (DESIGN).
                                 Massachusetts
    Air National Guard             Otis Air National       DINING FACILITY / EMEDS....        31,000         31,000
                                    Guard Base
                                 Michigan
    Air National Guard             Selfridge Air National  BRAVO RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT                0          2,400
                                    Guard Base              (DESIGN).
    Air National Guard             Selfridge Air National  RUNWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT              0          9,000
                                    Guard Base              (DESIGN).
    Air National Guard             Selfridge Air National  TAXIWAY ALPHA RUNWAY                    0          2,800
                                    Guard Base              IMPROVEMENT (DESIGN).
                                 Mississippi
    Air National Guard             Key Field Air National  BASE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE......        19,000         19,000
                                    Guard Base
    Air National Guard             Key Field Air National  CORROSION CONTROL HANGAR                0          6,700
                                    Guard Base              (DESIGN).
                                 Nevada
    Air National Guard             Reno-Tahoe              ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND                  0          3,200
                                    International Airport   SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FACILITY
                                                            (DESIGN).
    Air National Guard             Reno-Tahoe              FUEL CELL HANGAR (DESIGN)..             0          5,400
                                    International Airport
                                 New Hampshire
    Air National Guard             Pease Air National      JOINT USE CHILD DEVELOPMENT             0              0
                                    Guard Base              CENTER (DESIGN).
    Air National Guard             Pease Air National      SMALL ARMS RANGE...........             0         16,000
                                    Guard Base
                                 New Jersey
    Air National Guard             Atlantic City Air       ADAL MAINTENANCE HANGAR AIR             0         68,000
                                    National Guard Base     NATIONAL GUARD/SHOPS.
                                 Oregon
    Air National Guard             Kingsley Field Air      ACADEMIC TRAINING CENTER                0              0
                                    National Guard Base     (DESIGN).
    Air National Guard             Klamath Falls Airport   F-35 FTU ACADEMIC TRAINING              0         80,000
                                                            CENTER.
    Air National Guard             Portland International  ADAL COMMUNICATIONS ANNEX..        16,500         16,500
                                    Airport
                                 Utah
    Air National Guard             Salt Lake City          FUEL CELL CORROSION CONTROL             0         73,000
                                    International Airport   HANGAR.
    Air National Guard             Salt Lake City          MAINTENANCE HANGAR & SHOPS.             0         72,000
                                    International Airport
                                 West Virginia
    Air National Guard             Mclaughlin Air          SQUADRON OPERATIONS                     0              0
                                    National Guard Base     FACILITY (DESIGN).
                                 Wisconsin
    Air National Guard             Volk Air National       ADAL ACS COMPLEX...........             0          8,400
                                    Guard Base
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Air National Guard             Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................        24,146         24,146
                                    Locations
    Air National Guard             Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION.
    Air National Guard             Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                  25,000         25,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Air National Guard                                 188,646        810,746
                                   ......................
    AIR FORCE RESERVE
                                 Delaware
    Air Force Reserve              Dover Air Force Base    512TH OPERATIONS GROUP             42,000              0
                                                            FACILITY.
                                 Georgia
    Air Force Reserve              Dobbins Air Reserve     ENTRY CONTROL FACILITY                  0          3,200
                                    Base                    (DESIGN).
                                 New York
    Air Force Reserve              Niagara Falls Air       COMBINED OPERATIONS                     0         54,000
                                    Reserve Station         FACILITY.
                                 South Carolina
    Air Force Reserve              Joint Base Charleston   AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION                  0         33,000
                                                            FACILITY.
                                 Texas
    Air Force Reserve              Joint Base San Antonio- C5M AGE MAINTENANCE                18,000         18,000
                                    Lackland                FACILITY.
                                 Virginia
    Air Force Reserve              Joint Base Langley-     TARGETING ISR CRITICAL                  0         15,000
                                    Eustis                  COMMUNICATIONS DATA
                                                            FACILITY (DESIGN).
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Air Force Reserve              Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................           270            270
                                    Locations
    Air Force Reserve              Unspecified Worldwide   FACILITIES, SUSTAINMENT,                0              0
                                    Locations               RESTORATION &
                                                            MODERNIZATION.
    Air Force Reserve              Unspecified Worldwide   UNSPECIFIED MINOR                     188            188
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Military Construction, Air Force Reserve                                   60,458        123,658
                                   ......................
    NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    NATO                           NATO Security           NATO SECURITY INVESTMENT          481,832        531,832
                                    Investment Program      PROGRAM.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal NATO Security Investment Program                                          481,832        531,832
    INDOPACIFIC COMBATANT COMMAND
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    MILCON, INDOPACOM              Unspecified Worldwide   INDOPACOM MILITARY                      0        150,000
                                    Locations               CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal INDOPACOM MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM                                   0        150,000
                                   ......................
          TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION                                                     16,627,720     17,521,977
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING
    FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, ARMY
                                 Belgium
    Fam Hsg Con, Army              Chievres Air Base       FAMILY HOUSING NEW                145,042         45,042
                                                            CONSTRUCTION (100 UNITS).
                                 Germany
    Fam Hsg Con, Army              U.S. Army Garrison      FAMILY HOUSING REPLACEMENT         50,692         50,692
                                    Bavaria                 CONSTRUCTION (27 UNITS).
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg Con, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................        32,824         32,824
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Army                                         228,558        128,558
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING O&M, ARMY
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   FURNISHINGS................        16,254         16,254
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   HOUSING PRIVATIZATION              41,089         41,089
                                    Locations               SUPPORT.
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   LEASED HOUSING.............       116,275        116,275
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   MAINTENANCE................       110,941        110,941
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   MANAGEMENT.................        41,450         41,450
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   MISCELLANEOUS..............           319            319
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   SERVICES...................         8,096          8,096
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Army              Unspecified Worldwide   UTILITIES..................        43,994         43,994
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Army                              378,418        378,418
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
                                 Guam
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Joint Region Marianas   COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE          19,384         19,384
     Corps                                                  ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 4
                                                            (68 UNITS).
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Joint Region Marianas   COST TO COMPLETE--REPLACE          18,000         18,000
     Corps                                                  ANDERSEN HOUSING, PHASE 7
                                                            (46 UNITS).
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Joint Region Marianas   REPLACE ANDERSEN HOUSING,          65,378         65,378
     Corps                                                  PHASE 9 (136 UNITS) (INC).
                                 Japan
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Marine Corps Air        REPAIR WHOLE HOUSE BUILDING        11,230         11,230
     Corps                          Station Iwakuni         1255 (6 UNITS).
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................         3,806          3,806
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN (DPRI/GUAM).........         2,799          2,799
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg Con, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   NAVY SOUTHEAST MHPI (2ND           57,000         57,000
     Corps                          Locations               RESTRUCTURE) (100 UNITS).
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Navy & Marine Corps                          177,597        177,597
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING O&M, NAVY & MARINE CORPS
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   FURNISHINGS................        16,820         16,820
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   HOUSING PRIVATIZATION              57,061         57,061
     Corps                          Locations               SUPPORT.
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   LEASING....................        68,426         68,426
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   MAINTENANCE................       112,019        112,019
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   MANAGEMENT.................        56,956         56,956
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   MISCELLANEOUS..............           435            435
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   SERVICES...................        17,424         17,424
     Corps                          Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Navy & Marine     Unspecified Worldwide   UTILITIES..................        44,967         44,967
     Corps                          Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Navy & Marine Corps               374,108        374,108
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION, AIR FORCE
                                 Colorado
    Fam Hsg Con, Air Force         Buckley Air Force Base  MHPI RESTRUCTURE (351              12,000         12,000
                                                            UNITS).
                                 Hawaii
    Fam Hsg Con, Air Force         Joint Base Pearl        MHPI RESTRUCTURE (460             147,555        147,555
                                    Harbor-Hickam           UNITS).
                                 Japan
    Fam Hsg Con, Air Force         Kadena Air Base         FAMILY HOUSING                     34,100         34,100
                                                            IMPROVEMENTS, KADENA TOWER
                                                            4511 (68 UNITS).
    Fam Hsg Con, Air Force         Yokota Air Base         FAMILY HOUSING                     44,000         44,000
                                                            IMPROVEMENTS, PAIP 9,
                                                            PHASE 3 (34 UNITS).
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg Con, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   DESIGN.....................        36,575         36,575
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Construction, Air Force                                    274,230        274,230
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING O&M, AIR FORCE
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   FURNISHINGS................        31,275         31,275
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   HOUSING PRIVATIZATION              38,987         38,987
                                    Locations               SUPPORT.
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   LEASING....................         5,436          5,436
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   MAINTENANCE................       142,572        142,572
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   MANAGEMENT.................        54,581         54,581
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   MISCELLANEOUS..............         1,475          1,475
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   SERVICES...................        12,701         12,701
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Air Force         Unspecified Worldwide   UTILITIES..................        72,738         72,738
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Air Force                         359,765        359,765
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING O&M, DEFENSE-WIDE
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   FURNISHINGS (DIA)..........           553            553
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   FURNISHINGS (NSA)..........            93             93
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   LEASING (DIA)..............        33,911         33,911
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   LEASING (NSA)..............        14,320         14,320
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   MAINTENANCE (NSA)..........            37             37
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   UTILITIES (DIA)............         4,445          4,445
                                    Locations
    Fam Hsg O&M, Defense-Wide      Unspecified Worldwide   UTILITIES (NSA)............            15             15
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Operation & Maintenance, Defense-Wide                       53,374         53,374
                                   ......................
    FAMILY HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Family Housing Improvement     Unspecified Worldwide   ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--           8,315          8,315
     Fund                           Locations               FHIF.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Family Housing Improvement Fund                                             8,315          8,315
                                   ......................
    UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT FUND
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    Unaccompanied Housing          Unspecified Worldwide   ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES--             497            497
     Improvement Fund               Locations               UHIF.
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund                                        497            497
                                   ......................
          TOTAL FAMILY HOUSING                                                             1,854,862      1,754,862
    DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE
    BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, ARMY
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    BRAC, Army                     Unspecified Worldwide   BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE.       171,870        171,870
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Army                                        171,870        171,870
                                   ......................
    BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, NAVY
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    BRAC, Navy                     Unspecified Worldwide   BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE.       112,791        162,791
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Navy                                        112,791        162,791
                                   ......................
    BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, AIR FORCE
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    BRAC, Air Force                Unspecified Worldwide   BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE.       124,196        124,196
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Air Force                                   124,196        124,196
                                   ......................
    BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, DEFENSE-WIDE
                                 Worldwide Unspecified
    BRAC, Defense-Wide             Unspecified Worldwide   BASE REALIGNMENT & CLOSURE.         1,304          1,304
                                    Locations
                                 ........................
          Subtotal Base Realignment and Closure--Defense-Wide                                  1,304          1,304
                                   ......................
          TOTAL DEFENSE BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE                                         410,161        460,161
                                   ......................
          TOTAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, FAMILY HOUSING, AND BRAC                           18,892,743     19,737,000
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          TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

    SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS.

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    SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS (In Thousands
                                   of Dollars)
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                                                   FY 2026      Conference
                      Program                      Request      Authorized
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    Discretionary Summary By Appropriation
      Energy And Water Development, And
       Related Agencies
      Appropriation Summary:
        Nuclear Energy........................       160,000        160,000
        Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D........       278,000              0

        Atomic Energy Defense Activities
          National nuclear security
           administration:
            Weapons activities................    20,074,400     21,028,745
            Defense nuclear nonproliferation..     2,284,600      2,284,600
            Naval reactors....................     2,346,000      2,101,000
            Federal salaries and expenses.....       555,000        555,000
          Total, National Nuclear Security        25,260,000     25,969,345
           Administration.....................

          Environmental and other defense
           activities:
            Defense environmental cleanup.....     6,956,000      6,956,000
            Other defense activities..........     1,182,000      1,182,000
          Total, Environmental & other defense     8,138,000      8,138,000
           activities.........................
        Total, Atomic Energy Defense              33,398,000     34,107,345
         Activities...........................
    Total, Discretionary Funding..............    33,836,000     34,267,345

    Nuclear Energy
      Idaho sitewide safeguards and security..       160,000        160,000
    Total, Nuclear Energy.....................       160,000        160,000

    Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D
      Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D Program..       278,000              0
        Program decrease......................                    [-278,000]
    Total, Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D.....       278,000              0

    Weapons Activities
      Stockpile Management
        Stockpile Major Modernization
          B61-12 Life Extension Program.......        16,000         16,000
          W80-4 Life Extension Program........     1,259,048      1,259,048
          SLCM-N Warhead......................             0         50,000
            Reconciliation adjustment.........                      [50,000]
          W87-1 Modification Program..........       649,096        649,096
          W93 Program.........................       806,797        806,797
          B61-13..............................        49,357         49,357
        Total, Stockpile Major Modernization..     2,780,298      2,830,298

        Stockpile services
          Stockpile Sustainment...............     1,720,200      1,720,200
          Weapons Dismantlement and                   82,367         82,367
           Disposition........................
          Production Operations...............     1,020,243      1,020,243
          Nuclear Enterprise Assurance........       117,193        117,193
          Subtotal, Stockpile Services........     2,940,003      2,940,003
      Total, Stockpile Management.............     5,720,301      5,770,301

      Production Modernization
        Primary Capability Modernization
          Plutonium Modernization
            Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization
              Los Alamos Pit Production.......       982,263        982,263
              21-D-512 Plutonium Pit                 509,316        509,316
               Production Project, LANL.......
              15-D-302 TA-55 Reinvestments             7,942          7,942
               Project, Phase 3, LANL.........
              07-D-220-04 Transuranic Liquid           5,865          5,865
               Waste Facility, LANL...........
              04-D-125 Chemistry and                       0              0
               Metallurgy Research Replacement
               Project, LANL..................
            Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium         1,505,386      1,505,386
             Modernization....................
            Savannah River Plutonium
             Modernization
              Savannah River Pit Production...        75,486         75,486
              21-D-511 Savannah River              1,130,000      1,130,000
               Plutonium Processing Facility,
               SRS............................
            Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium     1,205,486      1,205,486
             Modernization....................
            Enterprise Plutonium Support......       122,094        122,094
          Total, Plutonium Modernization......     2,832,966      2,832,966
          High Explosives and Energetics
              High Explosives & Energetics....       132,023        132,023
              21-D-510 HE Synthesis                        0              0
               Formulation and Production, PX.
              PFAS Binder Mitigation and                   0              0
               Future Alternatives............
          Total, High Explosives and                 132,023        132,023
           Energetics.........................
        Total, Primary Capability                  2,964,989      2,964,989
         Modernization........................

        Secondary Capability Modernization
          Secondary Capability Modernization..       770,186        770,186
          18-D-690 Lithium Processing                      0         65,000
           Facility, Y-12.....................
            Reconciliation adjustment.........                      [65,000]
          06-D-141 Uranium Processing                      0        500,000
           Facility, Y-12.....................
            Reconciliation adjustment.........                     [500,000]
        Total, Secondary Capability                  770,186      1,335,186
         Modernization........................

        Tritium and Defense Fuels Program
          Tritium and Defense Fuels Program...       568,384        568,384
          18-D-650 Tritium Finishing Facility,             0              0
           SRS................................
        Total, Tritium and Defense Fuels             568,384        568,384
         Program..............................

        Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization..       221,588        221,588
        26-D-511 MESA Photolithography                40,000         40,000
         Capability (MPC), SNL................
        26-D-510 Product Realization                  15,000         15,000
         Infrastructure for Stockpile
         Modernization (PRISM), LLNL..........
        Warhead Assembly Modernization........        34,336         34,336
        Capability Based Investments..........       177,996        177,996
        22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL             0        115,000
          Reconciliation adjustment...........                     [115,000]
      Total, Production Modernization.........     4,792,479      5,472,479

      Stockpile Research, Technology, and
       Engineering
        Assessment Science....................       980,959        980,959
        26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project         20,000         20,000
         (LAMP), LANL.........................
        24-D-513 Z-pinch Experimental                      0         57,345
         Underground System (ZEUS) Test Bed
         Facilities Improvement (ZTBFI), NNSS.
          Reconciliation adjustment...........                      [57,345]
        17-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements                  0         64,000
         Project, NNSS........................
          Reconciliation adjustment...........                      [64,000]
        Engineering and Integrated Assessments       399,777        399,777
        26-D-513 Combined Radiation                   52,248         52,248
         Environments for Survivability
         Testing, SNL.........................
        Inertial Confinement Fusion...........       699,206        699,206
        26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield            26,000         26,000
         Capability, LLNL.....................
        Advanced Simulation and Computing.....       865,995        865,995
        Weapon Technology and Manufacturing          276,279        276,279
         Maturation...........................
      Total, Stockpile Research, Technology,       3,320,464      3,441,809
       and Engineering........................

      Academic Programs.......................        94,000         94,000
      Total, Academic Programs................        94,000         94,000

      Infrastructure and Operations
        Operations of facilities..............     1,722,000      1,722,000
        Safety and environmental operations...       194,360        194,360
        Maintenance and repair of facilities..       920,000        920,000
        Recapitalization......................       741,179        741,179
        Construction:
          25-D-511 PULSE New Access, NNSS.....             0         48,000
            Reconciliation adjustment.........                      [48,000]
          23-D-517 Electrical Power Capacity               0         85,000
           Upgrade, LANL......................
            Reconciliation adjustment.........                      [85,000]
        Total, Construction...................             0        133,000
      Total, Infrastructure and operations....     3,577,539      3,710,539

      Secure transportation asset
        Operations and equipment..............       299,541        299,541
        Program direction.....................       149,244        149,244
      Total, Secure transportation asset......       448,785        448,785

      Defense Nuclear Security
        Operations and Maintenance............     1,245,418      1,245,418
      Total, Defense nuclear security.........     1,245,418      1,245,418

      Information technology and cybersecurity       811,208        781,208
        Program decrease......................                     [-30,000]
      Legacy contractor pensions..............        64,206         64,206
    Total, Weapons Activities.................    20,074,400     21,028,745

    Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
      Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
       Programs
        Global material security
          International nuclear security......        62,865         62,865
          Radiological security...............       186,406        186,406
          Nuclear smuggling detection and            140,601        140,601
           deterrence.........................
        Total, Global material security.......       389,872        389,872

        Material management and minimization
          Reactor Conversion and Uranium              63,383         63,383
           Supply.............................
          Nuclear Material Removal and                61,000         61,000
           Elimination........................
          Plutonium Disposition...............       150,686        150,686
        Total, Material management &                 275,069        275,069
         minimization.........................

        Nonproliferation and arms control.....       221,008        221,008

        Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D
          Proliferation Detection.............       269,376        269,376
          Nuclear Detonation Detection........       307,435        307,435
          Forensics R&D.......................        20,460         20,460
          Nonproliferation Stewardship Program       149,383        149,383
        Total, Defense nuclear                       746,654        746,654
         nonproliferation R&D.................

        Nonproliferation Construction:
          18-D-150 Surplus Plutonium                  50,000         50,000
           Disposition Project, SRS...........
        Total, Nonproliferation construction..        50,000         50,000
      Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation      1,682,603      1,682,603
       Programs...............................

        Nuclear counterterrorism and incident
         response program
          Emergency Management................        33,122         33,122
          Counterterrorism and                       596,878        596,878
           Counterproliferation...............
        Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and          630,000        630,000
         Incident Response Program............

      Legacy contractor pensions..............        20,993         20,993
      Use of Prior Year Balances..............       -48,996        -48,996
    Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation...     2,284,600      2,284,600

    Naval Reactors
      Naval reactors development..............       884,579        884,579
      Columbia-Class reactor systems                  35,300         35,300
       development............................
      Naval reactors operations and                  703,581        703,581
       infrastructure.........................
      Program direction.......................        61,540         61,540
      Construction:
        26-D-530 East Side Office Building....        75,000         75,000
        25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition        60,000         60,000
         Project..............................
        14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling                 526,000        281,000
         Recapitalization Project, NRF........
          Program decrease....................                    [-245,000]
      Total, Construction.....................       661,000        416,000
    Total, Naval Reactors.....................     2,346,000      2,101,000

    Federal Salaries And Expenses
      Program Direction.......................       555,000        555,000
    Total, Federal Salaries And Expenses......       555,000        555,000

    Defense Environmental Cleanup
      Closure sites:
        Closure sites administration..........           500            500

      Richland:
        River corridor and other cleanup              68,562         68,562
         operations...........................
        Central plateau remediation...........       754,259        754,259
        Richland community and regulatory             10,700         10,700
         support..............................
        Construction:
          22-D-402 L-897, 200 Area Water               4,000          4,000
           Treatment Facility.................
        Total, Construction--Richland.........         4,000          4,000
      Total, Richland.........................       837,521        837,521

      Office of River Protection:
        Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant         390,415        390,415
         Commissioning........................
        Rad liquid tank waste stabilization          923,212        923,212
         and disposition......................
        Construction:
          01-D-16D High-Level Waste Facility..       600,000        600,000
          01-D-16E Pretreatment Facility......             0              0
          15-D-409 Low Activity Waste                 78,600         78,600
           Pretreatment System................
          23-D-403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank       108,200        108,200
           Farms Risk Management Project......
        Total, Construction--Office of River         786,800        786,800
         Protection ..........................

      Total, Office of River Protection.......     2,100,427      2,100,427

      Idaho National Laboratory:
        Idaho cleanup and waste disposition...       452,242        452,242
        Idaho community and regulatory support         3,779          3,779
          Construction:
            22-D-403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel          2,000          2,000
             Staging Facility.................
            23-D-402--Calcine Construction....         2,000          2,000
          Total, Construction--Idaho..........         4,000          4,000
      Total, Idaho National Laboratory........       460,021        460,021

      NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites
        Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory         1,955          1,955
        Nuclear facility D & D
          Separations Process Research Unit...           950            950
          Nevada Site.........................        64,835         64,835
          Sandia National Laboratories........         1,030          1,030
          Los Alamos National Laboratory......       278,288        278,288
          Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D....         1,693          1,693
      Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites..       348,751        348,751

      Oak Ridge Reservation:
        OR Nuclear facility D & D.............       346,562        346,562
        Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D......       346,562        346,562

        U233 Disposition Program..............        63,000         63,000
        OR cleanup and disposition............        75,000         75,000
          Construction:
            14-D-403 Outfall 200 Mercury              34,885         34,885
             Treatment Facility...............
            17-D-401 On-site waste disposal           15,050         15,050
             facility.........................
          Total, Construction--Oak Ridge......        49,935         49,935
        Total, OR cleanup and waste                  187,935        187,935
         disposition..........................

        OR community & regulatory support.....         5,900          5,900
        OR technology development and                  3,300          3,300
         deployment...........................
      Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............       543,697        543,697

      Savannah River Sites:
        Savannah River risk management               396,394        396,394
         operations...........................
          Construction:
            19-D-701 SR Security Systems                 708            708
             Replacement......................
        Total, Savannah River Risk Management        397,102        397,102
         Operations...........................

        SR Community and Regulatory Support...         5,317          5,317
        Savannah River National Laboratory            90,719         90,719
         Operations & Maintenance.............
        Radioactive Liquid Tank Waste              1,066,000      1,066,000
         Stabilization and Disposition........
          Construction:
            20-D-401 Saltstone Disposal Unit          52,500         52,500
             #10, 11, 12......................
          Total, Construction--Savannah River         52,500         52,500
           sites..............................
      Total, Savannah River sites.............     1,611,638      1,611,638

      Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
        Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...........       413,424        413,424
        Construction:
          21-D-401 Hoisting Capability Project         2,000          2,000
        Total, Construction--Waste Isolation           2,000          2,000
         Pilot Plant..........................
      Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant......       415,424        415,424

      Program Direction.......................       312,818        312,818
      Program Support.........................        20,320         20,320
      Safeguards and Security.................       288,871        288,871
      Technology Development and Deployment...        16,012         16,012
    Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup......     6,956,000      6,956,000

    Other Defense Activities
      Environment, health, safety and security
        Program direction.....................        90,555         90,555
        Environment, Health, Safety & Security       141,908        141,908
      Total, Environment, Health, safety and         232,463        232,463
       security...............................

      Office of Enterprise Assessments
        Program direction.....................        59,132         59,132
        Enterprise Assessments................        30,022         30,022
      Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments.        89,154         89,154

      Specialized security activities.........       441,000        441,000

      Office of Legacy Management
        Legacy management.....................       177,716        177,716
        Program direction.....................        22,542         22,542
      Total, Office of Legacy Management......       200,258        200,258

      Defense-related administrative support..       214,626        214,626

      Office of hearings and appeals..........         4,499          4,499
    Subtotal, Other Defense Activities........     1,182,000      1,182,000
    Total, Other Defense Activities...........     1,182,000      1,182,000
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     DIVISION E--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

    SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
        (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Department of
    State Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is
    as follows:
    Sec. 5001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 5002. Definitions.

                      TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

                   Subtitle A--Management and Consular Affairs

    Sec. 5111. Under Secretary for Management.
    Sec. 5112. Office of Medical Services.
    Sec. 5113. Assistant Secretary for Administration.
    Sec. 5114. Bureau of Administration.
    Sec. 5115. Office of the Historian.
    Sec. 5116. Chief information officer for diplomatic technology.
    Sec. 5117. Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.
    Sec. 5118. Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs.
    Sec. 5119. Bureau of Consular Affairs.
    Sec. 5120. Sense of Congress regarding modernization and realignment of
              consular systems.
    Sec. 5121. Fee for use of diplomatic reception rooms.

                           Subtitle B--Human Resources

    Sec. 5131. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources.
    Sec. 5132. Bureau of Human Resources.
    Sec. 5133. Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5134. Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5135. Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5136. Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program.
    Sec. 5137. Matters relating to the Foreign Service Institute.
    Sec. 5138. Fees for use of the George P. Schultz National Foreign
              Affairs Training Center.

                          Subtitle C--Political Affairs

    Sec. 5141. Under Secretary for Political Affairs.
    Sec. 5142. Congressional notification regarding changes to bureau
              jurisdiction.
    Sec. 5143. Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic.
    Sec. 5144. Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean region.
    Sec. 5145. Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
    Sec. 5146. Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
    Sec. 5147. Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs in Bureau of
              East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
    Sec. 5148. Countering PRC Influence Fund Unit.
    Sec. 5149. Assistant Secretary for African Affairs.
    Sec. 5150. Bureau of African Affairs.
    Sec. 5151. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs.
    Sec. 5152. Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
    Sec. 5153. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs.
    Sec. 5154. Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
    Sec. 5155. Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
    Sec. 5156. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
    Sec. 5157. Office of Haitian Affairs.
    Sec. 5158. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs.
    Sec. 5159. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
    Sec. 5160. Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit.
    Sec. 5161. Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs.
    Sec. 5162. Bureau of International Organization Affairs.

                            Subtitle D--Other Matters

    Sec. 5171. Periodic briefings from Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
    Sec. 5172. Support for congressional delegations.
    Sec. 5173. Notification requirements for authorized and ordered
              departures.
    Sec. 5174. Strengthening enterprise governance.
    Sec. 5175. Establishing and expanding the Regional China Officer
              program.
    Sec. 5176. Report on China's diplomatic posts.
    Sec. 5177. Notification of intent to reduce personnel at covered
              diplomatic posts.
    Sec. 5178. Foreign affairs manual changes.

                           TITLE II--WORKFORCE MATTERS

    Sec. 5201. Report on vetting of Foreign Service Institute language
              instructors.
    Sec. 5202. Training limitations.
    Sec. 5203. Language incentive pay for civil service employees.
    Sec. 5204. Options for comprehensive evaluations.
    Sec. 5205. Job share and part-time employment opportunities.
    Sec. 5206. Promoting reutilization of language skills in the Foreign
              Service.

               TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

    Sec. 5301. Post Data Pilot Program.
    Sec. 5302. Authorization to use commercial cloud enclaves overseas.
    Sec. 5303. Reports on technology transformation projects at the
              Department.
    Sec. 5304. Commercial spyware.

                           TITLE IV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

    Sec. 5401.  Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.
    Sec. 5402. Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs.
    Sec. 5403. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
    Sec. 5404. Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy.
    Sec. 5405. Repeal of limitation on use of funds for international
              expositions.

                          TITLE V--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY

    Sec. 5501. Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security.
    Sec. 5502. Special agents.
    Sec. 5503. Modification of congressional notification requirement
              relating to embassy reopening.
    Sec. 5504. Counter-intelligence training for certain diplomatic security
              agents.
    Sec. 5505. Expansion of counter-intelligence personnel security program
              to include nonsecurity staff.
    Sec. 5506. Report on security conditions in Damascus, Syria, required
              for the reopening of the United States diplomatic mission.
    Sec. 5507. Embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic installations
              return to standards report.
    Sec. 5508. Reauthorization of overtime pay for protective services.

                             TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

    Sec. 5601. Submission of federally funded research and development
              center reports to Congress.
    Sec. 5602. Quarterly report on diplomatic pouch access.
    Sec. 5603. Report on utility of instituting a processing fee for ITAR
              license applications.
    Sec. 5604. HAVANA Act payment fix.
    Sec. 5605. Establishing an inner Mongolia section within the United
              States Mission in China.
    Sec. 5606. Report on United States Mission Australia staffing.
    Sec. 5607. Extensions.
    Sec. 5608. Updating counterterrorism reports.
    SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.
        Except as otherwise provided, in this division--
            (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
            (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of State;
            (3) the term ``Deputy Secretary'' means the Deputy Secretary of
        State; and
            (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.

                      TITLE I--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
                  Subtitle A--Management and Consular Affairs

    SEC. 5111. UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.
        (a) In General.--Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Under secretary for management.--
                ``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of
            State, among the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1),
            an Under Secretary for Management who shall assist the
            Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State on matters
            related to the management and administration of the Department,
            and such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to
            time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Under
            Secretary for Management shall maintain continuous observation
            and coordination of all matters pertaining to the management,
            development, and administration of the Department of State in
            the conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--
                    ``(i) acquisitions and asset management;
                    ``(ii) human resources and personnel management;
                    ``(iii) matters related to the clinical, occupational,
                and mental health programs of the Department;
                    ``(iv) information technology and communications
                systems, including policies and directives to achieve and
                maintain interoperable communications among the components
                of the Department;
                    ``(v) domestic and overseas facilities, property,
                equipment, vehicle fleets, and other material resources;
                    ``(vi) security for personnel, information technology
                and communications systems, facilities, property,
                equipment, and other material resources; and
                    ``(vii) consular affairs and services.''.
        (b) Protection of Historic and Artistic Furnishings of Reception
    Areas of the Department of State Building.--Section 41 of the State
    Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2713) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, acting through the
        Under Secretary for Management,'' after ``The Secretary of State'';
        and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, acting through the
            Under Secretary for Management,'' after ``Whenever the
            Secretary of State''; and
                (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, acting through the
            Under Secretary for Management,'' after ``The Secretary of
            State''.
    SEC. 5112. OFFICE OF MEDICAL SERVICES.
        Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
    U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(p) Office of Medical Services.--There shall be in the Department
    of State a Chief Medical Officer, to be appointed by the Secretary of
    State, who--
            ``(1) shall lead the Office of Medical Services; and
            ``(2) as required by section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of
        1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084), shall be responsible to the Secretary,
        acting through the Under Secretary for Management, for matters
        relating to the clinical and mental health programs of the
        Department and all related activities, in accordance with the needs
        of the Department.''.
    SEC. 5113. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (17); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Assistant secretary for administration.--
                ``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for Administration who shall be
            responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under
            Secretary for Management, for matters relating to enterprise
            logistics, knowledge management, acquisition, and other
            operational services worldwide in support of United States
            foreign policy, and such other related duties as the Secretary
            may from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Assistant
            Secretary for Administration shall maintain continuous
            observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to
            administrative matters of the Department of State in the
            conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--
                    ``(i) providing global logistics and support for the
                people and programs of United States Missions, including
                policies and procedures to administer government-wide
                allowances;
                    ``(ii) managing the Department's domestic safety,
                occupational health, multimedia services, general services,
                and global publishing;
                    ``(iii) providing planning, training, and exercises of
                emergency management to ensure preparedness for the
                Department's leadership and workforce; and
                    ``(iv) ensuring the Department safeguards privacy and
                promotes transparency through compliance, advice, training,
                collaboration, and records management, including public
                requests to access Department records.''.
    SEC. 5114. BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION.
        Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
    U.S.C. 2651a), as amended by section 5112, is further amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(q) Other Bureaus.--
            ``(1) Bureau of administration.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of Administration, which shall perform such
            functions related to support programs for the Department and
            United States embassies and consulates, including enterprise
            logistics, knowledge management, and other worldwide
            operational services, as the Under Secretary for Management may
            prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Administration
            shall be at the head of the Bureau of Administration.''.
    SEC. 5115. OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN.
        There shall be in the Bureau of Administration of the Department
    described in subsection (q)(1) of section 1 of the State Department
    Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section
    5114, a Historian of the Department of State, who shall be the head of
    the Office of the Historian.
    SEC. 5116. CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY.
        (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a Chief
    Information Officer for Diplomatic Technology who shall be responsible
    to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Management,
    for--
            (1) matters relating to the information technology,
        cybersecurity workforce, and digital infrastructure of the
        Department; and
            (2) such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to
        time designate.
        (b) Responsibilities.--In addition to the responsibilities
    described in subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer for
    Diplomatic Technology shall maintain continuous observation and
    coordination of all matters pertaining to diplomatic technology in the
    conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--
            (1) enterprise planning and governance, including--
                (A) managing information technology budget formulation and
            execution, acquisitions, and inventory management; and
                (B) determining the Department's information technology
            strategic goals and priorities;
            (2) cybersecurity and risk management;
            (3) technology operations and innovation; and
            (4) customer experience.
    SEC. 5117. BUREAU OF DIPLOMATIC TECHNOLOGY.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Bureau of diplomatic technology.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of Diplomatic Technology, which shall perform
            such functions related to the strategy, planning, performance
            monitoring and assessment, programming, budget formulation and
            execution, acquisition, governance, cybersecurity, information
            technology workforce planning, integration, modernization, and
            oversight of the Department's information technology, systems,
            and communications infrastructure as the Under Secretary for
            Management may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Chief Information Officer shall be the
            head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Technology.''.
    SEC. 5118. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONSULAR AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5113, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
            ``(6) Assistant secretary for consular affairs.--
                ``(A) In general.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs who shall be
            responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under
            Secretary for Management, for matters relating to consular
            affairs, including, as appropriate, leading the coordination of
            programs carried out by Federal departments and agencies
            overseas, and such other related duties as the Secretary may
            from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Secretary for
            Consular Affairs shall maintain continuous observation and
            coordination of all matters pertaining to consular functions in
            the conduct of foreign policy, including, as appropriate--
                    ``(i) formulating and implementing policy relating to
                immigration, provision of consular services, and
                determination of United States citizenship;
                    ``(ii) developing, revising, implementing, and
                directing policies, procedures, and regulations,
                including--

                        ``(I) the adjudication and issuance of passports,
                    visas, and related services;
                        ``(II) the protection and welfare of United States
                    citizens and interests abroad;
                        ``(III) the provision of consular services by third
                    countries in the absence of a United States consular
                    presence; and
                        ``(IV) the determination of United States
                    citizenship or nationality;

                    ``(iii) providing guidance and recommendations on
                related consular issues to Department principals and United
                States embassies and consulates;
                    ``(iv) ensuring responsive and efficient provision of
                consular services in the United States and overseas;
                    ``(v) overseeing and directing the Passport Office and
                Visa Office; and
                    ``(vi) maintaining the security of official consular
                documentation, in collaboration with the Bureau of
                Diplomatic Security.''.
    SEC. 5119. BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(g) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(g)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(g) Bureau of Consular Affairs.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of State
        a Bureau of Consular Affairs, which shall perform such functions
        related to consular functions performed by United States consular
        officers as the Under Secretary for Management may prescribe.
            ``(2) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs shall
        be the head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5120. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MODERNIZATION AND REALIGNMENT OF
    CONSULAR SYSTEMS.
        It is the sense of Congress that the Department should--
            (1) align consular information systems modernization with
        enterprise-wide information technology strategy and cybersecurity
        policies;
            (2) improve integration, reduce redundancy, and enhance
        efficiency across Department-wide systems; and
            (3) ensure that consular systems benefit from unified
        management, architecture, and modernization.
    SEC. 5121. FEE FOR USE OF DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION ROOMS.
        Section 54 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2726) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``The
    Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary, acting through the Under
    Secretary for Management,''.

                          Subtitle B--Human Resources

    SEC. 5131. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5118, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Assistant secretary for human resources.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for Human Resources who shall be
            responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under
            Secretary for Management, for matters relating to human
            resources, the management and development of the workforce of
            the Department, and such other related duties as the Secretary
            may from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described in subparagraph (A), the Assistant
            Secretary for Human Resources shall maintain continuous
            observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to human
            capital, workforce development and management in the conduct of
            foreign policy, including, as appropriate--
                    ``(i) personnel management, including recruitment,
                development, evaluation retention, promotion, and
                retirement;
                    ``(ii) the Department of State's training and
                development institutions, programs, and responsibilities;
                    ``(iii) managing employee experience, relations, and
                benefits, including addressing grievances, ensuring
                accessibility, managing accommodations, and administering
                the Department's benefits and annuities;
                    ``(iv) domestic and overseas assignments policy and
                administration;
                    ``(v) presidential appointments; and
                    ``(vi) such other related duties as the Under Secretary
                for Management may from time to time designate.
                ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this paragraph may
            be construed to conflict with or otherwise overlap with the
            authorities and responsibilities of the Director General of the
            Foreign Service as set forth in section 208 of the Foreign
            Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3928).''.
    SEC. 5132. BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCES.
        (a) In General.--Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State
    Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by
    section 5114 and amended by section 5117, is further amended by adding
    at the end the following:
            ``(3) Bureau of human resources.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of Human Resources, which shall perform such
            functions related to the recruitment, training, and retirement
            of personnel of the Department as the Under Secretary for
            Management may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Human Resources
            shall be the head of the Bureau of Human Resources.''.
        (b) References.--Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan,
    Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or other
    official document or proceeding to--
            (1) the Director of Global Talent shall be deemed to refer to
        the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources; and
            (2) the Bureau of Global Talent Management shall be deemed to
        refer to the Bureau of Human Resources.
    SEC. 5133. VETERANS INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--There shall be in the Department a Veterans
    Innovation Partnership Fellowship Program (hereinafter in this section
    referred to as the ``VIP Fellowship Program'').
        (b) Finding.--Congress finds that the VIP Fellowship Program plays
    a vital role in providing veterans with professional experience,
    training, and pathways to careers in international affairs, while
    strengthening the Department's recruitment of skilled, diverse, and
    service-minded personnel.
        (c) Objectives.--The program required by subsection (a) shall--
            (1) expand opportunities for veterans to gain professional
        experience in diplomacy, development, and international
        cooperation;
            (2) leverage the skills, leadership, and expertise of veterans
        to enhance the work of the Department and other participating
        agencies; and
            (3) support the transition of veterans into public service
        careers, particularly in foreign affairs.
        (d) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall
    be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and
    regulations, and in coordination with relevant Federal departments and
    agencies and veteran-serving organizations.
    SEC. 5134. THOMAS R. PICKERING FOREIGN AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
        (a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Thomas R.
    Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Program.
        (b) Purpose.--The program required by subsection (a) shall continue
    to provide financial assistance, mentoring, and professional
    development opportunities to graduate students who commit to pursuing
    careers in the Foreign Service of the United States.
        (c) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall
    be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and
    regulations.
    SEC. 5135. CHARLES B. RANGEL INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
        (a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Charles B.
    Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program.
        (b) Purpose.--The program required by subsection (a) shall continue
    to recruit and support outstanding individuals from diverse backgrounds
    to prepare them for careers in the Foreign Service.
        (c) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall
    be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and
    regulations.
    SEC. 5136. DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP
    PROGRAM.
        (a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Donald M.
    Payne International Development Fellowship Program.
        (b) Purpose.--The program required by subsection (a) shall continue
    to provide financial assistance, mentoring, and professional
    development opportunities to individuals pursuing careers in
    international development.
        (c) Administration.--The program required by subsection (a) shall
    be administered by the Department, consistent with existing law and
    regulations.
    SEC. 5137. MATTERS RELATING TO THE FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE.
        (a) Director Line of Reporting.--The Director of the Foreign
    Service Institute shall report to the Assistant Secretary for Human
    Resources for all matters pertaining to the management, execution, and
    strategy of the training and instruction required by section 701 of the
    Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021).
        (b) Schools of Instruction.--The Foreign Service Institute shall
    consist of at least four schools of instruction, which shall provide
    instruction consistent with the requirements set forth in chapter 7 of
    title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.).
    The schools of instruction shall be as follows:
            (1) The School of Professional and Area Studies, which shall
        provide job-specific orientation, tradecraft, and area studies, as
        well as new-hire orientation programs.
            (2) The School of Leadership and Management Studies, which
        shall provide leadership and crisis management training.
            (3) The School of Applied Information Technology Studies, which
        shall provide instruction to ensure information technology
        professionals have the up-to-date knowledge and skills required to
        operate and maintain the complex computer and technology systems
        employed by the Department.
            (4) The School of Foreign Languages, which shall be responsible
        for providing language instruction as prescribed by law and at the
        direction of the Secretary.
    SEC. 5138. FEES FOR USE OF THE GEORGE P. SCHULTZ NATIONAL FOREIGN
    AFFAIRS TRAINING CENTER.
        Section 53 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2725) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``The
    Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary, acting through the Under
    Secretary for Management''.

                         Subtitle C--Political Affairs

    SEC. 5141. UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)), as amended by section 5111, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) Under secretary for political affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State, among the Under Secretaries authorized by paragraph (1),
            an Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs who shall
            assist the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State
            on matters relating to regional and bilateral diplomacy, and
            such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to
            time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subsection (a), the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs shall maintain continuous
            observation and coordination of all matters pertaining to the
            implementation of the foreign policy of the United States,
            including, as appropriate, coordinating with the other Under
            Secretaries of State in implementing foreign policy.''.
    SEC. 5142. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REGARDING CHANGES TO BUREAU
    JURISDICTION.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary
    for Management and the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, shall,
    not later than 60 days before making any change to the geographic or
    functional jurisdiction of any bureau of the Department, including by
    adding or removing countries or otherwise changing the scope of
    responsibilities under the purview of such bureau, submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a notification of such proposed
    change, including--
            (1) a justification for such change;
            (2) a description of the expected operational, programmatic, or
        policy implications for any bureau affected by such change;
            (3) any proposed or anticipated staffing changes as a result of
        such change; and
            (4) the anticipated cost or savings of such change.
        (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the Senate.
    SEC. 5143. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR THE ARCTIC.
        (a) Establishment.--There is authorized to be in the Department an
    Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic who shall be responsible to the
    Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs,
    for--
            (1) matters relating to the Arctic region; and
            (2) such other related duties as such the Secretary may from
        time to time designate.
        (b) Appointment.--The Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic shall be
    appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
    Senate.
        (c) Duties and Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic shall--
                (A) advance United States interests in the Arctic region;
                (B) engage with foreign governments, intergovernmental
            organizations, the Arctic Council, and other international or
            multilateral organizations of which the United States is a
            member or has observer status and which advance United States
            interests in the Arctic region;
                (C) facilitate the development and coordination of United
            States foreign policy and programs in the Arctic region;
                (D) coordinate with relevant offices, bureaus, and
            interagency partners on efforts to counter the malign influence
            of the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China in
            Arctic countries and Arctic multilateral fora and
            organizations;
                (E) coordinate the diplomatic objectives with respect to
            the activities described in subparagraph (A), and, as
            appropriate, represent the United States within multilateral
            fora that address international cooperation and foreign policy
            matters in the Arctic region;
                (F) help inform, in coordination with the Bureau of
            Economic Affairs, transnational commerce and commercial
            maritime transit in the Arctic region;
                (G) ensure, in coordination with the Bureau of Oceans and
            International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, that
            scientific data, environmental monitoring, and scientific
            research cooperation is consistent with regional security
            planning programs and research security best practices in the
            Department and other relevant Federal departments and agencies;
                (H) consult, as appropriate, with Arctic indigenous
            communities, including by ensuring equal application and full
            protection of laws relating to investment screening, foreign
            influence, and other relevant national security regulations and
            statutes;
                (I) ensure that all actions taken to perform the duties
            described in this subsection are consistent with the Arctic
            Region Security Policy in accordance with subsection (f); and
                (J) use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States
            to encourage other countries and international multilateral
            organizations to support the principles of the Arctic Region
            Security Policy implemented pursuant to subsection (f).
            (2) Areas of responsibility.--The Ambassador-at-Large for
        Arctic Affairs is authorized to maintain continuous observation and
        coordination on matters related to the following:
                (A) Institutions for cooperation among the Arctic
            countries.
                (B) Scientific monitoring and research on local, regional,
            and global environmental issues.
                (C) Responsible natural resource management and economic
            development.
            (3) Additional duties.--In addition to the duties and
        responsibilities specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), the
        Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs shall also carry out such
        other relevant duties as the Secretary may assign.
        (d) Arctic Watcher Program.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic
    Affairs shall establish and carry out a program to be known as the
    ``Arctic Watcher Program'', to--
            (1) monitor the Arctic region across the security, military,
        economic, natural resource, cyber, scientific, and political
        sectors in foreign countries;
            (2) monitor and combat the People's Republic of China, Russian
        Federation, and other malign influence campaigns across the Arctic
        region that impact United States national security, European
        security, and Indo-Pacific security that pose a threat to the
        rules-based order, and undermine United States interests in the
        region;
            (3) strengthen the capacity of the United States to engage with
        foreign countries and regional and international organizations that
        are engaged in Arctic affairs; and
            (4) strengthen United States energy security, cyber security,
        and economic interests in the Arctic, including in the critical
        minerals and natural resources sectors.
        (e) Expansion of Regional China Officer and Russia Watcher
    Positions to the Arctic Region.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expand the number of
        Regional China Officer and Russia Watcher positions to include the
        following:
                (A) At least three posts in European countries with
            significant interests in the Arctic region.
                (B) At least one post in North American countries with
            significant interests in the Arctic region.
            (2) Position composition.--One-half of the positions described
        in paragraph (1) shall be part of the Regional China Officer
        program and one-half of such positions shall be Russia Watchers.
            (3) Notification.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs
        shall notify the appropriate congressional committees upon
        assigning an individual to a position described in paragraph (1).
        (f) Arctic Region Security Policy.--
            (1) Lead bureau.--The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs
        shall be the lead bureau for developing and implementing the Arctic
        Region Security Policy of the United States, in coordination with
        other relevant regional and functional bureaus and offices of the
        Department and other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to
        advance United States national security interests.
            (2) Duties and responsibilities.--The Arctic Region Security
        Policy shall advance United States national security interests by
        assessing, developing, budgeting for, and implementing plans,
        policies, and actions--
                (A) to bolster the diplomatic presence of the United States
            in Arctic countries, including through enhancements to
            diplomatic missions and facilities, participation in regional
            and bilateral dialogues that advance United States interests
            related to Arctic security, and coordination of United States
            initiatives and assistance programs across agencies to protect
            the national security of the United States and its allies and
            partners;
                (B) to enhance the resilience of Arctic countries that are
            United States allies and partners with respect to the economic,
            environmental, and security effects that may result from
            increased accessibility of the Arctic region;
                (C) to assess specific added risks to the Arctic region and
            Arctic countries that--
                    (i) are vulnerable to the changing Arctic environment;
                and
                    (ii) are strategically significant to the United
                States;
                (D) to advance principles of good governance by encouraging
            and cooperating with Arctic countries on collaborative
            approaches--
                    (i) to responsibly manage natural resources in the
                Arctic region;
                    (ii) to share the burden of ensuring maritime safety in
                the Arctic region;
                    (iii) to address challenges posed by the militarization
                of the Arctic region by the Russian Federation;
                    (iv) to address growing security cooperation in the
                Arctic region by the Russian Federation and People's
                Republic of China and the implications for United States
                national security interests and Arctic security;
                    (v) to develop multilateral policies among Arctic
                countries on the management of maritime transit routes
                through the Arctic region and work cooperatively on the
                transit policies for access to and transit in the Arctic
                Region by non-Arctic countries; and
                    (vi) to facilitate the development of Arctic Region
                Security Action Plans to ensure effective implementation of
                the objectives identified in the Arctic Region Security
                Policy;
                (E) to evaluate the vulnerability, security, survivability,
            and resiliency of United States interests in the Arctic region;
                (F) to counter malign influence from the Russian Federation
            and the People's Republic of China in Arctic countries and
            Arctic multilateral fora, including through the exploitation or
            manipulation of--
                    (i) science and research partnerships or organizations;
                    (ii) economic development projects in strategic
                sectors, including transportation, energy, and
                telecommunications;
                    (iii) educational, cultural, and religious
                organizations; and
                    (iv) engagements with subnational and indigenous
                governance structures; and
                (G) to increase coordination among Arctic countries that
            are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on the
            protection of critical infrastructure, including energy,
            telecommunications, and scientific infrastructure.
        (g) Restrictions and Requirements.--
            (1) Scope of authority.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic
        Affairs and any other personnel assigned to the Ambassador-at-Large
        shall not have any authority or role in decision-making on United
        States domestic policy issues beyond those directly related to
        United States foreign policy with international partners and
        stakeholders in the Arctic region.
            (2) Briefings requirement.--The Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic
        Affairs shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees
        periodic briefings on diplomatic engagements in the Arctic.
            (3) Guidance related to attendance and participation at arctic
        conferences and multilateral fora.--The Secretary shall disseminate
        guidance, in coordination with the Bureau of Diplomatic Security
        and relevant interagency partners, for the attendance and
        participation of United States Government officials at Arctic
        conferences and multilateral fora, taking into consideration--
                (A) the potential for United States Government attendance
            to advance United States national security and foreign policy
            objectives; and
                (B) the degree to which the organization hosting or funding
            a conference or other event is funded, controlled, or advances
            the interests of the Russian Federation or People's Republic of
            China.
        (h) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in
        coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, the
        Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other relevant Federal
        departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
        congressional committees a report on Russian and Chinese malign
        influence in the Arctic region.
            (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) examine the Arctic strategies of Russia and China and
            the impact of such strategies on United States national
            security, scientific, and foreign policy interests in the
            Arctic region;
                (B) examine Russian and Chinese cooperation in the Arctic
            region and implications of any such cooperation for the United
            States;
                (C) examine the efforts of Russia and China to advance the
            strategic interests of such countries in the Arctic region
            through exploiting, manipulating, or co-opting non-governmental
            and international organizations in the Arctic region;
                (D) provide a list of multilateral engagements and
            conferences attended by the Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic
            Affairs during the reporting period and an explanation of how
            such engagements countered Russian and Chinese influence and
            advanced United States national security and foreign policy
            interests;
                (E) examine Russian and Chinese efforts to gain control and
            influence over key sectors in the Arctic region, including
            critical minerals, energy, transportation, and fishing;
                (F) assess Russian and Chinese efforts to exploit
            scientific and academic research in the Arctic, including
            through research partnerships with academic institutions in the
            United States and other Arctic countries; and
                (G) assess the tools, resources, and funding available to
            counter Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic region.
            (3) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex
        if necessary.
            (4) Sunset.--The reporting requirement in this subsection shall
        expire on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment
        of this Act.
        (i) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Arctic countries'' means those countries that,
        as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are permanent members
        of the Arctic Council; and
            (2) the term ``Arctic region'' means--
                (A) the geographic region north of the 66.56083 parallel
            latitude north of the equator;
                (B) all the United States territory north and west of the
            boundary formed by the Porcupine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers;
                (C) all contiguous seas, including the Arctic Ocean and the
            Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas; and
                (D) the Aleutian Chain.
    SEC. 5144. AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION.
        (a) Establishment.--There is authorized to be in the Department an
    Ambassador-at-Large for the Indian Ocean Region who shall be
    responsible to the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for
    Political Affairs, for--
            (1) matters relating to the Indian Ocean region; and
            (2) such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to
        time designate.
        (b) Appointment.--The ambassador described in subsection (a) may
    only be established if appointed by the President, by and with the
    advice and consent of the Senate.
        (c) Responsibilities.--
            (1) In general.--The responsibilities of the Ambassador-at-
        Large for the Indian Ocean Region may include--
                (A) ensuring harmonization and continuity of United States
            diplomatic efforts and assistance programs across Indian Ocean
            region countries;
                (B) identifying the diplomatic, military, economic, and
            development lines of effort that are of greatest United States
            strategic interest in Indian Ocean region countries and
            reinforcing United States diplomatic and interagency engagement
            with respect to such lines of effort; and
                (C) identifying and reinforcing United States diplomatic
            and interagency engagement to counter malign People's Republic
            of China influence activities in the Indian Ocean region and
            Indian Ocean region countries that are contrary to United
            States interests.
            (2) Indian ocean region countries defined.--In this subsection,
        the term ``Indian Ocean region countries'' means--
                (A) the littoral countries of the Indian Ocean; and
                (B) such other countries as the Secretary may determine,
            after consultation with the appropriate congressional
            committees.
    SEC. 5145. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5131, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
            ``(8) Assistant secretary for east asian and pacific affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
            who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting
            through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--
                    ``(i) matters relating to East Asia and the Pacific
                region; and
                    ``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may
                from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs shall
            maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters
            pertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in
            East Asia and the Pacific.''.
    SEC. 5146. BUREAU OF EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5132, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(4) Bureau of east asian and pacific affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, which shall
            perform such functions related to implementation of United
            States foreign policy to East Asia and the Pacific as the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for East Asian and
            Pacific Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of East Asian
            and Pacific Affairs.
                ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `East Asia
            and the Pacific' means the region of countries that the
            Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of
            the Bureau for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5147. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS IN BUREAU OF
    EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
        (a) Authorization.--There shall be in the Department a Director who
    shall oversee an Office of Multilateral Affairs in the Bureau of East
    Asian and Pacific Affairs.
        (b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Multilateral Affairs
    should--
            (1) coordinate and support diplomatic engagement in East Asia-
        focused regional fora and organizations, including the Asia-Pacific
        Economic Cooperation, Association of Southeast Nations, ASEAN
        Regional Forum, East Asia Summit, the Lower Mekong Initiative, and
        any other East Asia-focused multilateral fora determined by the
        Secretary; and
            (2) provide staff and logistic support to the United States
        Ambassador for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the United
        States Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Nations.
        (c) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is 5
    years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 5148. COUNTERING PRC INFLUENCE FUND UNIT.
        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a
    Countering the PRC Influence Fund Unit (in this section referred to as
    the ``CPIF Unit'') in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
        (b) Personnel.--
            (1) Composition.--The CPIF Unit may be comprised of a Director,
        Deputy Director, and additional staff as appropriate, including a
        Budget Analyst, a Grant Officer, a Program Assistant, and a
        Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist.
            (2) Staffing.--The CPIF Unit shall be comprised of personnel
        with expertise or experience in performing the following functions:
                (A) Grants Officer.
                (B) Program Assistant.
                (C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist.
            (3) Director.--The Director of the CPIF Unit shall fulfill the
        following responsibilities:
                (A) Identify on an annual basis specific strategic
            priorities for the CPIF Unit consistent with United States
            national security priorities and objectives.
                (B) In coordination with the head of the Office of Foreign
            Assistance and other relevant officials of the Department,
            coordinate, select, and approve all CPIF Unit programming, such
            as geographic and functional areas of focus, based on criteria
            that the program directly counters malign activities by the
            People's Republic of China.
                (C) Ensure that all CPIF Unit programming advances United
            States foreign policy and national security interests.
                (D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the
            effectiveness of all CPIF Unit programming to ensure that it
            advances United States foreign policy and national security
            interests and degrades the ability of the People's Republic of
            China or entities acting on the behalf of the People's Republic
            of China to conduct malign influence operations.
                (E) Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all
            CPIF Unit programming is carried out in coordination with other
            Federal activities to counter PRC malign influence.
                (F) On a quarterly basis, brief the appropriate
            congressional committees on the development of annual strategic
            priorities and CPIF Unit project selection and implementation.
                (G) Provide a written list of CPIF Unit projects approved
            for each fiscal year to--
                    (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee
                on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                    (ii) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            (4) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director of the CPIF Unit may
        have responsibility for policy and programming to assist the
        Director, particularly with respect to CPIF Unit activities handled
        by other United States departments and agencies.
        (c) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activities.--The Director
    of the CPIF Unit may--
            (1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities to
        assess programmatic outcomes, maximize government efficiency, and
        reduce the risks of fraud and waste;
            (2) conduct regular research and evaluation of CPIF Unit
        programs and activities to improve ongoing and future activities,
        including by implementing a process to ensure monitoring,
        evaluation, and learning results are considered in funding
        decisions; and
            (3) make available to the appropriate congressional committees
        the findings of any research or evaluation conducted under
        paragraph (2).
        (d) PRC Malign Influence Defined.--In this section, the term ``PRC
    malign influence'' means activities by the Government of the People's
    Republic of China or an entity acting on the behalf of the Government
    of the People's Republic of China that--
            (1) undermines a free and open international order;
            (2) utilizes covert or overt information operations,
        corruption, political interference, cultural pressure, or economic
        coercion and dependency to influence the political, military,
        economic, or other policies of a foreign country to advance the
        strategic objectives of the People's Republic of China;
            (3) undermines the national security, territorial integrity, or
        sovereignty of the United States or other country; or
            (4) undermines the political and economic security of the
        United States or other country, including by facilitating
        corruption or elite capture, distorting markets, and advancing
        coercive economic practices, including theft of intellectual
        property, and engaging in foreign information operations.
        (e) Termination.--The CPIF Unit established under this section
    shall terminate on the date that is four years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 5149. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5145, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) Assistant secretary for african affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for African Affairs who shall be
            responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs, for--
                    ``(i) matters relating to sub-Saharan Africa; and
                    ``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may
                from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for African Affairs shall maintain
            continuous observation and coordination of all matters
            pertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in
            sub-Saharan Africa.''.
    SEC. 5150. BUREAU OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5146, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(5) Bureau of african affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of African Affairs, which shall perform such
            functions related to implementation of United States foreign
            policy and assistance to sub-Saharan Africa as the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
            shall be the head of the Bureau of African Affairs.
                ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `sub-Saharan
            Africa' means the region of countries that the Secretary of
            State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of
            African Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5151. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5149, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) Assistant secretary for near eastern affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs who shall
            be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through the
            Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--
                    ``(i) matters relating to the Middle East and North
                Africa; and
                    ``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may
                from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs shall maintain
            continuous observation and coordination of all matters
            pertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in
            the Middle East and North Africa.''.
    SEC. 5152. BUREAU OF NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5150, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(6) Bureau of near eastern affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, which shall perform
            such functions related to implementation of United States
            foreign policy to the Middle East and North Africa as the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern
            Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Near Eastern
            Affairs.
                ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Middle East
            and North Africa' means the region of countries that the
            Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility of
            the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5153. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.
        (a) In General.--Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section
    5151, is further amended by inserting after paragraph (10) the
    following:
            ``(11) Assistant secretary for south and central asian
        affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian
            Affairs who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State,
            acting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--
                    ``(i) matters relating to South and Central Asia; and
                    ``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may
                from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs shall
            maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters
            pertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in
            South and Central Asia.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment Repealing Previous Position.--Section 122
    of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993
    (22 U.S.C. 2652) is hereby repealed.
    SEC. 5154. BUREAU OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5152, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(7) Bureau of south and central asian affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, which shall
            perform such functions related to implementation of United
            States foreign policy to South and Central Asia as the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for South and Central
            Asian Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of South and
            Central Asian Affairs.
                ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `South and
            Central Asia' means the region of countries that the Secretary
            of State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau
            for South and Central Asian Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5155. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5153, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (11) the following:
            ``(12) Assistant secretary for western hemisphere affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs who
            shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting through
            the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--
                    ``(i) matters relating to the Western Hemisphere; and
                    ``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may
                from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs shall
            maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters
            pertaining to implementation of American foreign policy in the
            Western Hemisphere.''.
    SEC. 5156. BUREAU OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5154, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(8) Bureau of western hemisphere affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, which shall
            perform such functions related to implementation of United
            States foreign policy to the Western Hemisphere as the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere
            Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere
            Affairs.
                ``(C) Western hemisphere defined.--In this paragraph, the
            term `Western Hemisphere' means the region of countries that
            the Secretary of State designates as within the responsibility
            of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5157. OFFICE OF HAITIAN AFFAIRS.
        (a) Establishment.--There is established in the Bureau of Western
    Hemisphere Affairs of the Department an Office of Haitian Affairs,
    which shall be headed by a Director.
        (b) Duties.--The Director of the Office of Haitian Affairs shall be
    responsible for--
            (1) developing and implementing policy for United States
        diplomatic, political, economic, humanitarian, development,
        consular, and security engagement with the Republic of Haiti;
            (2) leading interagency coordination with respect to such
        engagement;
            (3) liaising with United States diplomatic and consular posts
        in Haiti;
            (4) representing the Department in bilateral and multilateral
        settings on matters relating to Haiti; and
            (5) overseeing strategic initiatives of the Department related
        to governance, public safety, internationally recognized human
        rights, migration, and rule of law in Haiti.
    SEC. 5158. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5155, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
            ``(13) Assistant secretary for european and eurasian affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs
            who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State, acting
            through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for--
                    ``(i) matters relating to Europe and Eurasia; and
                    ``(ii) such other related duties as the Secretary may
                from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs shall
            maintain continuous observation and coordination of all matters
            pertaining to implementation of United States foreign policy in
            Europe and Eurasia.''.
    SEC. 5159. BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5156, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(9) Bureau of european and eurasian affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, which shall
            perform such functions related to implementation of United
            States foreign policy to Europe and Eurasia as the Under
            Secretary for Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for European and
            Eurasian Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of European
            and Eurasian Affairs.
                ``(C) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `Europe and
            Eurasia' means the region of countries that the Secretary of
            State designates as within the responsibility of the Bureau of
            European and Eurasian Affairs.''.
    SEC. 5160. COUNTERING RUSSIAN INFLUENCE FUND UNIT.
        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a
    Countering Russian Influence Fund Unit (in this section referred to as
    the ``CRIF Unit'') in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of
    the Department.
        (b) Personnel.--
            (1) Composition.--The CRIF Unit may be comprised of a Director,
        Deputy Director, and additional staff as appropriate, including a
        budget analyst, a grant officer, a program assistant, and a
        monitoring, evaluation, and learning specialist.
            (2) Staffing.--The CRIF Unit shall be comprised of personnel
        with expertise or experience in performing the following functions:
                (A) Grants officer.
                (B) Program assistant.
                (C) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning specialist.
            (3) Director.--The Director of the CRIF Unit shall fulfill the
        following responsibilities:
                (A) Identify on an annual basis specific strategic
            priorities for the CRIF Unit consistent with United States
            foreign policy and national security priorities and objectives
            described in section 254 of the Countering Russian Influence in
            Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (22 U.S.C. 9543).
                (B) In coordination with the head of the Office of Foreign
            Assistance and other relevant officials, provide policy
            guidance, coordinate, select, and approve all CRIF Unit
            programming, based on criteria that the program directly
            counters malign activities by the Russian Federation in
            accordance with the use of funds described in such section 254.
                (C) Ensure that all CRIF Unit programming advances United
            States foreign policy and national security interests,
            including efforts to counter Russian aggression against
            sovereign countries and other nefarious kinetic and hybrid
            Russian activities in countries that are United States allies
            or partners that affect, threaten, or undermine United States
            interests.
                (D) Conduct oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the
            effectiveness of all CRIF Unit programming to ensure that it
            advances United States foreign policy and national security
            interests and degrades the ability of the Russian Federation or
            entities acting on the behalf of the Russian Federation to
            conduct malign influence operations.
                (E) Ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all
            CRIF Unit programming is carried out in coordination with other
            Federal activities to counter Russian malign influence.
                (F) On a quarterly basis, brief the appropriate
            congressional committees on the development of annual strategic
            priorities and CRIF Unit project selection and implementation.
                (G) Provide a written list of CRIF Unit projects approved
            for each fiscal year to the appropriate congressional
            committees.
            (4) Deputy director.--The Deputy Director may have
        responsibility for policy and programming to assist the Director,
        particularly with respect to CRIF Unit activities handled by other
        Federal departments or agencies.
            (5) Appropriate congressional committee defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
        means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the Senate.
        (c) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Activities.--The Director
    of the CRIF Unit may--
            (1) direct monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities to
        assess programmatic outcomes, maximize government efficiency, and
        reduce the risks of fraud and waste;
            (2) conduct regular research and evaluation of CRIF Unit
        programs and activities to improve ongoing and future activities,
        including by implementing a process to ensure monitoring,
        evaluation, and learning results are considered in funding
        decisions; and
            (3) make available to Congress the findings of any research or
        evaluation conducted under paragraph (2).
        (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Russian malign
    influence'' means activities by the Russian Federation or an entity
    acting on the behalf of the Russian Federation that--
            (1) advance an alternative, repressive international order that
        bolsters the hegemonic ambitions of the Russian Federation;
            (2) utilize covert or overt information operations, corruption,
        political interference, or economic coercion and dependency to
        influence the political, military, economic, or other policies of a
        foreign country and advance the strategic objectives of the Russian
        Federation;
            (3) undermine the national security, territorial integrity, or
        sovereignty of the United States or other country; or
            (4) undermine the political and economic security of the United
        States or other country, including by facilitating corruption or
        elite capture, distorting markets, and advancing coercive economic
        practices, including theft of intellectual property, and engaging
        in malign information operations.
        (e) Termination.--The CRIF Unit established under this section
    shall terminate on the date that is four years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 5161. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5158, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (13) the following:
            ``(14) Assistant secretary for international organization
        affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for International Organization
            Affairs, who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State,
            acting through the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, for
            leading and coordinating the development and implementation of
            United States multilateral policy with respect to international
            organizations, with a particular emphasis on matters relating
            to organizations that are a part of the United Nations system,
            and such other related duties as the Secretary may from time to
            time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs
            shall maintain continuous observation and coordination of all
            matters pertaining to the plans and activities of international
            organizations in the conduct of foreign policy, including, as
            appropriate--
                    ``(i) coordinating and collaborating with the United
                States Mission to the United Nations, as well as relevant
                functional bureaus in the Department, to implement United
                States multilateral policy;
                    ``(ii) managing the disbursement and payment of
                appropriated United States assessed and discretionary
                contributions to the United Nations and international
                organizations;
                    ``(iii) managing the disbursement and payment of
                appropriated United States assessed and discretionary
                contributions for United Nations peacekeeping operations;
                    ``(iv) working with United Nations member states
                through the United Nations Fifth Committee to seek to
                reduce the financial obligation of the United States in the
                form of assessed contributions to the United Nations;
                    ``(v) working with United Nations member states through
                the United Nations Fifth Committee to seek to reduce the
                financial obligation of the United States in the form of
                assessed contributions in the peace operations budget of
                the United Nations; and
                    ``(vi) coordinating activities relating to increasing
                the employment of United States citizens and the citizens
                of like-minded countries by international organizations,
                including--

                        ``(I) advocating for the employment of United
                    States citizens in all international organizations of
                    which the United States is a member, including
                    throughout the United Nations system;
                        ``(II) coordinating interagency support for non-
                    United States candidates for leadership or oversight
                    roles in such international organizations when--

                            ``(aa) no United States citizen candidate has
                        been nominated for election to such a leadership
                        role; and
                            ``(bb) providing such support is in the
                        interest of the United States;

                        ``(III) developing and maintaining a publicly
                    accessible database of open positions at such
                    international organizations;
                        ``(IV) providing details on how United States
                    citizens may submit applications for such positions;
                        ``(V) communicating regularly with Members of
                    Congress to solicit the names of qualified candidates
                    for such positions;
                        ``(VI) maintaining a comprehensive and current list
                    of all United States citizens employed by such
                    international organizations;
                        ``(VII) regularly reporting to Congress on the
                    number of such citizens and identifying any
                    discrimination, prejudice, or perceived bias against
                    such citizens seeking to secure such employment;
                        ``(VIII) coordinating all nominations by the
                    relevant agencies of the Federal Government for
                    election in the United Nations system; and
                        ``(IX) working to increase the number of Junior
                    Professional Officer positions sponsored by the United
                    States in the United Nations system over the number of
                    such positions so sponsored as of the date of the
                    enactment of this Act.''.

    SEC. 5162. BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AFFAIRS.
        Subsection (q) of section 1 of the State Department Basic
    Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a), as added by section 5114 and
    amended by section 5159, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following:
            ``(10) Bureau of international organization affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State a Bureau of International Organization Affairs which
            shall perform such functions related to multilateral diplomacy
            in international organizations as the Under Secretary for
            Political Affairs may prescribe.
                ``(B) Head.--The Assistant Secretary for International
            Organization Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of
            International Organization Affairs.
                ``(C) Responsibilities.--The Bureau of International
            Organization Affairs is authorized to lead, coordinate,
            develop, and implement policy for the United States in line
            with United States strategic interests, to be executed in
            international organizations, including providing guidance and
            support for activities related to--
                    ``(i) United States participation in international
                organizations;
                    ``(ii) peacekeeping;
                    ``(iii) multilateral humanitarian operations,
                internationally recognized human rights, economic and
                social affairs, and international development;
                    ``(iv) United States participation in technical and
                specialized United Nations agencies; and
                    ``(v) United States citizen employment in international
                organizations.
                ``(D) Coordination.--All other bureaus of the Department of
            State shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the Bureau of
            International Organization Affairs on all matters arising
            within those bureaus that relate to international
            organizations.''.

                           Subtitle D--Other Matters

    SEC. 5171. PERIODIC BRIEFINGS FROM BUREAU OF INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall offer to the appropriate
    congressional committees regular, quarterly briefings by the Bureau of
    Intelligence and Research, in coordination with other bureaus as
    appropriate, on--
            (1) any topic requested by one or more of the appropriate
        congressional committees;
            (2) any topic of current importance to the national security of
        the United States; and
            (3) any other topic the Secretary considers necessary.
        (b) Location.--The briefings required under subsection (a) shall be
    held at a secure facility that is suitable for review of information
    that is classified at the level of ``Top Secret/SCI''.
        (c) No Limitation on Other Briefings.--Any briefings pursuant to
    subsection (a) shall be in addition to any briefings provided to the
    appropriate congressional committees, the Select Committee on
    Intelligence of the Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on
    Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Nothing in this section
    shall be construed to limit the provision of any other briefings to the
    committees described in this subsection.
    SEC. 5172. SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) congressional travel is essential to fostering
        international relations, understanding global issues first-hand,
        and jointly advancing United States interests abroad; and
            (2) only in close coordination and thanks to the dedication of
        personnel at United States embassies, consulates, and other
        missions abroad can the success of these vital trips be possible.
        (b) In General.--Consistent with applicable laws and the
    Secretary's security responsibilities, the Secretary shall reaffirm to
    all diplomatic posts the importance of congressional travel and shall
    direct all such posts to support congressional travel by members and
    staff of the appropriate congressional committees, when authorized by
    applicable congressional travel procedures to include the congressional
    authorization letter and congressional travel legislation and policies.
    The Secretary shall reaffirm the Department's policies to support such
    travel by members and staff of the appropriate congressional
    committees, by making such support available on any day of the week,
    including Federal and local holidays when required to complete
    congressional responsibilities and, to the extent practical, requiring
    the direct involvement of mid-level or senior officers.
        (c) Exception for Simultaneous High-level Visits.--The requirement
    under subsection (b) does not apply in the case of a simultaneous visit
    from the President, the First Lady or First Gentleman, the Vice
    President, the Secretary, or the Secretary of Defense.
        (d) Training.--The Secretary shall require all designated control
    officers to have been trained on supporting congressional travel at
    posts abroad prior to the assigned congressional visit.
    SEC. 5173. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED AND ORDERED
    DEPARTURES.
        (a) Departures Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
        appropriate congressional committees listing every instance that an
        authorized or ordered departure was issued for the five-year period
        preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Contents.--The Secretary shall include in the report
        required under paragraph (1)--
                (A) the name of the post and the date of the approval of
            the authorized or ordered departure;
                (B) the basis for the authorized or ordered departure; and
                (C) the number of chief of mission personnel that departed,
            categorized by agency, as well as their eligible family
            members, if available.
        (b) Congressional Notification Requirement.--Any instance of an
    authorized or ordered departure shall be notified to appropriate
    congressional committees not later than three days after the Secretary
    authorized an authorized or ordered departure. The details in the
    notification shall include--
            (1) the information described in subsection (a)(2);
            (2) the mode of travel for chief of mission personnel who
        departed;
            (3) the estimated cost of the authorized or ordered departure,
        including travel and per diem costs; and
            (4) the destination of all departed personnel and changes to
        their work activities due to the departure.
        (c) Establishment of a Database.--Not later than two years after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a
    database with the information required by subsections (a)(2) and (b)
    and shall make such database available on a regular basis to the
    appropriate congressional committees.
        (d) Termination.--The congressional notification requirement under
    this section shall terminate following the establishment of the
    database required by subsection (c).
        (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the Senate.
    SEC. 5174. STRENGTHENING ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE.
        (a) Organization.--The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Data
    and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department should work
    collaboratively on strengthening enterprise governance of the
    Department and report directly to the Deputy Secretary.
        (b) Adjudication of Unresolved Budget and Management Decisions.--
    Adjudication of unresolved budget and management decisions should be
    made by the Deputy Secretary.
    SEC. 5175. ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING THE REGIONAL CHINA OFFICER
    PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--There is authorized to be established at the
    Department a Regional China Officer (RCO) program to support regional
    posts and officers with reporting, information, convening, and policy
    tools, and to enhance expertise related to strategic competition with
    the People's Republic of China.
        (b) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
    Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to the
    Department to expand the RCO program, including for--
            (1) one Director;
            (2) locally employed staff to support Regional China Officers
        serving abroad; and
            (3) not fewer than 20 forward-deployed Foreign Service Officers
        assigned to United States diplomatic or consular posts or detailed
        to the foreign ministry of an ally, to be known as Regional China
        Officers (in this section referred to as ``RCOs''), who shall be
        responsible for--
                (A) monitoring and reporting on activities of the People's
            Republic of China (PRC) in the region of his or her
            responsibility, including in the commercial, development,
            finance, critical infrastructure, technology, and military
            domains, including projects associated with the PRC's Belt and
            Road Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global
            Development Initiative; and
                (B) advising and sharing knowledge with United States
            embassy personnel, diplomatic allies and partners, and host
            countries on PRC activities locally, regionally, and globally.
        (c) Director.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall appoint a Director to
    oversee the RCO program from among career members of the Foreign
    Service.
        (d) Limitation on Position.--The establishment of the position of
    the Director of the RCO program pursuant to subsection (c) shall not
    result in an increase in the overall full-time equivalent positions
    within the Department.
        (e) Responsibilities.--The Director shall be responsible for
    coordinating and overseeing the activities of RCOs in order to--
            (1) improve United States monitoring and responsiveness to
        activities, strategies and tactics of the PRC that undermine United
        States interests;
            (2) ensure that RCO program activities are aligned with United
        States strategic interests and priorities for strategic competition
        with the PRC;
            (3) oversee RCO program activities, including the development
        of standardized monitoring, evaluation, and learning metrics that
        inform effective United States Government responses to PRC
        activities;
            (4) identify gaps in United States engagements regarding PRC
        cross-cutting activities that impact United States interests; and
            (5) manage hiring for RCO positions, including individuals with
        the appropriate proficiency in Mandarin.
        (f) Regional China Officers.--
            (1) Qualifications.--The Secretary shall select and assign RCOs
        from among Foreign Service Officers who have expertise related to
        the PRC, including in the forms of prior experience working in or
        on the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, and proficiency in Mandarin
        language.
            (2) Geographic placement.--Of the total number of RCOs in the
        Unit, there shall be no fewer than two Regional China Officers
        assigned to United States diplomatic posts associated with each of
        the following bureaus of the Department:
                (A) The Bureau of African Affairs.
                (B) The Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
                (C) The Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.
                (D) The Bureau of International Organization Affairs.
                (E) The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
                (F) The Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs.
                (G) The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
        (g) Sunset Provision.--The requirement to maintain the Regional
    China Officer Program under subsection (a) shall expire on the date
    that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (h) Ally Defined.--In this section, the term ``ally'' means--
            (1) a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;
        or
            (2) a country designated as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to
        the authorities provided by section 517 of the Foreign Assistance
        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k).
    SEC. 5176. REPORT ON CHINA'S DIPLOMATIC POSTS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for the next five
    years, the Secretary shall submit to appropriate congressional
    committees a report on the diplomatic presence of the People's Republic
    of China worldwide and how that presence compares to the diplomatic
    presence of the United States, including--
            (1) the number of diplomatic posts currently maintained by
        People's Republic of China and the United States in each country;
        and
            (2) the estimated number of diplomatic personnel of the
        People's Republic of China and the United States stationed abroad
        in each country.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate
        congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
            Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the
            Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
            Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select
            Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            (2) Diplomatic post.--The term ``diplomatic post'', with
        respect to the United States, does not include a post to which only
        personnel of agencies other than the Department are assigned.
    SEC. 5177. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO REDUCE PERSONNEL AT COVERED
    DIPLOMATIC POSTS.
        (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later
    than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary carries out a
    reduction in United States Foreign Service personnel of at least 10
    percent at a covered diplomatic post, the Secretary shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a notification of the intent to
    carry out such a reduction, which shall include a certification by the
    Secretary that such reduction will not negatively impact the ability of
    the United States to compete with the People's Republic of China, the
    Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Russian Federation.
        (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a
    security risk to personnel at a covered diplomatic post.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (2) the term ``covered diplomatic post'' means a United States
        diplomatic post in a country in which the People's Republic of
        China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Russian Federation also
        have a diplomatic post.
    SEC. 5178. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MANUAL CHANGES.
        Section 5318(c)(1) of the Department of State Authorization Act of
    2021 (22 U.S.C. 2658a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and
    inserting ``8 years''.

                          TITLE II--WORKFORCE MATTERS

    SEC. 5201. REPORT ON VETTING OF FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE LANGUAGE
    INSTRUCTORS.
        Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional
    committees a report on the execution of requirements under section 6116
    of the Department of State Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023 (22
    U.S.C. 4030) that includes--
            (1) a description of all steps taken to date to carry out that
        section;
            (2) a detailed explanation of the suitability or fitness
        reviews, background investigations, and post-employment vetting, as
        applicable, of relevant Foreign Service Institute instructors who
        provide language instructions; and
            (3) a description of planned additional steps required to carry
        out such section.
    SEC. 5202. TRAINING LIMITATIONS.
        The Department shall require the approval of the Secretary for
    eliminations of long-term training assignments.
    SEC. 5203. LANGUAGE INCENTIVE PAY FOR CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES.
        The Secretary may provide special monetary incentives to acquire or
    retain proficiency in foreign languages to civil service employees who
    serve in domestic positions requiring critical language skills that are
    located in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and non-
    foreign areas (the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the
    Northern Mariana Islands, and other United States territories and
    possessions). The amounts of such incentives should be similar to the
    language incentive pay provided to members of the Foreign Service
    pursuant to section 704(b)(3) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
    U.S.C. 4024(b)(3)), as amended by section 5206.
    SEC. 5204. OPTIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall assess options for integrating
    360-degree reviews in personnel files for promotion panel
    consideration.
        (b) Evaluation Systems.--The assessment required by subsection (a)
    shall include--
            (1) one or more options to integrate 360-degree reviews,
        references, or evaluations by superiors, peers, and subordinates,
        including consideration of automated reference requests; and
            (2) other modifications or systems the Secretary considers
        relevant.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the
    appropriate congressional committees on the assessment required by
    subsection (a) that shall describe, with respect to each evaluation
    system included--
            (1) any legal constraints or considerations;
            (2) the timeline required for implementation;
            (3) any starting and recurring costs in comparison to current
        processes;
            (4) the likely or potential implications for promotion
        decisions and trends; and
            (5) the impact on meeting the personnel needs of the Foreign
        Service.
    SEC. 5205. JOB SHARE AND PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and publish a
    Department policy on job share and part-time employment opportunities.
    The policy shall include a template for job-sharing arrangements, a
    database of job share and part-time employment opportunities, and a
    point of contact in the Bureau of Human Resources.
        (b) Workplace Flexibility Training.--The Secretary shall
    incorporate training on workplace flexibility, including the
    availability of job share and part-time employment opportunities, into
    employee onboarding.
        (c) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the
    Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
    report on workplace flexibility at the Department, including data on
    the number of employees utilizing job share or part-time employment
    arrangements.
        (d) Exception for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.--The
    policy described in subsection (a) shall not apply to officers and
    employees of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
    SEC. 5206. PROMOTING REUTILIZATION OF LANGUAGE SKILLS IN THE FOREIGN
    SERVICE.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) foreign language skills are essential to effective
        diplomacy, particularly in high-priority positions, such as
        Chinese- and Russian-language designated positions focused on the
        People's Republic of China and Russia;
            (2) reutilization of acquired language skills creates
        efficiencies through the reduction of language training overall and
        increases regional expertise;
            (3) often, investments in language skills are not sufficiently
        utilized and maintained throughout the careers of members of the
        Foreign Service following an initial assignment after language
        training;
            (4) providing incentives or requirements to select ``out-year
        bidders'' for priority language-designated assignments would
        decrease training costs overall and encourage more expertise in
        relevant priority areas; and
            (5) incentives for members of the Foreign Service to not only
        acquire and retain, but reuse, foreign language skills in priority
        assignments would reduce training costs in terms of both time and
        money and increase regional expertise to improve abilities in those
        areas deemed high priority by the Secretary.
        (b) Incentives to Reutilize Language Skills.--Section 704(b)(3) of
    the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4024(b)(3)) is amended by
    inserting ``and reutilize'' after ``to acquire or retain proficiency
    in''.

              TITLE III--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

    SEC. 5301. POST DATA PILOT PROGRAM.
        (a) Post Data and AI Pilot Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--The Secretary is authorized to establish a
        program, which shall be known as the ``Post Data Program''
        (referred to in this section as the ``Program''), that shall be
        overseen by the Department's Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence
        Officer.
            (2) Goals.--The goals of the Program shall include the
        following:
                (A) Cultivating a data and artificial intelligence culture
            at diplomatic posts globally, including data fluency and data
            collaboration.
                (B) Promoting data integration with Department of State
            Headquarters.
                (C) Creating operational efficiencies, supporting
            innovation, and enhancing mission impact.
        (b) Implementation Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees an implementation plan that
        outlines strategies for--
                (A) advancing the goals described in subsection (a)(2);
                (B) hiring data and artificial intelligence officers at
            United States diplomatic posts; and
                (C) allocation of necessary resources to sustain the
            Program.
            (2) Annual reporting requirement.--Not later than 180 days
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually
        thereafter for the following three years, the Secretary shall
        submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees
        regarding the status of the implementation plan required under
        paragraph (1).
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the Senate.
    SEC. 5302. AUTHORIZATION TO USE COMMERCIAL CLOUD ENCLAVES OVERSEAS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Department shall issue internal guidelines
    that authorize and track the use of enclaves deployed in overseas
    commercial cloud regions for OCONUS systems categorized at the Federal
    Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) high baseline.
        (b) Consistency With Federal Cybersecurity Regulations.--The
    enclave deployments shall be consistent with existing Federal
    cybersecurity regulations as well as best practices established across
    National Institute of Standards and Technology standards and ISO 27000
    security controls.
        (c) Briefing.-- Not later than 90 days after the enactment of the
    Act, and before issuing the new internal guidelines required under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall brief the appropriate congressional
    committees on the proposed new guidelines, including--
            (1) relevant risk assessments; and
            (2) any security challenges regarding implementation.
        (d) Appropriate Congressional Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Select Committee
        on Intelligence of the Senate.
    SEC. 5303. REPORTS ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS AT THE
    DEPARTMENT.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
            Appropriations of the Senate.
            (2) Technology.--The term ``technology'' includes--
                (A) artificial intelligence and machine learning systems;
                (B) cybersecurity modernization tools or platforms;
                (C) cloud computing services and infrastructure;
                (D) enterprise data platforms and analytics tools;
                (E) customer experience platforms for public-facing
            services; and
                (F) internal workflow automation or modernization systems.
            (3) Technology transformation project.--
                (A) In general.--The term ``technology transformation
            project'' means any new or significantly modified technology
            deployed by the Department with the purpose of improving
            diplomatic, consular, administrative, or security operations.
                (B) Exclusions.--The term ``technology transformation
            project'' does not include a routine software update or version
            upgrade, a security patch or maintenance of an existing system,
            a minor configuration change, a business-as-usual information
            technology operation, a support activity, or a project that
            costs less than $1,000,000.
        (b) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the
        Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
        a report on all technology transformation projects completed during
        the preceding two fiscal years.
            (2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following elements:
                (A) For each project, the following:
                    (i) A summary of the objective, scope, and operational
                context of the project.
                    (ii) An identification of the primary technologies and
                vendors used, including artificial intelligence models,
                cloud providers, cybersecurity platforms, and major
                software components.
                    (iii) A report on baseline and post-implementation
                performance and adoption metrics for the project, including
                (if applicable) with respect to--

                        (I) operational efficiency, such as reductions in
                    processing time, staff hours, or error rates;
                        (II) user impact, such as improvements in end-user
                    satisfaction scores and reliability;
                        (III) security posture, such as enhancements in
                    threat detection, incident response time;
                        (IV) cost performance, including budgeted costs
                    versus actual costs and projected cost savings or cost
                    avoidance;
                        (V) interoperability and integration, including
                    level of integration achieved with existing systems of
                    the Department;
                        (VI) artificial intelligence, if applicable; and
                        (VII) adoption, including, if applicable--

                            (aa) an estimate of the percentage of eligible
                        end-users actively using the system within the
                        first three, six, and 12 months of deployment;
                            (bb) the proportion of staff trained to use the
                        system;
                            (cc) the frequency and duration of use,
                        disaggregated by bureau or geographic region if
                        relevant;
                            (dd) summarized user feedback, including pain
                        points and satisfaction ratings; and
                            (ee) a description of the status of deprecation
                        or reduction in use of legacy systems, if
                        applicable.
                    (iv) A description of key challenges encountered during
                implementation and any mitigation strategies employed.
                    (v) A summary of contracting or acquisition strategies
                used, including information on how the vendor or
                development team supported change management and adoption,
                including user testing, stakeholder engagement, and phased
                rollout.
                (B) For any project where adoption metrics fell below 50
            percent of estimated usage within six months of launch, the
            following:
                    (i) A remediation plan with specific steps to improve
                adoption, including retraining, user experience
                improvements, or outreach.
                    (ii) An assessment of whether rollout should be paused
                or modified.
                    (iii) Any plans for iterative development based on
                feedback from employees.
            (3) Public summary.--Not later than 60 days after submitting a
        report required by paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional
        committees, the Secretary shall publish an unclassified summary of
        the report on the publicly accessible website of the Department,
        consistent with national security interests.
        (c) Government Accountability Office Evaluation.--Not later than 18
    months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and biennially
    thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
    to the appropriate congressional committees a report--
            (1) evaluating--
                (A) the extent to which the Department has implemented and
            reported on technology transformation projects in accordance
            with the requirements under this section;
                (B) the effectiveness and reliability of the Department's
            performance and adoption metrics for such projects;
                (C) whether such projects have met intended goals related
            to operational efficiency, security, cost-effectiveness, user
            adoption, and modernization of legacy systems; and
                (D) the adequacy of oversight mechanisms in place to ensure
            the responsible deployment of artificial intelligence and other
            emerging technologies; and
            (2) including any recommendations to improve the Department's
        management, implementation, or evaluation of technology
        transformation efforts.
    SEC. 5304. COMMERCIAL SPYWARE.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) there is a national security need for the legitimate and
        responsible procurement and application of cyber intrusion
        capabilities, including efforts related to counterterrorism,
        counternarcotics, and countertrafficking;
            (2) the growing commercial market for sophisticated cyber
        intrusion capabilities has enhanced state and non-state actors'
        abilities to target and track for nefarious purposes individuals,
        such as journalists, defenders of internationally recognized human
        rights, members of civil society groups, members of ethnic or
        religious minority groups, and others for exercising their
        internationally recognized human rights and fundamental freedoms,
        or the family members of these targeted individuals;
            (3) the proliferation of commercial spyware presents
        significant and growing risks to United States national security,
        including to the safety and security of United States Government
        personnel; and
            (4) ease of access into and lack of transparency in the
        commercial spyware market raises the probability of spreading
        potentially destructive or disruptive cyber capabilities to a wider
        range of malicious actors.
        (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States--
            (1) to oppose the misuse of commercial spyware to target
        individuals, including journalists, defenders of internationally
        recognized human rights, and members of civil society groups,
        members of ethnic or religious minority groups, and others for
        exercising their internationally recognized human rights and
        fundamental freedoms, or the family members of these targeted
        individuals;
            (2) to coordinate with allies and partners to prevent the
        export of commercial spyware tools to end-users likely to use them
        for malicious activities;
            (3) to maintain robust information-sharing with trusted allies
        and partners on commercial spyware proliferation and misuse,
        including to better identify and track these tools;
            (4) to work with private industry to identify and counter the
        abuse and misuse of commercial spyware technology; and
            (5) to work with allies and partners to establish robust
        guardrails to ensure that the use of commercial spyware tools are
        consistent with respect for internationally recognized human
        rights, and the rule of law.

                           TITLE IV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

    SEC. 5401. UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.
        Section 1(b)(3) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of
    1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A)--
                (A) by striking ``United States'' before ``public
            diplomacy''; and
                (B) by striking ``, information, and international
            broadcasting'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in subparagraph (F)(v), by striking the period at the end
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(G) lead and direct public diplomacy activities;
                ``(H) lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts to
            recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign information
            manipulation and malign activities, including through efforts
            to limit the foreign propaganda and disinformation efforts of
            adversaries, and coordinate those efforts across Federal
            departments and agencies;
                ``(I) support global access to free information and
            internet freedom, in coordination with other relevant bureaus,
            in countries where the government has limited access to free
            and open internet by restricting access to internet browsers,
            websites, or other means of accessing the internet;
                ``(J) oppose censorship by foreign adversaries;
                ``(K) ensure implementation of the annual strategic plan
            for public diplomacy in collaboration with overseas posts and
            regional and functional bureaus of the Department;
                ``(L) serve as chair of interagency meetings on public
            diplomacy to align messaging, and lead and coordinate with
            members of the Group of Seven;
                ``(M) ensure that educational and cultural affairs
            programming shall be nonpolitical in character and shall be
            balanced and representative of the diversity of American
            political, social, and cultural life and that academic and
            cultural programs maintain scholarly integrity and meet the
            highest standards of academic excellence or artistic
            achievement;
                ``(N) support non-state actors abroad, including
            independent media and civil society groups, that are working to
            expose and counter foreign malign influence narratives,
            tactics, and techniques, including those originating in the
            Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, North
            Korea, or Iran; and
                ``(O) ensure the Department does not fund organizations
            engaging in partisan political activity in the United
            States.''.
    SEC. 5402. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5162, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (14) the following:
            ``(15) Assistant secretary for educational and cultural
        affairs.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department of
            State an Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural
            Affairs who shall be responsible to the Secretary of State,
            acting through the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, for
            matters described in section 112 of the Mutual Educational and
            Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), and other
            relevant matters pertaining to the development, implementation,
            and oversight of all educational, cultural, and professional
            exchange programs, as well as related initiatives and
            activities, and such other related duties as the Secretary may
            from time to time designate.
                ``(B) Responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities described under subparagraph (A), the
            Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs shall
            be responsible for--
                    ``(i) aligning exchange programming with broader global
                public diplomacy planning when consistent with the purposes
                of such exchange programing; and
                    ``(ii) ensuring clear foreign policy outcomes in
                accordance with the objectives and requirements described
                in the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of
                1961.''.
    SEC. 5403. BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
        (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Department a Bureau of
    Educational and Cultural Affairs described in section 112 of the Mutual
    Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460), which
    shall be responsible for the functions described in such section and
    such other relevant functions related to academic, cultural, and
    professional exchanges as the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy may
    prescribe.
        (b) Head of Bureau.--The Assistant Secretary for Educational and
    Cultural Affairs shall be the head of the Bureau of Educational and
    Cultural Affairs.
    SEC. 5404. FOREIGN INFORMATION MANIPULATION AND INTERFERENCE STRATEGY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the heads of
    other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to combat
    foreign information manipulation and interference.
        (b) Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall
    include the following elements:
            (1) Conducting analysis of foreign state and non-state actors'
        foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and techniques,
        including those originating from United States nation-state
        adversaries, including the Russian Federation, the People's
        Republic of China, North Korea, and Iran.
            (2) Working together with allies and partners to expose and
        counter foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and
        techniques, as well as to counter censorship, including those
        originating in the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of
        China, North Korea, and Iran.
            (3) Supporting non-state actors abroad, including independent
        media and civil society groups, which are working to expose and
        counter foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and
        techniques, including those originating in the Russian Federation,
        the People's Republic of China, North Korea, and Iran.
            (4) Coordinating efforts to expose and counter foreign
        information manipulation and interference across Federal
        departments and agencies.
            (5) Protecting the First Amendment rights of United States
        citizens.
            (6) Creating guardrails to ensure the Department does not
        provide grants to organizations engaging in partisan political
        activity in the United States.
        (c) Coordination.--The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be
    led and implemented by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy in
    coordination with relevant bureaus and offices at the Department.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report that includes--
            (1) actions the Department has taken to preserve the
        institutional capability to counter foreign nation-state influence
        operations from the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of
        China, and Iran since the termination of the Counter Foreign
        Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) hub;
            (2) a list of active and cancelled Countering PRC Influence
        Fund and Countering Russian Influence Fund projects since January
        21, 2025;
            (3) actions the Department has taken to improve Department
        grantmaking processes related to countering foreign influence
        operations from nation-state adversaries; and
            (4) an assessment of recent foreign adversarial information
        operations and narratives related to United States foreign policy
        since January 21, 2025, from the Russian Federation, the People's
        Republic of China, and Iran.
        (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the Senate.
    SEC. 5405. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR INTERNATIONAL
    EXPOSITIONS.
        Section 204 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign
    Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (22 U.S.C.
    2452b) (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of the Public Law
    106-113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A-486))
    is repealed.

                          TITLE V--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY

    SEC. 5501. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIPLOMATIC SECURITY.
        Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)), as amended by section 5402, is further amended by
    inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
            ``(16) Assistant secretary for diplomatic security.--There
        shall be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for
        Diplomatic Security who shall be responsible to the Secretary of
        State, acting through Under Secretary for Management, for matters
        relating to the management, direction, and strategic execution of
        the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and such other related duties as
        the Secretary may from time to time designate.''.
    SEC. 5502. SPECIAL AGENTS.
        Section 37(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
    (22 U.S.C. 2709(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
    inserting ``, in consultation with Under Secretary of Management,''
    after ``Secretary of State''.
    SEC. 5503. MODIFICATION OF CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
    RELATING TO EMBASSY REOPENING.
        Section 105(b)(2) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
    Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4804(b)(2)) is amended by
    inserting ``, detailing the national security value of reopening such
    post'' after ``the decision to open or reopen such post''.
    SEC. 5504. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC
    SECURITY AGENTS.
        (a) In General.--Title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
    Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851 et seq.) is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``SEC. 418. COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE TRAINING FOR CERTAIN DIPLOMATIC
          SECURITY SPECIAL AGENTS.
        ``(a) In General.--Diplomatic Security special agents who are
    assigned to positions with a primary counterintelligence role or a
    diplomatic post rated as High or Critical for Human Intelligence on the
    Department of State's Security Environment Threat List shall receive
    specific and substantive mandatory counter-intelligence training that
    is developed and conducted in consultation with the heads of relevant
    elements of the intelligence community.
        ``(b) Intelligence Community Defined.--In this section, the term
    `intelligence community' has the meaning given that term in section
    3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Omnibus
    Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-399)
    is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following:
    ``Sec. 418. Counter-intelligence training for certain Diplomatic
              Security special agents.''.
    SEC. 5505. EXPANSION OF COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    TO INCLUDE NONSECURITY STAFF.
        Section 155 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
    Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 4802 note) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``high intelligence
        threat countries'' and inserting ``critical human intelligence
        threat countries'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``high intelligence threat countries who are responsible for
            security at those posts'' and inserting ``critical human
            intelligence threat countries and countries designated by the
            Under Secretary of State for Management''; and
                (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``high intelligence
            threat countries'' and inserting ``critical human intelligence
            threat countries'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``high intelligence threat
        country'' and inserting ``critical human intelligence threat
        country'' each place it appears;
            (4) by redesignating subsection (c), as so amended, as
        subsection (d); and
            (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Country-specific Threat Training Required.--Personnel
    assigned to posts in critical human intelligence threat countries shall
    receive country-specific threat training informed by assessments from
    relevant elements of the intelligence community (as such term is
    defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
    3003(4))), at the appropriate classification level.''.
    SEC. 5506. REPORT ON SECURITY CONDITIONS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA, REQUIRED
    FOR THE REOPENING OF THE UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSION.
        (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States has a national security interest in a
        stable Syria free from the malign influence of Russia and Iran, and
        which cannot be used by terrorist organizations to launch attacks
        against the United States or United States allies or partners in
        the region.
            (2) Permissive security conditions are necessary for the
        reopening of any diplomatic mission.
        (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the
        relevant Federal agencies, shall submit to the appropriate
        congressional committees a report describing the Syrian
        Government's progress towards meeting the security related
        benchmarks described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include the following elements:
                (A) An assessment of the Syrian Government's progress on
            counterterrorism, especially as it relates to United States
            designated terrorist organizations that threaten to attack the
            United States or our allies and partners.
                (B) An assessment of the security environment of the
            potential sites for a future building of the United States
            Embassy in Damascus and the conditions necessary for resuming
            embassy operations in Damascus.
                (C) An analysis of the Syrian Government's progress in
            identifying and destroying any remnants of the Assad regime's
            chemical weapons program, including any stockpiles, production
            facilities, or related sites.
                (D) An assessment of the Syrian Government's destruction of
            the Assad regime's captagon and other illicit drug stockpiles,
            to include infrastructure.
                (E) An assessment of the Syrian Government's relationship
            with the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran,
            to include access, basing, overflight, economic relationships,
            and impacts on United States national security objectives.
                (F) A description of the Syrian Government's cooperation
            with the United States to locate and repatriate United States
            citizens.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed
        Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed
        Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee
        on Intelligence of the Senate.
    SEC. 5507. EMBASSIES, CONSULATES, AND OTHER DIPLOMATIC INSTALLATIONS
    RETURN TO STANDARDS REPORT.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report that includes the impacts of the
    Bureau of Diplomatic Security's initiative known as ``Return to
    Standards'' on the security needs of United States embassies,
    consulates, and other diplomatic installations outside the United
    States.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    describe the impacts of the Return to Standards initiative and other
    reductions in staffing and resources from the beginning of the
    initiative to the date of enactment of this Act for all embassies,
    consulates, and other overseas diplomatic installations, including
    detailed descriptions and explanations of all reductions of personnel
    or other resources, including their effects on--
            (1) securing facilities and perimeters;
            (2) transporting United States personnel into the foreign
        country; and
            (3) executing any other relevant operations for which they are
        responsible.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of
        the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on
        Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
    SEC. 5508. REAUTHORIZATION OF OVERTIME PAY FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
        Section 6232(g) of the Department of State Authorization Act of
    2023 (division F of Public Law 118-31; 5 U.S.C. 5547 note) is amended
    by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.

                            TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

    SEC. 5601. SUBMISSION OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    CENTER REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
        Not later than 30 days after receiving a report or other written
    product provided to the Department by federally funded research and
    development centers (FFRDCs) and consultant groups that were supported
    by funds congressionally appropriated to the Department, the Secretary
    shall provide the appropriate congressional committees--
            (1) the report or written product, including the original
        proposal for the report;
            (2) the amount provided by the Department to the FFRDC; and
            (3) a detailed description of the value the Department derived
        from the report.
    SEC. 5602. QUARTERLY REPORT ON DIPLOMATIC POUCH ACCESS.
        Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    and every 90 days thereafter for the next three years, the Secretary
    shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that
    describes--
            (1) a list of every overseas United States diplomatic post
        where diplomatic pouch access is restricted or limited by the host
        government;
            (2) an explanation as to why, in each instance where an
        overseas United States diplomatic post is restricted or limited by
        the host government, the host government has restricted or limited
        the diplomatic pouch access of the United States diplomatic post;
        and
            (3) a detailed explanation outlining the steps the Department
        is taking to gain diplomatic pouch access in each instance where
        such access has been restricted or limited by the host government.
    SEC. 5603. REPORT ON UTILITY OF INSTITUTING A PROCESSING FEE FOR ITAR
    LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
        Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
    a report on the feasibility and effect of establishing an export
    licensing fee system for the commercial export of defense items and
    services to partially or fully finance the licensing costs of the
    Department, if permitted by statute. The report should consider whether
    and to what degree such an export license application fee system would
    be preferable to relying solely on the existing registration fee system
    and the feasibility of a tiered system of fees, considering such
    options as volume per applicant over time and discounted fees for small
    businesses.
    SEC. 5604. HAVANA ACT PAYMENT FIX.
        Section 901 of title IX of division J of the Further Consolidated
    Appropriations Act, 2020 (22 U.S.C. 2680b) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``January 1, 2016'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``September 11, 2001'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A), by striking ``of a'' and inserting ``of an''; and
            (3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Limitations.--
                ``(A) Appropriations required.--Payments under subsections
            (a) and (b) in a fiscal year may only be made using amounts
            appropriated in advance specifically for payments under such
            paragraph in such fiscal year.
                ``(B) Matter of payments.--Payments under subsections (a)
            and (b) using amounts appropriated for such purpose shall be
            made on a first come, first serve, or pro rata basis.
                ``(C) Amounts of payments.--The total amount of funding
            obligated for payments under subsections (a) and (b) may not
            exceed the amount specifically appropriated for providing
            payments under such paragraph during its period of
            availability.''.
    SEC. 5605. ESTABLISHING AN INNER MONGOLIA SECTION WITHIN THE UNITED
    STATES MISSION IN CHINA.
        (a) Inner Mongolia Section in the United States Mission in China.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may establish an Inner Mongolia
        team within the United States Mission in China, to follow
        political, economic, and social developments in the Inner Mongolia
        Autonomous Region and other areas designated by the People's
        Republic of China as autonomous for Mongolians, with due
        consideration given to hiring Mongolians as Locally Employed Staff.
            (2) Responsibilities.--Responsibilities of a team devoted to
        Inner Mongolia should include reporting on internationally
        recognized human rights issues, monitoring developments in critical
        minerals mining, environmental degradation, and PRC space
        capabilities, and access to areas designated as autonomous for
        Mongolians by United States Government officials, journalists,
        nongovernmental organizations, and the Mongolian diaspora.
            (3) Language requirements.--The Secretary should ensure that
        the Department has sufficient proficiency in the Mongolian language
        in order to carry out paragraph (1), and that the United States
        Mission in China has sufficient resources to hire Local Employed
        Staff proficient in the Mongolian language, as appropriate.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report on the staffing described in
    subsection (a).
    SEC. 5606. REPORT ON UNITED STATES MISSION AUSTRALIA STAFFING.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Australia is one of the closest allies of the United States
        and integral to United States national security interests in the
        Indo-Pacific;
            (2) the United States-Australia alliance has seen tremendous
        growth, including through AUKUS, as part of which, the United
        States plans to rotate up to four Virginia-class attack submarines
        out of the Australian port of Perth by 2027; and
            (3) current United States staffing and facilities across United
        States Mission Australia do not appear adequately resourced to
        support an expanding mission set and are no longer commensurate
        with strategic developments.
        (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        appropriate congressional committees a report regarding staffing
        and facility requirements at United States Mission Australia to
        provide administrative and operational support for all United
        States Government personnel under Chief of Mission Authority of the
        head of the United States Mission in Australia.
            (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                (A) an assessment of how many United States civilian and
            military personnel and their dependents the Department expects
            across Australia in the next five years;
                (B) an assessment of what requirements those United States
            personnel will have, including housing, schooling, and office
            space;
                (C) a status update on anticipated interagency growth plans
            across Australia and the interagency process begun in 2024 to
            assess the needs of Mission Australia;
                (D) an assessment of the impact of the Department
            reorganization and workforce reduction on the staffing
            contemplated by that process;
                (E) an analysis of resource gaps that could undermine
            mission capacity and United States foreign policy objectives,
            including advancing the United States-Australia alliance and
            AUKUS;
                (F) a recommendation for additional facilities, staffing,
            and resources needed to execute on mission growth; and
                (G) an estimated total cost of expanding staffing to
            sufficiently serve the increased presence of United States
            personnel in the area and to achieve any other United States
            foreign policy objectives.
            (3) Classified annex.--The report shall contain a classified
        annex as necessary.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed
        Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
        Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed
        Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
    SEC. 5607. EXTENSIONS.
        (a) Support to Enhance the Capacity of International Monetary Fund
    Members to Evaluate the Legal and Financial Terms of Sovereign Debt
    Contracts.--Section 6103(c) of title LXI of division F of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is
    amended by striking ``5-year period'' and inserting ``10-year period''.
        (b) Inspector General Annuitant Waiver.--The authorities provided
    under section 1015(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010
    (Public Law 111-212; 124 Stat. 2332) shall remain in effect through
    September 30, 2031.
        (c) Extension of Authorizations to Support United States
    Participation in International Fairs and Expos.--Section 9601(b) of the
    Department of State Authorizations Act of 2022 (division I of Public
    Law 117-263; 136 6 Stat. 3909) is amended by striking ``fiscal years
    2023 and 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026,
    2027, and 2028''.
    SEC. 5608. UPDATING COUNTERTERRORISM REPORTS.
        Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
    Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(a)) is amended in the matter
    preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``April 30'' and inserting
    ``October 31''.

        DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

    SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
        (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Intelligence
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026''.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is
    as follows:
    Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 6002. Definitions.
    Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement.

                       TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 6102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
    Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account.

    TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

    Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.

                   TITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

    Sec. 6301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
    Sec. 6302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
              law.
    Sec. 6303. Notice of impact of diplomatic and consular post closings on
              intelligence community.
    Sec. 6304. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property.
    Sec. 6305. Annual survey of analytic objectivity among officers and
              employees of elements of the intelligence community.
    Sec. 6306. Annual training requirement and report regarding analytic
              standards.
    Sec. 6307. Prohibiting discrimination in the intelligence community.
    Sec. 6308. Estimate of cost to ensure compliance with Intelligence
              Community Directive 705.
    Sec. 6309. Plan for implementing an integrated system spanning the
              intelligence community for accreditation of sensitive
              compartmented information facilities.
    Sec. 6310. Reforms relating to inactive security clearances.

         TITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

    Sec. 6401. Short title.
    Sec. 6402. Modification of responsibilities and authorities of the
              Director of National Intelligence.
    Sec. 6403. Plan for optimized staffing of the Office of the Director of
              National Intelligence.
    Sec. 6404. National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center.
    Sec. 6405. Termination of Office of Engagement.

      TITLE LXV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

                     Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency

    Sec. 6501. Guidance on novel and significant expenditures for purposes
              of notification under the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
              1949.
    Sec. 6502. Improvements to security of Central Intelligence Agency
              installations.
    Sec. 6503. Annual Central Intelligence Agency workplace climate
              assessment.
    Sec. 6504. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains of the Central
              Intelligence Agency.
    Sec. 6505. Technical amendment to procurement authorities of Central
              Intelligence Agency.

                  Subtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense

    Sec. 6511. Counterintelligence briefings for members of the Armed
              Forces.

                   Subtitle C--Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Sec. 6521. Notice of counterintelligence assessments and investigations
              by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of candidates for or
              holders of Federal office.
    Sec. 6522. Notification of material changes to policies or procedures
              governing terrorist watchlist and transnational organized
              crime watchlist.
    Sec. 6523. Annual report on United States persons on the terrorist watch
              list.
    Sec. 6524. Annual report on Federal Bureau of Investigation case data.

       TITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

                       Subtitle A--Artificial Intelligence

    Sec. 6601. Artificial Intelligence security guidance.
    Sec. 6602. Artificial intelligence development and usage by intelligence
              community.
    Sec. 6603. Application of artificial intelligence policies of the
              intelligence community to publicly available models hosted in
              classified environments.
    Sec. 6604. Prohibition on use of DeepSeek on intelligence community
              systems.

                            Subtitle B--Biotechnology

    Sec. 6611. Senior officials for biotechnology.
    Sec. 6612. Plan on enhanced intelligence sharing relating to foreign
              adversary biotechnological threats.
    Sec. 6613. Enhancing biotechnology talent within the intelligence
              community.
    Sec. 6614. Enhanced intelligence community support to secure United
              States biological data.
    Sec. 6615. Ensuring intelligence community procurement of domestic
              United States production of synthetic DNA and RNA.
    Sec. 6616. Strategy for addressing intelligence gaps relating to China's
              investment in United States-origin biotechnology.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 6621. Enhancing intelligence community technology adoption metrics.
    Sec. 6622. Report on identification of intelligence community sites for
              advanced nuclear technologies.
    Sec. 6623. Strategy on intelligence coordination and sharing relating to
              critical and emerging technologies.

               TITLE LXVII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

                      Subtitle A--Matters Relating to China

    Sec. 6701. Modification of annual reports on influence operations and
              campaigns in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party.
    Sec. 6702. Intelligence sharing with allies on Chinese Communist Party
              efforts in Europe.
    Sec. 6703. Prohibition on intelligence community contracting with
              Chinese military companies engaged in biotechnology research,
              development, or manufacturing.
    Sec. 6704. Report on the wealth of the leadership of the Chinese
              Communist Party.
    Sec. 6705. Assessment and report on investments by the People's Republic
              of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.
    Sec. 6706. Identification of entities that provide support to the
              People's Liberation Army.
    Sec. 6707. Mission manager for the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 6708. National Intelligence Estimate of advancements in
              biotechnology by the People's Republic of China.

                            Subtitle B--Other Matters

    Sec. 6711. Improvements to requirement for monitoring of Iranian
              enrichment of uranium-235.
    Sec. 6712. Policy toward certain agents of foreign governments.
    Sec. 6713. Extension of intelligence community coordinator for Russian
              atrocities accountability.
    Sec. 6714. Plan to enhance intelligence support to counter foreign
              influence intended to continue or expand the conflict in
              Sudan.
    Sec. 6715. Review of information relating to actions by foreign
              governments to assist persons evading justice.
    Sec. 6716. National Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere.
    Sec. 6717. Plan to enhance counternarcotics collaboration, coordination,
              and cooperation with the Government of Mexico.
    Sec. 6718. Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior
              officials and other United States persons.

                     TITLE LXVIII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 6801. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.
    Sec. 6802. Revisions to congressional notification of intelligence
              collection adjustments.
    Sec. 6803. Declassification of intelligence and additional transparency
              measures relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Sec. 6804. Classified intelligence budget justification materials and
              submission of intelligence community drug control resource
              summary.
    Sec. 6805. Requiring penetration testing as part of the testing and
              certification of voting systems.
    Sec. 6806. Standard guidelines for intelligence community to report and
              document anomalous health incidents.

        (c) Automatic Execution of Clerical Changes.--Except as otherwise
    expressly provided, when an amendment made by this division amends an
    Act to add a section or larger organizational unit to that Act, repeals
    or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in that Act, or
    amends the designation or heading of a section or larger organizational
    unit in that Act, that amendment also shall have the effect of amending
    any table of contents of that Act to alter the table to conform to the
    changes made by the amendment.
    SEC. 6002. DEFINITIONS.
        In this division:
            (1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
        ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given
        such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
        U.S.C. 3003).
            (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
        community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
    SEC. 6003. EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.
        The explanatory statement regarding this division, printed in the
    House section of the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the
    Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
    Representatives and in the Senate section of the Congressional Record
    by the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate,
    shall have the same effect with respect to the implementation of this
    division as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of
    conference.

                       TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

    SEC. 6101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026
    for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities
    of the Federal Government.
    SEC. 6102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.
        (a) Specifications of Amounts.--The amounts authorized to be
    appropriated under section 6101 for the conduct of the intelligence
    activities of the Federal Government are those specified in the
    classified Schedule of Authorizations prepared to accompany this
    division.
        (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of Authorizations.--
            (1) Availability.--The classified Schedule of Authorizations
        referred to in subsection (a) shall be made available to the
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and to the
        President.
            (2) Distribution by the president.--Subject to paragraph (3),
        the President shall provide for suitable distribution of the
        classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in subsection
        (a), or of appropriate portions of such Schedule, within the
        executive branch of the Federal Government.
            (3) Limits on disclosure.--The President shall not publicly
        disclose the classified Schedule of Authorizations or any portion
        of such Schedule except--
                (A) as provided in section 601(a) of the Implementing
            Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (50 U.S.C.
            3306(a));
                (B) to the extent necessary to implement the budget; or
                (C) as otherwise required by law.
    SEC. 6103. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account of the
    Director of National Intelligence for fiscal year 2026 the sum of
    $678,853,000.
        (b) Classified Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to
    amounts authorized to be appropriated for the Intelligence Community
    Management Account by subsection (a), there are authorized to be
    appropriated for the Intelligence Community Management Account for
    fiscal year 2026 such additional amounts as are specified in the
    classified Schedule of Authorizations referred to in section 6102(a).

       TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
                                     SYSTEM

    SEC. 6201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central Intelligence
    Agency Retirement and Disability Fund $514,000,000 for fiscal year
    2026.

                  TITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

    SEC. 6301. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.
        The authorization of appropriations by this division shall not be
    deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any intelligence
    activity which is not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or the
    laws of the United States.
    SEC. 6302. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AUTHORIZED BY
    LAW.
        Appropriations authorized by this division for salary, pay,
    retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be increased
    by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for
    increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law.
    SEC. 6303. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POST CLOSINGS ON
    INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
        Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
    seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
        ``SEC. 517. NOTICE OF IMPACT OF DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POST
          CLOSINGS ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
        ``(a) Notice to Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of
    Defense.--The Secretary of State shall provide notice to the Director
    of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense of any covered
    closure of a diplomatic or consular post. To the maximum extent
    practicable, the notice shall be provided at least 30 days before the
    date on which the covered closure occurs.
        ``(b) Notice to Congressional Committees.--The Director of National
    Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of the other appropriate
    elements of the intelligence community as determined by the Director,
    shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a notice
    describing the impact of the closure on the intelligence community. The
    notice shall be submitted within 30 days after the date on which the
    Director receives the notice under subsection (a) and, to the maximum
    extent practicable, shall be submitted before the date on which the
    covered closure occurs. Such notice shall include a description of
    whether, and the extent to which, the Director and the heads of the
    other appropriate elements of the intelligence community were consulted
    in the decision-making process with respect to such closure and
    registered any concerns with or objections to such closure.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the congressional intelligence committees;
                ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
            the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives;
                ``(C) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
            the House of Representatives; and
                ``(D) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and
            the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Covered closure of a diplomatic or consular post
        defined.--The term `covered closure of a diplomatic or consular
        post' means the closure of a United States diplomatic or consular
        post abroad that is anticipated to last for 60 days or more.''.
    SEC. 6304. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
        Chapter 37 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after section 798A the following:
    ``Sec. 798B. Unauthorized access to intelligence community property
        ``(a) Prohibited Activity.--It shall be unlawful, within the
    jurisdiction of the United States, without authorization to willfully
    go upon any property--
            ``(1) with intent to gather intelligence or information to the
        detriment of the United States; and
            ``(2) while knowing that such property is--
                ``(A) under the jurisdiction of an element of the
            intelligence community (as defined in section 3(4) of the
            National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)); and
                ``(B) closed or restricted.
        ``(b) Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) in the case of the first offense, be fined under section
        3571 of this title, imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both;
            ``(2) in the case of a second offense after a prior conviction
        under subsection (a) has become final, be fined under this title,
        imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both; and
            ``(3) in the case of a third or subsequent offense after a
        prior conviction under subsection (a) has become final, be fined
        under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    SEC. 6305. ANNUAL SURVEY OF ANALYTIC OBJECTIVITY AMONG OFFICERS AND
    EMPLOYEES OF ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
        (a) In General.--Section 1019(b) of the National Security
    Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 50
    U.S.C. 3364(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
        ``(4)(A) The individual or entity assigned responsibility under
    subsection (a) shall annually conduct a survey of analytic objectivity
    among officers and employees of the intelligence community.
        ``(B) The head of each element of the intelligence community shall
    take all practical actions to encourage maximum participation by
    officers and employees of such element with respect to the survey
    conducted under subparagraph (A).''.
        (b) Elements of the Intelligence Community.--
            (1) In general.--Not less frequently than once each year for
        two years, each head of an element of the intelligence community
        specified in paragraph (4) shall conduct a survey of analytic
        objectivity among officers and employees of such element who are
        involved in the production of intelligence products.
            (2) Elements.--Each survey conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)
        for an element of the intelligence community shall cover the
        following:
                (A) Perceptions of the officers and employees regarding the
            presence of bias or politicization affecting the intelligence
            cycle.
                (B) Types of intelligence products perceived by the
            officers and employees as most prone to objectivity concerns.
                (C) Whether responders to the survey raised identified
            analytic objectivity concerns with an analytic ombudsman or
            appropriate entity.
            (3) Coordination.--The head of each element of the intelligence
        community specified in paragraph (4) shall, to the extent
        practicable, coordinate with the individual or entity assigned
        responsibility under section 1019(a) of the National Security
        Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 (title I of Public Law 108-458; 50
        U.S.C. 3364(a)) and the appropriate ombudsman for analytic
        objectivity with respect to the design and execution of the survey
        required by paragraph (1) to maximize the utility and efficiency of
        the survey.
            (4) Elements of the intelligence community specified.--The
        elements of the intelligence community specified in this paragraph
        are the following:
                (A) The National Security Agency.
                (B) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
                (C) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
                (D) The Directorate of Intelligence of the Federal Bureau
            of Investigation.
                (E) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the
            Department of Homeland Security.
    SEC. 6306. ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT AND REPORT REGARDING ANALYTIC
    STANDARDS.
        Section 6312 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3364 note; Public Law 117-263) is
    amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Conduct of Training.--Training required pursuant to the
    policy required by subsection (a) shall--
            ``(1) be a dedicated, stand-alone training; and
            ``(2) include instruction on how to report concerns regarding
        lack of objectivity, bias, politicization, or other issues relating
        to the standards set forth in Intelligence Community Directive 203,
        Analytic Standards (or any successor directive).''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
                (A) by striking ``number and themes of''; and
                (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``,
            including the number and themes of such incidents and a list of
            each intelligence product reported during the preceding 1-year
            period to the Analytic Ombudsman of the Office of the Director
            of National Intelligence or other designated official specified
            in law or policy to receive complaints related to, or review
            compliance with, analytic standards.''.
    SEC. 6307. PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
    coordination with the head of each element of the intelligence
    community, shall revise all regulations, policies, procedures, manuals,
    circulars, courses, training, and guidance in the intelligence
    community such that all such materials are in compliance with and
    consistent with this section.
        (b) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
    by any law for the National Intelligence Program shall be used for the
    purposes of implementing covered practices in the intelligence
    community.
        (c) Covered Practice Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    practice'' means any practice that discriminates for or against any
    person in a manner prohibited by the Constitution of the United States,
    the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000 et seq.), or any other
    Federal law.
    SEC. 6308. ESTIMATE OF COST TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH INTELLIGENCE
    COMMUNITY DIRECTIVE 705.
        (a) Estimate Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, each head of an element of the intelligence
    community, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence,
    shall--
            (1) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the
        Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives an estimate of the
        amount of obligations expected to be incurred by the Federal
        Government after the date of the enactment of this Act to ensure
        that the sensitive compartmented information facilities of the
        element are compliant with Intelligence Community Directive 705;
        and
            (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
        and the House of Representatives an estimate of such amount of
        obligations expected to be incurred by an element of the Department
        of Defense.
        (b) Contents.--Each estimate submitted under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) The estimate.
            (2) An implementation plan to ensure compliance described in
        such subsection.
            (3) Identification of the administrative actions or legislative
        actions that may be necessary to ensure such compliance.
    SEC. 6309. PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM SPANNING THE
    INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOR ACCREDITATION OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED
    INFORMATION FACILITIES.
        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
    coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall--
            (1) develop a plan to implement an integrated tracking system
        that resides on an appropriately secure or classified system and
        spans the intelligence community for the accreditation of sensitive
        compartmented information facilities to increase transparency,
        track the status of accreditation, and to reduce and minimize
        duplication of effort; and
            (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed Services of
        the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee
        on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the plan
        developed under paragraph (1).
        (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a)(1) shall include the
    following:
            (1) An estimated cost of implementing the plan.
            (2) A description for how applicants and cleared industry could
        monitor the status of the accreditation of the sensitive
        compartmented information facilities of the applicants and cleared
        industry.
            (3) Guidelines for minimizing duplication of effort across the
        intelligence community and the Department of Defense in the
        accreditation process for sensitive compartmented information
        facilities.
            (4) Creation of a mechanism to track compliance with
        Intelligence Community Directive 705 (relating to sensitive
        compartmented information facilities), or successor directive.
            (5) Proposed measures for increasing security against adversary
        threats.
            (6) A list of any administrative and legislative actions that
        may be necessary to carry out the plan.
    SEC. 6310. REFORMS RELATING TO INACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCES.
        (a) Extension of Period of Inactive Security Clearances.--
            (1) Review and evaluation.--The Director of National
        Intelligence shall review and evaluate the feasibility and
        advisability of updating personnel security standards and
        procedures governing eligibility for access to sensitive
        compartmented information and other controlled access program
        information and security adjudicative guidelines for determining
        eligibility for access to sensitive compartmented information and
        other controlled access program information to determine whether
        individuals described in paragraph (2), could, as a matter of
        policy, be granted eligibility by the Director to access classified
        information if--
                (A) there is no indication the individual no longer
            satisfies the standards established for access to classified
            information;
                (B) the individual certifies in writing to an appropriate
            security professional that there has been no change in the
            relevant information provided for the last background
            investigation of the individual; and
                (C) an appropriate record check reveals no unfavorable
            information.
            (2) Individuals described.--The individuals described in this
        paragraph are individuals who--
                (A) have been retired or otherwise separated from
            employment with an element of the intelligence community for a
            period of not more than 5 years; and
                (B) were eligible to access classified information on the
            day before the individual retired or otherwise separated from
            such element.
        (b) Feasibility and Advisability of Continuous Vetting of Inactive
    Security Clearances.--
            (1) In general.--The Director shall conduct an assessment of
        the feasibility and advisability of subjecting inactive security
        clearances to continuous vetting and due diligence, including with
        respect to any effects on policies developed in conjunction with
        the continued development of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative.
            (2) Findings.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the
        congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Homeland
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee
        on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives
        the findings from the assessment conducted pursuant to paragraph
        (1).

        TITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

    SEC. 6401. SHORT TITLE.
        This title may be cited as the ``Intelligence Community Efficiency
    and Effectiveness Act of 2025''.
    SEC. 6402. MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES OF THE
    DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
        (a) Repeal of Sunsetted Requirement for Semi-annual Report.--
    Subsection (c)(7) of section 102A of the National Security Act of 1947
    (50 U.S.C. 3024) is amended by striking ``(A) The Director'' and all
    that follows through ``(B) The Director'' and inserting ``The
    Director''.
        (b) Repeal of Authorities Relating to New National Intelligence
    Centers.--
            (1) Transfer of personnel.--Such section is amended by striking
        subsection (e).
            (2) Repeal of authority to establish.--Subsection (f)(2) of
        such section is amended by striking ``and may'' and all that
        follows through ``determines necessary''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 102a.--Such section is further amended--
                (A) by redesignating subsections (f) through (z) as
            subsections (e) through (y), respectively;
                (B) in subsection (e), as redesignated by subparagraph (A),
            in paragraph (7), by striking ``under subsection (m)'' and
            inserting ``under subsection (l)''; and
                (C) in subsection (w)(3), as redesignated by subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``under subsection (f)(8)'' and inserting
            ``under subsection (e)(8)''.
            (2) Other provisions of law.--
                (A) National security act of 1947.--The National Security
            Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--
                    (i) in section 103(c)(15) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c)(15)), by
                striking ``, including national intelligence centers'';
                    (ii) in section 112(c)(1), by striking ``section
                102A(i)'' and inserting ``section 102A(h)'';
                    (iii) in section 313(1) (50 U.S.C. 3079(1)), by
                striking ``with section 102A(f)(8)'' and inserting ``with
                section 102A(e)(8)''.
                (B) Central intelligence agency act of 1949.--Section 6 of
            the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3507) is
            amended by striking ``section 102A(i)'' and inserting ``section
            102A(h)''.
                (C) Central intelligence agency retirement act.--Section
            201(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act (50
            U.S.C. 2011(c)) is amended by striking ``section 102A(i)'' and
            inserting ``section 102A(h)''.
                (D) Reducing over-classification act.--Section 7(a)(1)(A)
            of the Reducing Over-Classification Act (50 U.S.C.
            3344(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``of section 102A(g)(1)''
            and inserting ``of section 102A(f)(1)''.
                (E) Public interest declassification act.--Section 705(c)
            of the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 (50 U.S.C.
            3355c(c)) is amended by striking ``section 102A(i)'' and
            inserting ``102A(h)''.
                (F) Intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of
            2004.--Section 1019(a) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
            Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364(a)) is amended by
            striking ``section 102A(h)'' and inserting ``section 102A(g)''.
                (G) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2003.--
            Section 343(c) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
            Year 2003 (Public Law 107-306; 50 U.S.C. 3363) is amended by
            striking ``Subject to'' and all that follows through ``,
            relating'' and inserting ``Subject to section 102A(h) of the
            National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(h), relating''.
                (H) Intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2014.--
            Section 604(d)(1)(B) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-126; 50 U.S.C. 3234 note) is
            amended by striking ``section 102A(m)'' and inserting ``section
            102A(l)''.
                (I) Homeland security act of 2002.--Section 210D(f)(2)(B)
            of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124k(f)(2)(B))
            is amended by striking ``sections 102A(f)(1)(B)(iii)'' and
            inserting ``sections 102A(e)(1)(B)(iii)''.
                (J) Energy independence and security act of 2007.--Section
            934(k)(2) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
            (42 U.S.C. 17373(k)(2)) is amended by striking ``section
            102A(i)'' and inserting ``section 102A(h)''.
    SEC. 6403. PLAN FOR OPTIMIZED STAFFING OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF
    NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
        (a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
    submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees
    on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
    target end-state for the appropriate staffing level of the Office of
    the Director of National Intelligence.
        (b) Contents.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include a plan
    for achieving the targeted end-state for staffing at the Office of the
    Director of National Intelligence to the number of full-time equivalent
    employees, detailees, and individuals under contract with the Office
    that the Director requires for the optimized execution of the statutory
    authorities of the Director.
    SEC. 6404. NATIONAL COUNTERPROLIFERATION AND BIOSECURITY CENTER.
        (a) Termination.--
            (1) Termination of center.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
        Intelligence shall terminate the National Counterproliferation and
        Biosecurity Center, including such missions, objectives, staff, and
        resources of the Center, as is consistent with the provisions of
        this section and the amendments made by this section.
            (2) Termination of director of the center.--Not later than 180
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of
        National Intelligence shall terminate the position of the Director
        of the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, as is
        consistent with the provisions of this section.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the
    congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on
    Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
    on the status of the implementation of this section, including--
            (1) the status of the counterproliferation and biosecurity
        missions and functions within the Office of the Director of
        National Intelligence;
            (2) a staffing profile of the officers, employees, and
        detailees currently assigned, as of the date of the report, to the
        counterproliferation, biosecurity, and related missions and
        functions at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
        and
            (3) a description of the employment status of the officers,
        employees, and detailees who were assigned to the National
        Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center as of August 1, 2025,
        including those who have remained at the Office of the Director of
        National Intelligence, accepted (or, as to detailees, maintained)
        employment at another element of the intelligence community, or
        have separated from the intelligence community.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50
    U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 103(c) (50 U.S.C. 3025(c))--
                (A) by striking paragraph (13); and
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (14) and (15) as paragraphs
            (13) and (14), respectively; and
            (2) in section 119A (50 U.S.C. 3057)--
                (A) in the heading, by striking ``National
            Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center'' and inserting
            ``Counterproliferation and Biosecurity'';
                (B) in subsection (a)--
                    (i) in the heading, by striking ``Establishment'' and
                inserting ``Organization'';
                    (ii) in paragraph (1)--

                        (I) by striking ``The President shall establish a
                    National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center,
                    taking into account all appropriate government tools
                    to'' and inserting ``The Director of National
                    Intelligence shall''; and
                        (II) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``support
                    efforts to'' before ``prevent and halt'';

                    (iii) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                following:
        ``(2) The Director of National Intelligence shall appoint an
    appropriate official within the Office of the Director of National
    Intelligence to oversee the efforts and activities undertaken pursuant
    to this section.''; and
                    (iv) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
                (C) in subsection (b)--
                    (i) in paragraph (1)--

                        (I) by striking ``establishing the National
                    Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, the
                    President'' and inserting ``carrying out this section,
                    the Director''; and
                        (II) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                    ``Establishing a primary organization within the United
                    States Government for integrating'' and inserting
                    ``Integrating''; and

                    (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``In establishing
                the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center,
                the President shall address the following missions and
                objectives to ensure that the Center serves as the lead for
                the intelligence community for'' and inserting ``In
                carrying out this section, the Director shall address the
                following missions and objectives to ensure''.
        (d) Repeal of National Security Waiver Authority, Report
    Requirement, and Sense of Congress.--Such section 119A is further
    amended by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e).
        (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (h) References in Law.--On and after the date that is 180 days
    after the date of enactment of this Act, any reference to the National
    Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center in law shall be treated as
    a reference to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and
    any reference to the Director of the National Counterproliferation and
    Biosecurity Center in law shall be treated as a reference to the
    Director of National Intelligence.
    SEC. 6405. TERMINATION OF OFFICE OF ENGAGEMENT.
        (a) Termination.--The Director of National Intelligence shall take
    such actions as may be necessary to terminate and wind down the
    operations of the Office of Engagement before the date specified in
    subsection (c).
        (b) Repeal.--The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et
    seq.) is further amended by striking section 122 (50 U.S.C. 3062).
        (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this subsection shall
    take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act.

     TITLE LXV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
                    Subtitle A--Central Intelligence Agency

    SEC. 6501. GUIDANCE ON NOVEL AND SIGNIFICANT EXPENDITURES FOR PURPOSES
    OF NOTIFICATION UNDER THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ACT OF 1949.
        (a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the Central Intelligence Agency
    Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3510(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting ``(1) Not
        later than''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
    the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, the Director
    shall issue written guidance to ensure the timely identification and
    reporting of novel and significant expenditures in accordance with this
    subsection. Such guidance shall--
            ``(i) establish a definition of a novel and significant
        expenditure for purposes of this subsection;
            ``(ii) define internal procedures to evaluate expenditures to
        determine if such expenditures are novel and significant using the
        definition established pursuant to clause (i); and
            ``(iii) require timely congressional notification in accordance
        with this subsection.
        ``(B) The Director shall regularly review and update the guidance
    issued under this paragraph as appropriate.
        ``(C) Not later than 60 days after the date on which the initial
    guidance is issued under this paragraph, and not later than 60 days
    after the date on which any material revisions to such guidance take
    effect, the Director shall provide to the committees specified in
    paragraph (1) a briefing with respect to such guidance or such material
    revisions.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 102A(m)(5) of the National
    Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3024(m)(5)) (as redesignated by section
    6402(c) of this Act) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``of
    such section'' and inserting ``of such section, including the guidance
    issued under paragraph (2) of such subsection (c)''.
    SEC. 6502. IMPROVEMENTS TO SECURITY OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
    INSTALLATIONS.
        (a) Agency Headquarters Installation.--Subsection (a)(1) of section
    15 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3515) is
    amended by striking ``Compound'' each place it appears and inserting
    ``Installation''.
        (b) Unmanned Aircraft.--Such Act is further amended by inserting
    after section 15 the following:
        ``SEC. 15A. AUTHORITY REGARDING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
        ``(a) Authority to Intercept.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of
    title 49, United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and
    chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code, the Director may
    take, and may authorize personnel of the Agency with assigned duties
    under section 15 that include the security or protection of people,
    facilities, or assets within the United States to take, the actions
    described in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate a
    credible threat (as defined by the Director, in consultation with the
    Secretary of Transportation) to safety or security in any specially
    designated area posed by an unmanned aircraft system.
        ``(b) Authorized Actions.--
            ``(1) Actions described to ensure safety and security.--The
        actions described in this paragraph are the following:
                ``(A) During the operation of the unmanned aircraft system,
            detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned aircraft
            system, without prior consent, including by means of intercept
            or other access of a wire communication, an oral communication,
            or an electronic communication, used to control the unmanned
            aircraft system.
                ``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system,
            including by passive or active, and by direct or indirect,
            physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means.
                ``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system,
            without prior consent, including by disabling the unmanned
            aircraft system by intercepting, interfering, or causing
            interference with wire, oral, electronic, or radio
            communications used to control the unmanned aircraft system.
                ``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned aircraft
            system.
                ``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned aircraft
            system.
                ``(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to disable,
            damage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft system.
            ``(2) Limitation on actions.--
                ``(A) Duration.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
            Director may take an action described in subparagraphs (B)
            through (F) of paragraph (1) only for the period necessary to
            mitigate a credible threat to safety or security identified in
            subsection (a).
                ``(B) Compliance.--In carrying out this section, the
            Director shall comply with the guidance developed under
            subsection (c).
        ``(c) Guidance.--
            ``(1) Coordination and consultation.--
                ``(A) Coordination.--The Director shall develop guidance
            for carrying out subsection (a) and for conducting research,
            testing, training, and evaluation under subsection (e) in
            coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the
            Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure
            that any such actions or research, testing, training, and
            evaluation do not adversely affect or interfere with the safety
            and efficiency of the national airspace system.
                ``(B) Consultation.--In developing guidance for carrying
            out subsection (a) and for conducting research, testing,
            training, and evaluation under subsection (e), the Director
            shall request consultation by the Secretary of Commerce and the
            Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The
            Secretary of Commerce and the Chairman may each provide such
            consultation during the 180-day period beginning on the date of
            the request by the Director.
            ``(2) Requirements.--The guidance under paragraph (1) shall
        include requirements that--
                ``(A) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
            Administration advise on the types of activities covered by
            subsection (b)(1);
                ``(B) the Director contact the Administrator of the Federal
            Aviation Administration through the appropriate channel if
            practicable before, or otherwise as soon as practicable after
            (but not later than 24 hours after), carrying out an action
            described in subparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection
            (b)(1);
                ``(C) the Director contact the Administrator of the Federal
            Aviation Administration through the appropriate channel before
            conducting research, testing, training, and evaluation under
            subsection (e); and
                ``(D) when taking an action described in subsection (b)(1),
            all due consideration is given to--
                    ``(i) mitigating effects on privacy and civil liberties
                under the first and fourth amendments to the Constitution
                of the United States;
                    ``(ii) mitigating damage to, or loss of, real and
                personal property; and
                    ``(iii) mitigating any risk of personal injury or
                death.
            ``(3) Updates.--On an annual basis, the Director, in
        coordination with the Secretary of Transportation and the
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall review
        the guidance developed under paragraph (1) and make any necessary
        updates.
        ``(d) Specially Designated Areas.--
            ``(1) List.--The Director shall make available to the
        congressional intelligence committees and the recipients specified
        in paragraph (5) a list, which may be in classified form, of each
        area that the Director--
                ``(A) determines meets the criteria described in paragraph
            (4); and
                ``(B) designates as a specially designated area for
            purposes of this section.
            ``(2) Annual update.--Not later than March 31 each year, the
        Director shall make available to the congressional intelligence
        committees and the recipients specified in paragraph (5) an updated
        list of specially designated areas under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Emergency updates.--If the Director determines that
        adding an area that meets the criteria described in paragraph (4)
        to the list under paragraph (1) is necessary to mitigate a credible
        threat to safety or security, the Director may update the list to
        include that area as a specially designated area covered by this
        section if the Director makes available to the congressional
        intelligence committees and the recipients specified in paragraph
        (5) information regarding that area by not later than 7 days after
        making such determination.
            ``(4) Criteria described.--The criteria described in this
        paragraph are the following:
                ``(A) The area is identified by the Director, in
            coordination with the Secretary of Transportation, with respect
            to potentially impacted airspace, through a risk-based
            assessment, as high-risk and a potential target for unlawful
            unmanned aircraft system-related activity.
                ``(B) The area consists of--
                    ``(i) premises that--

                        ``(I) are owned, leased, or controlled by the
                    Agency or the Office of the Director of National
                    Intelligence;
                        ``(II) are not eligible for protection from threats
                    from unmanned aircraft systems by another department or
                    agency of the Federal Government that has authority to
                    mitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft systems,
                    including pursuant to section 130i of title 10, United
                    States Code; and
                        ``(III) directly relate to one or more functions
                    authorized to be performed by the Agency or the Office
                    of the Director of National Intelligence under this Act
                    or the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et
                    seq.);

                    ``(ii) one or more perimeters adjacent to such
                premises, as designated by the Director, in coordination
                with the Secretary of Transportation, based on the specific
                type of action described in subsection (b)(1); and
                    ``(iii) the airspace above the premises and perimeters
                covered by clauses (i) and (ii).
                ``(C) The airspace specified in subparagraph (B)(iii) is
            restricted by a temporary flight restriction or covered by a
            determination under section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety,
            and Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) or any other
            similar restriction applicable to unmanned aircraft system
            overflights determined appropriate by the Secretary of
            Transportation.
            ``(5) Specified recipients of list.--The designated recipients
        for purposes of this subsection are each of the following:
                ``(A) The chairs and ranking minority members of the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate.
                ``(B) The chairs and ranking minority members of the
            Committees on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and
            of the Senate.
                ``(C) The chairs and ranking minority members of the
            Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
            Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
                ``(D) The chairs and ranking minority members of the
            Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
            and of the Senate.
                ``(E) For each committee specified in subparagraphs (A),
            (B), (C), and (D)--
                    ``(i) two staff members of the committee who have the
                required security clearances and are designated by the
                chair; and
                    ``(ii) two staff members of the committee who have the
                required security clearances and are designated by the
                ranking minority member.
        ``(e) Research, Testing, Training, and Evaluation.--The Director
    may, consistent with section 105(g) of the Foreign Intelligence
    Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g)), other Federal laws, and
    Presidential directives, conduct research, testing, training on, and
    evaluation of any equipment, including any electronic equipment, to
    determine the capability and utility of the equipment prior to the use
    of the equipment for any action carried out under subsection (a).
        ``(f) Privacy Protections.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Any interception or acquisition of, or
        access to, or maintenance or use of, information or communications
        to or from an unmanned aircraft system under this section shall be
        conducted--
                ``(A) in a manner consistent with the first and fourth
            amendments to the Constitution of the United States and
            applicable provisions of Federal law; and
                ``(B) only to the extent necessary to support an action
            described in subsection (b)(1) taken to carry out the authority
            provided in subsection (a).
            ``(2) Limit.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director may
        maintain records containing or regarding the content and dialing,
        signaling, routing, and addressing information associated with wire
        communications, oral communications, electronic communications, and
        radio communications, and may maintain parts or the whole of an
        unmanned aircraft system, only if--
                ``(A) such maintenance is for the purpose of mitigating a
            credible threat, as described in subsection (a), to safety or
            security of persons in a specially designated area; and
                ``(B) such maintenance does not exceed a period of 180 days
            unless--
                    ``(i) the Director or the Attorney General determines a
                longer period--

                        ``(I) is necessary to directly support an ongoing
                    security operation of the Agency pursuant to subsection
                    (a); or
                        ``(II) is required to be maintained by the Agency
                    under Federal law;

                    ``(ii) the Director or the Attorney General has created
                a record before the end of such 180-day period providing
                the specific factual basis to support the determination
                based on the matters specified in either or both subclauses
                (I) and (II) of clause (i); and
                    ``(iii) the Director is in compliance with the
                reporting requirements under subsection (g)(2)(B).
            ``(3) Destruction.--The Director shall destroy any records or
        materials maintained under paragraph (2) at the end of the period
        specified in such paragraph.
            ``(4) Transfer.--
                ``(A) Authorized disclosure.--Records or materials
            maintained under paragraph (2) may not be disclosed outside of
            the Agency or Department of Justice unless the Director or
            Attorney General determine that the disclosure of such records
            or materials--
                    ``(i) is necessary to investigate or prosecute a
                violation of Federal law;
                    ``(ii) is necessary to support the counter unmanned
                aircraft systems activities of another department or agency
                of the Federal Government with authority to mitigate the
                threat of unmanned aircraft systems;
                    ``(iii) is necessary to comply with another provision
                of Federal law; or
                    ``(iv) is necessary to comply with an obligation to
                preserve materials during the course of litigation.
                ``(B) Requirement for recipient agency.--The recipient of
            records or materials pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--
                    ``(i) maintain the records or materials only for the
                purpose authorized under such subparagraph;
                    ``(ii) disclose the records or materials only for a
                purpose authorized under such subparagraph; and
                    ``(iii) destroy the records or parts or materials once
                such purpose no longer applies.
            ``(5) Certification.--
                ``(A) Agency.--Each time the Director carries out
            subsection (a) by taking an action described in subparagraphs
            (C) through (F) of subsection (b)(1), the Director shall
            certify that the Director is in compliance with paragraphs (1)
            through (4) of this subsection. The Director may only delegate
            the authority to make such certification to--
                    ``(i) the General Counsel or the Principal Deputy
                General Counsel; or
                    ``(ii) the Director of Operations or the Deputy
                Director of Operations.
                ``(B) Retention.--Each certification made under
            subparagraph (A) shall be retained by the Director for a period
            of at least seven years.
        ``(g) Notifications and Reports.--
            ``(1) Department of justice notification.--Not later than 30
        days after the date on which the Director carries out subsection
        (a) by taking an action described in subparagraphs (C) through (F)
        of subsection (b)(1), the Director shall notify the Attorney
        General of such action.
            ``(2) Congressional reports.--Not later than 90 days after the
        date of the enactment of this section, and every 90 days
        thereafter, the Director shall make available to the congressional
        intelligence committees and the recipients specified in paragraph
        (3) a report that includes the following:
                ``(A) With respect to each action described in
            subparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) taken to
            carry out subsection (a) during the period covered by the
            report, a description of--
                    ``(i) the action taken;
                    ``(ii) options considered by the Director to mitigate
                any identified effects to the national airspace system
                relating to such action, including the minimization of the
                use of any technology that disrupts the transmission of
                radio or electronic signals; and
                    ``(iii) whether any harm, damage, or loss to a person
                or to private property resulted from such action.
                ``(B) A description of all records or materials that, as of
            the date of the report, are being maintained for a period
            exceeding 180 days pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(B), and a copy
            of each record created pursuant to clause (ii) of such
            subsection relating to such maintenance.
                ``(C) A copy of the guidance, policies, and procedures
            established by the Director in effect during the period covered
            by the report to address privacy, civil rights, and civil
            liberties issues implicated by actions taken by the Director in
            carrying out subsection (a).
                ``(D) Information on any violation of, or failure to comply
            with, this section during the period covered by the report,
            including a description of any such violation or failure.
            ``(3) Specified recipients of report.--The designated
        recipients for purposes of paragraph (2) are each of the following:
                ``(A) Each member of the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate.
                ``(B) Each member of the Committees on the Judiciary of the
            House of Representatives and of the Senate.
                ``(C) Each member of the Committee on Oversight and
            Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
            Senate.
                ``(D) Each member of the Committees on Appropriations of
            the House of Representatives and of the Senate.
                ``(E) For each committee specified in subparagraphs (A),
            (B), (C), and (D)--
                    ``(i) five staff members of the committee who have the
                required security clearances and are designated by the
                chair; and
                    ``(ii) five staff members of the committee who have the
                required security clearances and are designated by the
                ranking minority member.
        ``(h) Forfeiture and Tort Claims.--
            ``(1) Forfeiture.--
                ``(A) Subject to forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system
            described in subsection (a) that is seized by the Director is
            subject to forfeiture to the United States.
                ``(B) Application.--The requirements for civil, criminal,
            or administrative forfeiture under applicable law or regulation
            shall apply to any forfeiture conducted under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Tort claims.--Chapter 171 of title 28, United States
        Code, shall apply to any claims for loss of property, injury, or
        death pursuant to actions taken pursuant to this section.
        ``(i) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed as--
            ``(1) affecting the restrictions in section 105(g) of the
        Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1805(g));
            ``(2) vesting in the Director any authority of the Secretary of
        Transportation, the Secretary of Defense, or the Administrator of
        the Federal Aviation Administration;
            ``(3) vesting in the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary
        of Defense, or the Administrator any authority of the Director;
            ``(4) creating a new cause of action or any new rights, or
        waiving any defenses, that do not otherwise exist in law as of the
        date of the enactment of this section;
            ``(5) authorizing any official of a department or agency of the
        Federal Government to conduct any search or seizure in a manner
        that violates the fourth amendment to the Constitution of the
        United States; or
            ``(6) authorizing any actions that violate any provision of the
        Constitution of the United States, including the first and fourth
        amendments.
        ``(j) Budget.--Together with the budget requests of the Agency for
    each fiscal year after fiscal year 2026, or not later than 7 days after
    the date on which such a request is submitted to Congress, the Director
    shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the
    Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a consolidated funding display that identifies the
    funding source for actions to carry out subsection (a). The funding
    display shall be in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
    annex.
        ``(k) Commencement of Authority.--The Director may not carry out
    subsection (a) by taking an action described in subsection (b)(1) until
    the date on which the Director has made available the first list under
    subsection (d)(1).
        ``(l) Suspension of Authority.--If the Director fails to make
    available the updated list by the date required under subsection
    (d)(2), the Director may not carry out subsection (a) by taking an
    action described in subsection (b)(1) until the date on which the
    Director makes available such updated list.
        ``(m) Termination.--The authority to carry out this section shall
    terminate on December 31, 2027.
        ``(n) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
        `congressional intelligence committees' means the Permanent Select
        Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the
        Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
            ``(2) Radio communication.--The term `radio communication' has
        the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Communications Act
        of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).
            ``(3) Specially designated area.--The term `specially
        designated area' means an area designated by the Director as a
        specially designated area for purposes of this section pursuant to
        subsection (d).
            ``(4) Title 18 terms.--The terms `electronic communication',
        `intercept', `oral communication', and `wire communication' have
        the meanings given those terms in section 2510 of title 18, United
        States Code.
            ``(5) United states.--The term `United States' has the meaning
        given that term in section 5 of title 18, United States Code.
            ``(6) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term `unmanned aircraft
        system' has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title
        49, United States Code.''.
    SEC. 6503. ANNUAL CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WORKPLACE CLIMATE
    ASSESSMENT.
        Section 30 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50
    U.S.C. 3531) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Annual Agency Climate Assessment.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--Not less frequently than once every 365
        days, the Director shall--
                ``(A) complete an Agency climate assessment--
                    ``(i) that does not request any information that would
                make an Agency employee or the position of an Agency
                employee identifiable;
                    ``(ii) for the purposes of--

                        ``(I) preventing and responding to sexual assault
                    and sexual harassment; and
                        ``(II) examining the prevalence of sexual assault
                    and sexual harassment occurring among the Agency's
                    workforce; and

                    ``(iii) that includes an opportunity for Agency
                employees to express the opinions of the employees
                regarding the manner and extent to which the Agency
                responds to allegations of sexual assault and complaints of
                sexual harassment, and the effectiveness of such response;
                and
                ``(B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees
            the findings of the Director with respect to the climate
            assessment completed pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
        subsection, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence and the
            Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of
            the Senate; and
                ``(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and
            the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations
            of the House of Representatives.''.
    SEC. 6504. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS OF THE CENTRAL
    INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
        (a) In General.--Section 26 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act
    of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 3527) is amended to read as follows:
      ``SEC. 26. CHAPLAIN CORPS AND CHIEF OF CHAPLAINS.
        ``(a) Establishment of Chaplain Corps.--There is in the Agency a
    Chaplain Corps, which shall provide spiritual and religious pastoral
    services and care across all components of the Agency for employees of
    all faiths and non-faiths.
        ``(b) Chief of Chaplains.--
            ``(1) In general.--The head of the Chaplain Corps shall be the
        Chief of Chaplains, who shall be appointed by the Director.
            ``(2) Reporting.-- The Chief of Chaplains shall report directly
        to the Director.
            ``(3) Duties.--The Chief of Chaplains shall--
                ``(A) oversee the Chaplain Corps; and
                ``(B) be the proponent for, and consult with the Director
            on--
                    ``(i) all guidance pertaining to chaplains' care;
                    ``(ii) programming and instruction; and
                    ``(iii) any policy or guidance pertaining to religion
                or religious accommodation.
            ``(4) Consultation.--All appropriate offices of the Agency
        shall consult with the Chief of Chaplains on best practices to
        implement guidance or policy pertaining to religion or religious
        accommodation.
        ``(c) Services.--Chaplains of the Chaplain Corps shall--
            ``(1) be located at the headquarters building of the Agency;
        and
            ``(2) travel as necessary to provide services to personnel of
        the Agency.
        ``(d) Staff.--
            ``(1) Minimum staffing level.--The Chaplain Corps shall be
        composed of not less than 6 chaplains, of which--
                ``(A) not less than 3 shall be full-time staff employees of
            the Agency; and
                ``(B) not less than 3 shall be government contractors.
            ``(2) Vacancies.--The Director shall expeditiously fill any
        vacancies.
            ``(3) Exclusive role.--A chaplain of the Chaplain Corps shall
        serve exclusively in the chaplain's role in the Chaplain Corps.
            ``(4) Appointment; compensation.--The Director may appoint and
        fix the compensation of such chaplains of the Chaplain Corps as the
        Director considers appropriate, except that the Director may not
        provide basic pay to any chaplain of the Chaplain Corps at an
        annual rate of basic pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay
        for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title
        5, United States Code.
        ``(e) Administration.--The Director shall--
            ``(1) provide security clearances, including one-time read-ins,
        to chaplains of the Chaplain Corps to ensure that personnel of the
        Agency can seek unrestricted chaplaincy counseling; and
            ``(2) furnish physical workspace for the Chaplain Corps at the
        headquarters building of the Agency.
        ``(f) Privacy.--The Director shall implement privacy standards with
    respect to the physical workspaces of the Chaplain Corps to ensure
    privacy for individuals visiting such spaces.
        ``(g) Protection of Chaplain Corps.--The Director may not require a
    chaplain of the Chaplain Corps to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony
    that is contrary to the conscience, moral principles, or religious
    beliefs of the chaplain or of the ecclesiastical organization that
    ordains the chaplain.
        ``(h) Certifications to Congress.--Not less frequently than
    annually, the Director shall certify to Congress whether implementation
    of this section meets the requirements of this section.''.
        (b) Applicability of Minimum Staffing Requirement.--The minimum
    staffing level required by subsection (d)(1) of section 26 (as amended
    by subsection (a)) shall apply on and after the date that is 120 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 6505. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES OF CENTRAL
    INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
        Section 3(a) of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50
    U.S.C. 3503(a)) is amended by striking ``3069'' and inserting ``3066''.

                 Subtitle B--Elements of Department of Defense

    SEC. 6511. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
    FORCES.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 989(h) of title 10, United
        States Code.
            (2) Government of concern; company of concern.--The terms
        ``government of concern'' and ``company of concern'' mean,
        respectively, a government described in subparagraph (A) of section
        989(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and a company, entity,
        or other person described in subparagraph (B) of such section.
        (b) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
    and Security shall issue appropriate policy to require the military
    departments to conduct counterintelligence briefings for members of the
    Armed Forces as part of the process required by section 989(c) of title
    10, United States Code.
        (c) Elements.--Each briefing provided under subsection (b) shall
    provide members of the Armed Forces with--
            (1) awareness of methods commonly used by governments and
        companies of concern to solicit and learn from covered individuals
        sensitive military techniques, tactics, and procedures of the Armed
        Forces;
            (2) recommended practices for covered individuals to avoid an
        activity that could subject such individuals to civil or criminal
        penalties;
            (3) the contact information for the counterintelligence
        authorities to whom covered individuals should report attempted
        recruitment or a related suspicious contact; and
            (4) an overview of the prohibition and penalties under
        subsections (a) and (c) of section 989 of title 10, United States
        Code.
        (d) Provision of Briefings at Certain Trainings.--The Under
    Secretary may mandate the briefings required by subsection (b) during
    the trainings required by Department of Defense Directive 5240.06
    (relating to counterintelligence awareness and reporting), or successor
    document.

                  Subtitle C--Federal Bureau of Investigation

    SEC. 6521. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS AND INVESTIGATIONS
    BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OF CANDIDATES FOR OR HOLDERS OF
    FEDERAL OFFICE.
        Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
    seq.), as amended by section 6303 of this Act, is further amended by
    adding at the end the following new section:
        ``SEC. 518. NOTICE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS AND
          INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CANDIDATES OR OFFICEHOLDERS.
        ``(a) Notice.--
            ``(1) Notice required.--Except as provided in paragraph (3),
        the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall notify
        the chairmen and ranking minority members of the appropriate
        congressional committees, the Speaker and minority leader of the
        House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of
        the Senate of each counterintelligence assessment or investigation
        of an individual who is--
                ``(A) a candidate for Federal office; or
                ``(B) a holder of Federal office.
            ``(2) Contents.--The notice required under paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                ``(A) a summary of the relevant facts associated with the
            counterintelligence assessment or investigation; and
                ``(B) the identity of such individual.
            ``(3) Exception.--The Director may refrain from providing a
        notice under paragraph (1) to an individual who is otherwise a
        recipient of notices under such paragraph if that individual is a
        target of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation
        covered by the notice.
        ``(b) Timing.--The Director shall provide each notice under
    subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date of the
    commencement of the counterintelligence assessment or investigation
    that is the subject of such notice. With respect to counterintelligence
    assessments or investigations that commenced before the date of the
    enactment of this section and are ongoing as of such date of enactment,
    the Director shall provide each notice under subsection (a) not later
    than 15 days after such date of enactment.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
                ``(A) the congressional intelligence committees; and
                ``(B) the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of
            Representatives and the Senate.
            ``(2) The terms `candidate' and `Federal office' have the
        meanings given those terms in section 301 of the Federal Election
        Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101).''.
    SEC. 6522. NOTIFICATION OF MATERIAL CHANGES TO POLICIES OR PROCEDURES
    GOVERNING TERRORIST WATCHLIST AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME
    WATCHLIST.
        (a) Notification of Material Changes.--
            (1) Notification required.--The Director of the Federal Bureau
        of Investigation shall submit to the appropriate congressional
        committees notice of any material change to a policy or procedure
        relating to the terrorist watchlist or the transnational organized
        crime watchlist, including any change to the policy or procedure
        for adding or removing a person from either watchlist. Each
        notification under this subsection shall include a summary of the
        material changes to such policy or procedure.
            (2) Timing of notification.--Each notification required under
        paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the
        date on which a material change described in paragraph (1) takes
        effect.
        (b) Requests by Appropriate Committees.--Not later than 30 days
    after receiving a request from an appropriate congressional committee,
    the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to
    such committee all guidance in effect as of the date of the request
    that applies to or governs the use of the terrorist watchlist or the
    transnational organized crime watchlist.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the congressional intelligence committees;
                (B) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
            House of Representatives;
                (C) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
            House of Representatives; and
                (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
            Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of
            the House of Representatives.
            (2) Terrorist watchlist.--The term ``terrorist watchlist''
        means the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or similar
        watchlist.
            (3) Transnational organized crime watchlist.--The term
        ``transnational organized crime watchlist'' means the watchlist
        maintained under the Transnational Organized Crime Actor Detection
        Program or any successor or similar watchlist.
    SEC. 6523. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNITED STATES PERSONS ON THE TERRORIST
    WATCH LIST.
        (a) Report.--Not later than January 31, 2026, and annually
    thereafter for two years, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
    a report on known or presumed United States persons who are included on
    the terrorist watchlist.
        (b) Contents.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall
    include, with respect to the preceding calendar year, the following
    information:
            (1) The total number of persons who were included on the
        terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and the total number of such
        persons included as of December 31.
            (2) The total number of known or presumed United States persons
        who were included on the terrorist watchlist as of January 1 and
        the total number of such persons included as of December 31,
        including with respect to each of those dates--
                (A) the number of known or presumed United States persons
            who were included on a no fly list;
                (B) the number of known or presumed United States persons
            who were included on a selectee list for additional screening;
                (C) the number of known or presumed United States persons
            who were included on the terrorist watchlist as an exception to
            a reasonable suspicion standard and who are not subject to
            additional screening, but who are included on the list to
            support specific screening functions of the Federal Government;
                (D) the name of each terrorist organization with which the
            known or presumed United States persons are suspected of being
            affiliated and the number of such persons who are suspected of
            affiliating with each such terrorist organization; and
                (E) an identification of each Federal agency that nominated
            the United States persons to the terrorist watchlist and the
            number of such persons nominated by each Federal agency.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the congressional intelligence committees;
                (B) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the
            House of Representatives;
                (C) the Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
            House of Representatives; and
                (D) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
            Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of
            the House of Representatives.
            (2) Terrorist watchlist.--The term ``terrorist watchlist''
        means the Terrorist Screening Dataset or any successor or similar
        watchlist.
            (3) United states person.--The term ``United States person''
        has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Foreign
        Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801).
    SEC. 6524. ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CASE DATA.
        Title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
    seq.) is amended by inserting after section 512 the following:
    ``SEC. 512A. ANNUAL REPORT ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION CASE
    DATA.
        ``(a) Annual Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Director of the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the congressional
    intelligence committees, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate,
    and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a
    report containing data on cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
    for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the report is
    submitted.
        ``(b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
    include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the number of
    active cases, the number of unique cases, and the number of cases
    opened, for each of the following:
            ``(1) Russia counterintelligence cases.
            ``(2) China counterintelligence cases.
            ``(3) Espionage or leak cases.
            ``(4) All other counterintelligence cases, disaggregated by
        country affiliation.
            ``(5) Cartel and other transnational criminal organization
        counterterrorism cases.
            ``(6) All other international counterterrorism cases,
        disaggregated by country affiliation.
            ``(7) Russia cyber national security cases.
            ``(8) China cyber national security cases.
            ``(9) All other cyber national security cases, disaggregated by
        country affiliation.
        ``(c) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.''.

      TITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
                      Subtitle A--Artificial Intelligence

    SEC. 6601. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SECURITY GUIDANCE.
        Section 6504 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2025 (division F of Public Law 118-159) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
                (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
            paragraph (3):
            ``(3) In accordance with subsection (d), developing security
        guidance to defend artificial intelligence technologies from
        technology theft by nation-state adversaries.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
        ``(d) Artificial Intelligence Security Guidance.--
            ``(1) Elements.--In developing the guidance pursuant to
        subsection (c)(3), the Director of the National Security Agency
        shall--
                ``(A) identify vulnerabilities in advanced artificial
            intelligence technologies, with a focus on cybersecurity risks
            and security challenges unique to protecting such technologies
            from theft or sabotage by nation-state adversaries;
                ``(B) identify elements of the artificial intelligence
            supply chain or development or product lifecycle that, if
            accessed by nation-state adversaries, would contribute to
            progress made by nation-state adversaries on advanced
            artificial intelligence or would provide opportunities to
            adversaries to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or
            availability of artificial intelligence systems or associated
            supply chains; and
                ``(C) identify strategies for artificial intelligence
            technologies to identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover
            from nation-state adversary cyber threats.
            ``(2) External collaboration.--In developing the guidance
        pursuant to subsection (c)(3), the Director of the National
        Security Agency may collaborate, on a voluntary basis, with other
        departments and agencies of the United States Government, research
        entities, and private sector entities, as determined appropriate by
        the Director, on artificial intelligence model safety and security,
        including through the provision of any computing resources the
        Director determines appropriate.
            ``(3) Security guidance form.--The Director of the National
        Security Agency shall publish, and may update from time to time,
        the security guidance developed under subsection (c)(3) to share
        with departments and agencies of the United States Government,
        research entities, and private sector entities, as determined
        appropriate by the Director, at unclassified or classified
        levels.''.
    SEC. 6602. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT AND USAGE BY
    INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
        (a) Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers for Elements of the
    Intelligence Community.--Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the officials'' and
        inserting ``the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Leads'' and
            inserting ``Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers'';
                (B) by striking ``the designated element lead responsible''
            and inserting ``the designated Chief Artificial Intelligence
            Officer, with lead responsibility''; and
                (C) by striking ``designated element leads'' and inserting
            ``designated Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers''.
        (b) Identification of Commonly Used Artificial Intelligence Systems
    and Functions That Can Be Re-used by Other Elements.--Not later than 1
    year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information
    Officer of the Intelligence Community shall, in coordination with the
    Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community,
    identify commonly used artificial intelligence systems or functions
    that have the greatest potential for re-use without significant
    modification by other intelligence community elements.
        (c) Sharing of Identified Applications and Functions.--To the
    extent consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and
    methods, for any artificial intelligence system or function identified
    pursuant to subsection (b), each Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
    of an element of the intelligence community shall adopt a policy to
    promote the sharing, to the extent practical, of any custom-developed
    code and other key technical components, including models and model
    weights, whether agency-developed or procured, with other elements of
    the intelligence community that rely on common artificial intelligence
    systems or functions.
        (d) Model Contract Terms.--The Chief Information Officer of the
    Intelligence Community shall provide the elements of the intelligence
    community with model contractual terms for consideration by the heads
    of those elements to appropriately address technical data rights and
    rights related to artificial intelligence dataset requirements,
    minimize dependency on proprietary information, and promote the
    adoption of procurement practices that encourage competition to sustain
    a robust marketplace for artificial intelligence products and services,
    including through contractual preferences for interoperable artificial
    intelligence products and services.
        (e) Tracking and Evaluating Performance.--Each head of an element
    of the intelligence community shall track and evaluate performance of
    procured and element-developed artificial intelligence, including
    efficacy, safety, fairness, transparency, accountability,
    appropriateness, lawfulness, and trustworthiness.
    SEC. 6603. APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICIES OF THE
    INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO PUBLICLY AVAILABLE MODELS HOSTED IN
    CLASSIFIED ENVIRONMENTS.
        (a) In General.--Section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (50 U.S.C. 3334m), as amended by section 6602 of
    this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (e)'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Application of Policies to Publicly Available Models Hosted
    in Classified Environments.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b),
    the Director shall ensure that the policies established under such
    subsections apply to the greatest extent possible to artificial
    intelligence models generally available to the public and hosted in
    classified environments.
        ``(d) Testing Standards and Benchmarks.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
        of the Intelligence Community, or any officer designated by the
        Director of National Intelligence, shall establish standards for
        testing of artificial intelligence models in proportion to risk,
        including benchmarks and methodologies for the performance,
        efficacy, safety, fairness, transparency, accountability,
        appropriateness, lawfulness, and trustworthiness of artificial
        intelligence models across common use cases, including machine
        translation, object detection, and object recognition.
            ``(2) Identification of computing model.--The Chief Artificial
        Intelligence Officer of the Intelligence Community, in coordination
        with the Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers of the elements of
        the intelligence community, shall set standards for an appropriate
        secure computing environment, at a level (or multiple levels) of
        classification deemed appropriate, for elements of the intelligence
        community to engage in testing and evaluation of models prior to
        acquisition.''.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) of
    section 6702 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
    (50 U.S.C. 3334m), as added by subsection (a)(3) of this section, shall
    be construed--
            (1) to authorize an officer or employee of the intelligence
        community to direct a vendor or prospective vendor to alter a model
        to favor a particular viewpoint; or
            (2) to apply to, limit, restrict, or otherwise affect any
        department, agency, or division or function of a department or
        agency outside of the intelligence community.
        (c) Updates.--The Director shall make such revisions to the
    policies issued under subsections (a) and (b) of section 6702 of such
    Act as the Director considers necessary.
    SEC. 6604. PROHIBITION ON USE OF DEEPSEEK ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
    SYSTEMS.
        (a) Prohibition.--The Director of National Intelligence, in
    consultation with the other heads of the elements of the intelligence
    community, shall develop standards and guidelines for elements of the
    intelligence community that require the removal of any covered
    application from national security systems operated by an element of
    the intelligence community, a contractor to an element of the
    intelligence community, or another entity on behalf of an element of
    the intelligence community.
        (b) Applicability of Information Security Requirements.--The
    standards and guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall be
    consistent with the information security requirements under subchapter
    II of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.
        (c) National Security and Research Exceptions.--The standards and
    guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) exceptions for national security purposes and research
        activities; and
            (2) risk mitigation standards and guidelines that shall apply
        in the case of an exception described in paragraph (1).
        (d) Initial Standards and Guidelines.--The Director of National
    Intelligence shall develop the initial standards and guidelines under
    subsection (a) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered application.--The term ``covered application''
        means the DeepSeek application or any successor application or
        service.
            (2) National security system.--The term ``national security
        system'' has the meaning given the term in section 3552 of title
        44, United States Code.

                           Subtitle B--Biotechnology

    SEC. 6611. SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.
        (a) Designation Required.--Title I of the National Security Act of
    1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
        ``SEC. 123. DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY.
        ``(a) Designation.--The head of each element of the intelligence
    community specified in subsection (b) shall designate a senior official
    of such element to serve as the official responsible for coordinating
    the activities of such element relating to biotechnology, as those
    activities are determined and directed by the head of such element.
        ``(b) Specified Elements.--The elements of the intelligence
    community specified in this subsection are the following:
            ``(1) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
            ``(2) The Central Intelligence Agency.
            ``(3) The National Security Agency.
            ``(4) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
            ``(5) The intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of
        Investigation.
            ``(6) The Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the
        Department of Energy.
        ``(c) Notice to Congress.--Not later than 15 days after designating
    a senior official under this section, the head of the element of the
    intelligence community designating such official shall submit notice of
    the designation to--
            ``(1) the congressional intelligence committees and the
        Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives; and
            ``(2) in the case of a designation relating to the Federal
        Bureau of Investigation, the Committees on the Judiciary of the
        Senate and the House of Representatives.''.
        (b) Initial Designation.--The head of each element of the
    intelligence community required to designate a senior official of such
    element under section 123 of the National Security Act of 1947, as
    added by subsection (a) of this section, shall designate such senior
    official not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act.
    SEC. 6612. PLAN ON ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE SHARING RELATING TO FOREIGN
    ADVERSARY BIOTECHNOLOGICAL THREATS.
        (a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation
    with such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the
    Director considers appropriate, shall--
            (1) develop and commence carrying out a plan, consistent with
        Executive Order 13526 and with adequate protections for sources and
        methods, for streamlining the declassification or downgrading and
        sharing of intelligence information relating to biotechnological
        developments and threats in order to counter efforts by foreign
        adversaries to weaponize biotechnologies and biological weapons,
        including threats relating to military, industrial, agricultural,
        and health applications of biotechnology; and
            (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees such
        plan.
        (b) Recipients.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include
    mechanisms for sharing the intelligence information described in such
    subsection--
            (1) with allies and partners of the United States;
            (2) with private sector partners of the United States; and
            (3) across the Federal Government.
        (c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Director shall
    submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
    progress made by the intelligence community with respect to sharing
    intelligence information relating to biotechnological developments and
    threats with recipients specified in subsection (b).
        (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
            (1) The congressional intelligence committees.
            (2) The Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
        House of Representatives.
            (3) The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
        of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House
        of Representatives.
    SEC. 6613. ENHANCING BIOTECHNOLOGY TALENT WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE
    COMMUNITY.
        (a) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall develop a plan
    to use existing and future funding and resources of the intelligence
    community to ensure the intelligence community has sufficient personnel
    with appropriate security clearances, including private-sector experts,
    to identify and respond to biotechnology threats.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) An identification of the exact number of personnel
        dedicated to biotechnology threats other than biological weapons in
        each element of the intelligence community as of the date on which
        such plan is completed, including personnel breakdowns by position
        function.
            (2) An identification of the exact number of personnel
        dedicated to biological weapons issues in each element of the
        intelligence community as of such date, including personnel
        breakdowns by position function.
            (3) An identification of areas within the intelligence
        community with respect to which the addition of full-time employees
        or detailees may be appropriate to address biotechnology expertise
        gaps.
            (4) Strategies for increasing partnerships with the National
        Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of
        2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)) and other government and private-sector
        entities, including strategies for using existing funding and
        resources of the intelligence community to secure expertise on
        biotechnology issues and provide appropriate security clearances to
        personnel who can provide such expertise.
            (5) Strategies to make use of special hiring authorities to
        ensure the intelligence community has sufficient personnel to
        inform analysis and provide independent recommendations to address
        emerging biotechnology threats.
            (6) Strategies to increase recruitment and retention of persons
        with biotechnology expertise.
        (c) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the completion
    of the plan required by subsection (a), the Director of National
    Intelligence shall direct the funding and resources described in
    subsection (b)(4) towards securing sufficient expertise to identify and
    respond to biotechnology threats.
    SEC. 6614. ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO SECURE UNITED
    STATES BIOLOGICAL DATA.
        (a) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence, in
    consultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence
    community as the Director considers appropriate, shall provide support
    to and consult with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Committee
    on Foreign Investment in the United States, and other Federal agencies
    as appropriate when reviewing transactions relating to the acquisition
    of covered entities by foreign entities of concern, including attempts
    by the Government of the People's Republic of China--
            (1) to leverage and acquire biological data in the United
        States; and
            (2) to leverage and acquire biological data outside the United
        States, including by providing economic support to the military,
        industrial, agricultural, or health care infrastructure of foreign
        countries.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
    brief the appropriate congressional committees on--
            (1) a formal process for ensuring intelligence community
        support to Federal agencies relating to adversary acquisition of
        biological data, in compliance with Executive Order 14117 (50
        U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to preventing access to Americans' bulk
        sensitive personal data and United States Government-related data
        by countries of concern), or any successor order; and
            (2) any additional resources or authorities needed to provide
        intelligence community support under subsection (b)(1).
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the congressional intelligence committees;
                (B) the congressional defense committees (as such term is
            defined in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code);
                (C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
            the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
            Affairs of the Senate; and
                (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the
            Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House
            of Representatives.
            (2) Biological data.--The term ``biological data'' means
        multiomic information and other relevant information, including
        associated descriptors, derived from the structure, function, or
        process of a biological system, that is either measured, collected,
        or aggregated for analysis, including information from humans,
        animals, plants, or microbes.
            (3) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a
        private entity involved in biological data (including biological
        data equipment, technologies, sequencing, or synthesis), including
        a biobank or other private entity that holds large amounts of
        biological data.
            (4) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity of
        concern'' has the meaning given that term in section 10612(a) of
        the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act
        (division B of Public Law 117-167; 42 U.S.C. 19221(a)).
    SEC. 6615. ENSURING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PROCUREMENT OF DOMESTIC
    UNITED STATES PRODUCTION OF SYNTHETIC DNA AND RNA.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
    consultation with such other heads of elements of the intelligence
    community as the Director considers appropriate, shall establish a
    policy to ensure that elements of the intelligence community that
    procure products made using synthetic DNA or RNA from domestic sources
    do not contract with Chinese biotechnology suppliers or Chinese
    biotechnology supply chain intermediaries that are determined by the
    Director to pose a security or supply chain threat to the United
    States.
        (b) Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall provide
    that an element of the intelligence community may not--
            (1) procure or obtain any product made using synthetic DNA or
        RNA unless--
                (A) the final assembly or processing of the product occurs
            in the United States;
                (B) all significant processing of the product occurs in the
            United States; and
                (C) all or nearly all ingredients or components of the
            product are made and sourced in the United States or an allied
            nation; or
            (2) contract with any Chinese biotechnology supplier or Chinese
        biotechnology supply chain intermediary that is determined by the
        Director to pose a security or supply chain threat to the United
        States.
        (c) Waiver.--As part of the policy required by subsection (a), the
    Director of National Intelligence may establish a waiver process for
    the heads of the elements of the intelligence community under which the
    head of the relevant element may waive the prohibition under subsection
    (b). A waiver may be made under the process only if the head of the
    relevant element complies with any conditions the Director may
    establish for the waiver process.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Biotechnology.--The term ``biotechnology'' means the use of
        biological processes, organisms, or systems for manufacturing,
        research, or medical purposes, including genetic engineering,
        synthetic biology, and bioinformatics.
            (2) Chinese biotechnology supplier.--The term ``Chinese
        biotechnology supplier'' means a supplier of biotechnology that is
        organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the
        jurisdiction of, the People's Republic of China.
            (3) Chinese biotechnology supply chain intermediary.--The term
        ``Chinese biotechnology supply chain intermediary'' means a United
        States domestic supplier of biotechnology where a controlling
        interest in the United States domestic supplier is owned by the
        People's Republic of China.
            (4) Synthetic dna or rna.--The term ``synthetic DNA or RNA''
        means any nucleic acid sequence that is produced de novo through
        chemical or enzymatic synthesis.
    SEC. 6616. STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING INTELLIGENCE GAPS RELATING TO
    CHINA'S INVESTMENT IN UNITED STATES-ORIGIN BIOTECHNOLOGY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
    coordination with the officials specified in subsection (b), shall
    submit to the President, the congressional intelligence committees, and
    the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101(a) of
    title 10, United States Code) a strategy for addressing intelligence
    gaps relating to (1) investment activity by the People's Republic of
    China in the biotechnology sector of the United States; and (2)
    acquisition by entities of the People's Republic of China of
    intellectual property relating to United States-origin biotechnology.
    The strategy shall include any authorities or resources needed to
    address these gaps.
        (b) Officials Specified.--The officials specified in this
    subsection are the following:
            (1) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
            (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence
        and Analysis.
            (3) The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
            (4) The Director of the Office of Intelligence and
        Counterintelligence of the Department of Energy.
            (5) The Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and
        Research.
            (6) The heads of such other elements of the intelligence
        community as the Director of National Intelligence considers
        appropriate.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    SEC. 6621. ENHANCING INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION
    METRICS.
        (a) Metric Development and Implementation.--Not later than 270 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
    Intelligence, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the
    Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the National
    Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National
    Reconnaissance Office, and the Director of the Defense Intelligence
    Agency shall each develop and implement a process (which may be
    different from the processes of the other elements) that makes use of a
    single set of metrics to assess, on an agency-wide, aggregate basis,
    the success of the agency's efforts regarding the adoption,
    integration, and operational impact of the most relevant emerging
    technologies within the respective agencies of those Directors.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the head of each agency described in subsection (a) shall
    provide to the congressional intelligence committees and the Committees
    on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
    briefing on the implementation of this section, including--
            (1) the metrics established under subsection (a);
            (2) the success of the element toward meeting such metrics; and
            (3) any recommendations of the head of such agency for
        legislative or regulatory reforms to improve technology adoption.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``emerging technology''
    has the meaning given such term in section 6701 of the Intelligence
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F of Public Law 117-
    263; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note).
    SEC. 6622. REPORT ON IDENTIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY SITES FOR
    ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES.
        (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this
    section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
        House of Representatives;
            (3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee
        on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
            (4) the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
        (b) Report on Identification of Sites.--Not later than 240 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
    Intelligence shall, in consultation with such heads of elements of the
    intelligence community as the Director considers necessary, and in
    coordination with efforts of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
    of Energy, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
    identifying 1 or more sites which could benefit from secure, resilient
    energy through the deployment of advanced nuclear technologies, which
    deployment would be to serve in whole or in part the facility,
    structure, infrastructure, or part thereof for which a head of an
    element of the intelligence community has financial or maintenance
    responsibility.
        (c) Plans.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (b) shall
    include plans to ensure--
            (1) prioritizing early site preparation and licensing
        activities for deployment of advanced nuclear technologies with a
        goal of beginning advanced nuclear technology deployment at any
        identified site not later than 3 years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) the ability to authorize an identified site to interconnect
        with the commercial electric grid, in accordance with the Atomic
        Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), if the head of the
        element responsible for the reactor deployment determines that such
        interconnection enhances national security; and
            (3) fuel for the advanced nuclear technologies operated at
        identified sites is not subject to obligations (as defined in
        section 110.2 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or
        successor regulations).
    SEC. 6623. STRATEGY ON INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION AND SHARING RELATING
    TO CRITICAL AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES.
        (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this
    section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
        and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
        (b) Strategy.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
    develop a strategy for--
            (1) coordinating the collection, processing, analysis, and
        dissemination of foreign intelligence relating to critical and
        emerging technologies across the intelligence community; and
            (2) the appropriate sharing of such intelligence with other
        Federal departments and agencies with responsibilities for
        regulation, innovation and research, science, public health, export
        control and screenings, and Federal financial tools.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the development of the
    strategy required by subsection (b), the Director shall submit to the
    appropriate committees of Congress a copy of the strategy.

               TITLE LXVII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
                     Subtitle A--Matters Relating to China

    SEC. 6701. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTS ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS AND
    CAMPAIGNS IN THE UNITED STATES BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY.
        Section 1107 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3237)
    is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by inserting after ``Director of the National
            Counterintelligence and Security Center'' the following: ``, in
            coordination with the Director of the Federal Bureau of
            Investigation, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
            the Director of the National Security Agency, and any other
            relevant head of an element of the intelligence community,'';
            and
                (B) by inserting after ``congressional intelligence
            committees,'' the following: ``the Committee on the Judiciary
            of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
            Representatives,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and
                (B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
            ``(10) A listing of provincial, municipal, or other law
        enforcement institutions, including police departments, in the
        People's Republic of China associated with establishing or
        maintaining a Chinese police presence in the United States.
            ``(11) A listing of colleges and universities in the People's
        Republic of China that conduct military research or host dedicated
        military initiatives or laboratories.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c); and
            (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
    SEC. 6702. INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH ALLIES ON CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
    EFFORTS IN EUROPE.
        It is the sense of the Congress that malign influence efforts by
    the Chinese Communist Party have increased in Europe, as they have in
    the United States homeland, and that the intelligence community should
    seek every opportunity to coordinate with European partners, including
    through the sharing of intelligence, as appropriate, to both illuminate
    and disrupt such malign influence efforts.
    SEC. 6703. PROHIBITION ON INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY CONTRACTING WITH
    CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES ENGAGED IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH,
    DEVELOPMENT, OR MANUFACTURING.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) 1260H list.--The term ``1260H list'' means the list of
        Chinese military companies operating in the United States most
        recently submitted under section 1260H(b)(1) of the William M.
        (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
            (2) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means an entity that
        directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under
        common control with another entity.
            (3) Biotechnology.--The term ``biotechnology'' means the use of
        biological processes, organisms, or systems for manufacturing,
        research, or medical purposes, including genetic engineering,
        synthetic biology, and bioinformatics.
        (b) Prohibition.--Subject to subsections (d) and (e), a head of an
    element of the intelligence community may not enter into, renew, or
    extend any contract for a product or service with--
            (1) any entity listed on the 1260H list that is engaged in
        biotechnology research, development, or manufacturing activities;
            (2) any entity that is a known or assessed affiliate of any
        entity described in paragraph (1);
            (3) any entity that has a known or assessed joint venture,
        partnership, or contractual relationship with any entity described
        in paragraph (1), if the Director of National Intelligence
        determines that the relationship presents a risk to the national
        security of the United States; or
            (4) any other entity that is engaged in biotechnology research,
        development, or manufacturing activities, if the Director of
        National Intelligence determines that the activities present a risk
        to the national security of the United States.
        (c) Implementation and Compliance.--The Director of National
    Intelligence shall, in consultation with the heads of the elements of
    the intelligence community--
            (1) establish guidelines for the implementation of this
        section;
            (2) maintain both a publicly available and classified list of
        entities covered by the prohibition in subsection (b);
            (3) require that each head of an element of the intelligence
        community ensure that any contractor engaged by the element certify
        that neither it nor any of its subcontractors are engaged in a
        contract for a product or service with an entity covered by the
        prohibition in subsection (b); and
            (4) otherwise ensure compliance with subsection (b).
        (d) Waiver Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Director of National Intelligence may
        establish a waiver process for the heads of the elements of the
        intelligence community under which the head of the relevant element
        may waive the prohibition under subsection (b) for a procurement on
        a case-by-case basis. A waiver may be made under the process only
        if the head of the relevant element--
                (A) complies with any conditions the Director may establish
            for the process; and
                (B) determines, in writing, that--
                    (i) the procurement is essential for national security
                and no reasonable alternative source exists; and
                    (ii) appropriate measures are in place to mitigate
                risks associated with the procurement.
            (2) Congressional notification.--For each waiver for a
        procurement issued under subsection (b), the Director and the
        relevant head of the element of the intelligence community shall,
        not later than 30 days after issuing the waiver, submit to the
        congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on
        Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations
        of the House of Representatives a notice of the waiver, which shall
        include a justification for the waiver and a description of the
        risk mitigation measures implemented for the procurement.
        (e) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (b) shall not apply
    to--
            (1) the acquisition or provision of health care services
        overseas for--
                (A) employees of the United States, including members of
            the uniformed services (as defined in section 101(a) of title
            10, United States Code), whose official duty stations are
            located overseas or who are on permissive temporary duty travel
            overseas; or
                (B) employees of contractors or subcontractors of the
            United States--
                    (i) who are performing under a contract that directly
                supports the missions or activities of individuals
                described in subparagraph (A); and
                    (ii) whose primary duty stations are located overseas
                or who are on permissive temporary duty travel overseas; or
            (2) the acquisition, use, or distribution of human multiomic
        data, lawfully compiled, that is commercially or publicly
        available.
        (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date
    that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and apply
    to any contract entered into, renewed, or extended on or after such
    effective date.
        (g) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall terminate on the
    date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (h) Rule of Construction.--This section shall only be construed to
    apply to activities of an element of the intelligence community.
    SEC. 6704. REPORT ON THE WEALTH OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHINESE
    COMMUNIST PARTY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
    consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense,
    shall post on a publicly available website of the Office of the
    Director of National Intelligence and submit to the Select Committee on
    Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
    the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on
    Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the wealth
    of the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following elements:
            (1) An assessment of the personal wealth, financial holdings,
        and business interests of the following foreign persons:
                (A) The General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
                (B) Members of the Politburo Standing Committee.
                (C) Members of the full Politburo.
            (2) Evidence of physical and financial assets owned or
        controlled directly or indirectly by such foreign persons,
        including--
                (A) real estate holdings inside and outside the People's
            Republic of China, including the Special Administrative Regions
            of Hong Kong and Macau;
                (B) any high-value personal assets; and
                (C) business holdings, investments, and financial accounts
            held in jurisdictions outside mainland China.
            (3) Identification of financial proxies, business associates,
        or other entities used to obscure the ownership of such wealth and
        assets, including as a baseline those referenced in the March 2025
        report issued by the Office of the Director of National
        Intelligence entitled, ``Wealth and Corrupt Activities of the
        Leadership of the Chinese Communist Party''.
            (4) Nonpublic information related to the wealth of the
        leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, to the extent possible
        consistent with the protection of intelligence sources and methods.
        (c) Form.--The report posted and submitted under subsection (a)
    shall be in unclassified form, but the version submitted to the Select
    Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
    Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the
    Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives may
    include a classified annex as necessary.
    SEC. 6705. ASSESSMENT AND REPORT ON INVESTMENTS BY THE PEOPLE'S
    REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR OF BRAZIL.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agriculture sector.--The term ``agriculture sector'' means
        any physical infrastructure, energy production, land, or other
        inputs associated with the production of agricultural commodities
        (as defined in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
        U.S.C. 5602)).
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate
        committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the congressional intelligence committees;
                (B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
            and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
                (C) the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
        (b) Assessment Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in
        consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
        Agriculture, shall assess the extent of investment by the People's
        Republic of China in the agriculture sector of Brazil.
            (2) Considerations.--The assessment shall consider the
        following:
                (A) The extent to which President Xi Jinping has engaged in
            or directed engagement with Brazilian leadership with regard to
            the agriculture sector of Brazil.
                (B) The extent of engagement between the Government of the
            People's Republic of China and the agriculture sector of
            Brazil.
                (C) The strategic intentions of the engagement or direction
            of President Xi, if any, to invest in the agriculture sector of
            Brazil.
                (D) The number of entities based in or owned by the
            People's Republic of China invested in the agriculture sector
            of Brazil, including joint ventures with Brazilian-owned
            companies.
                (E) The impacts to the supply chain, global market, and
            food security of investment in or control of the agriculture
            sector in Brazil by the People's Republic of China.
        (c) Report Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate
        committees of Congress a report detailing the assessment required
        by subsection (b).
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (2) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
    SEC. 6706. IDENTIFICATION OF ENTITIES THAT PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE
    PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.
        (a) Definition of Appropriate Committees of Congress.--In this
    section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the congressional intelligence committees;
            (2) the congressional defense committees (as defined in section
        101(a) of title 10, United States Code);
            (3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
        Representatives.
        (b) In General.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
    identify the businesses, academic and research institutions, and other
    entities in the People's Republic of China that provide support to the
    People's Liberation Army, including--
            (1) for national defense or military modernization, including
        the development, application, or integration of civilian
        capabilities for military, paramilitary, or security purposes;
            (2) for the development, production, testing, or proliferation
        of weapons systems, critical technologies, or dual-use items, as
        defined under applicable United States law (including regulations);
        or
            (3) academic, scientific, or technical collaboration that
        materially contributes to or supports any of the activities
        described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
        (c) Submission of List to Congress.--Not later than the date that
    is 180 days after the enactment of this Act, and not later than the
    anniversary of that date for each of two years thereafter, the Director
    of National Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of
    Congress a list of each entity identified under subsection (b).
    SEC. 6707. MISSION MANAGER FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
        (a) Establishment of Position.--
            (1) In general.--There shall be a mission manager for all
        intelligence collection matters relating to the People's Republic
        of China. The mission manager shall be designated or appointed by
        the Director of National Intelligence.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, the mission manager designated or appointed under paragraph
        (1) may be an individual serving in a position within the Office of
        the Director of National Intelligence.
        (b) Applicability.--The first mission manager under subsection (a)
    shall be designated or appointed not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act.
        (c) Termination.--This section shall terminate on December 31,
    2030.
    SEC. 6708. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE OF ADVANCEMENTS IN
    BIOTECHNOLOGY BY THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
        Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National
    Intelligence Council, shall--
            (1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate with respect to
        advancements by the People's Republic of China in biotechnology and
        any other significant technology or science sector the Director
        considers related; and
            (2) submit such National Intelligence Estimate to the
        congressional intelligence committees and the Committees on
        Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

                           Subtitle B--Other Matters

    SEC. 6711. IMPROVEMENTS TO REQUIREMENT FOR MONITORING OF IRANIAN
    ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM-235.
        Section 7413(b) of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (division G of Public Law 118-31; 22 U.S.C. 8701 note) is
    amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``assesses that the Islamic
        Republic of Iran has produced or possesses any amount of uranium-
        235 enriched to greater than 60 percent purity or has engaged in
        significant enrichment activity,'' and inserting ``makes a finding
        described in paragraph (2) pursuant to an assessment,''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Finding described.--A finding described in this paragraph
        is a finding that the Islamic Republic of Iran has--
                ``(A) produced or possesses any amount of uranium-235
            enriched to greater than 60-percent purity;
                ``(B) engaged in significant enrichment activity; or
                ``(C) made the decision to produce a nuclear weapon from
            highly enriched uranium.''.
    SEC. 6712. POLICY TOWARD CERTAIN AGENTS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.
        Section 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    1985 (Public Law 98-618; 98 Stat. 3303) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (b);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) (relating to an amendment
        to the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C.
        4303)) and (d) (22 U.S.C. 4303 note) as subsections (d) and (e),
        respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (22 U.S.C. 254c-1) the
        following new subsections:
        ``(b) The Secretary of State, in negotiating agreements with
    foreign governments regarding reciprocal privileges and immunities of
    United States diplomatic personnel, shall consult with the Director of
    the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Director of National
    Intelligence in achieving the sense of Congress in subsection (a).
        ``(c) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
    this subsection, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of
    State, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
    Director of National Intelligence shall submit to the Select Committee
    on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
    the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and
    the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on
    Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on
    Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on each foreign
    government that--
            ``(1) engages in intelligence activities within the United
        States harmful to the national security of the United States; and
            ``(2) possesses numbers, status, privileges and immunities,
        travel accommodations, or facilities within the United States of
        official representatives to the United States that exceed the
        respective numbers, status, privileges and immunities, travel
        accommodations, or facilities within such country of official
        representatives of the United States to such country.''; and
            (4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by this section, by
        striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
    SEC. 6713. EXTENSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY COORDINATOR FOR RUSSIAN
    ATROCITIES ACCOUNTABILITY.
        Section 6512 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3543; 50 U.S.C. 3025
    note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the period the
            following: ``, including with respect to the forcible transfer
            and deportation of Ukrainian children''; and
                (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``2026'' and inserting
            ``2028''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the date that is 4 years
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.'' and inserting
        ``December 31, 2028. The Director and Coordinator shall carry out
        this section before such date regardless of any ceasefire or
        cessation of armed hostilities by Russia in Ukraine occurring
        before such date.''.
    SEC. 6714. PLAN TO ENHANCE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT TO COUNTER FOREIGN
    INFLUENCE INTENDED TO CONTINUE OR EXPAND THE CONFLICT IN SUDAN.
        Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, in consultation with
    such other heads of elements of the intelligence community as the
    Director considers appropriate, shall develop a plan--
            (1) to share relevant intelligence, if any, relating to foreign
        efforts to continue or expand the conflict in Sudan, with regional
        allies and partners of the United States, including to downgrade or
        declassify such intelligence as needed; and
            (2) to collect and analyze intelligence to enable the United
        States Government to counter foreign efforts to continue or expand
        the conflict in Sudan in order to protect national and regional
        security.
    SEC. 6715. REVIEW OF INFORMATION RELATING TO ACTIONS BY FOREIGN
    GOVERNMENTS TO ASSIST PERSONS EVADING JUSTICE.
        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall, in
    coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, complete a
    review for declassification of any information in the possession of the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation collected on or after January 1, 2020,
    relating to whether any foreign government official has assisted or
    facilitated any citizen or national of their country in departing the
    United States while the citizen or national was under investigation or
    awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the
    United States to determine what information, if any, can be
    appropriately declassified and made available to the public. Upon
    completion of the review, the Director of the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation shall make such information, if any, available to the
    public in a manner consistent with provisions of Federal law related to
    privacy.
    SEC. 6716. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, acting
    through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce a National
    Intelligence Estimate on the Western Hemisphere.
        (b) Elements.--The National Intelligence Estimate required by
    subsection (a) shall cover the 10-year period beginning on the date on
    which the Estimate is produced and include an assessment of--
            (1) the major threats to United States national security
        interests in the Western Hemisphere;
            (2) the attitudes of other nations in the Western Hemisphere
        toward partnership with the United States, China, and Russia,
        including the willingness of Western Hemisphere nations to support
        United States national security priorities and the likely
        trajectory of Western Hemisphere nations' relationships with the
        United States;
            (3) the extent to which expanded economic, energy, law
        enforcement, intelligence, counternarcotics, or security
        cooperation between nations in the Western Hemisphere and the
        United States could help mitigate the threats identified in
        paragraph (1); and
            (4) the extent to which expanded economic, energy, law
        enforcement, intelligence, counternarcotics, and security
        cooperation between and among other nations in the Western
        Hemisphere (excluding the United States) could help mitigate the
        threats identified in paragraph (1).
        (c) Availability to Public.--At the same time the Director produces
    the Estimate under subsection (a), the Director shall make available to
    the public, on the publicly accessible website of the Office of the
    Director of National Intelligence, an unclassified summary of the key
    findings of the Estimate.
    SEC. 6717. PLAN TO ENHANCE COUNTERNARCOTICS COLLABORATION,
    COORDINATION, AND COOPERATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
        Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the head of each element of the intelligence community shall submit to
    the Director of National Intelligence the following:
            (1) A description and assessment of the intelligence community
        element's direct relationship, if any, with any element of the
        Government of Mexico.
            (2) A strategy to enhance counternarcotics cooperation and
        appropriate coordination with each element of the Government of
        Mexico with which the intelligence community element has a direct
        relationship.
            (3) Recommendations and a description of the resources required
        to efficiently and effectively implement the strategy required by
        paragraph (2) in furtherance of the national interest of the United
        States.
    SEC. 6718. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO DUTY TO WARN FORMER SENIOR
    OFFICIALS AND OTHER UNITED STATES PERSONS.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress
    is gravely concerned about the ongoing threat of lethal plotting
    against United States persons from adversary nations, including those
    against numerous former senior United States officials, principally
    from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Information
    collected regarding plots against United States persons requires
    expeditious fulfilment of the duty to warn process of the intelligence
    community, including close consultation with the Federal Bureau of
    Investigation.
        (b) Notice of Warning.--
            (1) Notice required.--If an element of the intelligence
        community determines pursuant to procedures established in
        accordance with Intelligence Community Directive 191 (or any
        successor directive) that such element has a duty to warn a United
        States person inside the United States of an impending threat and,
        after consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation when
        required, notifies such person or facilitates notification of such
        person by another party, the head of such element shall also
        immediately provide notice of the warning to the Director of the
        Federal Bureau of Investigation and, if such person is under the
        protection of an element of the Federal Government, a person
        responsible for the protection of such United States person.
            (2) Process for notification.--If notice is required under
        paragraph (1) to a person responsible for the protection of a
        United States person, such notice may be made in any appropriate
        and expeditious manner, including through the Director of the
        Federal Bureau of Investigation.
        (c) Federal Bureau of Investigation Records of Warnings.--The
    Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall establish a
    process for documenting and maintaining records of each notice of a
    warning provided to the Director in accordance with subsection (b).
        (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to limit any duty to warn already in effect, including under
    Intelligence Community Directive 191 (relating to duty to warn) and any
    policies or procedures issued in accordance with such directive.
        (e) United States Person Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``United States person'' has the meaning given the term in section 105A
    of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3039).

                    TITLE LXVIII--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS

    SEC. 6801. MODIFICATION AND REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) National Security Act of 1947.--
            (1) Financial intelligence on terrorist assets.--
                (A) Repeal.--Section 118 of the National Security Act of
            1947 (50 U.S.C. 3055) is repealed.
                (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 507(a) of such Act (50
            U.S.C. 3106(a)) is amended--
                    (i) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (ii) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
                (C) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraphs
            (A) and (B) shall take effect on December 31, 2026.
            (2) Counterintelligence and national security protections for
        intelligence community grant funding.--Section 121 of the National
        Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3061) is amended by striking
        subsection (c).
            (3) Personnel-level assessments for the intelligence
        community.--Section 506B of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
        U.S.C. 3098) is repealed.
            (4) National intelligence university.--Subtitle D of title X of
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3327 et seq.) is
        amended--
                (A) by striking section 1033; and
                (B) by redesignating sections 1034 and 1035 as sections
            1033 and 1034, respectively.
            (5) Measures to mitigate counterintelligence threats from
        proliferation and use of foreign commercial spyware.--Section
        1102A(b)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3232a)
        is amended by inserting ``for seven years'' after ``annually
        thereafter''.
        (b) Intelligence Authorization Acts.--
            (1) Briefings on programs for next-generation microelectronics
        in support of artificial intelligence.--Section 7507 of the
        Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (50 U.S.C.
        3334s) is amended by striking subsection (e).
            (2) Expansion of security clearances for certain contractors.--
        Section 6715 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
        2023 (division F of Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3572) is
        amended--
                (A) by striking subsection (c); and
                (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
            (c) and (d), respectively.
            (3) Trends in technologies of strategic importance to united
        states.--Section 833 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2022 (division X of Public Law 117-103; 136 Stat. 1035)
        is repealed.
            (4) Briefings on iranian expenditures supporting foreign
        military and terrorist activities.--Section 6705 of the Damon Paul
        Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (22 U.S.C. 9412) is amended--
                (A) in the section heading, by striking ``and annual
            briefing''; and
                (B) by striking subsection (b).
            (5) National security effects of global water insecurity and
        emerging infectious disease and pandemics.--Section 6722 of the
        Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 (division E
        of Public Law 116-92; 50 U.S.C. 3024 note) is repealed.
            (6) Counter active measures by russia, china, iran, north
        korea, or other nation state to exert covert influence.--Section
        501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
        (division N of Public Law 115-31; 50 U.S.C. 3001 note) is amended
        by striking subsection (h).
            (7) Notice of deployment or transfer of containerized missile
        system by russia or certain other countries.--Section 501 of the
        Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of
        Public Law 114-113) is repealed.
        (c) Other Provisions of Law.--
            (1) Proposal to modify or introduce new aircraft or sensors for
        flight by the russian federation under open skies treaty.--Section
        1242 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128
        Stat. 3563) is repealed.
            (2) Briefings on analytic integrity reviews.--
                (A) In general.--Section 1019 of the Intelligence Reform
            and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364) is
            amended by striking subsections (c) and (d).
                (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 6312(d)(1) of the
            Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division F
            of Public Law 117-263; 50 U.S.C. 3364 note) is amended by
            striking ``In conjunction with each briefing provided under
            section 1019(c) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism
            Prevention Act of 2004 (50 U.S.C. 3364(c))'' and inserting
            ``Not later than February 1 each year''.
            (3) Commerce with, and assistance to, cuba from other foreign
        countries.--Section 108 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
        Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114; 22 U.S.C.
        6038) is repealed.
    SEC. 6802. REVISIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE
    COLLECTION ADJUSTMENTS.
        Section 22 of the National Security Agency Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C.
    3620) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``the occurrence of an intelligence
            collection adjustment'' and inserting ``that a covered
            intelligence collection or sharing adjustment has occurred'';
            and
                (B) by striking ``notification of the intelligence
            collection adjustment'' and inserting ``summary of such
            adjustment and the cause of such adjustment''; and
            (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (2) to read as
        follows:
            ``(2) Covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment.--
        The term `covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment'
        means an action or inaction by the National Security Agency that
        results in a significant change to--
                ``(A) the quantity of intelligence collected by the
            National Security Agency with respect to a foreign country,
            foreign organization, or senior leader of a foreign country or
            foreign organization; or
                ``(B) policies or practices of the National Security Agency
            with respect to the sharing of intelligence with a foreign
            country, organization of foreign countries, or organization of
            countries of which the United States is a member.''.
    SEC. 6803. DECLASSIFICATION OF INTELLIGENCE AND ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY
    MEASURES RELATING TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall, jointly with the head
    of each element of the intelligence community--
            (1) perform a declassification review of intelligence relating
        to the origins of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), including--
                (A) research conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology
            or any other medical or scientific research center within the
            People's Republic of China;
                (B) information relating to Gain of Function research and
            the intention of this research;
                (C) information relating to sources of funding or direction
            for research on coronaviruses, including both sources within
            the People's Republic of China and foreign sources; and
                (D) the possibility of zoonotic origins of COVID-19;
            (2) perform a declassification review of intelligence relating
        to efforts by government officials of entities of the People's
        Republic of China--
                (A) to disrupt or obstruct information sharing or
            investigations into the origins of the coronavirus disease 2019
            (COVID-19) pandemic;
                (B) to disrupt the sharing of medically significant
            information relating to the transmissibility and potential harm
            of SARS-CoV-2 to humans, including--
                    (i) efforts to limit the sharing of information with
                the United States Government;
                    (ii) efforts to limit the sharing of information with
                the governments of allies and partners of the United
                States; and
                    (iii) efforts to limit the sharing of information with
                the United Nations and World Health Organization;
                (C) to obstruct or otherwise limit the sharing of
            information between national, provincial, and city governments
            within the People's Republic of China and between subnational
            entities within the People's Republic of China and external
            researchers;
                (D) to deny the sharing of information with the United
            States, allies and partners of the United States, or
            multilateral organizations, including the United Nations and
            the World Health Organization;
                (E) to pressure or lobby foreign governments, journalists,
            medical researchers, officials of the United States Government,
            or officials of multilateral organizations (including the
            United Nations and the World Health Organization) with respect
            to the source, scientific origins, transmissibility, or other
            attributes of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or the COVID-19 pandemic;
                (F) to disrupt government or private-sector efforts to
            conduct research and development of medical interventions or
            countermeasures for the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccines;
            and
                (G) to promote alternative narratives regarding the origins
            of COVID-19 as well as the domestic Chinese and international
            response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
            (3) release publicly the intelligence products described in
        paragraphs (1) and (2) including such redactions as the Director,
        with the concurrence of the head of the originating intelligence
        community element, determines necessary to protect sources and
        methods and information concerning United States persons; and
            (4) submit to the congressional intelligence committees an
        unredacted version of the declassified intelligence products
        described in paragraph (3).
    SEC. 6804. CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE BUDGET JUSTIFICATION MATERIALS AND
    SUBMISSION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY DRUG CONTROL RESOURCE SUMMARY.
        (a) Classified Intelligence Budget Justification Materials.--
    Section 506J(b) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
    3105a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and the Committees on
    Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' after
    ``congressional intelligence committees''.
        (b) Intelligence Community Drug Control Resource Summary.--
            (1) Requirement.--The Director of National Intelligence shall
        develop a summary of intelligence community drug control resources
        for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028.
            (2) Submission.--
                (A) Summary.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
            which the Director of National Intelligence submits to the
            congressional intelligence committees the classified
            intelligence budget justification materials under section 506J
            of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3105a) for a
            fiscal year covered by subsection (a), the Director shall
            submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the
            Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
            Representatives a consolidated summary of the drug control
            resources of the intelligence community for that fiscal year.
            To the extent practicable and applicable, the Director shall
            organize such summary in a similar manner as the National Drug
            Control Program budget under section 704(c) of the Office of
            National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21
            U.S.C. 1703(c)).
                (B) Matters included.--Each summary under paragraph (1)
            shall include the following:
                    (i) A certification by the Director stating that the
                drug control resources of the intelligence community are
                designed to implement the responsibilities of the
                intelligence community in support of the counter-drug
                efforts of the United States, as reflected in the National
                Drug Control Strategy under section 706 of the Office of
                National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998
                (21 U.S.C. 1705) and the National Interdiction Command and
                Control Plan under section 711(a)(4) of such Act (21 U.S.C.
                1710(a)(4)).
                    (ii) A description of the key accomplishments of the
                intelligence community with respect to counternarcotics
                during the fiscal year in which the summary is submitted
                and the previous fiscal year.
                    (iii) The total amounts requested for the National
                Intelligence Program for counternarcotics for the fiscal
                year covered by the summary and for the previous fiscal
                year.
                    (iv) Each of the total amounts under subparagraph (C),
                disaggregated by each element of the intelligence community
                at the expenditure center, project, and subproject levels.
                    (v) Any other information the Director determines
                appropriate to provide the congressional intelligence
                committees with a consolidated, comprehensive, and detailed
                understanding of the amounts, activities, and purposes of
                the amounts requested for the National Intelligence Program
                for counternarcotics for the fiscal year covered by the
                summary.
                (C) Provision of information.--Each head of an element of
            the intelligence community shall timely provide to the Director
            of National Intelligence the information the Director requires
            to develop each summary under paragraph (1).
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 7320(a) of the Intelligence
        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division G of Public Law
        118-31; 50 U.S.C. 3096 note) is amended by striking ``2027'' and
        inserting ``2026''.
    SEC. 6805. REQUIRING PENETRATION TESTING AS PART OF THE TESTING AND
    CERTIFICATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS.
        Section 231 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 20971)
    is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Required Penetration Testing.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall provide for
        the conduct of penetration testing as part of the testing,
        certification, decertification, and recertification of voting
        system hardware and software by the Commission based on accredited
        laboratories under this section.
            ``(2) Accreditation.--The Commission shall develop a program
        for the acceptance of the results of penetration testing on
        election systems. The penetration testing required by this
        subsection shall be required for Commission certification. The
        Commission shall vote on the selection of any entity identified.
        The requirements for such selection shall be based on consideration
        of an entity's competence to conduct penetration testing under this
        subsection. The Commission may consult with the National Institute
        of Standards and Technology or any other appropriate Federal agency
        on lab selection criteria and other aspects of this program.''.
    SEC. 6806. STANDARD GUIDELINES FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO REPORT AND
    DOCUMENT ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS.
        (a) Standard Guidelines.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall,
    in coordination with such heads of elements of the intelligence
    community as the Director considers appropriate, develop and issue
    standard guidelines for personnel of the intelligence community to
    report and properly document anomalous health incidents.
        (b) Conformity With Department of Defense Guidelines.--In
    developing the standard guidelines required by subsection (a), the
    Director shall ensure that such standard guidelines are as similar as
    practicable to guidelines issued by the Secretary of Defense for
    personnel of the Department of Defense to report and properly document
    anomalous health incidents.
        (c) Submission.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which the
    Director issues the standard guidelines required by subsection (a), the
    Director shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees the
    standard guidelines, including a statement describing the
    implementation of such standard guidelines, how the standard guidelines
    differ from those issued by the Secretary, and the justifications for
    such differences.

               DIVISION G--COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

    SEC. 7001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
        (a) Short Title.--This division may be cited as the ``Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2025''.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this division is
    as follows:
    Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 7002. Definitions and directions.
    Sec. 7103. Automatic execution of conforming changes.

                             TITLE LXXI--COAST GUARD

                   Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 7101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 7102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.

                           Subtitle B--Accountability

    Sec. 7111. Annual report on progress of certain homeporting projects.
    Sec. 7112. Major acquisitions.
    Sec. 7113. Quarterly acquisition brief requirements.
    Sec. 7114. Overdue reports.
    Sec. 7115. Requirement for Coast Guard to provide analysis of
              alternatives for aircraft.
    Sec. 7116. Oversight of funds.
    Sec. 7117. Regular polar security cutter updates.
    Sec. 7118. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Pacific;
              feasibility study on supporting additional port visits and
              deployments in support of operation blue pacific.
    Sec. 7119. Annual plan for Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean.
    Sec. 7120. Prohibition on submission to Congress of slideshow
              presentations.

     TITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF
                                 THE COAST GUARD

                             Subtitle A--Authorities

    Sec. 7201. Reorganization of chapter 3.
    Sec. 7202. Public availability of information.
    Sec. 7203. Modification of treatment of minor construction and
              improvement project management.
    Sec. 7204. Agreements.
    Sec. 7205. Preparedness plans for Coast Guard properties located in
              tsunami inundation zones.
    Sec. 7206. Additional Pribilof Island transition completion actions.
    Sec. 7207. Coast Guard access to Department of the Treasury fund.

                             Subtitle B--Acquisition

    Sec. 7211. Modification of prohibition on use of lead systems
              integrators.
    Sec. 7212. Acquisition improvements.
    Sec. 7213. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of
              vessels in foreign shipyards.
    Sec. 7214. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.
    Sec. 7215. Great Lakes icebreaking.
    Sec. 7216. Briefing on deployment of special purpose craft-heavy weather
              second generation (SPEC-HWX II) vessels in Pacific Northwest.
    Sec. 7217. Report on 87-foot patrol boat fleet.
    Sec. 7218. Procurement of tactical maritime surveillance systems.

                              Subtitle C--Personnel

    Sec. 7221. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military
              justice or healthcare.
    Sec. 7222. Deferred retirement and retention in active duty status for
              health professions officers.
    Sec. 7223. Modifications to the officer involuntary separation process.
    Sec. 7224. Modifications and revisions relating to reopening retired
              grade determinations.
    Sec. 7225. Family leave policies for Coast Guard.
    Sec. 7226. Modifications to career flexibility program.
    Sec. 7227. Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder, sexual
              assault, or traumatic brain injury.
    Sec. 7228. Authority for certain personnel; command sponsorship for
              dependents of members of Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska,
              Alaska; improved prevention of and response to hazing and
              bullying.
    Sec. 7229. Authorization for maternity uniform allowance for officers.
    Sec. 7230. Additional available guidance and considerations for reserve
              selection boards.
    Sec. 7231. Behavioral health.
    Sec. 7232. Travel allowance for members of Coast Guard assigned to
              Alaska.
    Sec. 7233. Tuition assistance and advanced education assistance pilot
              program.
    Sec. 7234. Recruitment, relocation, and retention incentive program for
              civilian firefighters employed by Coast Guard remote
              locations.
    Sec. 7235. Notification.

                         Subtitle D--Coast Guard Academy

    Sec. 7241. Modification of reporting requirements on covered misconduct
              in Coast Guard Academy; consideration of request for transfer
              of a cadet at the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of a
              sexual assault or related offense; room reassignment.
    Sec. 7242. Modification of Board of Visitors.
    Sec. 7243. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.
    Sec. 7244. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and
              equipment by covered foundations.
    Sec. 7245. Policy on hazing.
    Sec. 7246. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.
    Sec. 7247. Study on Coast Guard Academy oversight.
    Sec. 7248. Electronic locking mechanisms to ensure Coast Guard Academy
              cadet room security.
    Sec. 7249. Report on existing behavioral health and wellness support
              services facilities at Coast Guard Academy.
    Sec. 7250. Required posting of information.
    Sec. 7251. Installation of behavioral health and medical privacy rooms.
    Sec. 7252. Review and modification of Coast Guard Academy policy on
              sexual harassment and sexual violence.

                        Subtitle E--Reports and Policies

    Sec. 7261. Policy and briefing on availability of naloxone to treat
              opioid, including Fentanyl, overdoses.
    Sec. 7262. Policy on methods to reduce incentives for illicit maritime
              drug trafficking.
    Sec. 7263. Plan for joint and integrated maritime operational and
              leadership training for United States Coast Guard and Taiwan
              Coast Guard administration.
    Sec. 7264. Aids to navigation.
    Sec. 7265. Study and gap analysis with respect to Coast Guard Air
              Station Corpus Christi aviation hanger.
    Sec. 7266. Report on impacts of joint travel regulations on members of
              Coast Guard who rely on ferry systems.
    Sec. 7267. Report on Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
    Sec. 7268. Report on and expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve
              Officers' Training Corps program.
    Sec. 7269. Annual report on administration of sexual assault forensic
              examination kits.
    Sec. 7270. Report on Coast Guard personnel skills.
    Sec. 7271. Report on Coast Guard search and rescue operations.
    Sec. 7272. Report on East Rockaway Inlet navigation.
    Sec. 7273. Responsible property ownership and tracking.
    Sec. 7274. Study on effects of oceanographic, weather, and coastal
              conditions on Coast Guard missions.
    Sec. 7275. Parental leave surge staffing program.
    Sec. 7276. Modification of strategy to improve quality of life at remote
              units.
    Sec. 7277. Retention of certain records.
    Sec. 7278. Temporary installation of restroom facilities for Training
              Center Cape May medical facility.
    Sec. 7279. Childhood protection program.

                      TITLE LXXIII--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

                    Subtitle A--Merchant Mariner Credentials

    Sec. 7301. Merchant mariner credentialing.
    Sec. 7302. Nonoperating individual.

                            Subtitle B--Vessel Safety

    Sec. 7311. Grossly negligent operations of a vessel.
    Sec. 7312. Performance driven examination schedule.
    Sec. 7313. Fishing safety training and research.
    Sec. 7314. Designating pilotage waters for the Straits of Mackinac.
    Sec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses.
    Sec. 7316. Requirements for certain fishing vessels and fish tender
              vessels.
    Sec. 7317. Study of amphibious vessels.
    Sec. 7318. St. Lucie River railroad bridge.

                                Subtitle C--Ports

    Sec. 7321. Ports and waterways safety.
    Sec. 7322. Study on Bering Strait vessel traffic projections and
              emergency response posture at ports of the United States.
    Sec. 7323. Improving vessel traffic service monitoring.
    Sec. 7324. Controlled substance onboard vessels.
    Sec. 7325. Cyber-incident training.
    Sec. 7326. Navigational protocols.
    Sec. 7327. Anchorages.

                 Subtitle D--Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems

    Sec. 7331. Pilot program for governance and oversight of small uncrewed
              maritime systems.
    Sec. 7332. Coast Guard training course.
    Sec. 7333. NOAA membership on autonomous vessel policy council.
    Sec. 7334. Technology pilot program.
    Sec. 7335. Uncrewed systems capabilities report.
    Sec. 7336. Medium unmanned aircraft systems capabilities study.
    Sec. 7337. National Academy of Sciences report on uncrewed systems and
              use of data.
    Sec. 7338. Unmanned aircraft systems.

                            Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 7341. Information on type approval certificates.
    Sec. 7342. Clarification of authorities.
    Sec. 7343. Amendments to passenger vessel security and safety
              requirements.
    Sec. 7344. Extension of pilot program to establish a cetacean desk for
              Puget Sound region.
    Sec. 7345. Suspension of enforcement of use of devices broadcasting on
              AIS for purposes of making fishing gear.
    Sec. 7346. Classification societies.
    Sec. 7347. Abandoned and derelict vessel removals.
    Sec. 7348. Offshore operations.
    Sec. 7349. Port access routes.

                       TITLE LXXIV--OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE

    Sec. 7401. Vessel response plans.
    Sec. 7402. Use of marine casualty investigations.
    Sec. 7403. Timing of review.
    Sec. 7404. Online incident reporting system.
    Sec. 7405. Investment.
    Sec. 7406. Additional response assets.
    Sec. 7407. International maritime oil spill response.

            TITLE LXXV--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE

                    Subtitle A--Accountability Implementation

    Sec. 7501. Independent review of Coast Guard reforms.
    Sec. 7502. Coast Guard implementation of independent review commission
              recommendations on addressing sexual assault and sexual
              harassment in the military.

                             Subtitle B--Misconduct

    Sec. 7511. Covered misconduct.
    Sec. 7512. Policy relating to care and support of victims of covered
              misconduct.
    Sec. 7513. Flag officer review of, and concurrence in, separation of
              members who have reported covered misconduct.
    Sec. 7514. Policy and program to expand prevention of sexual misconduct.
    Sec. 7515. Training and education programs for covered misconduct
              prevention and response.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 7521. Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or
              sexual harassment and related persons.
    Sec. 7522. Development of policies on military protective orders.
    Sec. 7523. Establishment of special victim capabilities to respond to
              allegations of certain special victim offenses.
    Sec. 7524. Participation in CATCH a Serial Offender program.
    Sec. 7525. Confidential reporting of sexual harassment.
    Sec. 7526. Report on policy on whistleblower protections.
    Sec. 7527. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Academy access to defense sexual
              assault incident database.
    Sec. 7528. Expedited transfer in cases of sexual misconduct or domestic
              violence.
    Sec. 7529. Access to temporary separation program for victims of alleged
              sex-related offenses.
    Sec. 7530. Continuous vetting of security clearances.

                    TITLE LXXVI--COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS

    Sec. 7601. Comptroller General report on Coast Guard research,
              development, and innovation program.
    Sec. 7602. Comptroller General study on vessel traffic service center
              employment, compensation, and retention.
    Sec. 7603. Comptroller General review of quality and availability of
              Coast Guard behavioral health care and resources for personnel
              wellness.
    Sec. 7604. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard efforts to reduce
              prevalence of missing or incomplete medical records and
              sharing of medical data with Department of Veterans Affairs
              and other entities.
    Sec. 7605. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard training facility
              infrastructure.
    Sec. 7606. Comptroller General study on facility and infrastructure
              needs of Coast Guard stations conducting border security
              operations.
    Sec. 7607. Comptroller General study on Coast Guard basic allowance for
              housing.
    Sec. 7608. Comptroller General report on safety and security
              infrastructure at Coast Guard Academy.
    Sec. 7609. Comptroller General study on athletic coaching at Coast Guard
              Academy.
    Sec. 7610. Comptroller General study and report on permanent change of
              station process.
    Sec. 7611. Comptroller General review of Coast Guard Investigative
              Service.

                            TITLE LXXVII--AMENDMENTS

    Sec. 7701. Amendments.
    SEC. 7002. DEFINITIONS AND DIRECTIONS.
        (a) Definitions.--In this division:
            (1) Commandant.--The term ``Commandant'' means the Commandant
        of the Coast Guard.
            (2) Secretary.--Unless otherwise specified, the term
        ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating.
        (b) Directions.--In this division, when Secretary or the Commandant
    are directed to provide or develop--
            (1) a briefing, such briefing shall be accompanied by a
        narrative description, and at the option of any committee
        designated as a recipient, be delivered in person;
            (2) a policy, such policy shall be detailed, in writing, and
        publicly available, but may contain a classified annex;
            (3) a plan, such plan shall be detailed, and in writing;
            (4) a report, such report shall be detailed and in writing; and
            (5) a strategy, such strategy shall be detailed and in writing.
    SEC. 7103. AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES.
        (a) Title 14.--Chapter 1 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 107. Automatic execution of conforming changes
        ``(a) In General.--When an amendment to a covered Coast Guard law
    adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered Coast Guard
    law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in
    the covered Coast Guard law, or amends the designation or heading of a
    section or larger organizational unit in the covered Coast Guard law,
    that amendment also shall have the effect of amending any analysis,
    table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered Coast
    Guard law to alter the table to conform to the changes made by the
    amendment.
        ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment
    described in such subsection when--
            ``(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same
        time expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or
        similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the
        table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or
            ``(2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the
        operation of this section.
        ``(c) Covered Coast Guard Law Defined.--In this section, the term
    `covered Coast Guard law' means--
            ``(1) this title;
            ``(2) any Coast Guard authorization Act that authorizes funds
        to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the Coast Guard; and
            ``(3) any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered
        Coast Guard law for purposes of application of this section.''.
        (b) Title 46.--Subtitle I of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after chapter 1 the following:

             ``CHAPTER 3--AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF CONFORMING CHANGES

    ``Sec. 301. Automatic execution of conforming changes
        ``(a) In General.--When an amendment to a covered maritime law adds
    a section or larger organizational unit to the covered maritime law,
    repeals or transfers a section or larger organizational unit in the
    covered maritime law, or amends the designation or heading of a section
    or larger organizational unit in the covered maritime law, that
    amendment also shall have the effect of amending any analysis, table of
    contents, or similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to
    alter the table to conform to the changes made by the amendment.
        ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an amendment
    described in such subsection when--
            ``(1) the amendment or a clerical amendment enacted at the same
        time expressly amends a table of sections, table of contents, or
        similar tabular entries in the covered maritime law to alter the
        table to conform to the changes made by the amendment; or
            ``(2) the amendment otherwise expressly exempts itself from the
        operation of this section.
        ``(c) Covered Maritime Law Defined.--In this section, the term
    `covered maritime law' means--
            ``(1) this title;
            ``(2) any Maritime Administration authorization Act that
        authorizes funds to be appropriated for a fiscal year to the
        Maritime Administration; and
            ``(3) any other law designated in the text thereof as a covered
        maritime law for purposes of application of this section.''.

                            TITLE LXXI--COAST GUARD
                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    SEC. 7101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``fiscal
        years 2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2026 and 2027'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii)
            and inserting the following:
                ``(i) $11,851,875,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
                ``(ii) $13,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.'';
                (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``$23,456,000'' and
            inserting ``$25,570,000''; and
                (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``subparagraph (A)(ii),
            $24,353,000'' and inserting ``clause (ii) of subparagraph (A),
            $26,848,500'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and
        inserting the following:
                ``(i) $3,651,480,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
                ``(ii) $3,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.'';
            (4) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
        inserting the following:
                ``(A) $67,701,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
                ``(B) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''; and
            (5) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) For retired pay, including the payment of obligations
        otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for purposes of
        retired pay, payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family
        Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, payment for career status
        bonuses, payment of continuation pay under section 356 of title 37,
        concurrent receipts, combat-related special compensation, and
        payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents
        under chapter 55 of title 10--
                ``(A) $1,057,929,000 for fiscal year 2026; and
                ``(B) $1,215,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.''.
    SEC. 7102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.
        (a) In General.--Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``44,500 for each of fiscal
        years 2022 and 2023'' and inserting ``50,000 for fiscal years 2026,
        and 55,000 for fiscal year 2027''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``for
            each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023'';
                (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2,500 student years''
            and inserting ``4,000 student years for each of fiscal years
            2026 and 2027'';
                (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``165 student years'' and
            inserting ``250 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and
            2027'';
                (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``385 student years'' and
            inserting ``700 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and
            2027''; and
                (E) in paragraph (4) by striking ``1,200 student years''
            and inserting ``1,600 student years for each of fiscal years
            2026 and 2027''.
        (b) Reporting Requirement.--In any fiscal year in which the
    submission required under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,
    does not include a proportional increase in the Operations and Support
    funding under section 4902(1)(A) of title 14, United States Code, to
    support the end strengths authorized under the amendments made by
    subsection (a)--
            (1) the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate a report on the plan of the Coast Guard to achieve growth in
        the Coast Guard's military strength to 60,000, which shall
        include--
                (A) proposed missions and purposes for the growth of the
            Coast Guard in military strength;
                (B) for each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032--
                    (i) the additional estimated cost of salaries and all
                benefits, including housing, education, and medical
                benefits;
                    (ii) estimated recruiting and training resources and
                costs; and
                    (iii) estimated resources and costs required to achieve
                sufficient training capacity for growth in enlisted and
                officer corps; and
                (C) an explanation for why the estimated cost in
            subparagraph (B) was not included in the submission required
            under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and
            (2) the Commandant may not delegate the briefing required in
        paragraph (1).
        (c) Rule of Applicability.--Section 517(a) of title 10, United
    States Code, shall not apply with respect to the Coast Guard until
    October 1, 2027.

                           Subtitle B--Accountability

    SEC. 7111. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS OF CERTAIN HOMEPORTING PROJECTS.
        (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee
        on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of shore
        infrastructure required to homeport or station all surface and
        aviation assets to be delivered as part of Level 1 or Level 2
        acquisitions that have entered the obtain phase as authorized under
        section 1132(b) of title 14, United States Code.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                (A) a description of the current homeports and stations to
            which of Coast Guard cutters and aircraft are assigned;
                (B) a description of cutters or aircrafts that are able to
            be located by the homeport or station to which they are
            assigned;
                (C) the current number of aircraft and cutters planned for
            the program of record of the Coast Guard;
                (D) a description of cutter and aircraft which are
            scheduled to be decommissioned or put in special commission
            status; and
                (E) a description of where new cutters and aircraft being
            acquired as part of the program of record of the Coast Guard
            will be assigned, including--
                    (i) an assessment of the shoreside and infrastructure
                needs for such cutters and aircrafts; and
                    (ii) an assessment of whether existing facilities are
                adequate to support such cutter and aircraft, and the costs
                of planning, engineering, design construction, land
                acquisition, and environmental remediation.
        (b) Initial Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue a report
        detailing the progress of all approved Coast Guard cutter
        homeporting projects within the Coast Guard Arctic District with
        respect to each of the following:
                (A) Fast Response Cutters.
                (B) Offshore Patrol Cutters.
                (C) The USCGC Storis procured pursuant to section 11223 of
            the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C.
            561 note).
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include, with respect to each homeporting project described in such
        paragraph, the following:
                (A) A description of--
                    (i) the status of funds appropriated for the project;
                    (ii) activities carried out toward completion of the
                project; and
                    (iii) activities anticipated to be carried out during
                the subsequent 1-year period to advance completion of the
                project.
                (B) An updated timeline, including key milestones, for the
            project.
        (c) Subsequent Reports.--Not later than July 1 of the first
    calendar year after the year in which the report required under
    subsection (b)(1) is submitted, and each July 1 thereafter until July
    2, 2031, or the date on which all projects described in subsection
    (b)(1) are completed, the Commandant shall issue an updated report,
    with respect to each Coast Guard cutter homeporting project described
    in subsection (a)(1) (including any such project approved on a date
    after the date of enactment of this Act and before the submission of
    the applicable report), containing each element described in subsection
    (a)(2).
        (d) Report on Capacity of Coast Guard Base Ketchikan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall complete a report
        detailing the cost of and time frame for expanding the industrial
        capacity of Coast Guard Base Ketchikan to do out of water repairs
        on Fast Response Cutters.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee
        on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate the report required under paragraph
        (1).
        (e) Public Availability.--The Commandant shall publish each report
    issued under this section on a publicly accessible website of the Coast
    Guard.
        (f) Homeporting Project Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``homeporting project'' means the facility infrastructure
    modifications, upgrades, new construction, and real property and land
    acquisition associated with homeporting new or modified cutters.
    SEC. 7112. MAJOR ACQUISITIONS.
        (a) In General.--Section 5103 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``major acquisition
        programs'' and inserting ``Level 1 acquisitions or Level 2
        acquisitions'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``major acquisition program''
        and inserting ``Level 1 acquisition or Level 2 acquisition''; and
            (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Level 1 acquisition.--The term `Level 1 acquisition' has
        the meaning given such term in section 1171.
            ``(2) Level 2 acquisition.--The term `Level 2 acquisition' has
        the meaning given such term in section 1171.''.
        (b) Major Acquisition Program Risk Assessment.--Section 5107 of
    title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking ``section
    5103(f)'' and inserting ``section 1171''.
    SEC. 7113. QUARTERLY ACQUISITION BRIEF REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) In General.--Section 5107 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 5107 Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program
        risk assessment
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 45 days after the end of each
    fiscal quarter, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    briefing on all Level 1 and Level 2 acquisition programs, as such terms
    are defined in section 1171.
        ``(b) Additional Briefing.--Not later than 1 week before taking
    procurement actions that will significantly impact the costs or
    timelines of a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition program, the Commandant
    shall brief the committees described in subsection (a).
        ``(c) Elements.--Each briefing required under subsection (a) or (b)
    shall include, for each program--
            ``(1) a description of the purpose of the program, including
        the capabilities being acquired;
            ``(2) the total number of units, as appropriate, to be acquired
        annually until procurement is complete under the current
        acquisition program baseline;
            ``(3) the Acquisition Review Board status, including--
                ``(A) the current acquisition phase by increment, as
            applicable;
                ``(B) the date of the most recent review; and
                ``(C) whether the program has been paused or is in breach
            status;
            ``(4) a comparison between the initial Department-approved
        acquisition program baseline cost, schedule, and performance
        thresholds and objectives and the current such thresholds and
        objectives of the program, if applicable;
            ``(5) the lifecycle cost estimate, adjusted for comparison to
        the Future Coast Guard Program, including--
                ``(A) the confidence level for the estimate;
                ``(B) the fiscal years included in the estimate;
                ``(C) a breakout of the estimate for the prior five years,
            the current year, and the budget year;
                ``(D) a breakout of the estimate by appropriation account
            or other funding source; and
                ``(E) a description of and rationale for any changes to the
            estimate as compared to the previous quarter or to the
            previously approved baseline, as applicable;
            ``(6) a summary of the findings of any independent verification
        and validation of the items to be acquired or an explanation for
        why no such verification and validation has been performed;
            ``(7) a table displaying the obligation of all program funds by
        prior fiscal year, the estimated obligation of funds for the
        current fiscal year, and an estimate for the planned carryover of
        funds into the subsequent fiscal year;
            ``(8) a listing of prime contractors and major subcontractors;
        and
            ``(9) narrative descriptions of risks to cost, schedule, or
        performance that could result in a program breach if not
        successfully mitigated, including--
                ``(A) the current risks to such program;
                ``(B) any failure of such program to demonstrate a key
            performance parameter or threshold during operational test and
            evaluation conducted during the previous fiscal year;
                ``(C) whether there has been any decision in such fiscal
            year to order full-rate production before all key performance
            parameters or thresholds are met;
                ``(D) whether there has been any breach of major
            acquisition program cost (as such term is defined in the manual
            of the Coast Guard titled `Major Systems Acquisition Manual'
            (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) in such fiscal year; and
                ``(E) whether there has been any breach of major
            acquisition program schedule (as such term is defined in the
            manual of the Coast Guard titled `Major Systems Acquisition
            Manual' (COMDTINST M5000.10C)) during such fiscal year.
        ``(d) Memorandum Deadline.--Not later than 5 business days after
    the date on which the Secretary approves an Acquisition Decision
    Memorandum for programs described in this section, the Commandant shall
    submit such memorandum to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    5107 and inserting the following:
    ``5107. Quarterly acquisition reports and major acquisition program risk
              assessment.''.
    SEC. 7114. OVERDUE REPORTS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 5116. Status of overdue reports
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
    enactment of this section, and not later than March 1 of each year
    thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    report on the status of reports or briefings required under this
    chapter that have not been delivered to Congress.
        ``(b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall
    contain the following:
            ``(1) The status of each required report or briefing that has
        not been delivered to Congress, including the date the report or
        briefing is due, and if applicable, the number of days the Coast
        Guard has exceeded the required completion date.
            ``(2) A detailed written plan and timeline for the next steps
        to be taken to complete such outstanding reports or briefings.
            ``(3) The name, position, and agency of each Federal official
        responsible for writing, reviewing, editing, and approving the
        report, as well as the responsibility of such official in regard to
        the report, and how long that report has been under the
        responsibility with such Federal official after being received from
        the previous Federal official responsible.
            ``(4) The name of the flag officer responsible for the
        completion of each report or briefing.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 51 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``5116. Status of overdue reports.''.
    SEC. 7115. REQUIREMENT FOR COAST GUARD TO PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF
    ALTERNATIVES FOR AIRCRAFT.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    report on the status of the implementation of the recommendations
    contained in the report of the Government Accountability Office titled
    ``Aircraft Fleet and Aviation Workforce Assessments Needed,'' and
    issued April 9, 2024 (GAO-24-106374).
        (b) Contents.--The report required under section (a) shall contain
    the following:
            (1) An assessment of the type of helicopters the Coast Guard
        requires to meet the mission demands of the Coast Guard.
            (2) An analysis of alternatives, including an analytical study
        comparing the operational effectiveness, costs, and risks to
        determine the best suited aircraft to meet mission needs.
            (3) A fleet mix analysis to identify the necessary number of
        helicopters to meet the mission needs of the Coast Guard across all
        districts, including all air stations, seasonal air stations, and
        cutters designed to support rotary wing aircraft.
        (c) Minimum Rotary Wing Fleet.--
            (1) In general.--The Commandant shall maintain an operational,
        geographically dispersed rotary wing fleet of not less than--
                (A) 140 aircraft for the purpose of meeting minimum
            operational capabilities until the Commandant submits the
            report required under this section; and
                (B) 175 aircraft for the purpose of meeting minimum
            operational capabilities on any date after September 30, 2030,
            until the Commandant submits a determination that the Coast
            Guard can meet its mission capabilities with fewer aircraft.
            (2) Report.--In the event the operational rotary wing fleet of
        the Coast Guard falls below the requirements of this subsection,
        the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a notification
        not later than 5 business days after the inability of the
        Commandant to meet the requirement. This report shall be submitted
        to such committees every 120 days until the Coast Guard meets the
        requirement of 175 rotary wing aircraft.
    SEC. 7116. OVERSIGHT OF FUNDS.
        Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and
    annually thereafter, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    detailed expenditure plan, including projected project timelines for
    each acquisition and procurement appropriated under section 1181 of
    title 14, United States Code, and a list of project locations to be
    funded under such section.
    SEC. 7117. REGULAR POLAR SECURITY CUTTER UPDATES.
        (a) Report.--
            (1) Report to congress.--Not later than 120 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Commandant and the Chief of Naval
        Operations shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the
        Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
        Representatives a report on the status of acquisition of Polar
        Security Cutters.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
                (A) a detailed timeline for the acquisition process of
            Polar Security Cutters, including expected milestones and a
            projected commissioning date for the first 3 Polar Security
            Cutters;
                (B) an accounting of the previously appropriated funds
            spent to date on the Polar Security Cutter Program, updated
            cost projections for Polar Security Cutters, and projections
            for when additional funds will be required;
                (C) potential factors and risks that could further delay or
            imperil the completion of Polar Security Cutters; and
                (D) a review of the acquisition of Polar Security Cutters
            to date, including factors that led to substantial cost
            overruns and delivery delays.
        (b) Briefings.--
            (1) Provision to congress.--Not later than 90 days after the
        submission of the report under subsection (a), and not less
        frequently than every 90 days thereafter until the final Polar
        Security Cutter achieves full operational capability, the
        Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall provide to the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services
        of the Senate and the House of Representatives a detailed briefing
        in person and in writing on the status of the Polar Security Cutter
        acquisition process.
            (2) Timeline.--The briefings under paragraph (1) shall occur
        after any key milestone in the Polar Security Cutter acquisition
        process, but not less frequently than every 90 days.
            (3) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                (A) a summary of acquisition progress since the most recent
            previous briefing conducted pursuant to paragraph (1);
                (B) an updated timeline and budget estimate for acquisition
            and building of pending Polar Security Cutters; and
                (C) an explanation of any delays or additional costs
            incurred in the acquisition progress.
        (c) Notifications.--In addition to the briefings required under
    subsection (b), the Commandant and the Chief of Naval Operations shall
    notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
    of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate, and the Committees on Armed Services of
    the Senate and the House of Representatives within 3 business days of
    any significant change to the scope or funding level of the Polar
    Security Cutter acquisition strategy of such change.
    SEC. 7118. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC;
    FEASIBILITY STUDY ON SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL PORT VISITS AND DEPLOYMENTS
    IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION BLUE PACIFIC.
        (a) Annual Plan for Coast Guard Operations in the Pacific.--Not
    later than December 31, 2026, and annually thereafter until December
    31, 2030, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the
    Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a plan for Coast Guard operations
    in the Pacific region for the year after the year during which the plan
    is submitted. Such plan shall include, for the year covered by the
    plan, each of the following elements:
            (1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard engagement in the
        Pacific region in support of Department of State and Department of
        Defense missions.
            (2) An assessment of the capabilities of the Coast Guard to
        support Department of State and Department of Defense missions in
        the Pacific region.
            (3) A list of any areas in the Pacific region where an
        increased Coast Guard presence would better support Department of
        State and Department of Defense missions.
            (4) The projected demand for Coast Guard engagement in the
        Pacific region from the Department of State and the Department of
        Defense for the year covered by the plan and the subsequent 10
        years.
            (5) An assessment of whether the Coast Guard will be able to
        meet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,
        including--
                (A) a list of any factors limiting the ability of the Coast
            Guard to meet such projected demand; and
                (B) an analysis of the location from which any Coast Guard
            assets used to carry out missions in the Pacific, in addition
            to assets available in the year prior to the year in which the
            plan is submitted, will be transferred and any associated gaps
            in Coast Guard mission coverage any such transfers will create.
            (6) A summary of the resources needed for the Coast Guard to
        meet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,
        including--
                (A) staff;
                (B) infrastructure, including shore infrastructure;
                (C) administrative and logistical support; and
                (D) technology.
            (7) Any other matter as determined relevant by the Commandant.
        (b) Annual Budget Display for Coast Guard Operations in the
    Pacific.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and annually until February
    15, 2031, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a detailed budget display for
    Coast Guard operations in the Pacific region for the fiscal year after
    the fiscal year during which the budget display is submitted. The
    Commandant shall base such budget display on the projected demand for
    Coast Guard engagement in the Pacific region as identified in the most
    recent annual plan developed under subsection (a). Such budget display
    shall include, for the year covered by the budget display, the
    following information:
            (1) With respect to procurement accounts, amounts displayed by
        account, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item
        title.
            (2) With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation
        accounts, amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line
        number, program element, and program element title.
            (3) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts, amounts
        displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and
        subactivity group title.
            (4) With respect to military personnel accounts, amounts
        displayed by account, budget activity, budget subactivity, and
        budget subactivity title.
        (c) Feasibility Study on Supporting Additional Port Visits and
    Deployments in Support of Operation Blue Pacific.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
    department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as
    a service in the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense,
    shall--
            (1) complete a study on the feasibility and advisability of
        supporting additional Coast Guard port visits, deployments, and the
        availability of fast response cutters in the Northern Mariana
        Islands, in support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor
        operation oriented toward Oceania;
            (2) include, as part of the study under paragraph (1), an
        analysis of where any Coast Guard assets used for port visits and
        deployments in support of Operation Blue Pacific, or any successor
        operation oriented toward Oceania, will be transferred from and any
        associated gaps in Coast Guard coverage any such transfer will
        create; and
            (3) submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the
        findings of such study.
        (d) Form.--Each plan under subsection (a) and each display under
    subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include
    a classified annex.
        (e) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and
    annually until February 15, 2031, the Commandant shall provide to the
    appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the plans required
    under subsection (a) and the budget display required by subsection (b)
    for the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the briefing is
    provided.
        (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
        House of Representatives;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
        Representatives;
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives;
            (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate;
            (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
    SEC. 7119. ANNUAL PLAN FOR COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN THE CARIBBEAN.
        (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2026, and annually
    thereafter for three years, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, in
    consultation with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense,
    shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for
    Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean region for the year after the
    year during which the plan is submitted. Such plan shall include, for
    the year covered by the plan, each of the following elements:
            (1) A list of objectives for Coast Guard engagement in the such
        region in support of Department of State and Department of Defense
        missions.
            (2) An assessment of the capabilities of the Coast Guard to
        support Department of State and Department of Defense missions in
        such region.
            (3) A list of any areas in such region where an increased Coast
        Guard presence would better support Department of State and
        Department of Defense missions.
            (4) The projected demand for Coast Guard engagement in the
        Caribbean region from the Department of State and the Department of
        Defense for the year covered by the plan and the subsequent 10
        years.
            (5) An assessment of whether the Coast Guard will be able to
        meet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,
        including--
                (A) a list of any factors limiting the ability of the Coast
            Guard to meet such projected demand; and
                (B) an analysis of the location from which any Coast Guard
            assets used to carry out missions in such region, in addition
            to assets available in the year prior to the year in which the
            plan is submitted, will be transferred and any associated gaps
            in Coast Guard mission coverage any such transfers will create.
            (6) A summary of the resources needed for the Coast Guard to
        meet such projected demand for the year covered by the plan,
        including--
                (A) staff;
                (B) infrastructure, including shore infrastructure;
                (C) administrative and logistical support; and
                (D) technology.
            (7) Any other matter as determined relevant by the Commandant.
        (b) Annual Budget Display for Coast Guard Operations in the
    Caribbean.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and annually until
    February 15, 2031, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to
    the appropriate congressional committees a detailed budget display for
    Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean region for the fiscal year
    after the fiscal year during which the budget display is submitted. The
    Commandant shall base such budget display on the projected demand for
    Coast Guard engagement in the Caribbean region as identified in the
    most recent annual plan developed under subsection (a). Such budget
    display shall include, for the year covered by the budget display, the
    following information:
            (1) With respect to procurement accounts, amounts displayed by
        account, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item
        title.
            (2) With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation
        accounts, amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line
        number, program element, and program element title.
            (3) With respect to operation and maintenance accounts, amounts
        displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and
        subactivity group title.
            (4) With respect to military personnel accounts, amounts
        displayed by account, budget activity, budget subactivity, and
        budget subactivity title.
        (c) Form.--Each plan under subsection (a) and each display under
    subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include
    a classified annex.
        (d) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 15, 2027, and
    annually until February 15, 2031, the Commandant shall provide to the
    appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the plans required
    under subsection (a) and the budget display required by subsection (b)
    for the fiscal year after the fiscal year during which the briefing is
    provided.
        (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
        House of Representatives;
            (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
        Representatives;
            (3) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives;
            (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate;
            (5) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
            (6) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
    SEC. 7120. PROHIBITION ON SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS OF SLIDESHOW
    PRESENTATIONS.
        A slideshow presentation, including a PowerPoint document, shall
    not be submitted to Congress in lieu of the provision of a briefing (in
    person or written) or the submission of a report, plan, strategy, or
    any other document required by this Act or by chapter 51 of title 14,
    United States Code.

     TITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION, AUTHORITIES, ACQUISITION, AND PERSONNEL OF
                                THE COAST GUARD
                            Subtitle A--Authorities

    SEC. 7201. REORGANIZATION OF CHAPTER 3.
        (a) Initial Matter.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended by striking the chapter designation, the chapter heading, and
    the table of sections at the beginning and inserting the following:

                    ``CHAPTER 3--COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

                           ``subchapter i-organization

    ``301. Grades and ratings

                            ``subchapter ii-positions

    ``302. Commandant; appointment
    ``303. Vice Commandant; appointment
    ``304. Retirement of Commandant or Vice Commandant
    ``305. Vice admirals
    ``306. Retirement
    ``307. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade
    ``308. Chief Acquisition Officer
    ``309. Office of the Coast Guard Reserve; Director
    ``310. Director of the Coast Guard Investigative Service
    ``311. United States Coast Guard Band; composition; Director
    ``312. Western Alaska Oil Spill Planning Criteria Program
    ``313. Chief of Staff to President: appointment
    ``314. Captains of the port
    ``315. Congressional affairs; Director
    ``316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate
    ``317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian
              affairs
    ``318. Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advocate General

                    ``subchapter iii-programs and composition

    ``331. Centers of expertise for Coast Guard prevention and response
    ``332. Marine industry training program
    ``333. Training course on workings of Congress
    ``334. National Coast Guard Museum
    ``335. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program
    ``336. Unmanned system program and autonomous control and computer
              vision technology project
    ``337. Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
    ``338. Redistricting notification requirement
    ``339. Prevention and response workforces''.

        (b) Redesignations and Transfers.--
            (1) Requirement.--The sections of title 14, United States Code,
        identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended--
                (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the
            table; and
                (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the
            sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 3 of
            such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which
            the sections are presented in the table.
            (2) Table.--The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the
        following:

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          Section heading         Title 14
     Table 14 section number before        (provided for          section
              redesignation           identification purposes   number after
                                         only-not amended)     redesignation
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    301.............................       Grades and ratings           301
    302.............................                   Comma-           302
                                           ndant; appointment
    303.............................    Retirement of Comman-           304
                                                 dant or Vice
                                                         Com-
                                                      mandant
    304.............................               Vice Comm-           303
                                          andant; appointment
    305.............................                     Vice           305
                                                     admirals
    306.............................               Retirement           306
    307.............................        Vice admirals and           307
                                       admiral, continuity of
                                                        grade
    308.............................        Chief Acquisition           308
                                                      Officer
    309.............................      Office of the Coast           309
                                      Guard Reserve; Director
    310.............................        Chief of Staff to           313
                                       President: appointment
    311.............................     Captains of the port           314
    312.............................  Prevention and response           339
                                                   workforces
    313.............................     Centers of expertise           331
                                              for Coast Guard
                                      prevention and response
    314.............................          Marine industry           332
                                             training program
    315.............................        Training for con-           333
                                           gressional affairs
                                                    personnel
    316.............................     National Coast Guard           334
                                                       Museum
    317.............................      United States Coast           311
                                                  Guard Band;
                                        composition; Director
    318.............................                Environm-           335
                                         ental Compliance and
                                          Restoration Program
    319.............................  Unmanned system program           336
                                       and autonomous control
                                          and computer vision
                                           technology project
    320.............................       Coast Guard Junior           337
                                            Reserve Officers'
                                               Training Corps
    321.............................                  Congre-           315
                                             ssional affairs;
                                                     Director
    322.............................                   Redis-           338
                                        tricting notification
                                                  requirement
    323.............................       Western Alaska Oil           312
                                      Spill Planning Criteria
                                                      Program
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (c) Additional Changes.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code,
    is further amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 301 (as so redesignated and
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                        ``SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION'';

            (2) by inserting before section 302 (as so redesignated and
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                       ``Subchapter II--Positions''; and

            (3) by inserting before section 331 (as so redesignated and
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:

                         ``SUBCHAPTER III--PROGRAMS''.

        (d) Chapter 5.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 502 by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting
        the following:
        ``(a) General Powers.--The Secretary'';
            (2) by redesignating section 503 as subsection (b) of section
        502 and transferring such section as redesignated to appear after
        subsection (a) of section 502, as amended in paragraph (1); and
            (3) in subsection (b) of section 502, as so redesignated, by
        striking the section enumerator and heading and all that follows
        through ``The Secretary'' and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Delegation.--The Secretary''.
        (e) Chapter 3.--Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in section 301 by amending it to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 301. Grades and ratings
        ``(a) In General.--In the Coast Guard, there shall be--
            ``(1) admirals (two);
            ``(2) vice admirals;
            ``(3) rear admirals;
            ``(4) rear admirals (lower half);
            ``(5) captains;
            ``(6) commanders;
            ``(7) lieutenant commanders;
            ``(8) lieutenants;
            ``(9) lieutenants (junior grade);
            ``(10) ensigns;
            ``(11) chief warrant officers;
            ``(12) cadets;
            ``(13) warrant officers; and
            ``(14) enlisted members.
        ``(b) Enlisted Members.--Enlisted members shall be distributed in
    ratings established by the Secretary.'';
            (2) in section 303 (as so redesignated and transferred under
        subsection (b)) by--
                (A) inserting ``(a) appointment.--'' before ``The
            President'';
                (B) by striking ``, who may be reappointed for further
            periods of four years'';
                (C) by inserting the following after ``Chief of the Coast
            Guard'':
        ``(b) Reappointment.--In time of war or during a national emergency
    declared by Congress, the Commandant may be reappointed for a term of
    not more than 4 years.'';
                (D) by striking ``The term of an appointment'' and
            inserting the following:
        ``(c) Term.--The term of an appointment''; and
                (E) by striking ``The Commandant while'' and inserting the
            following:
        ``(d) Grade.--The Commandant while'';
            (3) in section 305(a)(1) (as so redesignated and transferred
        under subsection (b))--
                (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
            ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';
                (B) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ``be the chief of
            staff of the Coast Guard'' and inserting ``oversee personnel
            management, workforce, and dependent support, training, and
            related matters'';
            (4) in section 307 in the section heading by striking
        ``Admiral'' and inserting ``Admirals'';
            (5) by inserting after section 309 (as so redesignated and
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:
    ``Sec. 310. Director of Coast Guard Investigative Service
        ``(a) In General.--There shall be a Director of the Coast Guard
    Investigative Service.
        ``(b) Chain of Command.--The Director of the Coast Guard
    Investigative Service shall report directly to and be under the general
    supervision of the Commandant, acting through the Vice Commandant of
    the Coast Guard.'';
            (6) by inserting after section 315 (as so redesignated and
        transferred under subsection (b)) the following:
    ``Sec. 316. Commandant Advisory Judge Advocate
        ``There shall be in the Coast Guard a Commandant Advisory Judge
    Advocate who is a judge advocate in a grade of O-6. The Commandant
    Advisory Judge Advocate shall be assigned to the staff of the
    Commandant in the first regularly scheduled O-6 officer assignment
    panel to convene following the date of the enactment of the Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2025 and perform such duties relating to legal
    matters arising in the Coast Guard as such legal matters relate to the
    Commandant, as may be assigned.
    ``Sec. 317. Special Advisor to Commandant for Tribal and Native
       Hawaiian Affairs
        ``(a) In General.--In accordance with Federal trust
    responsibilities and treaty obligations, laws, and policies relevant to
    Indian Tribes and in support of the principles of self-determination,
    self-governance, and co-management with respect to Indian Tribes, and
    to support engagement with Native Hawaiians, there shall be in the
    Coast Guard a Special Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native
    Hawaiian Affairs (in this section referred to as the `Special
    Advisor'), who shall--
            ``(1) be selected by the Secretary and the Commandant through a
        competitive search process;
            ``(2) have expertise in Federal Indian law and policy,
        including government-to-government consultation;
            ``(3) to the maximum extent practicable, have expertise in
        legal and policy issues affecting Native Hawaiians; and
            ``(4) have an established record of distinguished service and
        achievement working with Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and
        Native Hawaiian organizations.
        ``(b) Career Reserved Position.--The position of Special Advisor
    shall be a career reserved position at the GS-15 level or greater.
        ``(c) Duties.--The Special Advisor shall--
            ``(1) ensure the Federal government upholds the Federal trust
        responsibility and conducts consistent, meaningful, and timely
        government-to-government consultation and engagement with Indian
        Tribes, which shall meet or exceed the standards of the Federal
        Government and the Coast Guard;
            ``(2) ensure meaningful and timely engagement with--
                ``(A) Native Hawaiian organizations; and
                ``(B) Tribal organizations;
            ``(3) advise the Commandant on all policies of the Coast Guard
        that have Tribal implications in accordance with applicable law and
        policy, including Executive Orders;
            ``(4) work to ensure that the policies of the Federal
        Government regarding consultation and engagement with Indian Tribes
        and engagement with Native Hawaiian organizations and Tribal
        organizations are implemented in a meaningful manner, working
        through Coast Guard leadership and across the Coast Guard, together
        with--
                ``(A) liaisons located within Coast Guard districts;
                ``(B) the Director of Coast Guard Governmental and Public
            Affairs; and
                ``(C) other Coast Guard leadership and programs and other
            Federal partners; and
            ``(5) support Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and
        Tribal organizations in all matters under the jurisdiction of the
        Coast Guard.
        ``(d) Direct Access to Secretary and Commandant.--No officer or
    employee of the Coast Guard or the Department of Homeland Security may
    interfere with the ability of the Special Advisor to give direct and
    independent advice to the Secretary and the Commandant on matters
    related to this section.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning
        given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(2) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian
        organization' has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)
        except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and
        the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
            ``(3) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' has
        the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
    ``Sec. 318. Judge Advocate General; Deputy Judge Advocate General:
       appointment; duties
        ``(a) In General.--The Judge Advocate General in the Coast Guard
    shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
    of the Senate, from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge
    advocates. The term of office is not more than 4 years.
        ``(b) Appointment.--The Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard
    shall be appointed from those officers who at the time of appointment
    are members of the bar of a Federal court or the highest court of a
    State, and who have had at least 8 years of experience in legal duties
    as commissioned officers.
        ``(c) Duties.--The Judge Advocate General, in addition to other
    duties prescribed by law--
            ``(1) is the legal adviser of the Commandant of the Coast Guard
        and of all officers and agencies of the Coast Guard;
            ``(2) shall direct the officers of the Coast Guard designated
        as judge advocates in the performance of their duties; and
            ``(3) shall receive, revise, and have recorded the proceedings
        of courts of inquiry and military commissions.
        ``(d) Deputy Judge Advocate General.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Deputy Judge Advocate General in the
        Coast Guard shall be appointed by the Commandant, from civilians in
        the Senior Executive Service (career reserved) who meet the
        qualifications set forth in subsection (b). The term of office of
        the Deputy Judge Advocate General is not more than four years with
        reappointment for an additional term of 4 years.
            ``(2) Vacancy of judge advocate general.--When there is a
        vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General, or during the
        absence or disability of the Judge Advocate General, the Deputy
        Judge Advocate General shall perform the duties of the Judge
        Advocate General until a successor is appointed or the absence or
        disability ceases. Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate
        General position overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge
        Advocate General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Judge
        Advocate General from officers of the Coast Guard designated as
        judge advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b).
            ``(3) Acting deputy judge advocate general.--When there is a
        vacancy of the position of Deputy Judge Advocate General, to
        include during the absence or disability of the Judge Advocate
        General, the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge
        Advocate from officers of the Coast Guard designated as judge
        advocates with the qualifications in subsection (b). Such officer
        shall perform the duties of the Deputy Judge Advocate General until
        a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases.
        Should a vacancy in the Deputy Judge Advocate General position
        overlap with a vacancy in the office of the Judge Advocate General,
        the Commandant shall establish an acting Deputy Judge Advocate from
        civilians in the Senior Executive Service (career reserved), or GS-
        15s, who meet the qualifications in subsection (b).
            ``(4) Compliance with act.--The Commandant shall ensure
        compliance with this section not later than 30 days after enactment
        of this section.
        ``(e) Limitation.--No officer or employee of the Department of
    Homeland Security may interfere with--
            ``(1) the ability of the Judge Advocate General to give
        independent legal advice to the Commandant or Vice Commandant; or
            ``(2) the ability of judge advocates of the Coast Guard
        assigned or attached to, or performing duty with, military units to
        give independent legal advice to commanders.'';
            (7) by striking section 333 (as so redesignated and transferred
        under subsection (b)) and inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 333. Training courses on workings of Congress
        ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Training course.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Commandant, and such other
            individuals and organizations as the Commandant considers
            appropriate, shall develop a training course on the workings of
            Congress.
                ``(B) Timing.--
                    ``(i) In general.--The training course developed in
                subparagraph (A) shall be offered at least once each year.
                    ``(ii) Additional training.--The training developed
                under subparagraph (A) may be provided more than once a
                year to facilitate timely receipt by covered recipients.
            ``(2) Annual basis.--
                ``(A) In general.--At least once each year, any covered
            recipients shall receive the training developed under paragraph
            (1).
                ``(B) Covered recipients.--In this paragraph, the term
            `covered recipients' means--
                    ``(i) flag officers serving in the Coast Guard;
                    ``(ii) members of the senior executive service (career
                reserved) serving in positions in the Coast Guard; and
                    ``(iii) political appointees--

                        ``(I) serving in positions in the Coast Guard; or
                        ``(II) at the Department of Homeland Security with
                    Coast Guard in their portfolio, including any Senior
                    Advisor to the Secretary for the Coast Guard.

            ``(3) Course subject matter.--The training course required by
        this subsection shall provide an overview and introduction to
        Congress and the Federal legislative process, including--
                ``(A) the history and structure of Congress and the
            committee systems of the House of Representatives and the
            Senate, including the functions and responsibilities of the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate;
                ``(B) the documents produced by Congress, including bills,
            resolutions, committee reports, and conference reports, and the
            purposes and functions of such documents;
                ``(C) the legislative processes and rules of the House of
            Representatives and the Senate, including similarities and
            differences between the 2 processes and 2 sets of rules,
            including--
                    ``(i) the congressional budget process;
                    ``(ii) the congressional authorization and
                appropriation processes;
                    ``(iii) the Senate advice and consent process for
                Presidential nominees; and
                    ``(iv) the Senate advice and consent process for treaty
                ratification;
                    ``(v) all relevant notification and reporting
                requirements in statute, policy, or any other agreement to
                Congress;
                ``(D) the roles of Members of Congress and congressional
            staff in the legislative process; and
                ``(E) the concept and underlying purposes of congressional
            oversight within the governance framework of separation of
            powers;
                ``(F) the roles of independent oversight entities,
            including the Offices of the Inspector Generals, the Government
            Accountability Office, and other independent entities, with
            respect oversight of the Coast Guard;
                ``(G) the legal and ethical requirements of complying with
            oversight conducted by such independent oversight entities,
            including compliance with congressionally mandated oversight;
                ``(H) an overview of section 552a of title 5 (popularly
            known at the Privacy Act of 1974) with respect to working with
            Congress and independent oversight;
                ``(I) an overview of the right of all Coast Guard members
            and staff to engage with Congress as a constitutionally
            protected right; and
                ``(J) with respect to Coast Guard covered recipients, an
            overview of any law administered by the Coast Guard and any
            policy implemented by the Coast Guard the understanding of
            which is necessary to improve--
                    ``(i) compliance with such law and policy;
                    ``(ii) ethics;
                    ``(iii) professionalism; and
                    ``(iv) timeliness of response to Congressional
                oversight requests, including requests from independent
                oversight entities.
        ``(b) Training for Congressional Affairs Personnel.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall develop a training
        course on the workings of Congress, which shall be administered in
        person for to any required participant.
            ``(2) Required participant.--In this subsection, the term
        `required participant' means--
                ``(A) any member of the Coast Guard Office of Congressional
            and Governmental Affairs selected for a position as--
                    ``(i) a fellow;
                    ``(ii) a liaison;
                    ``(iii) a counsel; or
                    ``(iv) administrative staff;
                ``(B) a Coast Guard district or area governmental affairs
            officer;
                ``(C) an individual who reviews, makes edits, or transmits
            formal or informal correspondence with respect to the Coast
            Guard to Congress, including relevant program level personnel;
                ``(D) an individual who serves in--
                    ``(i) the Office of Coordination, Programs, and
                Accountability or successor office; or
                    ``(ii) the Force Design 2028 office; and
                    ``(iii) Coast Guard Office of General Law personnel,
                including such personnel detailed to the Coast Guard.
            ``(3) Course subject matter.--
                ``(A) In general.--The training course required under this
            subsection shall provide an overview and introduction to
            Congress and the Federal legislative process, including--
                    ``(i) the items described in subparagraphs (C) through
                (K) of subsection (a)(2);
                    ``(ii) the roles of Coast Guard fellows, liaisons,
                counsels, governmental affairs officers, the Coast Guard
                Office of Program Review, the Coast Guard Headquarters
                program offices, and any other entity the Commandant
                considers relevant;
                    ``(iii) the roles and responsibilities of Coast Guard
                public affairs and external communications personnel with
                respect to Members of Congress and the staff of such
                Members necessary to enhance communication between Coast
                Guard units, sectors, and districts and Member offices and
                committees of jurisdiction so as to ensure visibility of
                Coast Guard activities; and
                    ``(iv) with respect to Coast Guard required
                participants, an overview of any law administered by the
                Coast Guard and any policy implemented by the Coast Guard
                the understanding of which is necessary to improve--

                        ``(I) compliance with such law and policy;
                        ``(II) ethics;
                        ``(III) professionalism; and
                        ``(IV) timeliness of response to Congressional
                    oversight requests, including requests from independent
                    oversight entities.

            ``(4) Detail within coast guard office of budget and
        programs.--
                ``(A) In general.--At the written request of a receiving
            congressional office, the training course required under this
            section shall include a multi-day detail within the Coast Guard
            Office of Coordination, Programs, Accountability to ensure
            adequate exposure to Coast Guard policy, oversight, and
            requests from Congress.
                ``(B) Nonconsecutive detail permitted.--A detail under this
            paragraph is not required to be consecutive with the balance of
            the training.
            ``(5) Completion of required training.--A member of the Coast
        Guard selected for a position described in subsection (a) shall
        complete the training required by this section before the date on
        which such member reports for duty for such position.
        ``(c) Lecturers and Panelists.--
            ``(1) Outside experts.--The Commandant shall ensure that not
        less than 60 percent of the lecturers, panelists, and other
        individuals providing education and instruction as part of the
        training courses required under this section are experts on
        Congress and the Federal legislative process who are not employed
        by the executive branch of the Federal Government.
            ``(2) Authority to accept pro bono services.--In satisfying the
        requirement under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall seek, and may
        accept, educational and instructional services of lecturers,
        panelists, and other individuals and organizations provided to the
        Coast Guard on a pro bono basis.''; and
            (8) in section 334 (as so redesignated and transferred under
        subsection (b))--
                (A) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary may expend funds appropriated to
    the Coast Guard on--
            ``(1) the design of a Museum;
            ``(2) engineering, construction, construction administration,
        and quality assurance services for a Museum, including
        construction, construction administration, and quality assurance
        services carried out by the Association; and
            ``(3) providing Federal financial assistance to the Association
        for the activities under subsection (d).''; and
                (B) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
        ``(g) Services.--With respect to the services related to the
    activities for which the Secretary can expend funds under subsection
    (b), or for maintenance or operation of the Museum, the Secretary may,
    with respect to any entity--
            ``(1) solicit and accept such services; and
            ``(2) enter into contracts or memoranda of agreement to acquire
        such services.''.
        (f) Rule of Construction.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in chapter 3 of title 14, United
        States Code, or any other law, may be construed to require the
        Coast Guard to construct, own, or operate a Museum as a condition
        of providing financial support to the Association for the purposes
        for which assistance is authorized under such chapter.
            (2) Definitions.--In paragraph (1), the terms ``Association''
        and ``Museum'' have the meanings given such terms in chapter 3 of
        title 14, United States Code.
        (g) Effect of Law.--The training required by subsection (a) of
    section 333 of title 14, United States Code (as amended by this Act),
    shall replace the training that was required by the Commandant on the
    day before the date of enactment of this Act.
        (h) Briefings.--
            (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than 120 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on
        Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on the manner in
        which the Special Advisor for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs
        will be incorporated into the governance structure of the Coast
        Guard, including a timeline for the incorporation that is completed
        not later than 1 year after date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Annual briefings on special advisor to the commandant to
        tribal and native hawaiian affairs.--Not later than 1 year after
        the date of the establishment of the position of the Special
        Advisor to the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs
        under section 317 of title 14, United States Code, and annually
        thereafter for 2 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the Committee on Indian
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with a briefing on
        the duties, responsibilities, and actions of the Special Advisor to
        the Commandant for Tribal and Native Hawaiian Affairs, including
        management of best practices.
            (3) Briefing on collaboration with tribes on research
        consistent with coast guard mission requirements.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Technology and the
            Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives with a briefing on potential collaborations on
            and research and use of indigenous place-based knowledge and
            research.
                (B) Element.--In providing the briefing under subparagraph
            (A), the Commandant shall identify current and potential future
            opportunities to improve coordination with Indian Tribes,
            Native Hawaiian organizations, and Tribal organizations to
            support--
                    (i) Coast Guard mission needs, such as the potential
                for research or knowledge to enhance maritime domain
                awareness, including opportunities through the ADAC-ARCTIC
                Center of Excellence of the Department of Homeland
                Security; and
                    (ii) Coast Guard efforts to protect indigenous place-
                based knowledge and research.
                (C) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (i) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the
                meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
                Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
                5304).
                    (ii) Native hawaiian organization.--The term ``Native
                Hawaiian organization'' has the meaning given such term in
                section 6207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517) except the term includes the
                Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office of
                Hawaiian Affairs.
                    (iii) Tribal organization.--The term ``Tribal
                organization'' has the meaning given the such in section 4
                of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
                Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
                (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection, or
            an amendment made by subsection (d)(6), shall be construed to
            impact--
                    (i) the right of any Indian Tribe; or
                    (ii) any government-to-government consultation.
        (i) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 11237 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization
        Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended--
                (A) in subsection (a) by striking ``section 312 of title
            14'' and inserting ``section 339 of title 14''; and
                (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking ``section 312 of
            title 14'' and inserting ``section 339 of title 14''.
            (2) Section 807(a) of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
        Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by
        striking ``section 313 of title 14'' and inserting ``section 331 of
        title 14''.
            (3) Section 3533(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act
        for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking
        ``section 315 of title 14'' and inserting ``section 333 of title
        14''.
            (4) Section 311(j)(9)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(9)(D)) is amended by striking ``section 323
        of title 14'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 312 of
        title 14'' each such place.
        (j) Duties of the Coast Guard.--
            (1) In general.--Section 102 of title 14, United States Code,
        is amended by striking ``The Coast Guard shall'' and inserting the
        following:
        ``(b) Primary Duties.--The Coast Guard shall''.
            (2) Transfer.--Section 888(a) of Public Law 107-296 is
        transferred to appear in section 102 of title 14, United States
        Code, before subsection (b).
        (k) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Members asserting post-traumatic stress disorder or
        traumatic brain injury.--Section 2516 of title 14, United States
        Code, is amended--
                (A) in subsection (a) by inserting ``described in section
            102'' after ``Coast Guard operations''; and
                (B) by striking subsection (d).
            (2) Clarification of eligibility of members of coast guard for
        combat-related special compensation.--Section 221 of the Coast
        Guard Authorization Act of 2016 (10 U.S.C. 1413a note) is amended
        by striking ``section 888(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
        (6 U.S.C. 468(a))'' and inserting ``section 102 of title 14, United
        States Code''.
    SEC. 7202. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.
        (a) In General.--Section 11269 of the Don Young Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is--
            (1) transferred to appear at the end of subchapter II of
        chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code;
            (2) redesignated as section 529; and
            (3) amended--
                (A) by striking the section enumerator and heading and
            inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 529. Public availability of information'';
                (B) by striking ``Not later than'' and inserting the
            following:
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than'';
                (C) by striking ``the number of migrant'' and inserting
            ``the number of drug and person''; and
                (D) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) Contents.--In making information about interdictions publicly
    available under subsection (a), the Commandant shall include a
    description of the following:
            ``(1) The number of incidents in which drugs were interdicted,
        the amount and type of drugs interdicted, and the Coast Guard
        sectors and geographic areas of responsibility in which such
        incidents occurred.
            ``(2) The number of incidents in which persons were
        interdicted, the number of persons interdicted, the number of those
        persons who were unaccompanied minors, and the Coast Guard sectors
        and geographic areas of responsibility in which such incidents
        occurred.
        ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this provision shall be
    construed to require the Coast Guard to collect the information
    described in subsection (b), and nothing in this provision shall be
    construed to require the Commandant to publicly release confidential,
    classified, law enforcement sensitive, or otherwise protected
    information.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Title 14.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
        section 528 the following:
    ``529. Public availability of information.''.

            (2) James m. inhofe national defense authorization act for
        fiscal year 2023.--The table of contents for the James M. Inhofe
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
        117-263) is amended by striking the item relating to section 11269.
            (3) Don young coast guard authorization act of 2022.--The table
        of contents for the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
        (division K of Public Law 117-263) is amended by striking the item
        relating to section 11269.
    SEC. 7203. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION AND
    IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
        Section 903(d)(1) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.
    SEC. 7204. AGREEMENTS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 722. Cooperation with eligible entities
        ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Provision of assistance.--Subject to the availability of
        appropriations and for the purpose of mitigating the impacts of
        Coast Guard actions including expansion of bases, including direct
        or indirect impacts, to natural resources and cultural resources,
        the Commandant may provide Federal financial assistance, except for
        loans or loan guarantees, or make grants to an eligible entity.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Financial assistance or grants made under
        paragraph (1) may be used to--
                ``(A) limit any development or use of such natural
            resources and cultural resources as a result of such Coast
            Guard actions described in paragraph (1);
                ``(B) maintain and maintain access to, such natural
            resources and cultural resources, including--
                    ``(i) Tribal treaty fisheries and shellfish harvest,
                and usual and accustomed fishing areas; and
                    ``(ii) subsistence fisheries, or any other fishery or
                shellfish harvest, of an Indian Tribe;
                ``(C) provide a means to replace, repair, or restore such
            natural resources and cultural resources of an Indian Tribe or
            Native Hawaiian organization if such property is damaged by
            Coast Guard actions described in paragraph (1), in consultation
            with the affected Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization;
            and
                ``(D) maintain and improve natural resources located
            outside a Coast Guard installation, if the purpose of the
            agreement is to relieve or eliminate current or anticipated
            challenges that could restrict, impede, or otherwise interfere
            with, directly or indirectly, current or anticipated Coast
            Guard actions described in paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Limitation.--Financial assistance or grants made under
        paragraph (1) may not be used for the purpose of the Coast Guard
        receiving any funds.
        ``(b) Notification; Availability of Agreements to Congress.--
            ``(1) Notification.--The Commandant shall notify the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the Committee on
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate (and the
        Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate in the case of an
        eligible entity that is an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization or
        Native Hawaiian organization) and the Committee on Transportation
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives in writing not
        later than the date that is 3 full business days prior to any day
        on which the Commandant intends to enter into such an agreement or
        contract, or make a grant under subsection (a), and include in such
        notification the anticipated costs of carrying out the agreement,
        to the extent practicable.
            ``(2) Availability of agreements.--A copy of such financial
        assistance or grant made under subsection (a) shall be provided to
        the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation or the
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
        Senate or the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
        House of Representatives not later than 5 full business days after
        the date on which such request is submitted to the Commandant.
        ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to undermine the rights of any Indian Tribe to seek full and
    meaningful government-to-government consultation under this section or
    under any other law.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Cultural resource.--The term `cultural resource' means
        any of the following:
                ``(A) A building, structure, site, district, or object
            eligible for or included in the National Register of Historic
            Places maintained under section 302101 of title 54.
                ``(B) Cultural items, as such term is defined in section
            2(3) of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
            Act (25 U.S.C. 3001(3)).
                ``(C) An archaeological resource, as such term is defined
            in section 3(1) of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act
            of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470bb(1))).
                ``(D) An archaeological artifact collection and associated
            records covered by part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal
            Regulations.
                ``(E) A sacred site, as such term is defined in section
            1(b) of Executive Order No. 13007 (42 U.S.C. 1996 note;
            relating to Indian sacred sites).
                ``(F) Treaty or trust resources of an Indian Tribe,
            including the habitat associated with such resources.
                ``(G) Subsistence resources of an Indian Tribe or Native
            Hawaiian organization including the habitat associated with
            such resources.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means the
        following:
                ``(A) A State, or a political subdivision of a State.
                ``(B) A local government.
                ``(C) An Indian Tribe.
                ``(D) Native Hawaiian organization.
                ``(E) A Tribal organization.
            ``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning
        given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(4) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian
        organization' has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)
        except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and
        the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
            ``(5) Natural resource.--The term `natural resource' means
        land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water, ground water, drinking
        water supplies, and other such resources belonging to, managed by,
        held in trust by, appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the
        United States (including the resources of the waters of the United
        States), any State or local government, any Indian Tribe, any
        member of an Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization, if such
        resources are subject to a trust restriction on alienation and have
        been categorized into 1 of the following groups:
                ``(A) Surface water resources.
                ``(B) Ground water resources.
                ``(C) Air resources.
                ``(D) Geologic resources.
                ``(E) Biological resources.
            ``(6) State.--The term `State' includes each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
        territories and possessions of the United States.
            ``(7) Tribal organization.--The term `Tribal organization' has
        the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 721 the following:
    ``722. Cooperation with eligible entities.''.
    SEC. 7205. PREPAREDNESS PLANS FOR COAST GUARD PROPERTIES LOCATED IN
    TSUNAMI INUNDATION ZONES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of
    the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the heads of
    other appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop a location-specific
    tsunami preparedness plan for each property concerned.
        (b) Requirements.--In developing each preparedness plan under
    subsection (a), the Commandant shall ensure that the plan--
            (1) minimizes the loss of human life;
            (2) maximizes the ability of the Coast Guard to meet the
        mission of the Coast Guard;
            (3) is included in the emergency action plan for each Coast
        Guard unit or sector located within the applicable tsunami
        inundation zone;
            (4) designates an evacuation route to an assembly area located
        outside the tsunami inundation zone;
            (5) takes into consideration near-shore and distant tsunami
        inundation of the property concerned;
            (6) includes--
                (A) maps of all applicable tsunami inundation zones;
                (B) evacuation routes and instructions for all individuals
            located on the property concerned;
                (C) procedures to begin evacuations as expeditiously as
            possible upon detection of a seismic or other tsunamigenic
            event;
                (D) evacuation plans for Coast Guard aviation and afloat
            assets; and
                (E)(i) routes for evacuation on foot from any location
            within the property concerned; or
                (ii) if an on-foot evacuation is not possible, an
            assessment of whether there is a need for vertical evacuation
            refuges that would allow evacuation on foot;
            (7) in the case of a property concerned that is at risk for a
        near-shore tsunami, is able to be completely executed within 15
        minutes of detection of a seismic event, or if complete execution
        is not possible within 15 minutes, within a timeframe the
        Commandant considers reasonable to minimize the loss of life; and
            (8) not less frequently than annually, is--
                (A) exercised by each Coast Guard unit and sector located
            in the applicable tsunami inundation zone;
                (B) communicated through an annual in-person training to
            Coast Guard personnel and dependents located or living on the
            property concerned; and
                (C) evaluated by the relevant District Commander for each
            Coast Guard unit and sector located within the applicable
            tsunami inundation zone.
        (c) Consultation.--In developing each preparedness plan under
    subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult relevant State, Tribal,
    and local government entities, including emergency management
    officials.
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than 14 months after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives on each plan developed under subsection (a), including
    the status of implementation and feasibility of each such plan.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Property concerned.--The term ``property concerned'' means
        any real property owned, operated, or leased by the Coast Guard
        within a tsunami inundation zone.
            (2) Tsunamigenic event.--The term ``tsunamigenic event'' means
        any event, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, submarine
        landslide, coastal rockfall, or other event, with the magnitude to
        cause a tsunami.
            (3) Vertical evacuation refuge.--The term ``vertical evacuation
        refuge'' means a structure or earthen mound designated as a place
        of refuge in the event of a tsunami, with sufficient height to
        elevate evacuees above the tsunami inundation depth, designed and
        constructed to resist tsunami load effects.
    SEC. 7206. ADDITIONAL PRIBILOF ISLAND TRANSITION COMPLETION ACTIONS.
        Section 11221 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of
    2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
        ``(e) Additional Reports on Status of Use of Facilities and
    Helicopter Basing.--Beginning with the first quarterly report required
    under subsection (a) submitted after the date of enactment of the Coast
    Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary shall include in each
    such report--
            ``(1) the status of the use of recently renovated Coast Guard
        housing facilities, food preparation facilities, and maintenance
        and repair facilities on St. Paul Island, Alaska, including a
        projected date for full use and occupancy of such facilities in
        support of Coast Guard missions in the Bering Sea; and
            ``(2) a detailed plan for the acquisition and construction of a
        hangar in close proximity to existing St. Paul airport facilities
        for the prosecution of Coast Guard operational missions, including
        plans for the use of land needed for such hangar.''.
    SEC. 7207. COAST GUARD ACCESS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FUND.
        (a) Inclusion of Coast Guard as Department of the Treasury Law
    Enforcement Organization.--Section 9705 of title 31, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
        striking ``the Department of the Treasury or the United States
        Coast Guard'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law
        enforcement organization'';
            (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
                (A) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in clause (v) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon;
            and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(vi) the United States Coast Guard with respect to
                any law of the United States which the Coast Guard is
                authorized to enforce, assist in the enforcement of, or
                administer pursuant to section 102, 522, or 525 of title
                14;'';
            (3) in subsection (a)(2)(H) by striking ``the Department of the
        Treasury'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law
        enforcement organization'';
            (4) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``or the United States
        Coast Guard'' each place it appears;
            (5) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``or the United
        States Coast Guard'';
            (6) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``the Department of the
        Treasury'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law
        enforcement organization'';
            (7) in subsection (j)(1) by striking ``the Department of the
        Treasury or the United States Coast Guard'' and inserting ``a
        Department of the Treasury law enforcement organization'';
            (8) in subsection (l) by striking ``the Department of the
        Treasury'' and inserting ``a Department of the Treasury law
        enforcement organization''; and
            (9) in subsection (o)(1) by inserting ``the United States Coast
        Guard,'' before ``the United States Customs Service,''.
        (b) Elimination of Separate Funds for the Coast Guard.--Section
    9705 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (c);
            (2) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ``and (c)'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (o) as subsections
        (c) through (n), respectively;
            (4) by striking ``subsection (d)'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``subsection (c)'';
            (5) by striking ``subsection (e)'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``subsection (d)''; and
            (6) by striking ``subsection (h)'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``subsection (g)''.
        (c) Technical Corrections.--Section 9705 of title 31, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)(3)(C), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``section 4(B) of 9703(g)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)(B)'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(4)(B), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``for transfers pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii) and'';
            (3) in subsection (g)(2), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``seizure of forfeiture'' and inserting ``seizure or forfeiture'';
        and
            (4) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by striking
        ``524(c)(11)'' and inserting ``524(c)''.
        (d) Updates to Cross-references.--
            (1) Title 28.--Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code,
        is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (4)(C) by striking ``9705(g)(4)(A)'' and
            inserting ``9705(f)(4)(A)''; and
                (B) in paragraph (10) by striking ``9705(o)'' and inserting
            ``9705(n)''.
            (2) Title 31.--Section 5340(1) of title 31, United States Code,
        is amended by striking ``9705(o)'' and inserting ``9705(n)''.
            (3) Title 39.--Section 2003(e)(1) of title 39, United States
        Code, is amended by striking ``9705(o)'' and inserting ``9705(n)''.

                            Subtitle B--Acquisition

    SEC. 7211. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF LEAD SYSTEMS
    INTEGRATORS.
        Section 1105 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(c) Lead Systems Integrator Defined.--In this section, the term
    `lead systems integrator' has the meaning given such term in section
    805(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
    (Public Law 109-163).''.
    SEC. 7212. ACQUISITION IMPROVEMENTS.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 11 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 1138. Service life extension programs
        ``(a) In General.--Requirements for a Level 1 or Level 2
    acquisition project or program under sections 1131 through 1134 shall
    not apply to an acquisition by the Coast Guard that is a service life
    extension program.
        ``(b) Service Life Extension Program Defined.--In this section, the
    term `service life extension program' means a capital investment that
    is solely intended to extend the service life and address obsolescence
    of components or systems of a particular capability or asset.
    ``Sec. 1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition
        and procurement
        ``In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of vessels and
    aircraft, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
    operating, acting through the Commandant, shall consider the life-cycle
    cost estimates of vessels and aircraft, as applicable, during the
    design and evaluation processes to the maximum extent practicable.
    ``Sec. 1140. Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer
        ``(a) In General.--In carrying out a Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition
    project or program under this subchapter, the Commandant may publicly
    announce all construction, design, and engineering requirements and
    negotiate contracts for construction, design, and engineering services
    on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type
    of professional services required and at fair and reasonable prices.
        ``(b) Selection Procedure.--The following procedures may apply to
    the procurement of Level 1 or Level 2 acquisition project or program
    under this subchapter:
            ``(1) Statements of qualification and performance.--The
        Commandant shall require prospective contractors to submit a
        statement of qualifications and performance data.
            ``(2) Evaluation.--For each proposed project, the Commandant
        shall--
                ``(A) evaluate statements of qualifications and performance
            submitted by firms regarding the proposed project; and
                ``(B) conduct discussions with firms to consider
            anticipated concepts and compare alternative methods for
            furnishing services.
            ``(3) Selection.--From the firms with which discussions have
        been conducted under paragraph (2)(B), the Commandant shall select,
        in order of preference, that the Commandant considers most highly
        qualified to provide the services required, based on criteria
        established and published by the Commandant.
        ``(c) Negotiation of Contract.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall negotiate 1 or more
        contracts for construction, design, and engineering services under
        this section at compensation which the Commandant determines is
        fair and reasonable to the Federal Government.
            ``(2) Fair and reasonable compensation.--In determining fair
        and reasonable compensation, the Commandant shall consider the
        scope, complexity, professional nature, and estimated value of the
        services to be rendered.
            ``(3) Negotiation.--The Commandant shall attempt to negotiate a
        contract or contracts with the most highly qualified firm or firms
        selected under subsection (b).
            ``(4) Further negotiation.--If the Commandant is unable to
        negotiate a satisfactory contract or contracts with the firm or
        firms under paragraph (3), the Commandant shall formally terminate
        negotiations with such firm or firms and undertake negotiations
        with the next most qualified of the selected firms, continuing the
        process until an agreement is reached.
            ``(5) Additional firms.--If the Commandant is unable to
        negotiate a satisfactory contract or contracts with any of the
        selected firms, the Commandant shall select additional firms in
        order of competence and qualification and continue negotiations in
        accordance with this section until 1 or more agreements are
        reached.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 1137 the following:
    ``1138. Service life extension programs.
    ``1139. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and
              procurement.
    ``1140. Contracts that provide best value for taxpayer.''.
    SEC. 7213. RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION, PROCUREMENT, OR CONSTRUCTION OF
    VESSELS IN FOREIGN SHIPYARDS.
        (a) In General.--Section 1151 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction
        of vessels in foreign shipyards
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    Commandant may not lease, charter, or otherwise procure a vessel which
    contains a major component of the hull or superstructure constructed in
    a foreign shipyard.
        ``(b) Exceptions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President may authorize exceptions to
        the prohibition in subsection (a) when the President determines
        that it is in the national security interest of the United States
        to do so.
            ``(2) Notice.--The President shall transmit notice to the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate of any such determination made by the
        President under paragraph (1), and no contract may be awarded
        pursuant to the exception authorized until the end of the 30-day
        period beginning on the date the notice of such determination is
        received by such committees of Congress.
            ``(3) Justification.--The notice required under paragraph (2)
        shall include a written explanation of the national security
        interest and a detailed summary of market research demonstrating
        the lack of availability of United States shipyards to meet the
        Coast Guard requirements consistent with national security
        interest.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    1151 and inserting the following:
    ``1151. Restriction on acquisition, procurement, or construction of
              vessels in foreign shipyards.''.
    SEC. 7214. FLOATING DRYDOCK FOR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD YARD.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 11 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    Commandant, using funds appropriated pursuant to section 1181, may not
    acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard
    Yard.
        ``(b) Permissible Acquisition, Procurement, or Construction
    Methods.--Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section
    1105(a), the Commandant may--
            ``(1) provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to
        contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a
        floating drydock by contract, purchase, or other agreement;
            ``(2) construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or
            ``(3) acquire or procure a commercially available floating
        drydock.
        ``(c) Design Standards and Construction Practices.--To the extent
    practicable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed
    under this section shall reflect commercial design standards and
    commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best
    interests of the Federal Government.
        ``(d) Berthing Requirement.--Any floating drydock acquired,
    procured, or constructed under subsection (b) shall be berthed at the
    Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining
    vessels.
        ``(e) Floating Drydock Defined.--In this section, the term
    `floating drydock' means equipment that is--
            ``(1) constructed in the United States; and
            ``(2) capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance
        requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security
        Cutter.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 11 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 1158 the following:
    ``1159. Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard.''.
    SEC. 7215. GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING.
        (a) Great Lakes Icebreaker and Icebreaking Tugs.--
            (1) Strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a strategy detailing how the Coast Guard will
        complete design and construction of a Great Lakes icebreaker at
        least as capable as the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw (WLBB-30) as
        expeditiously as possible after funding is provided for such
        icebreaker, including providing a cost estimate and an estimated
        delivery timeline that would facilitate the expedited delivery
        detailed in the strategy.
            (2) Report on bay class icebreaking tug fleet replacement.--Not
        later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
        Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate--
                (A) a report that describes the strategy of the Coast Guard
            with respect to the replacement of the Bay class icebreaking
            tug fleet;
                (B) in the case of such a strategy that results in the
            replacement of the last Bay class icebreaking tug on a date
            that is more than 5 years after such date of enactment, a plan
            to maintain the operational capabilities of the Bay class
            icebreaking tug fleet until the date on which such fleet is
            projected to be replaced; and
                (C) in the case of such a plan that does not include the
            replacement of the main propulsion engines and marine gear
            components of the Bay class icebreaking tug fleet, an
            assessment of the manner in which not replacing such engines
            and gear components will effect the future operational
            availability of such fleet.
        (b) Great Lakes Icebreaker Pilot Program.--Section 11212(a) of the
    Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Pilot program.--
                ``(A) In general.--During the 5 ice seasons beginning after
            the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of
            2025, the Commandant shall conduct a pilot program to determine
            the extent to which the Coast Guard Great Lakes icebreaking
            cutter fleet is capable of maintaining tier one and tier two
            waterways open 95 percent of the time during an ice season.
                ``(B) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the end of
            each of the 5 ice seasons beginning after the date of enactment
            of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant
            shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives a report that details--
                    ``(i) the results of the pilot program required under
                subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(ii) any relevant new performance measures
                implemented by the Coast Guard, including the measures
                described in pages 5 through 7 of the report of the Coast
                Guard titled `Domestic Icebreaking Operations' and
                submitted to Congress on July 26, 2024, as required by
                section 11212(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast Guard
                Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263), and the
                results of the implementation of such measures.''.
        (c) Modification to Reporting Requirement Relating to Icebreaking
    Operations in Great Lakes.--Section 11213(f) of the Don Young Coast
    Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(f) Public Report.--Not later than July 1 after the first winter
    in which the Commandant has submitted the report required by paragraph
    (3) of section 11212(a), the Commandant shall publish on a publicly
    accessible website of the Coast Guard a report on the cost to the Coast
    Guard of meeting the proposed standards described in paragraph (2) of
    such section.''.
        (d) Report on Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw.--Not later than 1 year
    after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a detailed written briefing that describes--
            (1) the Midlife Maintenance Availability Assessment for Coast
        Guard Cutter Mackinaw;
            (2) the remaining service life of the hull;
            (3) the--
                (A) estimated remaining service life of the hull if the
            cutter undergoes a Service Life Extension Program;
                (B) estimated costs associated with such a program; and
                (C) fiscal years in which such funds would be required to
            ensure the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw remains operational
            consistently in winter seasons through the extended service
            life resulting from such a program.
    SEC. 7216. BRIEFING ON DEPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL PURPOSE CRAFT-HEAVY
    WEATHER SECOND GENERATION (SPEC-HWX II) VESSELS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
        Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the status of the acquisition and procurement of second-
        generation Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather (SPC-HWX II) vessels
        consistent with section 11104(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast Guard
        Authorization Act of 2022 (division K of Public Law 117-263);
            (2) the timeline for the deployment of such vessels to stations
        in the Pacific Northwest previously served by the first-generation
        Special Purpose Craft-Heavy Weather vessels and the National Motor
        Lifeboat School;
            (3) funding levels required each fiscal year to meet the
        requirements completing the fleet size prescribed in section
        11104(a)(3) of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
        (division K of Public Law 117-263) not later than fiscal year 2030;
            (4) any outstanding barriers to the timeliness of such
        deployment; and
            (5) any instances where the Coast Guard was unable to deploy or
        complete statutory missions, including towing missions, due to the
        lack of such first generation heavy weather craft.
    SEC. 7217. REPORT ON 87-FOOT PATROL BOAT FLEET.
        Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a detailed written
    briefing that describes the strategy of the Coast Guard with respect to
    replacing the mission capability provided by the full 87-foot patrol
    boat fleet that was operational on September 30, 2020.
    SEC. 7218. PROCUREMENT OF TACTICAL MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.
        (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), subject
    to the availability of appropriations and if the Secretary of Homeland
    Security determines that there is a need, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security shall--
            (1) procure a tactical maritime surveillance system, or similar
        technology, for use by the Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border
        Protection in the areas of operation of--
                (A) Coast Guard Sector San Diego in California;
                (B) Coast Guard Sector San Juan in Puerto Rico; and
                (C) Coast Guard Sector Key West in Florida; and
            (2) for purposes of data integration and land-based data
        access, procure for each area of operation described in paragraph
        (1) and for Coast Guard Station South Padre Island a land-based
        maritime domain awareness system capable of sharing data with the
        Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection--
                (A) to operate in conjunction with--
                    (i) the system procured under section 11266 of the
                James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
                Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 4063) for
                Coast Guard Station South Padre Island; and
                    (ii) the tactical maritime surveillance system procured
                for each area of operation under paragraph (1); and
                (B) to be installed in the order in which the systems
            described in subparagraph (A) are installed.
        (b) Study; Limitation.--
            (1) Study required.--Prior to the procurement or operation of a
        tactical maritime surveillance system, or similar technology, that
        is deployed from a property owned by the Department of Defense, the
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall complete a study, in
        coordination with Secretary of Defense, analyzing the potential
        impacts to the national security of the United States of such
        operation.
            (2) Limitation.--If it is determined by the Secretary of
        Homeland Security and the Secretary of Defense through the study
        required under paragraph (1) that the placement or installation of
        a system described in subsection (a) negatively impacts the
        national security of the United States, such system shall not be
        procured or installed.

                             Subtitle C--Personnel

    SEC. 7221. DESIGNATION OF OFFICERS WITH PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IN
    MILITARY JUSTICE OR HEALTHCARE.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 14, United
    States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in
        military justice or healthcare
        ``(a) Secretary Designation.--The Secretary may designate a limited
    number of officers of the Coast Guard as having particular expertise
    in--
            ``(1) military justice; or
            ``(2) healthcare.
        ``(b) Promotion and Grade.--An individual designated under this
    section--
            ``(1) shall not be included on the active duty promotion list;
            ``(2) shall be promoted under section 2126; and
            ``(3) may not be promoted to a grade higher than captain.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 21 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 2131 the following:
    ``2132. Designation of officers with particular expertise in military
              justice or healthcare.''.

        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 2102(a) of title 14, United States Code, is
        amended, in the second sentence by striking ``and officers of the
        permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast Guard Academy''
        and inserting ``officers of the permanent commissioned teaching
        staff of the Coast Guard Academy, and officers designated by the
        Secretary pursuant this section''.
            (2) Subsection (e) of section 2103 of title 14, United States
        Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Secretary to Prescribe Numbers for Certain Officers.--The
    Secretary shall prescribe the number of officers authorized to be
    serving on active duty in each grade of--
            ``(1) the permanent commissioned teaching staff of the Coast
        Guard Academy;
            ``(2) the officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this
        section; and
            ``(3) the officers of the Reserve serving in connection with
        organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the
        reserve components.''.
            (3) Section 2126 of title 14, United States Code, is amended,
        in the second sentence, by inserting ``and as to officers
        designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section'' after
        ``reserve components''.
            (4) Section 3736(a) of title 14, United States Code, is
        amended--
                (A) in the first sentence by striking ``promotion list and
            the'' and inserting ``promotion list, officers designated by
            the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on
            the''; and
                (B) in the second sentence by striking ``promotion list or
            the'' and inserting ``promotion list, officers designated by
            the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on
            the''.
    SEC. 7222. DEFERRED RETIREMENT AND RETENTION IN ACTIVE DUTY STATUS FOR
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS OFFICERS.
        (a) Deferred Retirement.--Section 2154 of title 14, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Deferred Retirement or Separation for Health Professions
    Officers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may
        defer the retirement or separation under subsection (a) of a health
        professions officer if, during the period of the deferment, the
        health professions officer will be performing duties that consist
        primarily of providing patient care or performing other clinical
        duties.
            ``(2) Limitation.--A deferment under this subsection may not
        extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in
        which the health professions officer concerned becomes 68 years of
        age.
            ``(3) Designation.--The Secretary may designate as health
        professions officers a category of members of the Coast Guard whose
        duties consist primarily of--
                ``(A) providing health care;
                ``(B) performing other clinical care, including radiology,
            specialty care, behavioral health care, pharmacy care, medical
            laboratory, or testing; or
                ``(C) performing health care-related administrative duties.
            ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be
        construed to prohibit or modify the application of any provision
        relating to mandatory separation or disciplinary action.
            ``(5) Health professions officer defined.--In this subsection,
        the term `health professions officer' means an officer or enlisted
        member of the Coast Guard in good standing who is--
                ``(A) a physician, surgeon, medical specialist, nurse or
            nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, health service
            technician, therapist, fully licensed clinical psychotherapist,
            counselor, social worker, medical assistant, radiology
            assistant, pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, nutritionist,
            dietitian, any administrative personnel associated with a Coast
            Guard medical program (including a clinic), personnel who works
            in a medical laboratory, physical therapist, physical therapist
            aide, occupational therapist, or occupational therapist aide;
                ``(B) a dentist, dental assistant, oral surgeon, or any
            other dental-related personnel; or
                ``(C) a member of a category designated by the Secretary
            under paragraph (3).''.
        (b) Retention in Active Status.--Section 3753 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
        ``(d) Retention of Health Professions Officers.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and
        (c), the Secretary may authorize the retention of a Reserve health
        professions officer in an active status not beyond the first day of
        the month following the month in which the health professions
        officer concerned becomes 68 years of age.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be
        construed to prohibit or modify the application of any provision
        relating to mandatory separation or disciplinary action.
            ``(3) Health professions officer defined.--In this subsection,
        the term `health professions officer' means an officer or enlisted
        member of the Coast Guard in good standing who is--
                ``(A) a physician, surgeon, medical specialist, nurse or
            nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, health service
            technician, therapist, fully licensed clinical psychotherapist,
            counselor, social worker, medical assistant, radiology
            assistant, pharmacist, pharmacy assistant, nutritionist,
            dietitian, any administrative personnel associated with a Coast
            Guard medical program (including a clinic), personnel who works
            in a medical laboratory, physical therapist, physical therapist
            aide, occupational therapist, or occupational therapist aide;
                ``(B) a dentist, dental assistant, oral surgeon, or any
            other dental-related personnel; or
                ``(C) a member of a category designated by the Secretary
            under section 2154(c)(3).''.
    SEC. 7223. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICER INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PROCESS.
        (a) Review of Records.--Section 2158 of title 14, United States
    Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
    ``may at any time convene a board of officers'' and inserting ``shall
    prescribe, by regulation, procedures''.
        (b) Boards of Inquiry.--Section 2159(c) of title 14, United States
    Code, is amended by striking ``send the record of its proceedings to a
    board of review'' and inserting ``recommend to the Secretary that the
    officer not be retained on active duty''.
        (c) Repeal of Boards of Review.--Section 2160 of title 14, United
    States Code, is repealed.
        (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) in section 2161 by striking ``section 2158, 2159, or
            2160'' each place it appears and inserting ``section 2158 or
            2159'';
                (B) in section 2163, in the first sentence by striking
            ``board of review under section 2160 of this title'' and
            inserting ``board of inquiry under section 2159 of this
            title''; and
                (C) in section 2164(a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``or 2160''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis at the beginning of
        chapter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking
        the item relating to section 2160.
    SEC. 7224. MODIFICATIONS AND REVISIONS RELATING TO REOPENING RETIRED
    GRADE DETERMINATIONS.
        (a) In General.--Section 2501(d)(2) of title 14, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``a'' before ``competent
        authority'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as
        subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                ``(C) substantial evidence comes to light that, during the
            commissioned service of the officer, the officer failed to
            carry out applicable laws, with an intent to deceive or
            defraud;
                ``(D) substantial evidence comes to light after the
            retirement that the officer committed rape or sexual assault,
            as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10
            (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military
            Justice) at any time during the commissioned service of the
            officer;
                ``(E) substantial evidence comes to light after the
            retirement that the commissioned officer knew of and failed to
            report through proper channels, in accordance with existing law
            at the time of the alleged incident, any known instances of
            sexual assault by a member of the Coast Guard under the command
            of the officer during the officer's service;''.
        (b) Issuance and Revision of Regulations Relating to Good Cause to
    Reopen Retired Grade Determinations.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which
    the Coast Guard is operating shall issue or revise, as applicable, and
    at the discretion of the Secretary consistent with this section,
    regulations of the Coast Guard to do the following:
            (1) Define what constitutes good cause to reopen a retired
        grade determination referred to in subparagraph (H) of section
        2501(d)(2) of title 14, United States Code, as redesignated by
        subsection (a), to ensure that the following shall be considered
        good cause for such a reopening:
                (A) Circumstances that constitute a failure to carry out
            applicable laws regarding a report of sexual assault with an
            intent to deceive by a commissioned officer, that relate to a
            response made to a report of sexual assault, during the
            commissioned service of the officer.
                (B) Substantial evidence of sexual assault by the
            commissioned officer concerned, at any time during the
            commissioned service of such officer, or such evidence that was
            not considered by the Coast Guard in a manner consistent with
            law.
            (2) Identify the standard for making, and the evidentiary
        showing required to support, an adverse determination on the
        retired grade of a commissioned officer.
        (c) Revision of Limitations on Reopening Retired Grade
    Determinations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
    operating shall revise applicable guidance in section K.10 of chapter 3
    of Commandant Instruction 1000.4A to remove any restriction that limits
    the ability to reopen the retired grade of a commissioned officer based
    on--
            (1) whether new evidence is discovered contemporaneously with
        or within a short time period after the date of retirement of the
        officer concerned; and
            (2) whether the misconduct concerned was not discoverable
        through due diligence.
        (d) Savings Clause.--No provision of this section or the amendments
    made by this section shall be construed to permit a review of conduct
    that was not in violation of law or policy at the time of the alleged
    conduct.
    SEC. 7225. FAMILY LEAVE POLICIES FOR COAST GUARD.
        (a) In General.--Section 2512 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``Leave'' and inserting
        ``Family leave'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``, United States Code,'' and inserting
            ``or, with respect to the reserve component of the Coast Guard,
            the Secretary of Defense promulgates a new regulation for
            members of the reserve component of the Coast Guard pursuant to
            section 711 of title 10,'';
                (B) by striking ``or adoption of a child'' and inserting
            ``or placement of a minor child with the member for adoption or
            long term foster care'';
                (C) by striking ``and enlisted members'' and inserting ``,
            enlisted members, and members of the reserve component''; and
                (D) by inserting ``or, with respect to members of the
            reserve component of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of
            Defense'' after ``provided by the Secretary of the Navy'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Adoption of
            Child'' and inserting ``Placement of Minor Child With Member
            for Adoption or Long Term Foster Care'';
                (B) by striking ``and 704'' and inserting ``, 704, and
            711'';
                (C) by striking ``and enlisted members'' and inserting ``,
            enlisted members, and members of the reserve component'';
                (D) by striking ``the birth or adoption'' and inserting
            ``the birth, adoption, or long term foster care'';
                (E) by striking ``immediately'';
                (F) by striking ``such birth or adoption'' and inserting
            ``such birth, placement of a minor child with the member for
            long-term foster care, or adoption,''; and
                (G) by striking ``enlisted member'' and inserting ``,
            enlisted member, or member of the reserve component''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Period of Leave.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating, may authorize leave described under
        subparagraph (b) to be taken after the one-year period described in
        subparagraph (b) in the case of a member described in subsection
        (b) who, except for this subparagraph, would lose unused family
        leave at the end of the one-year period described in subparagraph
        (A) as a result of--
                ``(A) operational requirements;
                ``(B) professional military education obligations; or
                ``(C) other circumstances that the Secretary determines
            reasonable and appropriate.
            ``(2) Extended deadline.--The regulation, rule, policy, or
        memorandum prescribed under paragraph (a) shall require that any
        leave authorized to be taken after the one-year period described in
        subparagraph (c)(1)(A) shall be taken within a reasonable period of
        time, as determined by the Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating, after cessation of the circumstances
        warranting the extended deadline.
        ``(d) Member of the Reserve Component of the Coast Guard Defined.--
    In this section, the term `member of the reserve component of the Coast
    Guard' means a member of the Coast Guard who is a member of--
            ``(1) the selected reserve who is entitled to compensation
        under section 206 of title 37; or
            ``(2) the individual ready reserve who is entitled to
        compensation under section 206 of title 37 when attending or
        participating in a sufficient number of periods of inactive-duty
        training during a year to count the year as a qualifying year of
        creditable service toward eligibility for retired pay.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    2512 and inserting the following:
    ``2512. Family leave policies for the Coast Guard.''.

        (c) Compensation.--Section 206(a)(4) of title 37, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end ``or family
    leave under section 2512 of title 14''.
    SEC. 7226. MODIFICATIONS TO CAREER FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.
        Section 2514 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ``2 months'' and inserting
        ``30 days''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)--
                (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (B) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and inserting a
            semicolon; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the entitlement of the member and of the survivors of the
        member to all death benefits under subchapter II of chapter 75 of
        title 10;
            ``(4) the provision of all travel and transportation allowances
        to family members of a deceased member to attend the repatriation,
        burial, or memorial ceremony of a deceased member as provided in
        section 453(f) of title 37;
            ``(5) the eligibility of the member for general benefits as
        provided in part II of title 38; and
            ``(6) in the case of a victim of an alleged sex-related offense
        (as such term is defined in section 1044e(h) of title 10) to the
        maximum extent practicable, maintaining access to--
                ``(A) Coast Guard behavioral health resources;
                ``(B) sexual assault prevention and response resources and
            programs of the Coast Guard; and
                ``(C) Coast Guard legal resources, including, to the extent
            practicable, special victims' counsel.''.
    SEC. 7227. MEMBERS ASSERTING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, SEXUAL
    ASSAULT, OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.
        Section 2516 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``or has been sexually assaulted during
                the preceding 2-year period''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``or based on such sexual assault, the
                influence of'' and inserting ``the signs and symptoms of
                either'';
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as
            paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
                (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder.--A member of
        the Coast Guard who has been sexually assaulted during the
        preceding 5-year period and who alleges, based on such sexual
        assault, the signs and symptoms of a diagnosable mental,
        behavioral, or emotional disorder described within the most recent
        edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
        Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association--
                ``(A) is provided the opportunity to request a medical
            examination to clinically evaluate such signs and symptoms; and
                ``(B) receives such a medical examination to evaluate a
            diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain
            injury, or diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional
            disorder described within the most recent edition of the
            Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published
            by the American Psychiatric Association.'';
                (D) in paragraph (3) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and
            inserting ``this subsection''; and
                (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                    (i) by inserting ``or a diagnosable mental, behavioral,
                or emotional disorder'' before ``under this subsection'';
                    (ii) by inserting ``performed by'' after ``shall be'';
                and
                    (iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and
                inserting the following:
                ``(A) a board-certified psychiatrist;
                ``(B) a licensed doctorate-level psychologist;
                ``(C) any other appropriate licensed or certified
            healthcare professional designated by the Commandant; or
                ``(D) a psychiatry resident or board-eligible psychologist
            who--
                    ``(i) has completed a 1-year internship or residency;
                and
                    ``(ii) is under the close supervision of a board-
                certified psychiatrist or licensed doctorate-level
                psychologist.'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or a diagnosable mental,
        behavioral, or emotional disorder'' after ``traumatic brain
        injury''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Notification of Right to Request Medical Examination.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any member of the Coast Guard who receives a
        notice of involuntary administrative separation shall be advised at
        the time of such notice of the right of the member to request a
        medical examination under subsection (a) if any condition described
        in such subsection applies to the member.
            ``(2) Policy.--The Commandant shall--
                ``(A) develop and issue a clear policy for carrying out the
            notification required under paragraph (1) with respect to any
            member of the Coast Guard described in that paragraph who has
            made an unrestricted report of sexual assault; and
                ``(B) provide information on such policy to sexual assault
            response coordinators of the Coast Guard for the purpose of
            ensuring that such policy is communicated to members of the
            Coast Guard who may be eligible for a medical examination under
            this section.''.
    SEC. 7228. AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PERSONNEL; COMMAND SPONSORSHIP FOR
    DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD ASSIGNED TO UNALASKA, ALASKA;
    IMPROVED PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING AND BULLYING.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 25 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 2517. Authority for certain personnel
        ``(a) In General.--The Commandant may appoint, without regard to
    the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 3303
    and 3328 of such chapter) of title 5, qualified candidates to any of
    the following positions in the competitive service (as defined in
    section 2102 of title 5) in the Coast Guard:
            ``(1) Any category of medical or health professional positions
        within the Coast Guard.
            ``(2) Any childcare services position.
            ``(3) Any position in the Coast Guard housing office of a Coast
        Guard installation, the primary function of which is supervision of
        Coast Guard housing covered by subchapter III of chapter 29 of this
        title.
            ``(4) Any nonclinical specialist position the purpose of which
        is the integrated primary prevention of harmful behavior, including
        suicide, sexual assault, harassment, domestic abuse, and child
        abuse.
            ``(5) Any special agent position of the Coast Guard
        Investigative Service.
            ``(6) The following positions at the Coast Guard Academy:
                ``(A) Any civilian faculty member appointed under section
            1941.
                ``(B) A position involving the improvement of cadet health
            or well-being.
        ``(b) Limitation.--The Commandant shall only appoint qualified
    candidates under the authority provided by subsections (a) and (b) if
    the Commandant determines that there is a shortage of qualified
    candidates for the positions described in such subsection or a critical
    hiring need for such positions.
        ``(c) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the date
    of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and annually
    thereafter for the following 5 years, the Commandant shall submit to
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
    and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a written briefing which describes the use of the
    authority provided under this section on an annual basis, including the
    following:
            ``(1) The number of employees hired under the authority
        provided under this section within the year for which the briefing
        is provided.
            ``(2) The positions and grades for which employees were hired.
            ``(3) A justification for the Commandant's determination that
        such positions involved a shortage of qualified candidates or a
        critical hiring need.
            ``(4) The number of employees who were hired under the
        authority provided under this section who have separated from the
        Coast Guard.
            ``(5) Steps the Coast Guard has taken to engage with the Office
        of Personnel Management under subpart B of part 337 of title 5,
        Code of Federal Regulations, for positions for which the Commandant
        determines a direct hire authority remains necessary.
        ``(d) Sunset.--The authority provided under subsection (a) shall
    expire on September 30, 2030.
    ``Sec. 2518. Command sponsorship
        ``On request by a member of the Coast Guard assigned to Unalaska,
    Alaska, the Commandant shall grant command sponsorship to the
    dependents of such member.
    ``Sec. 2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying
        ``(a) Anti-hazing and Anti-bullying Database.--The Secretary of the
    department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with
    the Secretary of Defense, shall cooperate in the establishment and use
    of a comprehensive and consistent data-collection system described in
    section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) for the collection of reports, including
    anonymous reports, of incidents of hazing or bullying.
        ``(b) Improved Training.--The Commandant shall seek to improve
    training to assist members of the Coast Guard to better recognize,
    prevent, and respond to hazing and bullying at all command levels.
        ``(c) Annual Reports on Hazing and Bullying.--Not later than May
    31, 2026, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the Secretary of the
    department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a report containing the following:
            ``(1) a description of efforts during the previous fiscal
        year--
                ``(A) to prevent and to respond to incidents of hazing or
            bullying involving members of the Coast Guard;
                ``(B) to track and encourage reporting, including reporting
            anonymously, incidents of hazing in the Coast Guard; and
                ``(C) to ensure the consistent implementation of anti-
            hazing and anti-bullying policies.
            ``(2) A discussion of the policies of the Coast Guard for
        preventing and responding to incidents of hazing.
            ``(3) A description of comprehensive data collection systems of
        the Coast Guard for collecting hazing or bullying reports involving
        a member of the Coast Guard.
            ``(4) A description of processes of the Coast Guard to
        identify, document, and report alleged instances of hazing or
        bullying. Such description shall include the methodology the Coast
        Guard uses to categorize and count potential instances of hazing or
        bullying.
            ``(5) A description of any training provided to members of the
        Coast Guard on recognizing and preventing hazing.
            ``(6) For the preceding 3 fiscal years in the initial report
        and preceding fiscal year in subsequent reports--
                ``(A) the number of alleged and substantiated incidents of
            hazing involving members of the Coast Guard;
                ``(B) a description of the nature of each such incident;
            and
                ``(C) a description of the actions taken to address each
            such incident through nonjudicial and judicial actions.
            ``(7) With respect to training for members of the Coast Guard
        on recognizing and preventing hazing and bullying, an assessment by
        the Commandant of--
                ``(A) the quality of such training;
                ``(B) the need for modifications to such training; and
                ``(C) the need to require additional such training.
            ``(8) An assessment by the Commandant of--
                ``(A) the effectiveness of the Coast Guard in tracking and
            reporting instances of hazing or bullying; and
                ``(B) whether the performance of the Coast Guard with
            respect to such tracking and reporting was satisfactory or
            unsatisfactory during the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(9) Recommendations of the Commandant to improve--
                ``(A) the policies described in paragraph (4);
                ``(B) the comprehensive data collection systems described
            in paragraph (5);
                ``(C) the processes described in paragraph (6);
                ``(D) the training described in paragraph (9); and
                ``(E) the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual
            for Courts-Martial to improve the prosecution of persons
            alleged to have committed hazing or bullying in the Coast
            Guard.
            ``(10) The status of efforts of the Commandant to evaluate the
        prevalence of hazing and bullying in the Coast Guard.
            ``(11) Data on allegations of hazing and bullying in the Coast
        Guard, including final disposition of investigations.
            ``(12) Plans of the Commandant to improve hazing and bullying
        prevention and response during the next reporting year.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 2516 the following:
    ``2517. Authority for certain personnel.
    ``2518. Command sponsorship.
    ``2519. Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying.''.
    SEC. 7229. AUTHORIZATION FOR MATERNITY UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR OFFICERS.
        Section 2708 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following:
        ``(c) The Coast Guard may provide a cash allowance, in such amount
    as the Secretary shall determine by policy, to be paid to pregnant
    officer personnel for the purchase of maternity-related uniform items,
    if such uniform items are not so furnished to the member by the Coast
    Guard.''.
    SEC. 7230. ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE GUIDANCE AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR RESERVE
    SELECTION BOARDS.
        Section 3740(f) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``section 2117'' and inserting ``sections 2115 and 2117''.
    SEC. 7231. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
        (a) Coast Guard Embedded Behavioral Health Technician Program.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the
            Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall
            establish and conduct a pilot program, to be known as the
            ``Coast Guard Embedded Behavioral Health Technician Program''
            (referred to in this section as the ``Pilot Program''), to
            integrate behavioral health technicians serving at Coast Guard
            units for the purposes of--
                    (i) facilitating, at the clinic level, the provision of
                integrated behavioral health care for members of the Coast
                Guard;
                    (ii) providing, as a force extender under the
                supervision of a licensed behavioral health care provider,
                at the clinic level--

                        (I) psychological assessment and diagnostic
                    services, as appropriate;
                        (II) behavioral health services, as appropriate;
                        (III) education and training related to promoting
                    positive behavioral health and well-being; and
                        (IV) information and resources, including expedited
                    referrals, to assist members of the Coast Guard in
                    dealing with behavioral health concerns;

                    (iii) improving resilience and mental health care among
                members of the Coast Guard who respond to extraordinary
                calls of duty, with the ultimate goals of preventing crises
                and addressing mental health concerns before such concerns
                evolve into more complex issues that require care at a
                military treatment facility;
                    (iv) increasing--

                        (I) the number of such members served by behavioral
                    health technicians; and
                        (II) the proportion of such members returning to
                    duty after seeking behavioral health care; and

                    (v) positively impacting the Coast Guard in a cost-
                effective manner by extending behavioral health services to
                the workforce and improving access to care.
                (B) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
            of the House of Representatives with a briefing regarding a
            plan to establish and conduct the Pilot Program.
            (2) Selection of coast guard clinics.--The Commandant shall
        select, for participation in the Pilot Program, 3 or more Coast
        Guard clinics that support units that have significantly high
        operational tempos or other force resiliency risks, as determined
        by the Commandant.
            (3) Placement of staff at coast guard clinics.--
                (A) In general.--Under the Pilot Program, a Coast Guard
            health services technician with a grade of E-5 or higher, or an
            assigned civilian behavioral health specialist, shall be--
                    (i) assigned to each selected Coast Guard clinic; and
                    (ii) located at a unit with high operational tempo.
                (B) Training.--
                    (i) Health services technicians.--Before commencing an
                assignment at a Coast Guard clinic under subparagraph (A),
                a Coast Guard health services technician shall complete
                behavioral health technician training and independent duty
                health services training.
                    (ii) Civilian behavioral health specialists.--To
                qualify for an assignment at a Coast Guard clinic under
                subparagraph (A), a civilian behavioral health specialist
                shall have at least the equivalent behavioral health
                training as the training required for a Coast Guard
                behavioral health technician under clause (i).
            (4) Administration.--The Commandant, in coordination with the
        Assistant Commandant for Health, Safety, and Work Life, shall
        administer the Pilot Program through the Health, Safety, and Work-
        Life Service Center.
            (5) Data collection.--
                (A) In general.--The Commandant shall collect and analyze
            data concerning the Pilot Program for purposes of--
                    (i) developing and sharing best practices for improving
                access to behavioral health care; and
                    (ii) providing information to the Committee on
                Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
                of Representatives regarding the implementation of the
                Pilot Program and related policy issues.
                (B) Plan.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
            of the House of Representatives a plan for carrying out
            subparagraph (A).
            (6) Annual report.--Not later than September 1 of each year
        until the date on which the Pilot Program terminates under
        paragraph (7), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a report on the Pilot Program that includes the
        following:
                (A) An overview of the implementation of the Pilot Program
            at each applicable Coast Guard clinic, including--
                    (i) the number of members of the Coast Guard who
                received services on site by a behavioral health technician
                assigned to such clinic;
                    (ii) feedback from all members of the Coast Guard
                empaneled for their medical care under the Pilot Program;
                    (iii) an assessment of the deployability and overall
                readiness of members of the applicable operational unit;
                and
                    (iv) an estimate of potential costs and impacts on
                other Coast Guard health care services of supporting the
                Pilot Program at such units and clinics.
                (B) The data and analysis required under paragraph (5)(A).
                (C) A list and detailed description of lessons learned from
            the Pilot Program as of the date of on which the report is
            submitted.
                (D) The feasibility, estimated cost, and impacts on other
            Coast Guard health care services of expanding the Pilot Program
            to all Coast Guard clinics, and a description of the personnel,
            fiscal, and administrative resources that would be needed for
            such an expansion.
            (7) Termination.--The Pilot Program shall terminate on
        September 30, 2028.
        (b) Behavioral Health Specialist.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall hire, train, and deploy
        not fewer than 5 additional behavioral health specialists, in
        addition to the personnel required under section 11412(a) of the
        Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C. 504
        note).
            (2) Requirement.--The Commandant shall ensure that not fewer
        than 35 percent of behavioral health specialists required to be
        deployed under paragraph (1) have experience in--
                (A) behavioral health care related to military sexual
            trauma; and
                (B) behavioral health care for the purpose of supporting
            members of the Coast Guard with needs for mental health care
            and counseling services for post-traumatic stress disorder and
            co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.
            (3) Accessibility.--The support provided by the behavioral
        health specialists hired pursuant to paragraph (1)--
                (A) may include care delivered via telemedicine; and
                (B) shall be made widely available to members of the Coast
            Guard.
            (4) Notification.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall notify the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
            of the House of Representatives in writing if the Coast Guard
            has not completed hiring, training, and deploying--
                    (i) the personnel referred to in paragraphs (1) and
                (2); and
                    (ii) the personnel required under section 11412(a) of
                the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14
                U.S.C. 504 note).
                (B) Contents.--The notification required under subparagraph
            (A) shall include--
                    (i) the date of publication of the hiring opportunity
                for all such personnel;
                    (ii) the General Schedule grade level advertised in the
                publication of the hiring opportunity for all such
                personnel;
                    (iii) the number of personnel to whom the Coast Guard
                extended an offer of employment in accordance with the
                requirements of this section and section 11412(a) of the
                Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (14 U.S.C.
                504 note), and the number of such personnel who accepted or
                declined such offer of employment;
                    (iv) a summary of the efforts by the Coast Guard to
                publicize, advertise, or otherwise recruit qualified
                candidates in accordance with the requirements of this
                section and section 11412(a) of such Act; and
                    (v) any recommendations and a detailed plan to ensure
                full compliance with the requirements of this section and
                section 11412(a) of such Act, which may include special
                payments discussed in the report of the Government
                Accountability Office titled ``Federal Pay: Opportunities
                Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of Special Payments'',
                published on December 7, 2017 (GAO-18-91), which may be
                made available to help ensure full compliance with all such
                requirements in a timely manner.
    SEC. 7232. TRAVEL ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS OF COAST GUARD ASSIGNED TO
    ALASKA.
        (a) Establishment.--The Commandant shall implement a policy that
    provides for reimbursement to eligible members of the Coast Guard for
    the cost of airfare for such members to travel to a place within the
    United States or the territories of the United States at the request of
    such member during the period specified in subsection (h).
        (b) Eligible Members.--A member of the Coast Guard is eligible for
    a reimbursement under subsection (a) if--
            (1) the member is assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and
            (2) an officer in a grade above O-5 in the chain of command of
        the member authorizes the travel of the member.
        (c) Treatment of Time as Leave.--The time during which an eligible
    member is absent from duty for travel reimbursable under subsection (a)
    shall be treated as leave for purposes of section 704 of title 10,
    United States Code.
        (d) Restriction.--The Commandant shall not deny reimbursement for
    travel authorized under subsection (b)(2) to the respective member.
        (e) Justification.--If a member requests to travel to a place that
    is not the home of record, or state of legal residence, of such member,
    the approving official under subsection (b)(2) may require a
    justification of the request by such member and shall not unreasonably
    deny such request.
        (f) Reimbursement Limitation.--The rate of reimbursement for travel
    to a place that is not the member's home of record or state of legal
    residence shall be limited to the cost of travel to the member's home
    of record or state of legal residence using the amounts determined by
    the GSA City Pairs Program.
        (g) Briefing Required.--Not later than February 1, 2027, the
    Commandant shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a briefing on--
            (1) the use and effectiveness of reimbursements under
        subsection (a);
            (2) the calculation and use of the cost of living allowance for
        a member assigned to a duty location in Alaska; and
            (3) the use of special pays and other allowances as incentives
        for cold weather proficiency or duty locations.
        (h) Period Specified.--The period specified in this subsection is
    the period--
            (1) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) ending on the later of--
                (A) December 31, 2029; or
                (B) the date on which the authority under section 352 of
            title 37, United States Code, to grant assignment or special
            duty pay to members of the uniform services terminates under
            subsection (g) of such section.
    SEC. 7233. TUITION ASSISTANCE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PILOT
    PROGRAM.
        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the
    Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, shall
    establish a tuition assistance pilot program for active-duty members of
    the Coast Guard, to be known as the ``Tuition Assistance and Advanced
    Education Assistance Pilot Program for Sea Duty'' (referred to in this
    section as the ``pilot program'').
        (b) Formal Agreement.--A member of the Coast Guard participating in
    the pilot program shall enter into a formal agreement with the
    Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating that
    provides that, upon the successful completion of a sea duty tour by
    such member and beginning on the date on which the sea duty tour
    concludes, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
    operating shall--
            (1) reduce by one half the service obligation incurred by such
        member as a result of participation in the advanced education
        assistance program under section 2005 of title 10, United States
        Code, or the tuition assistance program under section 2007 of such
        title; and
            (2) for a period equal to the length of the sea duty tour,
        increase the tuition assistance cost cap for such member to not
        more than double the amount of the standard tuition assistance cost
        cap set by the Commandant for the applicable fiscal year.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
    pilot program is established, and annually thereafter through the date
    on which the pilot program is terminated under subsection (d), the
    Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that--
            (1) evaluates and compares--
                (A) the Coast Guard's retention, recruitment, and filling
            of sea duty billets for all members of the Coast Guard; and
                (B) the Coast Guard's retention, recruitment, and filling
            of sea duty billets for all members of the Coast Guard
            participating in the pilot program;
            (2) includes the number of participants in the pilot program as
        of the date of the report, disaggregated by officer and enlisted
        billet type; and
            (3) assesses the progress made by such participants in their
        respective voluntary education programs, in accordance with their
        degree plans, during the period described in subsection (b).
        (d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the date
    that is 6 years after the date on which the pilot program is
    established.
    SEC. 7234. RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR
    CIVILIAN FIREFIGHTERS EMPLOYED BY COAST GUARD REMOTE LOCATIONS.
        (a) Identification of Remote Locations.--The Commandant shall
    identify locations to be considered remote locations for purposes of
    this section, which shall include, at a minimum, each Coast Guard fire
    station located in an area in which members of the Coast Guard and the
    dependents of such members are eligible for the TRICARE Prime Remote
    program.
        (b) Incentive Program.--
            (1) In general.--To ensure uninterrupted operations by civilian
        firefighters employed by the Coast Guard in remote locations, the
        Commandant shall establish an incentive program for such
        firefighters consisting of--
                (A) recruitment and relocation bonuses consistent with
            section 5753 of title 5, United States Code; and
                (B) retention bonuses consistent with section 5754 of title
            5, United States Code.
            (2) Eligibility criteria.--The Commandant, in coordination with
        the Director of the Office of Personnel and Management, shall
        establish eligibility criteria for the incentive program
        established under paragraph (1), which shall include a requirement
        that a firefighter described in paragraph (1) may only be eligible
        for the incentive program under this section if, with respect to
        the applicable remote location, the Commandant has made a
        determination that incentives are appropriate to address an
        identified recruitment, retention, or relocation need.
        (c) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than annually for the 5-
    year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that--
            (1) details the use and effectiveness of the incentive program
        established under this section; and
            (2) includes--
                (A) the number of participants in the incentive program;
                (B) a description of the distribution of incentives under
            such program; and
                (C) a description of the impact of such program on civilian
            firefighter recruitment and retention by the Coast Guard in
            remote locations.
    SEC. 7235. NOTIFICATION.
        (a) In General.--The Commandant shall provide to the appropriate
    committees of Congress notification as described in subsection (b)--
            (1) not later than the date that is 10 days before the final
        day of each fiscal year; or
            (2) in the case of a continuing resolution that, for a period
        of more than 10 days, provides appropriated funds in lieu of an
        appropriations Act, not later than the date that is 10 days before
        the final day of the period that such continuing resolution covers.
        (b) Elements.--Notification under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) the status of funding for the Coast Guard during the
        subsequent fiscal year or at the end of the continuing resolution
        if other appropriations measures are not enacted, as applicable;
            (2) the status of the Coast Guard as a component of the Armed
        Forces;
            (3) the number of members currently serving overseas and
        otherwise supporting missions related to title 10, United States
        Code;
            (4) the fact that members of the Armed Forces have service
        requirements unlike those of other Federal employees, which require
        them to continue to serve even if unpaid;
            (5) the impacts of historical shutdowns of the Federal
        Government on members of the Coast Guard; and
            (6) other relevant matters, as determined by the Commandant.
        (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate;
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
            (3) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
        House of Representatives; and
            (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
        Representatives.

                        Subtitle D--Coast Guard Academy

    SEC. 7241. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ON COVERED MISCONDUCT
    IN COAST GUARD ACADEMY; CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF A
    CADET AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY WHO IS THE VICTIM OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT
    OR RELATED OFFENSE; ROOM REASSIGNMENT.
        (a) Assessment of Policy on Covered Misconduct.--Section 1902 of
    title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading by striking ``Policy on sexual
        harassment and sexual violence'' and inserting ``Academy policy and
        report on covered misconduct''; and
            (2) by striking subsections (c) through (e) and inserting the
        following:
        ``(c) Assessment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall direct the
        Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy to conduct at the Coast
        Guard Academy during each Academy program year an assessment to
        determine the effectiveness of the policies of the Academy with
        respect to covered misconduct involving cadets or other military or
        civilian personnel of the Academy.
            ``(2) Biennial survey.--For the assessment at the Academy under
        paragraph (1) with respect to an Academy program year that begins
        in an odd-numbered calendar year, the Superintendent shall conduct
        a survey of cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the
        Academy--
                ``(A) to measure the incidence, during such program year--
                    ``(i) of covered misconduct events, on or off the
                Academy campus, that have been reported to an official of
                the Academy;
                    ``(ii) of covered misconduct events, on or off the
                Academy campus, that have not been reported to an official
                of the Academy; and
                    ``(iii) of retaliation related to a report of a covered
                misconduct event, on or off the Academy campus; and
                ``(B) to assess the perceptions of the cadets and other
            military and civilian personnel of the Academy with respect
            to--
                    ``(i) the Academy's policies, training, and procedures
                on covered misconduct involving cadets and other military
                and civilian personnel of the Academy;
                    ``(ii) the enforcement of such policies;
                    ``(iii) the incidence of covered misconduct involving
                cadets and other military and civilian personnel of the
                Academy; and
                    ``(iv) any other issues relating to covered misconduct
                involving cadets and other military and civilian personnel
                of the Academy.
        ``(d) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not earlier than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and each
        March 1 thereafter through March 1, 2031, the Commandant shall
        direct the Superintendent to submit to the Commandant a report on
        incidents of covered misconduct and retaliation for reporting of
        covered misconduct involving cadets or other military and civilian
        personnel of the Academy.
            ``(2) Elements.--
                ``(A) In general.--Each report required under paragraph (1)
            shall include the following:
                    ``(i) Information and data on all incidents of covered
                misconduct and retaliation described in paragraph (1)
                reported to the Superintendent or any other official of the
                Academy during the preceding Academy program year (referred
                to in this subsection as a `reported incident'),
                    ``(ii) The number of reported incidents committed
                against a cadet or any other military or civilian personnel
                of the Academy.
                    ``(iii) The number of reported incidents committed by a
                cadet or any other military or civilian personnel of the
                Academy.
                    ``(iv) Information on reported incidents, in accordance
                with the policy prescribed under section 549G(b) of the
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10
                U.S.C. 1561 note), to the maximum extent practicable.
                    ``(v) The number of reported incidents that were
                entered into the Catch a Serial Offender system, including
                the number of such incidents that resulted in the
                identification of a potential or confirmed match.
                    ``(vi) The number of reported incidents that were
                substantiated (referred to in this subsection as a
                `substantiated reported incident').
                    ``(vii) A synopsis of each substantiated reported
                incident that includes--

                        ``(I) a brief description of the nature of the
                    incident;
                        ``(II) whether the accused cadet or other military
                    or civilian personnel of the Academy had previously
                    been convicted of sexual assault; and
                        ``(III) whether alcohol or other controlled or
                    prohibited substances were involved in the incident,
                    and a description of the involvement.

                    ``(viii) The type of case disposition associated with
                each substantiated reported incident, such as--

                        ``(I) conviction and sentence by court-martial,
                    including charges and specifications for which
                    convicted;
                        ``(II) acquittal of all charges at court-martial;
                        ``(III) as appropriate, imposition of a nonjudicial
                    punishment under section 815 of title 10 (article 15 of
                    the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
                        ``(IV) as appropriate, administrative action taken,
                    including a description of each type of such action
                    imposed;
                        ``(V) dismissal of all charges, including a
                    description of each reason for dismissal and the stage
                    at which dismissal occurred; and
                        ``(VI) whether the accused cadet or other military
                    or civilian personnel of the Academy was
                    administratively separated or, in the case of an
                    officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court martial,
                    and the characterization (honorable, general, or other
                    than honorable) of the service of the military member
                    upon separation or resignation.

                    ``(ix) With respect to any incident of covered
                misconduct involving cadets or other military and civilian
                personnel of the Academy reported to the Superintendent or
                any other official of the Academy during the preceding
                Academy program year that involves a report of retaliation
                relating to the incident--

                        ``(I) a narrative description of the retaliation
                    claim;
                        ``(II) the nature of the relationship between the
                    complainant and the individual accused of committing
                    the retaliation; and
                        ``(III) the nature of the relationship between the
                    individual accused of committing the covered misconduct
                    and the individual accused of committing the
                    retaliation.

                    ``(x) With respect to any investigation of a reported
                incident--

                        ``(I) whether the investigation is in open or
                    completed status;
                        ``(II) an identification of the investigating
                    entity;
                        ``(III) whether a referral has been made to outside
                    law enforcement entities;
                        ``(IV) in the case of an investigation that is
                    complete, a description of the results of such an
                    investigation and information with respect to whether
                    the results of the investigation were provided to the
                    complainant; and
                        ``(V) whether the investigation substantiated an
                    offense under chapter 47 of title 10 (the Uniform Code
                    of Military Justice).

                ``(B) Format.--With respect to the information and data
            required under subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall report
            such information and data separately for each type of covered
            misconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the information and
            data for multiple types of covered misconduct offenses.
            ``(3) Trends.--Subject to subsection (f), beginning on the date
        of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, each
        report required under paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of
        trends in incidents described in paragraph (1), as applicable,
        since the date of enactment of the Coast Guard and Maritime
        Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-213).
            ``(4) Response.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include, for the preceding Academy program year, a description of
        the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives, investigations
        (including overarching investigations), research, or studies
        implemented by the Commandant in response to any incident described
        in paragraph (1) involving a cadet or any other military or
        civilian personnel of the Academy.
            ``(5) Plan.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include a plan for actions to be taken during the year following
        the Academy program year covered by the report to enhance the
        prevention of and response to incidents of covered misconduct and
        retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving cadets or
        other military or civilian personnel of the Academy.
            ``(6) Covered misconduct prevention and response activities.--
        Each report required under paragraph (1) shall include an
        assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct prevention and
        response carried out by the Academy during the preceding Academy
        program year.
            ``(7) Contributing factors.--Each report required under
        paragraph (1) shall include, for incidents of covered misconduct
        and retaliation for reporting of covered misconduct involving
        cadets or other military or civilian personnel of the Academy--
                ``(A) an analysis of the factors that may have contributed
            to such incidents;
                ``(B) an assessment of the role of such factors in
            contributing to such incidents during such Academy program
            year; and
                ``(C) recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or reduce
            such contributing factors.
            ``(8) Biennial survey.--Each report under paragraph (1) for an
        Academy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year
        shall include the results of the survey conducted under subsection
        (c)(2) in such Academy program year.
            ``(9) Focus groups.--For each Academy program year with respect
        to which the Superintendent is not required to conduct a survey at
        the Academy under subsection (c)(2), the Commandant shall require
        focus groups to be conducted at the Academy for the purpose of
        ascertaining information relating to covered misconduct issues at
        the Academy.
            ``(10) Submission of report; briefing.--
                ``(A) Submission.--Not later than 270 days after the date
            on which the Commandant receives a report from the
            Superintendent under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall submit
            to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
            the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, as an enclosure
            or appendix to the report required by section 5112--
                    ``(i) the report of the Superintendent;
                    ``(ii) the comments of the Commandant with respect to
                the report; and
                    ``(iii) relevant information gathered during a focus
                group under subparagraph (A) during the Academy program
                year covered by the report, as applicable.
                ``(B) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
            which the Commandant submits a report under subparagraph (A),
            the Commandant shall provide a briefing on the report submitted
            under subparagraph (A) to--
                    ``(i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
                Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    ``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security.
        ``(e) Victim Confidentiality.--To the extent that information
    collected or reported under the authority of this section, such
    information shall be provided in a form that is consistent with
    applicable privacy protections under Federal law and does not
    jeopardize the confidentiality of victims.
        ``(f) Continuity of Data and Reporting.--In carrying out this
    section, the Commandant shall ensure the continuity of data collection
    and reporting such that the ability to analyze trends is not
    compromised.
        ``(g) Consideration of Request for Transfer of Cadet Who Is the
    Victim of Sexual Assault or Related Offense.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall provide for timely
        consideration of and action on a request submitted by a cadet
        appointed to the Coast Guard Academy who is the victim of an
        alleged sexual assault or other offense covered by section 920,
        920c, or 930 of title 10 (article 120, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform
        Code of Military Justice) for transfer to another military service
        academy or to enroll in a Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
        program affiliated with another institution of higher education.
            ``(2) Regulations.--The Commandant, in consultation with the
        Secretary of Defense, shall establish policies to carry out this
        subsection that--
                ``(A) provide that the Superintendent shall ensure that any
            cadet who has been appointed to the Coast Guard Academy is
            informed of the right to request a transfer pursuant to this
            subsection, and that any formal request submitted by a cadet
            who alleges an offense referred to in paragraph (1) is
            processed as expeditiously as practicable through the chain of
            command for review and action by the Superintendent;
                ``(B) direct the Superintendent, in coordination with the
            Superintendent of the military service academy to which the
            cadet requests to transfer--
                    ``(i) to take action on a request for transfer under
                this subsection not later than 5 calendar days after
                receiving the formal request from the cadet;
                    ``(ii) to approve such request for transfer unless
                there are exceptional circumstances that require denial of
                the request;
                    ``(iii) upon approval of such request for transfer, to
                take all necessary and appropriate action to effectuate the
                transfer of the cadet to the military service academy
                concerned as expeditiously as possible, subject to the
                considerations described in clause (iv); and
                    ``(iv) in determining the transfer date of the cadet to
                the military service academy concerned, to take into
                account--

                        ``(I) the preferences of the cadet, including any
                    preference to delay transfer until the completion of
                    any academic course in which the cadet is enrolled at
                    the time of the request for transfer; and
                        ``(II) the well-being of the cadet; and

                ``(C) direct the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy,
            in coordination with the Secretary of the military department
            that sponsors the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
            program at the institution of higher education to which the
            cadet requests to transfer--
                    ``(i) to take action on a request for transfer under
                this subsection not later than 5 calendar days after
                receiving the formal request from the cadet;
                    ``(ii) subject to the cadet's acceptance for admission
                to the institution of higher education to which the cadet
                wishes to transfer, to approve such request for transfer
                unless there are exceptional circumstances that require
                denial of the request;
                    ``(iii) to take all necessary and appropriate action to
                effectuate the cadet's enrollment in the institution of
                higher education to which the cadet wishes to transfer and
                to process the cadet for participation in the relevant
                Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program as
                expeditiously as possible, subject to the considerations
                described in clause (iv); and
                    ``(iv) in determining the transfer date of the cadet to
                the institution of higher education to which the cadet
                wishes to transfer, to take into account--

                        ``(I) the preferences of the cadet, including any
                    preference to delay transfer until the completion of
                    any academic course in which the cadet is enrolled at
                    the time of the request for transfer; and
                        ``(II) the well-being of the cadet.

            ``(3) Review.--If the Superintendent denies a request for
        transfer under this subsection, the cadet may request review of the
        denial by the Secretary, who shall take action on such request for
        review not later than 5 calendar days after receipt of such
        request.
            ``(4) Confidentiality.--The Secretary shall ensure that all
        records of any request, determination, transfer, or other action
        under this subsection remain confidential, consistent with
        applicable law and regulation.
            ``(5) Effect of other law.--A cadet who transfers under this
        subsection may retain the cadet's appointment to the Coast Guard
        Academy or may be appointed to the military service academy to
        which the cadet transfers without regard to the limitations and
        requirements set forth in sections 7442, 8454, and 9442 of title
        10.
            ``(6) Commission as officer in the coast guard.--
                ``(A) In general.--Upon graduation, a graduate of the
            United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force
            Academy, or the United States Naval Academy who transferred to
            that academy under this subsection is entitled to be accepted
            for appointment as a permanent commissioned officer in the
            Regular Coast Guard in the same manner as graduates of the
            Coast Guard Academy, as set forth in section 2101 of this
            title.
                ``(B) Commission as officer in other armed force.--
                    ``(i) In general.--A cadet who transfers under this
                subsection to the United States Military Academy, the
                United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Naval
                Academy and indicates a preference pursuant to clause (ii)
                may be appointed as a commissioned officer in an armed
                force associated with the academy from which the cadet
                graduated.
                    ``(ii) Statement of preference.--A cadet seeking
                appointment as a commissioned officer in an armed force
                associated with the academy from which the cadet graduated
                under clause (i) shall, before graduating from that
                academy, indicate to the Commandant that the cadet has a
                preference for appointment to that armed force.
                    ``(iii) Consideration by coast guard.--The Commandant
                shall consider a preference of a cadet indicated pursuant
                to clause (ii), but may require the cadet to serve as a
                permanent commissioned officer in the Regular Coast Guard
                instead of being appointed as a commissioned officer in an
                armed force associated with the academy from which the
                cadet graduated.
                    ``(iv) Treatment of service agreement.--With respect to
                a service agreement entered into under section 1925 of this
                title by a cadet who transfers under this subsection to the
                United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force
                Academy, or the United States Naval Academy and is
                appointed as a commissioned officer in an armed force
                associated with that academy, the service obligation
                undertaken under such agreement shall be considered to be
                satisfied upon the completion of 5 years of active duty
                service in the service of such armed force.
                ``(C) Senior reserve officers' training corps program.--A
            cadet who transfers under this subsection to a Senior Reserve
            Officers' Training Corps program affiliated with another
            institution of higher education is entitled upon graduation
            from the Senior Reserve Officers' Training program to
            commission into the Coast Guard, as set forth in section 3738a
            of this title.
        ``(h) Room Reassignment.--Coast Guard Academy cadets may request
    room reassignment if experiencing discomfort due to Coast Guard Academy
    rooming assignments, consistent with policy.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendments.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    1902 and inserting the following:
    ``1902. Academy policy and report on covered misconduct.''.
    SEC. 7242. MODIFICATION OF BOARD OF VISITORS.
        Section 1903 of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the
        following:
        ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The membership of the Board shall consist of
        the following:
                ``(A) The chairperson of the Committee on Commerce,
            Science, and Transportation of the Senate, or a member of such
            Committee designated by such chairperson.
                ``(B) The chairperson of the Committee on Transportation
            and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, or a member
            of such Committee designated by such chairperson.
                ``(C) 3 Senators appointed by the Vice President.
                ``(D) 4 Members of the House of Representatives appointed
            by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
                ``(E) 2 Senators appointed by the Vice President, each of
            whom shall be selected from among members of the Committee on
            Appropriations of the Senate.
                ``(F) 2 Members of the House of Representatives appointed
            by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each of whom
            shall be selected from among members of the Committee on
            Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
                ``(G) 6 individuals designated by the President.
            ``(2) Timing of appointments of members.--
                ``(A) Senators.--If any member of the Board described in
            paragraph (1)(C) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days
            after the date on which the first session of each Congress
            convenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of
            the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate with jurisdiction over the authorization of
            appropriations of the Coast Guard shall be members of the Board
            until the date on which the second session of such Congress
            adjourns sine die.
                ``(B) Members of the house of representatives.--If any
            member of the Board described in paragraph (1)(D) is not
            appointed by the date that is 180 days after the date on which
            the first session of each Congress convenes, the chair and
            ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives with jurisdiction over the authorization of
            appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the
            Board until the date on which the second session of such
            Congress adjourns sine die.
                ``(C) Members of the committee on appropriations of the
            senate.--If any member of the Board described in paragraph
            (1)(E) is not appointed by the date that is 180 days after the
            date on which the first session of each Congress convenes, the
            chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of the Committee
            on Appropriations of the Senate with jurisdiction over
            appropriations for the Coast Guard shall be members of the
            Board until the date on which the second session of such
            Congress adjourns sine die.
                ``(D) Members of the committee on appropriations of the
            house of representatives.--If any member of the Board described
            in paragraph (1)(F) is not appointed by the date that is 180
            days after the date on which the first session of each Congress
            convenes, the chair and ranking member of the subcommittee of
            the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
            with jurisdiction over appropriations for the Coast Guard shall
            be members of the Board until the date on which the second
            session of such Congress adjourns sine die.
            ``(3) Chairperson.--
                ``(A) In general.--On a biennial basis and subject to
            paragraph (4), the Board shall select from among the members of
            the Board a Member of Congress to serve as the Chair of the
            Board.
                ``(B) Rotation.--A Member of the House of Representatives
            and a Member of the Senate shall alternately be selected as the
            Chair of the Board.
                ``(C) Term.--An individual may not serve as Chairperson of
            the Board for consecutive terms.
            ``(4) Length of service.--
                ``(A) Members of congress.--A Member of Congress designated
            as a member of the Board under paragraph (1) shall be
            designated as a member in the first session of the applicable
            Congress and shall serve for the duration of such Congress.
                ``(B) Individuals designated by the president.--Each
            individual designated by the President under paragraph (1)(G)
            shall serve as a member of the Board for 3 years, except that
            any such member whose term of office has expired shall continue
            to serve until a successor is appointed by the President.
                ``(C) Death or resignation of a member.--If a member of the
            Board dies or resigns, a successor shall be designated for any
            unexpired portion of the term of the member by the official who
            designated the member.
        ``(c) Academy Visits.--
            ``(1) Annual visit.--The Commandant shall invite each member of
        the Board, and any staff designated under subsection (e)(2)(A), to
        visit the Coast Guard Academy at least once annually to review the
        operation of the Academy.
            ``(2) Additional visits.--With the approval of the Secretary,
        the Board or any members of the Board in connection with the duties
        of the Board may--
                ``(A) make visits to the Academy in addition to the visits
            described in paragraph (1); or
                ``(B) consult with--
                    ``(i) the Superintendent of the Academy; or
                    ``(ii) the faculty, staff, or cadets of the Academy.
            ``(3) Access.--The Commandant shall ensure that the Board or
        any members of the Board who visits the Academy under this
        paragraph is provided reasonable access to the grounds, facilities,
        cadets, faculty, staff, and other personnel of the Academy for the
        purpose of carrying out the duties of the Board.'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``, including with
            respect to prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual
            assault and sexual harassment'' after ``discipline''; and
                (B) in paragraph (5) by inserting ``, including
            infrastructure, living quarters, and deferred maintenance''
            after ``equipment''; and
            (3) by striking subsections (e) through (g) and inserting the
        following:
        ``(e) Administrative Matters.--
            ``(1) Meetings.--
                ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently than annually, the
            Board shall meet at a location chosen by the Commandant, in
            consultation with the Board, to conduct the review required by
            subsection (d).
                ``(B) Chairperson and charter.--The Federal officer
            designated under subsection (g)(1)(B) shall organize a meeting
            of the Board for the purposes of--
                    ``(i) selecting a Chairperson of the Board under
                subsection (b)(3);
                    ``(ii) adopting an official charter for the Board,
                which shall establish the schedule of meetings of the
                Board; and
                    ``(iii) any other matter such designated Federal
                officer or the Board considers appropriate.
                ``(C) Scheduling.--In scheduling a meeting of the Board,
            such designated Federal officer shall coordinate, to the
            greatest extent practicable, with the members of the Board to
            determine the date and time of the meeting.
                ``(D) Notification.--Not less than 30 days before each
            scheduled meeting of the Board, such designated Federal officer
            shall notify each member of the Board of the time, date, and
            location of the meeting.
            ``(2) Staff.--
                ``(A) Designation.--The chairperson and the ranking member
            of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
            the Senate and the chairperson and the ranking member of the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives may each designate 1 staff member of each such
            Committees.
                ``(B) Role.--Staff designated under subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) may attend and participate in visits and carry
                out consultations described under subsection (c)(1) and
                attend and participate in meetings described under
                paragraph (1); and
                    ``(ii) may not otherwise carry out duties or take
                actions reserved to members of the Board under this
                section.
            ``(3) Advisors.--If approved by the Secretary, the Board may
        consult with advisors in carrying out the duties of the Board under
        this section.
            ``(4) Reports.--
                ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
            which the Board conducts a meeting of the Board under paragraph
            (1), the Commandant, in consultation with the Board, shall
            submit a report on the actions of the Board during the meeting
            and the recommendations of the Board pertaining to the Academy
            to--
                    ``(i) the Secretary;
                    ``(ii) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation and the Committee on Armed Services of the
                Senate; and
                    ``(iii) the Committee on Transportation and
                Infrastructure and the Committee on Armed Services of the
                House of Representatives.
                ``(B) Publication.--Each report submitted under this
            paragraph shall be published on a publicly accessible website
            of the Coast Guard.
        ``(f) Disclosure.--The Commandant and the Superintendent of the
    Academy shall ensure candid and complete disclosure to the Board,
    consistent with applicable laws relating to disclosure of information,
    with respect to--
            ``(1) each issue described in subsection (d); and
            ``(2) any other issue the Board or the Commandant considers
        appropriate.
        ``(g) Coast Guard Support.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant shall--
                ``(A) provide support to the Board, as Board considers
            necessary for the performance of the duties of the Board;
                ``(B) designate a Federal officer to support the
            performance of the duties of the Board; and
                ``(C) in cooperation with the Superintendent of the
            Academy, advise the Board of any institutional issues,
            consistent with applicable laws concerning the disclosure of
            information.
            ``(2) Reimbursement.--Each member of the Board and each advisor
        consulted by the Board under subsection (e)(3) shall be reimbursed,
        to the extent permitted by law, by the Coast Guard for actual
        expenses incurred while engaged in duties as a member or advisor.
        ``(h) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
    the first session of each Congress convenes, the Commandant shall
    provide to the chairperson and ranking member of the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the chairperson
    and ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the President
    notification of the requirements of this section.''.
    SEC. 7243. COAST GUARD ACADEMY CADET ADVISORY BOARD.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of Chapter 19 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 1907. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Commandant shall establish within the
    Coast Guard Academy an advisory board to be known as the `Coast Guard
    Academy Cadet Advisory Board' (in this section referred to as the
    `Advisory Board').
        ``(b) Membership.--The Advisory Board shall be composed of not
    fewer than 12 cadets of the Coast Guard Academy who are enrolled at the
    Coast Guard Academy at the time of appointment, including not fewer
    than 3 cadets from each class.
        ``(c) Appointment.--
            ``(1) In general.--Cadets shall be appointed to the Advisory
        Board by the Provost, in consultation with the Superintendent of
        the Coast Guard Academy.
            ``(2) Application.--Cadets who are eligible for appointment to
        the Advisory Board shall submit an application for appointment to
        the Provost of the Coast Guard Academy, or a designee of the
        Provost, for consideration.
        ``(d) Selection.--The Provost shall select eligible applicants
    who--
            ``(1) are best suited to fulfill the duties described in
        subsection (g); and
            ``(2) best represent the student body makeup at the Coast Guard
        Academy.
        ``(e) Term.--
            ``(1) In general.--Appointments shall be made not later than 60
        days after the date of the swearing in of a new class of cadets at
        the Coast Guard Academy.
            ``(2) Term.--The term of membership of a cadet on the Advisory
        Board shall be 1 academic year.
        ``(f) Meetings.--The Advisory Board shall meet in person with the
    Superintendent not less frequently than twice each academic year to
    discuss the activities of the Advisory Board.
        ``(g) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall--
            ``(1) identify challenges facing Coast Guard Academy cadets
        relating to--
                ``(A) health and wellbeing;
                ``(B) cadet perspectives and information with respect to
            sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexual violence
            prevention, response, and recovery at the Coast Guard Academy;
            and
                ``(C) any other matter the Advisory Board considers
            important;
            ``(2) discuss and propose possible solutions to such
        challenges, including improvements to leadership development at the
        Coast Guard Academy; and
            ``(3) periodically review the efficacy of Coast Guard Academy
        academic, wellness, and other relevant programs and provide
        recommendations to the Commandant for improvement of such programs.
        ``(h) Working Groups.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall establish a working
        group composed, at least in part, of Coast Guard Academy cadets who
        are not current members of the Advisory Board and members of the
        Cadets Against Sexual Assault, or any similar successor
        organization, to assist the Advisory Board in carrying out the
        duties described in subsection (g)(1)(B).
            ``(2) Other working groups.--The Advisory Board may establish
        such other working groups (which may be composed, at least in part,
        of Coast Guard Academy cadets who are not current members of the
        Advisory Board) as the Advisory Board finds to be necessary to
        carry out duties of the Board, other than the duties described in
        subparagraph (A) or (C) of subsection (g)(1).
        ``(i) Reporting.--
            ``(1) Commandant and superintendent.--Not less frequently than
        once per academic semester, the Advisory Board shall submit a
        report or provide a briefing to the Commandant and the
        Superintendent on the results of the activities carried out in
        furtherance of the duties of the Advisory Board described in
        subsection (g), including recommendations for actions to be taken
        based on such results.
            ``(2) Annual report.--The Advisory Board shall transmit to the
        Commandant, through the Provost and the Superintendent, an annual
        report at the conclusion of each academic year, containing the
        information and materials presented to the Commandant,
        Superintendent, or both, during each brief provided during such
        academic year.
            ``(3) Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the receipt by
        the Commandant of a report under this subsection, the Commandant
        shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives any report or
        other materials provided to the Commandant and Superintendent under
        paragraph (1) and any other information related to the Advisory
        Board requested by the Committees.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 1906 the following:
    ``1907. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Advisory Board.''.
    SEC. 7244. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY FACILITIES AND
    EQUIPMENT BY COVERED FOUNDATIONS.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United
    States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities
        and equipment by covered foundations
        ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the
    Secretary, with the concurrence of the Superintendent of the Coast
    Guard Academy, may authorize a covered foundation to use, on a
    reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis as determined by the Secretary,
    facilities or equipment of the Coast Guard Academy.
        ``(b) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not authorize any use of
    facilities or equipment under subsection (a) if such use may jeopardize
    the health, safety, or well-being of any member of the Coast Guard or
    cadet of the Coast Guard Academy.
        ``(c) Limitations.--The Secretary may only authorize the use of
    facilities or equipment under subsection (a) if such use--
            ``(1) is without any liability of the United States to the
        covered foundation;
            ``(2) does not--
                ``(A) affect the ability of any official or employee of the
            Coast Guard, or any member of the armed forces, to carry out
            any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective manner;
                ``(B) compromise the integrity or appearance of integrity
            of any program of the Coast Guard, or any individual involved
            in any such program; or
                ``(C) include the participation of any cadet of the Coast
            Guard Academy at an event of the covered foundation, other than
            participation of such a cadet in an honor guard;
            ``(3) complies with any applicable ethics regulation; and
            ``(4) has been reviewed and approved by an attorney of the
        Coast Guard.
        ``(d) Issuance of Policies.--The Secretary shall issue Coast Guard
    policies to carry out this section.
        ``(e) Briefing.--For any fiscal year in which the Secretary
    exercises the authority under subsection (a), not later than the last
    day of such fiscal year, the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives on the number of events or activities of a covered
    foundation supported by such exercise of authority during the fiscal
    year.
        ``(f) Covered Foundation Defined.--In this section, the term
    `covered foundation' means an organization that--
            ``(1) is a charitable, educational, or civic nonprofit
        organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986; and
            ``(2) the Secretary determines operates exclusively to
        support--
                ``(A) recruiting activities with respect to the Coast Guard
            Academy;
                ``(B) parent or alumni development in support of the Coast
            Guard Academy;
                ``(C) academic, leadership, or character development of
            Coast Guard Academy cadets;
                ``(D) institutional development of the Coast Guard Academy;
            or
                ``(E) athletics in support of the Coast Guard Academy.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,
    United States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item
    relating to section 1907 the following:
    ``1908. Authorization for use of Coast Guard Academy facilities and
              equipment by covered foundations.''.
    SEC. 7245. POLICY ON HAZING.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 1909. Policy on hazing
        ``(a) In General.--Subject to the approval of the Commandant, the
    Superintendent of the Academy shall issue and make available to the
    public written policies--
            ``(1) subject to subsection (d), defining hazing;
            ``(2) designed to prevent hazing; and
            ``(3) prescribing dismissal, suspension, or other adequate
        punishment for violations.
        ``(b) Effect of Request for Court-martial.--If a cadet who is
    charged with violating a policy issued under subsection (a), the
    penalty for which is or may be dismissal from the Academy, requests in
    writing a trial by a general court-martial, the cadet may not be
    dismissed for that offense except under sentence of such a court.
        ``(c) Limitation.--A cadet dismissed from the Academy for hazing or
    bullying may not be reappointed to the Corps of Cadets, and is
    ineligible for appointment as commissioned officer in a regular
    component of the Coast Guard, until the date that is 2 years after the
    date of the graduation of the class of the cadet.
        ``(d) Definition of Hazing.--In developing the policies under
    subsection (a)(1), the Superintendent shall, to the maximum extent
    practicable, define the term `hazing' as the unauthorized assumption of
    authority by a cadet whereby another cadet suffers or is exposed to any
    cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, or oppression, or the
    deprivation or abridgement of any right.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,
    United States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item
    relating to section 1908 the following:
    ``1909. Policy on hazing.''.
    SEC. 7246. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 19 of title 14, United
    States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 1910. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy
        ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the
    department in which the Coast Guard is operating may establish
    concurrent jurisdiction between the Federal Government and the State of
    Connecticut over the lands constituting the Coast Guard Academy in New
    London, Connecticut, as necessary to facilitate the ability of the
    State of Connecticut and City of New London to investigate and
    prosecute any crimes cognizable under Connecticut law that are
    committed on such Coast Guard Academy property.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 19 of title 14,
    United States Code, is further amended by inserting after the item
    relating to section 1909 the following:
    ``1910. Concurrent jurisdiction at Coast Guard Academy.''.
    SEC. 7247. STUDY ON COAST GUARD ACADEMY OVERSIGHT.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant, shall enter into an agreement with a
    federally funded research and development center with relevant
    expertise under which such center shall conduct an assessment of the
    oversight and governance of the Coast Guard Academy, including--
            (1) examining the--
                (A) authorities regarding Coast Guard and Departmental
            oversight of the Coast Guard Academy, including considerations
            of how these may impact accreditation review at the Academy;
                (B) roles and responsibilities of the Board of Trustees of
            such Academy;
                (C) Coast Guard roles and responsibilities with respect to
            management and facilitation of the Board of Trustees of such
            Academy;
                (D) advisory functions of the Board of Trustees of such
            Academy; and
                (E) membership of the Board of Trustees for the 10- year
            period preceding the date of the enactment of this Act, to
            include expertise, objectiveness, and effectiveness in
            conducting oversight of such Academy; and
            (2) an analysis of the involvement of the Board of Trustees
        during the Operation Fouled Anchor investigation, including to what
        extent the Board members were informed, involved, or made decisions
        regarding the governance of the academy based on that
        investigation.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
    Commandant enters into an agreement under subsection (a), the federally
    funded research and development center selected under such subsection
    shall submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
    Guard is operating, the Commandant, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
    and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation
    and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that
    contains--
            (1) the results of the assessment required under subsection
        (a); and
            (2) recommendations to improve governance of the Coast Guard
        Academy and the Board of Trustees.
    SEC. 7248. ELECTRONIC LOCKING MECHANISMS TO ENSURE COAST GUARD ACADEMY
    CADET ROOM SECURITY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the Superintendent of
    the Coast Guard Academy (referred to in this section as the
    ``Superintendent''), shall--
            (1) install an electronic locking mechanism for each room at
        the Coast Guard Academy within which 1 or more Coast Guard Academy
        cadets reside overnight;
            (2) test each such mechanism not less than once every 6 months
        for proper function and maintained in proper working order; and
            (3) use a system that electronically records the date, time,
        and identity of each individual who accesses a cadet room using an
        electronic access token, code, card, or other electronic means,
        which shall be maintained in accordance with the general schedule
        for records retention, or a period of five years, whichever is
        later.
        (b) Electronic Locking Mechanisms.--
            (1) In general.--Each electronic locking mechanism described in
        subsection (a) shall be coded in a manner that provides access to a
        room described in such subsection only to--
                (A) the 1 or more cadets assigned to the room; and
                (B) such Coast Guard Academy officers, administrators,
            staff, or security personnel, including personnel of the Coast
            Guard Investigative Service, as are necessary to access the
            room in the event of an emergency.
            (2) Existing mechanisms.--Not later than 30 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall ensure that
        electronic locking mechanisms installed in academic buildings of
        the Coast Guard Academy, Chase Hall common spaces, and in any other
        location at the Coast Guard Academy are maintained in proper
        working order.
        (c) Access Policy Instruction.--Not later than 1 year after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall promulgate a
    policy regarding cadet room security policies and procedures, which
    shall include, at a minimum--
            (1) a prohibition on sharing with any other cadet, employee, or
        other individual electronic access tokens, codes, cards, or other
        electronic means of accessing a cadet room;
            (2) procedures for resetting electronic locking mechanisms in
        the event of a lost, stolen, or otherwise compromised electronic
        access token, code, card, or other electronic means of accessing a
        cadet room;
            (3) procedures to maintain the identity of each individual who
        accesses a cadet room using an electronic access token, code, card,
        or other electronic means, while ensuring the security of
        personally identifiable information and protecting the privacy of
        any such individual, as appropriate;
            (4) procedures by which cadets may report to the chain of
        command the malfunction of an electronic locking mechanism; and
            (5) a schedule of testing to ensure the proper functioning of
        electronic locking mechanisms.
        (d) Minimum Training Requirements.--The Superintendent shall ensure
    that each Coast Guard Academy cadet receives, not later than 1 day
    after the date of the initial arrival of the cadet at the Coast Guard
    Academy, an initial training session, and any other training the
    Superintendent considers necessary, on--
            (1) the use of electronic locking mechanisms installed under
        this section; and
            (2) the policy promulgated under subsection (c).
    SEC. 7249. REPORT ON EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT
    SERVICES FACILITIES AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant, shall submit to the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee
    on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    report on existing behavioral health and wellness support services
    facilities at the Coast Guard Academy in which Coast Guard Academy
    cadets and officer candidates, respectively, may receive timely and
    independent behavioral health and wellness support services, including
    via telemedicine.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
    include--
            (1) an identification of each building at the Coast Guard
        Academy that contains a dormitory or other overnight accommodations
        for cadets or officer candidates; and
            (2)(A) an identification of additional behavioral health or
        wellness support services that would be beneficial to cadets and
        officer candidates, such as additional facilities with secure
        access to telemedicine;
                (B) a description of the benefits that such services would
            provide to cadets and officer candidates, particularly to
            cadets and officer candidates who have experienced sexual
            assault or sexual harassment; and
                (C) a description of the resources necessary to provide
            such services.
    SEC. 7250. REQUIRED POSTING OF INFORMATION.
        The Commandant shall ensure that, in each building at the Coast
    Guard Academy that contains a dormitory or other overnight
    accommodations for cadets or officer candidates, written information is
    posted in a visible location with respect to--
            (1) the methods and means by which a cadet or officer candidate
        may report a crime, including harassment, sexual assault, sexual
        harassment, and any other offense;
            (2) the contact information for the Coast Guard Investigative
        Service;
            (3) external resources for--
                (A) wellness support;
                (B) work-life;
                (C) medical services; and
                (D) support relating to behavioral health, civil rights,
            sexual assault, and sexual harassment; and
            (4) cadet and officer candidate rights with respect to
        reporting incidents to the Coast Guard Investigative Service,
        civilian authorities, the Office of the Inspector General of the
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and any other
        applicable entity.
    SEC. 7251. INSTALLATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL PRIVACY ROOMS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard
    is operating shall install or construct at the Coast Guard Academy not
    fewer than 2 rooms to be used for the purpose of supporting cadet and
    officer candidate behavioral health and other medical or other health-
    related services.
        (b) Standards of Rooms.--Each room installed or constructed under
    this section shall--
            (1) be equipped--
                (A) in a manner that ensures the protection of the privacy
            of cadets and officer candidates, consistent with law and
            policy;
                (B) with a telephone and computer to allow for the
            provision of behavioral health and wellness support or other
            services; and
                (C) with an accessible and private wireless internet
            connection for the use of personal communications devices at
            the discretion of the cadet or officer candidate concerned; and
            (2) to the extent practicable and consistent with good order
        and discipline, be accessible to cadets and officer candidates at
        all times; and
            (3) contain the written information described in section 7250,
        which shall be posted in a visible location.
    SEC. 7252. REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF COAST GUARD ACADEMY POLICY ON
    SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
        (a) In General.--The Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy
    (referred to in this section as the ``Superintendent'') shall--
            (1) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
        Act, commence a review of the Coast Guard Academy policy on sexual
        harassment and sexual violence established in accordance with
        section 1902 of title 14, United States Code, that includes an
        evaluation as to whether any long-standing Coast Guard Academy
        tradition, system, process, or internal policy impedes the
        implementation of necessary evidence-informed best practices
        followed by other military service academies in prevention,
        response, and recovery relating to sexual harassment and sexual
        violence; and
            (2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
        Act--
                (A) complete such review; and
                (B) modify such policy in accordance with subsection (b).
        (b) Modifications to Policy.--In modifying the Coast Guard Academy
    policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence referred to in
    subsection (a), the Superintendent shall ensure that such policy
    includes the following:
            (1) Each matter required to be specified by section 1902(b) of
        title 14, United States Code.
            (2) Updates to achieve compliance with chapter 47 of title 10,
        United States Code (Uniform Code of Military Justice).
            (3) A description of the roles and responsibilities of staff of
        the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and
        Recovery program, including--
                (A) the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator;
                (B) the Victim Advocate Program Specialist;
                (C) the Volunteer Victim Advocate; and
                (D) the Primary Prevention Specialist, as established under
            subsection (c).
            (4) A description of the role of the Coast Guard Investigative
        Service with respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence
        prevention, response, and recovery at the Coast Guard Academy.
            (5) A description of the role of support staff at the Coast
        Guard Academy, including chaplains, with respect to sexual
        harassment and sexual violence prevention, response, and recovery.
            (6) Measures to promote awareness of dating violence.
            (7) A delineation of the relationship between--
                (A) cadet advocacy groups organized for the prevention of,
            response to, and recovery from sexual harassment and sexual
            violence, including Cadets Against Sexual Assault; and
                (B) the staff of the Coast Guard Academy Sexual Assault
            Prevention, Response, and Recovery program.
            (8) A provision that requires cadets and Coast Guard Academy
        personnel to participate in not fewer than one in-person training
        each academic year on the prevention of, responses to, and
        resources relating to incidents of sexual harassment and sexual
        violence, to be provided by the staff of the Coast Guard Academy
        Sexual Assault Prevention, Response, and Recovery program.
            (9) The establishment, revision, or expansion, as necessary, of
        an anti-retaliation Superintendent's Instruction for cadets who--
                (A) report incidents of sexual harassment or sexual
            violence;
                (B) participate in cadet advocacy groups that advocate for
            the prevention of, response to, and recovery from sexual
            harassment and sexual violence; or
                (C) seek assistance from a company officer, company senior
            enlisted leader, athletic coach, or other Coast Guard Academy
            staff member with respect to a mental health or other medical
            emergency.
            (10) A provision that explains the purpose of and process for
        issuance of a no-contact order at the Coast Guard Academy,
        including a description of the manner in which such an order shall
        be enforced.
            (11) A provision that explains the purpose of and process for
        issuance of a military protective order at the Coast Guard Academy,
        including a description of--
                (A) the manner in which such an order shall be enforced;
            and
                (B) the associated requirement to notify the National
            Criminal Information Center of the issuance of such an order.
        (c) Primary Prevention Specialist.--Not later than 180 days after
    the date of enactment of this Act, the Superintendent shall hire a
    Primary Prevention Specialist, to be located and serve at the Coast
    Guard Academy.
        (d) Temporary Leave of Absence to Receive Medical Services and
    Mental Health and Related Support Services.--The Superintendent shall
    ensure that the Academy's policy regarding a cadet who has made a
    restricted or unrestricted report of sexual harassment to request a
    leave of absence from the Coast Guard Academy is consistent with other
    military service academies.

                        Subtitle E--Reports and Policies

    SEC. 7261. POLICY AND BRIEFING ON AVAILABILITY OF NALOXONE TO TREAT
    OPIOID, INCLUDING FENTANYL, OVERDOSES.
        (a) Policy.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Commandant shall update the policy of the Coast Guard
    regarding the use of medication to treat drug overdoses, including the
    use of drugs or devices approved, cleared, or otherwise legally
    marketed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301
    et seq.) for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose.
        (b) Availability.--The updated policy required under subsection (a)
    shall require opioid overdose reversal medications be available--
            (1) at each Coast Guard clinic;
            (2) at each independently located Coast Guard unit;
            (3) onboard each Coast Guard cutter; and
            (4) for response to known or suspected opioid overdoses, such
        as fentanyl, at other appropriate Coast Guard installations and
        facilities and onboard other Coast Guard assets.
        (c) Participation in Tracking System.--Not later than 1 year after
    the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which
    the tracking system established under section 706 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) is
    established, the Commandant shall ensure the participation of the Coast
    Guard in the such tracking system.
        (d) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 1 year after the
    earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date on which the
    tracking system established under section 706 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10 U.S.C. 1090 note) is
    established, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard
    is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy and the
    Secretary of Defense shall finalize a memorandum of understanding to
    facilitate Coast Guard access such tracking system.
        (e) Briefing.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a briefing on the use, by members and personnel of
        the Coast Guard at Coast Guard facilities, onboard Coast Guard
        assets, and during Coast Guard operations, of--
                (A) opioid overdose reversal medications; and
                (B) opioids, including fentanyl.
            (2) Elements.--The briefing required under paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A description of--
                    (i) the progress made in the implementation of the
                updated policy required under subsection (a);
                    (ii) the prevalence and incidence of the illegal use of
                fentanyl and other controlled substances in the Coast Guard
                during the 5-year period preceding the briefing;
                    (iii) processes of the Coast Guard to mitigate
                substance abuse in the Coast Guard, particularly with
                respect to fentanyl; and
                    (iv) the status of the memorandum of understanding
                required under subsection (d).
                (B) For the 5-year period preceding the briefing, a review
            of instances in which naloxone or other similar medication was
            used to treat opioid, including fentanyl, overdoses at a Coast
            Guard facility, onboard a Coast Guard asset, or during a Coast
            Guard operation.
        (f) Privacy.--In carrying out the requirements of this section, the
    Commandant shall ensure compliance with all applicable privacy law,
    including section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly
    referred to as the ``Privacy Act''), and the privacy regulations
    promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability
    and Accountability Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note).
        (g) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of the availability
    requirement under subsection (b), with respect to a Coast Guard
    installation comprised of multiple Coast Guard facilities or units,
    opioid overdose reversal medications available at a single Coast Guard
    facility within the installation shall be considered to be available to
    all Coast Guard facilities or units on the installation if appropriate
    arrangements are in place to ensure access, at all times during
    operations, to the opioid overdose reversal medications contained
    within such single Coast Guard facility.
    SEC. 7262. POLICY ON METHODS TO REDUCE INCENTIVES FOR ILLICIT MARITIME
    DRUG TRAFFICKING.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the
    Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Secretary of
    State, and the Secretary of Defense, shall develop a policy, consistent
    with the Constitution of the United States, as well as domestic and
    international law, to address, disincentivize, and interdict illicit
    trafficking by sea of controlled substances (and precursors of
    controlled substances) being transported to produce illicit synthetic
    drugs.
        (b) Elements.--In developing the policy required under subsection
    (a), the Commandant shall--
            (1) include a requirement that, to the maximum extent
        practicable, a vessel unlawfully transporting a controlled
        substance or precursors of a controlled substance being transported
        to produce illicit synthetic drugs, be seized or appropriately
        disposed of consistent with domestic and international law, as well
        as any international agreements to which the United States is a
        party; and
            (2) aim to reduce incentives for illicit maritime drug
        trafficking on a global scale, including in the Eastern Pacific
        Ocean, the Indo-Pacific region, the Caribbean, and the Middle East.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall brief the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign
    Relations, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,
    and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
    and the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Committee on the
    Judiciary of the House of Representatives on--
            (1) the policy developed pursuant to subsection (a); and
            (2) additional resources necessary to implement the policy
        required under subsection (a) and methods recommended under
        subparagraph (A).
    SEC. 7263. PLAN FOR JOINT AND INTEGRATED MARITIME OPERATIONAL AND
    LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AND TAIWAN COAST
    GUARD ADMINISTRATION.
        (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to require a plan to
    increase joint and integrated training opportunities for the United
    States Coast Guard and the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration.
        (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the
        Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall complete a
        plan to expand opportunities for additional joint and integrated
        training activities for the United States Coast Guard and the
        Taiwan Coast Guard Administration.
            (2) Elements.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall include
        the following:
                (A) The estimated costs for fiscal years 2026 through
            2030--
                    (i) to deploy United States Coast Guard mobile training
                teams to Taiwan to meaningfully enhance the maritime
                security, law enforcement, and deterrence capabilities of
                Taiwan; and
                    (ii) to accommodate the participation of an increased
                number of members of the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration
                in United States Coast Guard-led maritime training courses,
                including associated training costs for such members, such
                as costs for lodging, meals and incidental expenses,
                travel, training of personnel, and instructional materials.
                (B) A strategy for increasing the number of seats, as
            practicable, for members of the Taiwan Coast Guard
            Administration at each of the following United States Coast
            Guard training courses:
                    (i) The International Maritime Officers Course.
                    (ii) The International Leadership and Management
                Seminar.
                    (iii) The International Crisis Command and Control
                Course.
                    (iv) The International Maritime Domain Awareness
                School.
                    (v) The International Maritime Search and Rescue
                Planning School.
                    (vi) The International Command Center School.
                (C) An assessment of--
                    (i) the degree to which integrated and joint United
                States Coast Guard and Taiwan Coast Guard Administration
                maritime training would assist in--

                        (I) preventing, detecting, and suppressing illegal,
                    unreported, and unregulated fishing operations in the
                    South China Sea and surrounding waters; and
                        (II) supporting counter-illicit drug trafficking
                    operations in the South China Sea and surrounding
                    waters; and

                    (ii) whether the frequency of United States Coast Guard
                training team visits to Taiwan should be increased to
                enhance the maritime security, law enforcement, and
                deterrence capabilities of Taiwan.
            (3) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which
        the plan required under paragraph (1) is completed, the Commandant
        shall provide to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
        and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
        briefing on the contents of the plan.
    SEC. 7264. AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
        (a) Discontinuance of Aid to Navigation.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14,
        United States Code, is amended--
                (A) by redesignating the second section 548 as section 551;
            and
                (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 552. Discontinuance of aid to navigation
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a process for
    the discontinuance of an aid to navigation (other than a seasonal or
    temporary aid) established, maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard.
        ``(b) Requirement.--The process established under subsection (a)
    shall include procedures--
            ``(1) to notify the public of any discontinuance of an aid to
        navigation described in that subsection; and
            ``(2) to safeguard against any discontinuation that may
        compromise the safety of mariners or the public or hinder maritime
        operational readiness, including with respect to food security and
        maritime transportation.
        ``(c) Consultation.--In establishing a process under subsection
    (a), the Secretary shall consult with and consider any recommendations
    of--
            ``(1) the Navigation Safety Advisory Council; and
            ``(2) with respect to aids to navigation established,
        maintained, or operated by the Coast Guard and located in the
        coastal or inland waterways of a State, the public of such State
        and relevant stakeholders, including--
                ``(A) State agencies;
                ``(B) State, local, and Tribal law enforcement, fire, and
            emergency response agencies;
                ``(C) Indian Tribes;
                ``(D) port;
                ``(E) pilots;
                ``(F) harbormasters;
                ``(G) commercial and recreational fishermen, including
            fishing associations;
                ``(H) ferry operators;
                ``(I) marina operators;
                ``(J) recreational boaters;
                ``(K) passenger vessel operators; and
                ``(L) coastal residents.
        ``(d) Notification.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
    the process is established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
    notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
    Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
    House of Representatives of such process.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title
        14, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) by striking the item relating to the second section
            548; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard.
    ``552. Discontinuance of aid to navigation.''.

        (b) Report on Condition of Aids to Navigation on the Missouri
    River.--
            (1) Report to congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate a report on the condition of dayboards
        and the placement of buoys on the Missouri River.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
                (A) a list of the most recent date on which each dayboard
            and buoy was serviced by the Coast Guard;
                (B) an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to
            systematically service each dayboard and buoy on the Missouri
            River; and
                (C) assigned points of contact.
        (c) Report on Condition of Aids to Navigation.--
            (1) Report to congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date
        of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of the Committee
        on Marine Transportation System shall submit to the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate a report on the condition of dayboards and the placement of
        buoys in Coast Guard Northeast District, and Coast Guard Northwest
        District.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include--
                (A) a list of the most recent date on which each dayboard
            and buoy was serviced by the Coast Guard;
                (B) an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to
            systematically service each buoy located in the Coast Guard
            Northeast District;
                (C) an overview of the plan of the Coast Guard to
            systematically service each buoy located in the Coast Guard
            Northwest District; and
                (D) assigned points of contact.
            (3) Limitation.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this
        Act, the Commandant may not remove the aids to navigation covered
        in paragraph (1), unless there is an imminent threat to life or
        safety, until a period of 180 days has elapsed following the date
        on which the Commandant submits the report required under paragraph
        (1).
            (4) Study on reliance on aids to navigation.--
                (A) In general.--The Executive Director of the Committee of
            Marine Transportation System Commandant shall conduct a study
            on the extent to which physical aids to navigation, including
            buoys and dayboards, are relied upon by maritime users in the
            Missouri River, Coast Guard Northeast District, and Coast Guard
            Northwest District.
                (B) Requirements.--In the study conducted under
            subparagraph (A), the Commandant shall include the following:
                    (i) An analysis of the extent to which physical aids to
                navigation serve as primary navigational references for
                operators of vessels that lack electronic or satellite-
                based systems, including small commercial vessels,
                recreational boats, sailboats, and skiffs.
                    (ii) An assessment of the role physical aids to
                navigation play in supporting safe vessel operation during
                outages, disruptions, or inaccuracies in electronic or
                satellite-based navigation systems.
                    (iii) An assessment of mariner perspectives on the
                availability, visibility, and reliability of physical aids
                to navigation, based on input from recreational boaters,
                commercial fishermen, pilot associations, port authorities,
                and other relevant waterway users.
                    (iv) A summary of reported incidents or near-miss
                events from the past five years in which the presence or
                absence of physical aids to navigation played a
                contributory role in navigational outcomes, including
                collisions, groundings, or deviations from intended routes.
                    (v) Recommendations for enhancing navigational safety
                for mariners who rely exclusively on, or supplement
                electronic systems with, traditional visual aids to
                navigation.
                    (vi) A cost-benefit analysis of the continued
                maintenance of physical aids to navigation, and the
                projected consequences of their removal, including--

                        (I) an estimate of the potential increase in
                    maritime accidents, search and rescue operations,
                    environmental incidents, and Coast Guard response
                    missions that could result from the reduction or
                    removal of physical aids to navigation;
                        (II) a comparison of the anticipated costs
                    associated with such increased Coast Guard response
                    operations to the ongoing costs of maintaining and
                    servicing buoys and dayboards, particularly in high-
                    traffic areas or locations with limited access to
                    electronic navigation systems;
                        (III) an assessment of the role physical aids to
                    navigation play in preventing incidents involving
                    vessels with limited or no reliance on GPS or
                    electronic systems; and
                        (IV) an assessment of the indirect costs and
                    operational impacts associated with the removal of
                    physical aids to navigation, including increased risk
                    of vessel groundings, prolonged Coast Guard response
                    times, and diminished mariner trust in navigational
                    infrastructure.

                (C) Submission to congress.--Not later than 18 months after
            the date of enactment of this Act, the Executive Director of
            the Committee on Marine Transportation shall submit to the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate the results of the study conducted
            under subparagraph (A).
        (d) Repeal.--Section 210 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of
    2015 (14 U.S.C. 541 note) is repealed.
    SEC. 7265. STUDY AND GAP ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO COAST GUARD AIR
    STATION CORPUS CHRISTI AVIATION HANGER.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall commence a study and gap
    analysis with respect to the aviation hangar at Coast Guard Air Station
    Corpus Christi and the capacity of such hangar to accommodate the
    aircraft currently assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi
    and any aircraft anticipated to be so assigned in the future.
        (b) Elements.--The study and gap analysis required by subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
            (1) An identification of hangar infrastructure requirements
        needed--
                (A) to meet mission requirements for all aircraft currently
            assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi; and
                (B) to accommodate the assignment of an additional HC-144
            Ocean Sentry aircraft to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus
            Christi.
            (2) An assessment as to whether the aviation hangar at Coast
        Guard Air Station Corpus Christi is sufficient to accommodate all
        rotary-wing assets assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus
        Christi.
            (3) In the case of an assessment that such hangar is
        insufficient to accommodate all such rotary-wing assets, a
        description of the facility modifications that would be required to
        do so.
            (4) An assessment of the facility modifications of such hangar
        that would be required to accommodate all aircraft assigned to
        Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi upon completion of the
        transition from the MH-65 rotary-wing aircraft to the MH-60T
        rotary-wing aircraft.
            (5) An evaluation with respect to which fixed-wing assets
        assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi should be
        enclosed in such hangar so as to most effectively mitigate the
        effects of corrosion while meeting mission requirements.
            (6) An evaluation as to whether, and to what extent, the
        storage of fixed-wing assets outside such hangar would compromise
        the material condition and safety of such assets.
            (7) An evaluation of the extent to which any material condition
        and safety issue identified under paragraph (6) may be mitigated
        through the use of gust locks, chocks, tie-downs, or related
        equipment.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the commencement of the
    study and gap analysis required under subsection (a), the Commandant
    shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives a report on the results of the study and
    gap analysis.
    SEC. 7266. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS ON MEMBERS OF
    COAST GUARD WHO RELY ON FERRY SYSTEMS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in coordination with the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall submit to the
    appropriate committees of Congress a report on the impacts of the Joint
    Travel Regulations on members of the Coast Guard who are commuting, on
    permanent change of station travel, or on other official travel to or
    from locations served by ferry systems.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include an analysis of the impacts on such members of the Coast Guard
    of the following policies under the Joint Travel Regulations:
            (1) The one-vehicle shipping policy.
            (2) The unavailability of reimbursement of costs incurred by
        such members due to ferry schedule unavailability, sailing
        cancellations, and other sailing delays during commuting, permanent
        change of station travel, or other official travel.
            (3) The unavailability of local infrastructure to support
        vehicles or goods shipped to duty stations in locations outside the
        contiguous United States that are not connected by the road system,
        including locations served by the Alaska Marine Highway System.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate
        committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on
            Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives.
            (2) Joint travel regulations.--The term ``Joint Travel
        Regulations'', with respect to official travel, means the terms,
        rates, conditions, and regulations maintained under section 464 of
        title 37, United States Code.
    SEC. 7267. REPORT ON JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    report on the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
        (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) A description of the standards and criteria prescribed by
        the Coast Guard for educational institution participation in the
        Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
            (2) With respect to each educational institution offering a
        Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program--
                (A) a description of--
                    (i) the training and course of military instruction
                provided to students;
                    (ii) the facilities and drill areas used for the
                program;
                    (iii) the type and amount of Coast Guard Junior Reserve
                Officers' Training Corps program resources provided by the
                Coast Guard;
                    (iv) the type and amount of Coast Guard Junior Reserve
                Officers' Training Corps program resources provided by the
                educational institution; and
                    (v) any other matter relating to program requirements
                the Commandant considers appropriate;
                (B) an assessment as to whether the educational institution
            is located in an educationally and economically deprived area
            (as described in section 2031 of title 10, United States Code);
                (C) beginning with the year in which the program was
            established at the educational institution, the number and
            disaggregated demographics of students who have participated in
            the program; and
                (D) an assessment of the participants in the program,
            including--
                    (i) the performance of the participants in the program;
                    (ii) the number of participants in the program who
                express an intent to pursue a commission or enlistment in
                the Coast Guard; and
                    (iii) a description of any other factor or matter
                considered by the Commandant to be important in assessing
                the success of program participants at the educational
                institution.
            (3) With respect to any unit of the Coast Guard Junior Reserve
        Officers' Training Corps suspended or placed on probation pursuant
        to section 2031(h) of title 10, United States Code--
                (A) a description of the unit;
                (B) the reason for such suspension or placement on
            probation;
                (C) the year the unit was so suspended or placed on
            probation; and
                (D) with respect to any unit that was reinstated after
            previously being suspended or placed on probation, a
            justification for the reinstatement of such unit.
            (4) A description of the resources and personnel required to
        maintain, implement, and provide oversight for the Coast Guard
        Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program at each
        participating educational institution and within the Coast Guard,
        including the funding provided to each such educational
        institution, disaggregated by educational institution and year.
            (5) A recommendation with respect to--
                (A) whether the number of educational institutions
            participating in the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers'
            Training Corps program should be increased; and
                (B) in the case of a recommendation that such number should
            be increased, additional recommendations relating to such an
            increase, including--
                    (i) the number of additional educational institutions
                that should be included in the program;
                    (ii) the locations of such institutions;
                    (iii) any additional authorities or resources necessary
                for such an increase; and
                    (iv) any other matter the Commandant considers
                appropriate.
            (6) Any other matter the Commandant considers necessary in
        order to provide a full assessment of the effectiveness of the
        Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
    SEC. 7268. REPORT ON AND EXPANSION OF COAST GUARD JUNIOR RESERVE
    OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM.
        (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee
        on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a report on the status of the Coast Guard Junior
        Reserve Officers' Training Program.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A review and timeline of Coast Guard outreach efforts
            in Coast Guard districts that do not have a Coast Guard Junior
            Reserve Officers' Training Program.
                (B) A review and timeline of Coast Guard outreach efforts
            in Coast Guard districts in which there are multiple Coast
            Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Programs.
                (C) Policy recommendations regarding future expansion of
            the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Program.
        (b) Expansion.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning on December 31, 2026, the Secretary
        of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall
        maintain at all times a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
        Program with not fewer than 20 such programs.
            (2) Cost assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating shall provide Congress with an estimate of
        the costs associated with implementing this subsection.
    SEC. 7269. ANNUAL REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC
    EXAMINATION KITS.
        (a) Annual Report.--Section 11272(c) of the James M. Inhofe
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
    117-263; 136 Stat. 4066) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)--
                (A) by striking ``House'' and inserting ``House of
            Representatives''; and
                (B) by striking ``vessel'' and inserting ``Coast Guard
            vessel'';
            (2) by transferring paragraph (5) to appear as subsection (b)
        of section 564 of the title 14, United States Code; and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
        (b) Briefing.--The Commandant shall brief the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    regarding the cost incurred by the Coast Guard to meet the requirements
    of section 564 of title 14, United States Code, as amended by this
    section, during--
            (1) fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025, not later than 30
        days after the date of enactment of this Act; and
            (2) fiscal year 2026, not later than November 1, 2026.
        (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 564(a)(2) of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by striking the comma after ``paragraph (1)''.
    SEC. 7270. REPORT ON COAST GUARD PERSONNEL SKILLS.
        Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
    the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that
    includes the following:
            (1) An analysis of the skills and experience of Coast Guard
        personnel, particularly such personnel with backgrounds in
        engineering, navigation, heavy equipment operation, and
        maintenance, that are directly transferable to the dredging
        industry.
            (2) A plan for developing and implementing targeted outreach
        and recruitment strategies to connect separating or retiring Coast
        Guard personnel with employment opportunities, including registered
        apprentice programs, in the dredging industry.
            (3) An evaluation of the potential for establishing programs to
        recognize the skills of Coast Guard personnel for the merchant
        mariner credentials necessary for employment in the dredging
        industry.
            (4) A description of any existing or planned coordination with
        employers, relevant labor organizations, and other relevant
        agencies to facilitate the transition of Coast Guard personnel into
        the dredging industry.
    SEC. 7271. REPORT ON COAST GUARD SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 2030, the
    Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing
    the search and rescue operations at impacted Coast Guard facilities and
    of the assets assigned to such facilities that contains the following:
            (1) The number, location of, and assets assigned to impacted
        Coast Guard facilities.
            (2) The number of active Coast Guard facilities operating as
        scheduled mission stations and the assets assigned to such
        stations.
            (3) The steps taken to implement the recommendations of the
        Government Accountability Office report titled ``Coast Guard
        Actions Needed to Close Stations Identified as Overlapping and
        Unnecessarily Duplicative'', and issued in October 2017 (2017 GAO
        Report 18-9).
            (4) Whether the impacted Coast Guard facilities were identified
        as overlapping or unnecessarily duplicative in any previous Coast
        Guard report, including the cost savings and efficiencies
        identified with closing that the impacted Coast Guard facility.
            (5) Beginning in fiscal year 2021 and accounted for annually
        thereafter through fiscal 2030--
                (A) the number of search and rescue, watch stander, and
            other personnel at each impacted Coast Guard facility and the
            personnel allowance list associated with each assignment year
            to such location beginning in 2021;
                (B) the average response time for all search and rescue
            operations at each impacted Coast Guard facility;
                (C) each of the number of lives lost, saved, and assisted
            during search and rescue operations at each impacted Coast
            Guard facility and by each asset assigned to the that facility;
            and
                (D) the number of vessel safety checks administered by an
            impacted Coast Guard facility or asset assigned to that
            facility.
            (6) The number of search and rescue incidents, including ice
        rescues, in which a facility or asset assigned to such facility
        responded to a search and rescue incident in an area previously
        covered by an impacted Coast Guard facility but was unable to
        fulfill the mission, including--
                (A) the distance traveled to the destination of each
            incident; and
                (B) the duration time traveled to reach the destination of
            each incident to include if total response time exceeded two-
            hours from time of notification of the Coast Guard until the
            time of arrival on scene, including 30 minutes of preparation
            time (a total of 90 minutes from underway to on-scene).
            (7) A description of active and past first responder
        cooperative agreements made between each impacted Coast Guard
        facility and local law enforcement or first responders related to
        search and rescue operations.
            (8) The area of responsibility covered by each impacted Coast
        Guard facility, including a map overview of each area of
        responsibility.
            (9) Any other metrics determined to be relevant by the
        Commandant to convey the changes to search and rescue operations at
        impacted Coast Guard facilities.
        (b) Definition of Impacted Coast Guard Facility.--In this section,
    the term ``impacted Coast Guard facility'' means a facility or station
    that was designated as a schedule mission station or closed under
    either the Assignment Year 2024 Force Alignment Initiative or the
    Assignment Year 2025 Force Alignment Initiative.
    SEC. 7272. REPORT ON EAST ROCKAWAY INLET NAVIGATION.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    report on the navigable waterway of the East Rockaway Inlet located on
    Long Island, New York.
        (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) an evaluation of potential hazards to navigation present in
        the East Rockaway Inlet;
            (2) a map of current and future aids to navigation in the East
        Rockaway Inlet;
            (3) an evaluation of the effects of the current channel hazards
        on commercial navigation and safety;
            (4) recommendations on addressing hazards to navigation present
        in the East Rockaway Inlet; and
            (5) recommendations on updates to the necessary to aids
        navigation in order to maintain safety.
    SEC. 7273. RESPONSIBLE PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND TRACKING.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate a list of all lighthouses owned or
    operated by the Lighthouse Service on July 1, 1939, when the service
    was incorporated into the Coast Guard.
        (b) Contents.--In providing the list under subsection (a), the
    Commandant shall--
            (1) display which lighthouses--
                (A) are still owned and operated by the Coast Guard;
                (B) are still owned, but not operated by the Coast Guard;
                (C) have been divested--
                    (i) by statute and the recipient of such lighthouses;
                    (ii) through Federal government surplus processes and
                the recipient of such lighthouses;
                    (iii) under the National Historic Lighthouse
                Preservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 470w-7 et seq.) and the
                recipient of such lighthouses;
                    (iv) through other means and the recipient of such
                lighthouses; and
            (2) provide any other information about the retention or
        disposition of lighthouses owned or formerly owned by the Coast
        Guard which the Commandant determines relevant so the Committees
        can understand the obligations of the Coast Guard with respect to
        such lighthouses or information which the Commandant otherwise
        determines relevant.
    SEC. 7274. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF OCEANOGRAPHIC, WEATHER, AND COASTAL
    CONDITIONS ON COAST GUARD MISSIONS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in conjunction with the
    Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, shall conduct a study that--
            (1) determines the extent to which the Coast Guard missions
        described in section 201(a) of title 14, United States Code, are
        affected by oceanographic, weather, coastal conditions and ice
        coverage; and
            (2) assesses the adequacy of preparedness of Coast Guard
        installations for the conditions described in paragraph (1).
        (b) Report.--The Commandant shall submit a report to Congress that
    includes--
            (1) the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subsection
        (a); and
            (2) recommended modifications to the Coast Guard Academy
        curriculum--
                (A) to better educate cadets on such findings; and
                (B) ensure that research related to such findings is
            accessible and available for training and educational purposes.
    SEC. 7275. PARENTAL LEAVE SURGE STAFFING PROGRAM.
        Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Commandant shall update Coast Guard policy with respect to the
    parental leave surge staffing program (or a successor program) to
    ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, surge staffing is
    provided to backfill Public Health Service officers detailed to the
    Coast Guard who are on parental leave so as to ensure the continuation
    of healthcare, pharmacy, and related services for members of the Coast
    Guard.
    SEC. 7276. MODIFICATION OF STRATEGY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AT
    REMOTE UNITS.
        Section 11419 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of
    2022 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 4126) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``this Act'' and all that
        follows through ``strategy'' and inserting ``the Coast Guard
        Authorization Act of 2026, the Commandant shall develop a detailed
        written strategy'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
                (B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) A detailed written action plan and timeline for
        implementing improvements to the quality of life for members of the
        Coast Guard at remote units.'';
            (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e)
        and (f), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Public Availability.--The Commandant shall make the strategy
    developed under subsection (a) available to the public on an internet
    website of the Coast Guard.
        ``(d) Implementation.--The Commandant shall oversee the
    implementation of the strategy developed under subsection (a),
    including the action plan described in paragraph (7) of that
    subsection.''; and
            (5) by amending subsection (e), as redesignated, to read as
        follows:
        ``(e) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the strategy
    developed under subsection (a) is completed, and annually thereafter
    for 3 years, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with
    a briefing, in person and in writing, on--
            ``(1) the elements of the strategy;
            ``(2) the status of the implementation of the action plan
        described in subsection (a)(7);
            ``(3) the timeline for implementation of each of the elements
        of such action plan; and
            ``(4) any barriers to the implementation of such action
        plan.''.
    SEC. 7277. RETENTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of title 14, United
    States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 511. Retention of certain records
        ``(a) Coast Guard Message Board.--The Commandant shall designate as
    a record of the Coast Guard, and ensure the longest possible retention
    approved by the National Archives and Records Administration of, each
    message placed on Coast Guard message board on or after the date that
    is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act on a publicly
    available website to the maximum extent possible, in accordance with
    the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) and other applicable laws.
        ``(b) Commandant Instruction.--The Commandant shall designate as a
    temporary record of the Coast Guard, and ensure the retention for a
    period not less than 15 years of or the retention approved by the
    National Archives & Records Administration, each Commandant Instruction
    Manual and Coast Guard Academy Superintendent Instruction Manual,
    including all versions thereof, in effect on or after the date that is
    30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        ``(c) Cost-Benefit Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commandant
    shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report
    that--
            ``(1) identifies all current recurrent requirements for reports
        to Congress applicable to the Coast Guard;
            ``(2) estimates the total annual cost and staff hours required
        for compliance with such requirements; and
            ``(3) provides recommendations to Congress for sunset,
        consolidation, or automation of such requirements to improve
        efficiency, consistent applicable laws.
        ``(d) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--CST and T&I
            ``(2) Coast guard message board.--The term `Coast Guard message
        board' means the Coast Guard official platform for disseminating
        time-sensitive or service-wide administrative information to Coast
        Guard personnel, including the publishing of official general
        messages including ALCOAST, ALCGPSC, ALCGENL, and similar formats
        that provide timely policy updates, operational guidance, or
        announcements to the field.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
    section 510 the following:
    ``511. Retention of certain records.''.
    SEC. 7278. TEMPORARY INSTALLATION OF RESTROOM FACILITIES FOR TRAINING
    CENTER CAPE MAY MEDICAL FACILITY.
        Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Commandant shall require and install additional temporary restroom
    facilities, as necessary, to provide relief for recruits being
    processed at the Training Center Cape May medical facility.
    SEC. 7279. CHILDHOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM.
        (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--The Commandant shall review
    memoranda of understanding between the other armed forces and entities
    which provide children's advocacy center services to such armed forces.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide to the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee
    on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    recommendation on whether the Commandant should enter into a memorandum
    of understanding similar to such memoranda of understanding entered
    into by the other armed forces for the provisions of child advocacy
    center services, or take other actions to track incidents and respond
    to such incidents described in subsection (a).

                     TITLE LXXIII--SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION
                    Subtitle A--Merchant Mariner Credentials

    SECTION 7301. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALING.
        (a) Definitions.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through (56) as paragraphs
        (21), (22), (24), (25), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32),
        (33), (34), (35), (36), (37), (38), (39), (40), (41), (42), (43),
        (44), (45), (46), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (54),
        (55), (56), (57), and (58), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
            ``(20) `merchant mariner credential' means a merchant mariner
        license, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized
        to issue pursuant to this title.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (22), as so redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(23) `nautical school program' means a program that--
                ``(A) offers a comprehensive program of training that
            includes substantial sea service on nautical school vessels or
            merchant vessels of the United States primarily to train
            individuals for service in the merchant marine; and
                ``(B) is approved by the Secretary for purposes of section
            7315, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the
            Secretary.''.
        (b) Noncitizenship Nationality.--
            (1) Citizenship or noncitizen nationality.--Section 7102 of
        title 46, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) in the section heading by inserting ``or noncitizen
            nationality'' after ``Citizenship''; and
                (B) by inserting ``or noncitizen nationals (as such term is
            described in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
            (8 U.S.C. 1408))'' after ``citizens''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                (A) In general.--Section 7304 of title 46, United States
            Code, is amended--
                    (i) in the section heading by inserting ``or noncitizen
                nationality'' after ``Citizenship''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``or noncitizen national (as such
                term is described in section 308 of the Immigration and
                Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))'' after ``citizen''.
                (B) Citizenship and navy reserve requirements.--Section
            8103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
                    (i) in the section heading by inserting ``or noncitizen
                nationality'' after ``Citizenship'';
                    (ii) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or noncitizen
                national'' after ``citizen'';
                    (iii) in subsection (b)--

                        (I) in paragraph (1)(A)(i) by inserting ``or
                    noncitizen national'' after ``citizen'';
                        (II) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``or noncitizen
                    nationality'' after ``citizenship''; and
                        (III) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting ``or
                    noncitizen nationals'' after ``citizens'';

                    (iv) in subsection (c) by inserting ``or noncitizen
                nationals'' after ``citizens'';
                    (v) in subsection (d)--

                        (I) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``or noncitizen
                    nationals'' after ``citizens''; and
                        (II) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or noncitizen
                    national'' after ``citizen'' each place it appears;

                    (vi) in subsection (e) by inserting ``or noncitizen
                national'' after ``citizen'' each place it appears;
                    (vii) in subsection (i)(1)(A) by inserting ``or
                noncitizen national'' after ``citizen'';
                    (viii) in subsection (k)--

                        (I) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``or
                    noncitizen national'' after ``citizen''; and
                        (II) in paragraph (2)--

                            (aa) by striking ``Not more than'' and
                        inserting the following:
                ``(A) Not more than''; and
                            (bb) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), for the period
            beginning on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard
            Authorization Act of 2025 and ending on December 31, 2065, not
            more than 50 percent of the unlicensed seamen on a vessel
            described in paragraph (1) may be aliens referred to in
            subparagraph (B) or (C) of such paragraph.''; and
                    (ix) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(l) Noncitizen National Defined.--In this section, the term
    `noncitizen national' means an individual described in section 308 of
    the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408).''.
                (C) Command of documented vessels.--Section 12131(a) of
            title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or
            noncitizen national (as such term is described in section 308
            of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1408))'' after
            ``citizen''.
                (D) Invalidation of certificates of documentation.--Section
            12135(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
            inserting ``or noncitizen national (as such term is described
            in section 308 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
            1408))'' after ``citizen''.
            (3) Clerical amendments.--
                (A) In general.--The analysis for chapter 71 of title 46,
            United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
            section 7102 and inserting the following:
    ``7102. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality.''.

                (B) Section 7304.--The analysis for chapter 73 of title 46,
            United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
            section 7304 and inserting the following:
    ``7304. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality notation on merchant
              mariners' documents.''.

                (C) Section 8103.--The analysis for chapter 81 of title 46,
            United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
            section 8103 and inserting the following:
    ``8103. Citizenship or noncitizen nationality and Navy Reserve
              requirements.''.

        (c) Examinations.--Section 7116 of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended by striking subsection (c).
        (d) Merchant Mariners Documents.--Chapter 73 of title 46, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending section 7306 to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 7306. General requirements and classifications for members of
        deck departments
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may issue a merchant mariner
    credential, to members of the deck department in the following classes:
            ``(1) Able Seaman-Unlimited.
            ``(2) Able Seaman-Limited.
            ``(3) Able Seaman-Special.
            ``(4) Able Seaman-Offshore Supply Vessels.
            ``(5) Able Seaman-Sail.
            ``(6) Able Seaman-Fishing Industry.
            ``(7) Ordinary Seaman.
        ``(b) Classification of Credentials.--The Secretary may classify
    the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on--
            ``(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;
            ``(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or
            ``(3) other appropriate standards.
        ``(c) Qualifications.--To qualify for a credential under this
    section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the
    applicant--
            ``(1) is at least 18 years of age;
            ``(2) has the service required by the applicable section of
        this part;
            ``(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an
        applicable examination or educational requirements;
            ``(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition
        to perform the seafarer's duties; and
            ``(5) has satisfied any additional requirements established by
        the Secretary, including career patterns and service appropriate to
        the particular service, industry, or job functions the individual
        is engaged.'';
            (2) in section 7307 by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``18
        months'';
            (3) in section 7308 by striking ``18 months'' and inserting
        ``12 months'';
            (4) in section 7309 by striking ``12 months'' and inserting ``6
        months'';
            (5) in section 7313--
                (A) in subsection (b) by striking ``and coal passer''; and
                (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Classification of Credentials.--The Secretary may classify
    the merchant mariner credential issued under subsection (a) based on--
            ``(1) the tonnage and means of propulsion of vessels;
            ``(2) the waters on which vessels are to be operated; or
            ``(3) other appropriate standards.
        ``(d) Qualifications.--To qualify for a credential under this
    section, an applicant shall provide satisfactory proof that the
    applicant--
            ``(1) is at least 18 years of age;
            ``(2) has a minimum of 6-months service in the related entry
        rating;
            ``(3) is qualified professionally as demonstrated by an
        applicable examination or educational requirements; and
            ``(4) is qualified as to sight, hearing, and physical condition
        to perform the member's duties.''; and
            (6) by amending section 7315 to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 7315. Training
        ``(a) Nautical School Program.--Graduation from a nautical school
    program may be substituted for the sea service requirements under
    sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title.
        ``(b) Other Approved Training Programs.--The satisfactory
    completion of a training program approved by the Secretary may be
    substituted for not more than one-half of the sea service requirements
    under sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title in accordance
    with subsection (c).
        ``(c) Training Days.--For purposes of subsection (b), training days
    undertaken in connection with training programs approved by the
    Secretary may be substituted for days of required sea service under
    sections 7307 through 7311a and 7313 of this title as follows:
            ``(1) Each shore-based training day in the form of classroom
        lectures may be substituted for 2 days of sea service requirements.
            ``(2) Each training day of laboratory training, practical
        demonstrations, and other similar training, may be substituted for
        4 days of sea service requirements.
            ``(3) Each training day of full mission simulator training may
        be substituted for 6 days of sea service requirements.
            ``(4) Each training day underway on a vessel while enrolled in
        an approved training program may be substituted for 1\1/2\ days of
        sea service requirements, as long as--
                ``(A) the structured training provided while underway on a
            vessel is--
                    ``(i) acceptable to the Secretary as part of the
                approved training program; and
                    ``(ii) fully completed by the individual; and
                ``(B) the tonnage of such vessel is appropriate to the
            endorsement being sought.
        ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `training day' means a
    day that consists of not less than 7 hours of training.''.
        (e) Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating shall implement the requirements under
        subsection (c) of section 7306 of title 46, United States Code (as
        amended by this section), without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of
        title 5, United States Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
        (5 U.S.C. 601 note).
            (2) Section 7315.--The Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating shall implement the requirements of
        section 7315 of title 46, United States Code, as amended by this
        subsection, without regard to chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United
        States Code, and Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601
        note) and 14094 (88 Fed. Reg. 21879).
        (f) Repeal.--Section 7314 of title 46, United States Code, and the
    item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 73 of such
    title, are repealed.
        (g) Amendments to Chapter 75.--Chapter 75 of title 46, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 7507 by adding at the end the following:
        ``(d) Renewal.--With respect to any renewal of an active merchant
    mariner credential issued under this part that is not an extension
    under subsection (a) or (b), such credential shall begin the day after
    the expiration of the active credential of the credential holder.'';
            (2) in section 7510(c)--
                (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``EXAM REVIEW''
            and inserting ``WORKING GROUP'';
                (B) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``180 days'';
                    (ii) by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of
                2016'' and insert ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of
                2025'';
                    (iii) by striking ``new questions for inclusion in''
                and inserting ``questions, content, and relevancy of'';
                    (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G)
                as subparagraphs (G), (H), and (I), respectively; and
                    (v) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                ``(E) at least 2 individuals that have taken and passed the
            examination in the 5 years before the commissioning of the
            working group;
                ``(F) at least 1 representative from the United States
            Merchant Marine Academy;'';
                (C) in paragraph (4)--
                    (i) in the paragraph heading by striking ``BASELINE
                review'' and inserting ``REVIEW'';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

                        (I) by striking ``Within 1 year'' and inserting
                    ``Not later than 270 days'';
                        (II) by striking ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of
                    2016'' and inserting ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of
                    2025'';
                        (III) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting
                    ``Commandant'';
                        (IV) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and
                    (iv) as clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), and (vii),
                    respectively;
                        (V) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by striking
                    ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                        (VI) by inserting before clause (ii) the following:

                    ``(i) industry standards, practices, and technology to
                be considered in the Merchant Mariner Credentialing
                Examination;''; and

                        (VII) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:

                    ``(v) the relevancy of examination topics and contents;
                    ``(vi) any redundancy of core competencies between the
                Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and Standards of
                Training, Certification, and Watchingkeeping competencies;
                and''; and
                    (iii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
                following:
                ``(B) Report to commandant.--Upon completion of the review
            under this paragraph, a report shall be provided to the
            Commandant which shall include findings of the review with
            recommendations for updates to the Merchant Marine
            Credentialling Examination.'';
                (D) by striking paragraphs (3), (5), and (8);
                (E) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (9) as paragraphs
            (5) and (8), respectively; and
                (F) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Meeting of working group.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Commandant shall convene the working
            group annually or at the creation of new examination questions,
            whichever occurs sooner.
                ``(B) Remote participation.--The Commandant shall allow any
            member of the working group to participate remotely if the
            member of the working group does not have the means to
            participate in person.
            ``(4) Use of questions.--The Commandant may not use questions
        developed for use in the Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination
        until such questions are reviewed and approved by the working
        group.'';
            (3) in section 7511(a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'';
                (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``State, local, or Tribal
            law'' and inserting ``Federal, State, local, or Tribal law'';
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
                (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) section 920 or 920b of title 10 (article 120 and 120b of
        the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 7512. Requirements of electronic merchant mariner credentialing
        system
        ``(a) Definition of Merchant Mariner Credential.--In this section,
    the term `merchant mariner credential' means a merchant mariner
    license, certificate, or document that the Secretary is authorized to
    issue pursuant to this title.
        ``(b) Necessary Considerations.--In implementing any electronic
    merchant mariner credentialing system for purposes of this chapter, the
    Secretary shall consider how to allow, to the maximum extent
    practicable--
            ``(1) the electronic submission of the components of merchant
        mariner credential applications (such as sea service documentation,
        professional qualifications, course completion certificates, safety
        and suitability documents, and medical records) and course approval
        requests;
            ``(2) the direct electronic and secure submission of--
                ``(A) sea service verification documentation from
            employers;
                ``(B) course completion certificates from training
            providers; and
                ``(C) necessary documentation from other stakeholders; and
            ``(3) the electronic processing and evaluation of information
        for the issuance of merchant mariner credentials and course
        approvals, including the capability for the Secretary to complete
        remote evaluation of information submitted through the system.
        ``(c) Access to Data.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Maritime
    Administration and other Federal agencies, as authorized by the
    Secretary, have access to anonymized and aggregated data from the
    electronic system described in subsection (b) and that such data
    include, at a minimum--
            ``(1) the total amount of sea service for individuals with a
        valid merchant mariner credential;
            ``(2) the number of mariners with valid merchant mariner
        credentials for each rating, including the capability to filter
        data based on credential endorsements;
            ``(3) demographic information including age, gender, and region
        or address;
            ``(4) the estimated times for the Coast Guard to process
        merchant mariner credential applications, mariner medical
        certificates, and course approvals;
            ``(5) the number of providers approved to provide training for
        purposes of this part and, for each such training provider, the
        number of classes taken by individuals with, or applying for, a
        merchant mariner credential; and
            ``(6) if applicable, the branch of the uniformed services (as
        defined in section 101(a) of title 10) and duty status of
        applicants for a merchant mariner credential.
        ``(d) Privacy Requirements.--The Secretary shall collect the
    information required under subsection (b) in a manner that protects the
    privacy rights of individuals who are the subjects of such
    information.''.
        (h) Plan.--
            (1) Requirement.--Not later than 270 days after the completion
        of the review under paragraph (4) of subsection (c), the Commandant
        shall develop a plan to update and modernize the Merchant Mariner
        Credentialing Examination and implement the recommendations
        developed by the review under such paragraph.
            (2) Contents.--The plan developed under paragraph (1) shall not
        diminish demonstrated competency standards and shall include--
                (A) the elimination of redundant topics between the
            Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination and other
            examinations required to obtain a Merchant Mariner Credential;
                (B) the elimination or updating of outdated topics,
            contents, core competencies, or questions covered by the
            Merchant Mariner Credentialing Examination;
                (C) the modernization of testing procedures consistent with
            contemporary procedures for standardized testing administration
            and evaluation; and
                (D) the development of methods to analyze examination data
            related to the effectiveness of questions in determining
            competency.
            (3) Coordination.--In developing the plan under paragraph (1),
        the Commandant shall develop such plan in consultation with the
        working group and individuals with expertise in modern best
        practices for relevant standardized testing.
            (4) Briefing required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Coast
        Guard shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing on
        the review and plan developed under this subsection.
        (i) Amendments to Chapter 77.--Section 7702(d)(1) of title 46,
    United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through
        (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV), respectively (and by
        conforming the margins accordingly);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i)
        and (ii), respectively (and by conforming the margins accordingly);
            (3) by striking ``an individual if--'' and inserting the
        following: `` `an individual--
                ``(A) if--'';
            (4) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), as so redesignated, by
        striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(B) if there is probable cause to believe that the
            individual has violated company policy and is a security risk
            that poses a threat to other individuals on the vessel.''.
        (j) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) Chapter 73.--The analysis for chapter 73 of title 46,
        United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
        section 7306 and inserting the following:
    ``7306. General requirements and classifications for members of deck
              departments.''.

            (2) Chapter 75.--The analysis for chapter 75 of title 46,
        United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``7512. Requirements of electronic merchant mariner credentialing
              system.''.

        (k) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended--
                (A) in section 2101(48)(B), as redesignated by subsection
            (a), by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or'';
                (B) in section 2113(3) by striking ``section 2101(53)(A)''
            and inserting ``section 2101(55)(A)'';
                (C) in section 3202(a)(1)(A) by striking ``section
            2101(29)(A)'' and inserting ``section 2101(31)(A)'';
                (D) in section 3507(k)(1) by striking ``section 2101(31)''
            and inserting ``section 2101(33)'';
                (E) in section 4105(d) by striking ``section 2101(53)(A)''
            and inserting ``section 2101(55)(A)'';
                (F) in section 12119(a)(3) by striking ``section 2101(26)''
            and inserting ``section 2101(28)''; and
                (G) in section 51706(c)(6)(C)(ii) by striking ``section
            2101(24)'' and inserting ``section 2101(26)''.
            (2) Other laws.--
                (A) Section 3(3) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
            Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802(3)) is amended
            by striking ``2101(30) of title 46'' and inserting ``2101 of
            title 46''.
                (B) Section 1992(d)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``section 2101(31) of title 46'' and
            inserting ``section 2101 of title 46''.
                (C) Section 311(a)(26)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution
            Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(26)(D)) is amended by striking
            ``section 2101(23)'' and inserting ``section 2101''.
                (D) Section 1101 of title 49, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``Section 2101(23)'' and inserting
            ``Section 2101(24)''.
    SEC. 7302. NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL.
        Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is amended
    by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.

                           Subtitle B--Vessel Safety

    SEC. 7311. GROSSLY NEGLIGENT OPERATIONS OF A VESSEL.
        Section 2302(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(b) Grossly Negligent Operation.--
            ``(1) Misdemeanor.--A person operating a vessel in a grossly
        negligent manner that endangers the life, limb, or property of a
        person commits a class A misdemeanor.
            ``(2) Felony.--A person operating a vessel in a grossly
        negligent manner that results in serious bodily injury, as defined
        in section 1365(h)(3) of title 18--
                ``(A) commits a class E felony; and
                ``(B) may be assessed a civil penalty of not more than
            $35,000.''.
    SEC. 7312. PERFORMANCE DRIVEN EXAMINATION SCHEDULE.
        (a) Amendments.--Section 3714 of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and
        inserting ``Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Performance-driven Examination Schedule.--
            ``(1) In general.--With respect to examinations of foreign
        vessels to which this chapter applies, and subject to paragraph
        (3), the Secretary may adopt a performance-driven examination
        schedule to which such vessels are to be examined and the frequency
        with which such examinations occur, including the frequency of
        examinations for each vessel. Such schedule shall be consistent
        with the Secretary's assessment of the safety performance of such
        vessels, including each vessel participating in the performance-
        driven examination schedule, in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Considerations.--In developing an examination schedule
        under paragraph (1) and subject to paragraph (3), with respect to
        each vessel in determining eligibility to participate in the
        performance based examination schedule--
                ``(A) the Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(i) certificate of compliance and examination
                history, to include those conducted by foreign countries;
                    ``(ii) history of violations, vessel detentions,
                incidents, and casualties;
                    ``(iii) history of notices of violation issued by the
                Coast Guard;
                    ``(iv) safety related information provided by the flag
                state of the vessel;
                    ``(v) owner and operator history;
                    ``(vi) historical classification society data, which
                may include relevant surveys;
                    ``(vii) cargo-specific documentation;
                    ``(viii) data from port state control safety exams; and
                    ``(ix) relevant repair and maintenance history; and
                ``(B) the Secretary may consider--
                    ``(i) data from relevant vessel quality assurance and
                risk assessment programs including Quality Shipping for the
                21st Century (QUALSHIP 21);
                    ``(ii) data from industry inspection regimes;
                    ``(iii) data from vessel self assessments submitted to
                the International Maritime Organization or other maritime
                organizations; and
                    ``(iv) other safety relevant data or information as
                determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Eligibility.--In developing an examination schedule under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall not consider a vessel eligible
        to take part in a performance-driven examination schedule under
        paragraph (1) if, within the last 36 months, the vessel has--
                ``(A) been detained by the Coast Guard;
                ``(B) a record of a violation issued by the Coast Guard
            against the owners or operators with a finding of proved; or
                ``(C) suffered a marine casualty that, as determined by the
            Secretary, involves the safe operation of the vessel and
            overall performance of the vessel.
            ``(4) Restrictions.--The Secretary may not adopt a performance-
        driven examination schedule under paragraph (1) until the Secretary
        has--
                ``(A) conducted the assessment recommended in the
            Government Accountability Office report submitted under section
            8254(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283);
                ``(B) concluded through such assessment that a performance-
            driven examination schedule provides not less than the level of
            safety provided by the annual examinations required under
            subsection (a)(1); and
                ``(C) provided the results of such assessment to the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
            of the House of Representatives.''.
        (b) Career Incentive Pay for Marine Inspectors.--Subsection (a) of
    section 11237 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (37 U.S.C. 352 note) is amended as follows:
        ``(a) Authority to Provide Assignment Pay or Special Duty Pay.--For
    the purposes of addressing an identified shortage of marine inspectors,
    the Secretary may provide assignment pay or special duty pay under
    section 352 of title 37, United States Code, to a member of the Coast
    Guard serving in a prevention position that--
            ``(1) is assigned in support of or is serving as a marine
        inspector pursuant to section 312 of title 14, United States Code;
        and
            ``(2) is assigned to a billet that is difficult to fill due to
        geographic location, requisite experience or certifications, or
        lack of sufficient candidates, as determined by the Commandant, in
        an effort to address inspector workforce gaps.''.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment
    of this Act, and annually for 2 years after the date on which an
    implementation of a performance-driven examination schedule program
    under section 3714(c) of title 46, United States Code, the Commandant
    shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
    the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives on--
            (1) the status of utilizing the performance-driven examination
        schedule program, including the quantity of examinations conducted
        and duration between examinations for each individual vessel
        examined under the performance-driven examination schedule;
            (2) an overview of the size of the Coast Guard marine inspector
        workforce, including any personnel shortages assessed by the Coast
        Guard, for inspectors that conduct inspections under section 3714
        of such title; and
            (3) recommendations for the inspection, governance, or
        oversight of vessels inspected under section 3714 of such title.
    SEC. 7313. FISHING SAFETY TRAINING AND RESEARCH.
        Section 4502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (i)(4) by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and
        inserting `` each of fiscal years 2026, and 2027''; and
            (2) in subsection (j)(4) by striking ``fiscal year 2023'' and
        inserting ``each of fiscal years 2026, and 2027.''.
    SEC. 7314. DESIGNATING PILOTAGE WATERS FOR THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC.
        (a) In General.--Section 9302(a)(1)(A) of title 46, United States
    Code, is amended by striking ``in waters'' and inserting ``in the
    Straits of Mackinac and in all other waters''.
        (b) Definition of the Straits of Mackinac.--Section 9302 of title
    46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(g) Definition of the Straits of Mackinac.--In this section, the
    term `Straits of Mackinac' includes all of the United States navigable
    waters bounded by longitudes 84 degrees 20 minutes west and 85 degrees
    10 minutes west and latitudes 45 degrees 39 minutes north and 45
    degrees 54 minutes north, including Gray's Reef Passage, the South
    Channel, and Round Island Passage, and approaches thereto.''.
    SEC. 7315. REQUIREMENT TO REPORT SEXUAL OFFENSES.
        Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``harassment, sexual
        harassment, or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or
        law'' and inserting ``sexual harassment or sexual assault in
        violation of employer policy or law or harassment''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Harassment Defined.--In this section, the term `harassment'
    means--
            ``(1)(A) unwelcome remarks about an individual's race, color,
        religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic
        information, or other physical or physiological attribute, or other
        unwelcome verbal or physical conduct towards an individual based on
        1 or more of those categories, as prohibited by any Federal law,
        including--
                    ``(i) title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42
                U.S.C. 2000e et seq.);
                    ``(ii) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
                (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.);
                    ``(iii) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
                U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); and
                    ``(iv) title II of the Genetic Information
                Nondisclosure Act (42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq.); and
                ``(B)(i) submission to such remarks or conduct is made
            either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of
            employment, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements of an
            individual; or
                ``(ii) submission to or rejection of such remarks or
            conduct by an individual is used as the basis for decisions
            affecting that individual's job, pay, career, benefits, or
            entitlements; or
                ``(iii) such remarks or conduct have the purpose or effect
            of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work
            performance; and
                ``(C) such remarks or conduct are so severe or pervasive
            that a reasonable person would perceive, and the alleged
            harassed individual does perceive, the environment as hostile
            or offensive.
        ``(i) Response to Incidents.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to impede the ability of the responsible entity of the vessel
    to take immediate personnel action in response to an incident described
    in subsection (a)(1) to preserve the safety and security of individuals
    on the vessel.
        ``(j) Education and Outreach.--Not later than 1 year after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard, after consultation with
    the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (referred to in this
    subsection as the `Commission'), shall--
            ``(1) develop and disseminate informational guidance to
        seafarers, vessel owners and operators, employers of seafarers, and
        other relevant stakeholders, which shall--
                ``(A) describe, in general terms--
                    ``(i) the purpose, functions, and powers of the
                Commission;
                    ``(ii) the role of the Commission in addressing
                employment discrimination complaints; and
                ``(B) identify the publicly available websites and contact
            information for the Commission; and
            ``(2) make available trainings or other presentations to inform
        seafarers of employment and anti-discrimination rights under the
        laws administered by the Coast Guard and the Commission.''.
    SEC. 7316. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN FISHING VESSELS AND FISH TENDER
    VESSELS.
        (a) Exceptions to Regulations for Towing Vessels.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the department in which the
        Coast Guard is operating, acting through the relevant Officer in
        Charge, Marine Inspection, may grant temporary waivers from the
        towing vessel requirements of chapters 33 and 89 of title 46,
        United States Code, including the regulations issued under such
        chapters, for fishing vessels and fish tender vessels.
            (2) Application.--A temporary waiver issued under paragraph (1)
        shall be issued at the discretion of the relevant Officer in
        Charge, Marine Inspection to a fishing vessel or fish tender vessel
        that--
                (A) performs towing operations of net pens, and associated
            work platforms, to or from aquaculture or hatchery worksites;
                (B) is less than 200 gross tons;
                (C) does not tow a net pen, or associated work platform,
            that is carrying cargo or hazardous material, including oil, on
            board;
                (D) is operating shoreward of the Boundary Line in either--
                    (i) Southeast Alaska; or
                    (ii) Prince William Sound; and
                (E) complies with all applicable laws for its use in the
            usual purpose for which it is normally and substantially
            operated, including any applicable inspection requirements
            under section 3301 of title 46, United States Code, and
            exemptions under section 3302 of such title.
            (3) Implementation.--
                (A) Request process.--The owner or operator of a fishing
            vessel or fish tender vessel seeking a waiver under paragraph
            (1) shall submit a request to the relevant Officer in Charge,
            Marine Inspection.
                (B) Contents.--The request submitted under subparagraph (A)
            shall include--
                    (i) a description of the intended towing operations;
                    (ii) the time periods and frequency of the intended
                towing operations;
                    (iii) the location of the intended operations;
                    (iv) a description of the manning of the fishing vessel
                or fish tender vessel during the intended operations; and
                    (v) any additional safety, operational, or other
                relevant information requested by the relevant Officer in
                Charge, Marine Inspection.
            (4) Policy.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast
        Guard is operating may issue policy to facilitate the
        implementation of this subsection.
            (5) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                (A) Boundary line.--The term ``Boundary Line'' has the
            meaning given such term in section 103 of title 46, United
            States Code.
                (B) Fishing vessel.--The term ``fishing vessel'' has the
            meaning given such term in section 2101 of title 46, United
            States Code.
                (C) Fish tender vessel.--The term ``fish tender vessel''
            has the meaning given such term in section 2101 of title 46,
            United States Code.
                (D) Officer in charge, marine inspection.--The term
            ``Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 3305 of title 46, United States Code.
                (E) Prince william sound.--The term ``Prince William
            Sound'' means all State and Federal waters within Prince
            William Sound, Alaska, including the approach to Hinchenbrook
            Entrance out to, and encompassing, Seal Rocks.
                (F) Southeast alaska.--The term ``Southeast Alaska'' means
            the area along the coast of the State of Alaska from latitude
            54 degrees 40 minutes 00 seconds North to 60 degrees 18 minutes
            24 seconds North.
            (6) Sunset.--The authorities under this section shall expire on
        January 1, 2027.
        (b) Load Lines.--Section 11325(a) of the James M. Inhofe National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136
    Stat. 4095) is amended by striking ``3'' and inserting ``5''.
    SEC. 7317. STUDY OF AMPHIBIOUS VESSELS.
        (a) In General.--The Commandant shall conduct a study to determine
    the applicability of current safety regulations that apply to
    commercial amphibious vessels.
        (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) An overview and analysis that identifies safety regulations
        that apply to commercial amphibious vessels.
            (2) An evaluation of whether safety gaps and risks exist
        associated with the application of regulations identified in
        paragraph (1) to the operation of commercial amphibious vessels.
            (3) An evaluation of whether aspects of the regulations
        established in section 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National
        Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 3306
        note) should apply to amphibious commercial vessels.
            (4) Recommendations on potential regulations that should apply
        to commercial amphibious vessels.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a
    report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations from
    the study required under subsection (a).
        (d) Definition of Amphibious Vessel.--In this section, the term
    ``amphibious vessel'' means a vessel which is operating as a small
    passenger vessel in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United
    States, as defined in section 2.38 of title 33, Code of Federal
    Regulations (or a successor regulation), and is operating as a motor
    vehicle as defined in section 216 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7550)
    and that is not a DUKW amphibious passenger vessel as defined in
    section 11502 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (46 U.S.C. 3306 note).
    SEC. 7318. ST. LUCIE RIVER RAILROAD BRIDGE.
        Regarding Docket Number USCG-2022-0222, before adopting a final
    rule, the Commandant shall conduct an independent boat traffic study at
    mile 7.4 of the St. Lucie River.

                               Subtitle C--Ports

    SEC. 7321. PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY.
        (a) In General.--Section 8343 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (46 U.S.C.
    70034 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2-year pilot program'' and inserting ``pilot
        program'';
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Authorization.--The pilot program under subsection (a) is
    authorized for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, and
    2032.''.
        (b) Vessel Traffic Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 70001 of title 46, United States Code,
        is amended--
                (A) in subsection (f)(3)(A)--
                    (i) in clause (vi), by inserting ``ice cover,'' after
                ``weather,''; and
                    (ii) in clause (vii), by striking ``Weather data, in
                coordination with'' and inserting ``Weather data and
                information, in coordination with the Administrator of'';
                and
                (B) in subsection (j)(2)(A)--
                    (i) in clause (vi), by inserting ``ice cover,'' after
                ``weather,''; and
                    (ii) in clause (vii), by striking ``Weather data, in
                coordination with'' and inserting ``Weather data and
                information, in coordination with the Administrator of''.
            (2) Staffing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        appropriate committees of Congress--
                (A) an up-to-date analysis of vessel traffic service center
            staffing levels compared to the standards for such staffing
            levels provided in the most recent Vessel Traffic Services
            National Standards for Operating published by the Commandant of
            the Coast Guard;
                (B) a plan to, not later than 180 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, fill any shortfalls in vessel traffic
            service center staffing levels compared to such standards; and
                (C) a plan to ensure that vessel traffic service centers
            are adequately staffed to manage local variances under section
            70001(c) of title 46, United States Code, and other risk
            factors which may include weather, ice conditions, and other
            effects on vessel traffic and waters under the jurisdiction of
            the Coast Guard.
            (3) Report on transition to fiber and satellite data
        coverage.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
        this Act, the Commandant shall submit a detailed report to the
        appropriate committees of Congress on a plan to transition cameras
        and other data collection sources used for Vessel Traffic Services
        to fiber or satellite connection, as appropriate.
            (4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                (A) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
            ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (i) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                Transportation of the Senate; and
                    (ii) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
                of the House of Representatives.
                (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
            of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
                (C) Vessel traffic service center.--The term ``vessel
            traffic service center'' has the meaning given such term in
            section 70001(n) of title 46, United States Code.
        (c) Waterfront Safety.--Section 70011(a) of title 46, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``, including damage or
        destruction resulting from cyber incidents, transnational organized
        crime, or foreign state threats'' after ``adjacent to such
        waters''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or harm resulting from
        cyber incidents, transnational organized crime, or foreign state
        threats'' after ``loss''.
        (d) Facility Visit by State Sponsor of Terrorism.--Section 70011(b)
    of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) prohibiting a representative of a government of country
        that the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided
        support for acts of international terrorism under section 620A of
        the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371) from visiting a
        facility for which a facility security plan is required under
        section 70103(c).''.
        (e) Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Navigation.--Section 70032 of
    title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint
         Lawrence Seaway
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    authority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 70002, 70003,
    70004, and 70011 may not be delegated with respect to the Saint
    Lawrence Seaway to any agency other than the Great Lakes St. Lawrence
    Seaway Development Corporation. Any other authority granted the
    Secretary under subchapters I through III and this subchapter shall be
    delegated by the Secretary to the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway
    Development Corporation to the extent the Secretary determines such
    delegation is necessary for the proper operation of the Saint Lawrence
    Seaway.
        ``(b) Exception.--The Secretary of the department in which the
    Coast Guard is operating, after consultation with the Secretary or the
    head of an agency to which the Secretary has delegated the authorities
    in subsection (a), may--
            ``(1) issue and enforce special orders in accordance with
        section 70002;
            ``(2) establish water or waterfront safety zones, or other
        measures, for limited, controlled, or conditional access and
        activity when necessary for the protection of any vessel structure,
        waters, or shore area, as permitted in section 70011(b)(3); and
            ``(3) take actions for port, harbor, and coastal facility
        security in accordance with section 70116.''.
        (f) Regulation of Anchorage and Movement of Vessels During National
    Emergency.--Section 70051 of title 46, United States Code, is amended
    by inserting ``or cyber incidents, or transnational organized crime, or
    foreign state threats,'' after ``threatened war, or invasion, or
    insurrection, or subversive activity,''.
        (g) Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River Cooperative Vessel Traffic
    Service.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
    operating shall issue or amend such regulations as are necessary to
    address any applicable arrangements with the Canadian Coast Guard
    regarding vessel traffic services cooperation and vessel traffic
    management data exchanges within the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the
    Great Lakes.
        (h) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 700 of title 46,
    United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section
    70032 and inserting the following:
    ``70032. Delegation of ports and waterways authorities in Saint Lawrence
              Seaway.''.
    SEC. 7322. STUDY ON BERING STRAIT VESSEL TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS AND
    EMERGENCY RESPONSE POSTURE AT PORTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the United
    States Committee on the Marine Transportation System, in coordination
    with the Commandant shall--
            (1) complete an analysis regarding commercial vessel traffic
        that transits through the Bering Strait and projections for the
        growth of such traffic during the 10-year period beginning after
        such date of enactment; and
            (2) assess the adequacy of emergency response capabilities and
        infrastructure at the ports of the United States that are in
        proximity to the vessel traffic that transits the Bering Strait,
        including the port facilities at Point Spencer, Alaska, Nome,
        Alaska, and Kotzebue, Alaska, to--
                (A) address future navigation safety risks; and
                (B) conduct emergency maritime response operations in the
            Arctic environment.
        (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) An analysis of the volume and types of domestic and
        international commercial vessel traffic through the Bering Strait
        and the projected growth of such traffic, including--
                (A) oil and gas tankers, cargo vessels, barges, fishing
            vessels, and cruise lines, both domestic and international;
                (B) projected growth of such traffic through the Bering
            Strait;
                (C) the seasonality of vessel transits of the Bering
            Strait; and
                (D) a summation of the sizes, ages, and the country of
            registration or documentation of such vessels transiting the
            Arctic, including oil and product tankers either documented in
            transit to or from Russia or China or owned or operated by a
            Russian or Chinese entity.
            (2) An assessment of the state and adequacy of vessel traffic
        services and oil spill and emergency response capabilities in the
        vicinity of the Bering Strait and its southern and northern
        approaches in the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea.
            (3) A risk assessment of the projected growth in commercial
        vessel traffic in the Bering Strait and potential of increased
        frequency in the number of maritime accidents, including spill
        events, and the potential impacts to the Arctic maritime
        environment and Native Alaskan village communities in the vicinity
        of the vessel traffic in Western Alaska, including the Bering
        Strait.
            (4) An evaluation of the extent to which Point Spencer can
        serve as a port of refuge and as a staging, logistics, and
        operations center from which to conduct and support maritime
        emergency and spill response activities.
            (5) Recommendations for practical actions that can be taken by
        Congress, Federal agencies, the State of Alaska, vessel carriers
        and operators, the marine salvage and emergency response industry,
        and other relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks identified in the
        study carried out under this section.
        (c) Consultation.--In the preparation of the study under this
    section, the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation
    System shall consult with--
            (1) the Maritime Administration;
            (2) the Coast Guard;
            (3) the Army Corps of Engineers;
            (4) the Department of State;
            (5) the National Transportation Safety Board;
            (6) the Government of Canada, as appropriate;
            (7) the Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point
        Spencer;
            (8) State and local governments;
            (9) other maritime industry participants, including carriers,
        shippers, ports, labor, fishing, or other entities; and
            (10) nongovernmental entities with relevant expertise
        monitoring and characterizing vessel traffic or the environment in
        the Arctic.
        (d) Tribal Consultation.--In addition to the entities described in
    subsection (c), in preparing the study under this section, the
    Secretary of Transportation shall consult with Indian Tribes, including
    Alaska Native Corporations, and Alaska Native communities.
        (e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after initiating the study under
    this section, the United States Committee on the Marine Transportation
    System shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on
    Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
    findings and recommendations of the study.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Arctic.--The term ``Arctic'' has the meaning given such
        term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984
        (15 U.S.C. 4111).
            (2) Port coordination council for the port of point spencer.--
        The term ``Port Coordination Council for the Port of Point
        Spencer'' means the Council established under section 541 of Coast
        Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-120).
    SEC. 7323. IMPROVING VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE MONITORING.
        (a) Proximity of Anchorages to Pipelines.--
            (1) Implementation of restructuring plan.--Not later than 1
        year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall
        implement the November 2021 proposed plan of the Vessel Traffic
        Service Los Angeles-Long Beach for restructuring the Federal
        anchorages in San Pedro Bay described on page 54 of the Report of
        the National Transportation Safety Board titled ``Anchor Strike of
        Underwater Pipeline and Eventual Crude Oil Release'', and issued
        January 2, 2024.
            (2) Study.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast
        Guard is operating shall conduct a study to identify any anchorage
        grounds other than the San Pedro Bay Federal anchorages in which
        the distance between the center of an approved anchorage ground and
        a pipeline is less than 1 mile.
            (3) Report.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the
            study required under paragraph (2).
                (B) Consultation.--In preparing the report and prior to
            submission, the Commandant shall consult with mariner and
            waterways users, including ocean-going commercial shipping,
            commercial fishermen, pilot associations, port authorities, and
            recreational boaters on the impact and feasibility of removing
            any already established anchorage grounds.
                (C) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A) shall
            include--
                    (i) a list of the anchorage grounds described under
                paragraph (2);
                    (ii) whether it is possible to move each such anchorage
                ground to provide a minimum distance of 1 mile; and
                    (iii) a recommendation of whether to move any such
                anchorage ground and explanation for the recommendation.
        (b) Proximity to Pipeline Alerts.--
            (1) Audible and visual alarms.--The Commandant shall consult
        with the providers of vessel monitoring systems to add to the
        monitoring systems for vessel traffic services audible and visual
        alarms that alert the watchstander when an anchored vessel is
        encroaching on a pipeline.
            (2) Notification procedures.--Not later than 1 year after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop
        procedures for all vessel traffic services to notify pipeline and
        utility operators following potential incursions on submerged
        pipelines within the vessel traffic service area of responsibility.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
        of this Act, and annually for the subsequent 3 years, the
        Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
        implementation of paragraphs (1) and (2).
    SEC. 7324. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ONBOARD VESSELS.
        Section 70503(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``While
        on board a covered vessel, an'' and inserting ``An'';
            (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) manufacture or distribute, possess with intent to
        manufacture or distribute, or place or cause to be placed with
        intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance on board
        a covered vessel;'';
            (3) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``on board a covered vessel''
        before the semicolon; and
            (4) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``while on board a covered
        vessel'' after ``such individual''.
    SEC. 7325. CYBER-INCIDENT TRAINING.
        Section 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(9) The Secretary may conduct no-notice exercises in Captain of
    the Port Zones (as described in part 3 of title 33, Code of Federal
    Regulations as in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2025) involving a facility or vessel required to
    maintain a security plan under this subsection.''.
    SEC. 7326. NAVIGATIONAL PROTOCOLS.
        The Commandant, in consultation with the Undersecretary of Commerce
    for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall examine and provide the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee
    on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    detailed written briefing to not later than 2 years after the date of
    enactment of this Act regarding the navigational protocols used by
    foreign allied nations governing vessel operations in fog or other low-
    visibility conditions, and how such nations employ advanced navigation
    technologies and vessel traffic services, including remote sensing,
    LiDAR, vessel tracking technologies, data analytics and machine-
    learning tools, and uncrewed systems to monitor visibility and improve
    safety and efficiency of vessels operations, including an assessment of
    the types of data collected through such technologies and the methods
    used to communicate that information.
    SEC. 7327. ANCHORAGES.
        Section 8437 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (d) and (e);
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
        ``(c) Prohibition.--The Commandant shall prohibit any vessel
    anchoring on the reach of the Hudson River described in subsection (a)
    unless such anchoring is within any anchorage established before
    January 1, 2021.''.

                 Subtitle D--Matters Involving Uncrewed Systems

    SEC. 7331. PILOT PROGRAM FOR GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT OF SMALL UNCREWED
    MARITIME SYSTEMS.
        (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
    the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on
    the date that is 2 years after such date of enactment, small uncrewed
    maritime systems owned, operated, or chartered by the National Oceanic
    and Atmospheric Administration, or that are performing specified
    oceanographic surveys on behalf of and pursuant to a contract or other
    written agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration, shall not be subject to any vessel inspection, design,
    operations, navigation, credentialing, or training requirement, law, or
    regulation, that the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Marine
    and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration determines will harm real-time operational extreme
    weather oceanographic and atmospheric data collection and predictions.
        (b) Other Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to
    limit the authority of the Secretary of the department in which the
    Coast Guard is operating, acting through the Commandant, if there is an
    immediate safety or security concern regarding small uncrewed maritime
    systems.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Small uncrewed maritime systems.--The term ``small uncrewed
        maritime systems'' means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in
        section 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4101)), that--
                (A) are not greater than 35 feet overall in length;
                (B) are operated remotely or autonomously; and
                (C) exclusively perform oceanographic surveys or scientific
            research.
            (2) Uncrewed system.--The term ``uncrewed system''--
                (A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system
            and associated elements (including communication links and the
            components that control the uncrewed system) that are required
            for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently;
            and
                (B) includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is
            defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).
        (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section may be construed to
    repeal, replace, or preclude application of chapter 551 of title 46,
    United States Code.
    SEC. 7332. COAST GUARD TRAINING COURSE.
        (a) In General.--For the period beginning on the date of enactment
    of this Act and ending on the date that is 3 years after such date of
    enactment, the Commandant, or such other individual or organization as
    the Commandant considers appropriate, shall develop a training course
    on small uncrewed maritime systems and offer such training course at
    least once each year for Coast Guard personnel working with or
    regulating small uncrewed maritime systems.
        (b) Course Subject Matter.--In developing the training course under
    subsection (a), the Commandant or other individual or organization
    shall--
            (1) provide an overview and introduction to small uncrewed
        maritime systems, including examples of those used by the Federal
        Government, in academic settings, and in commercial sectors;
            (2) address the benefits and disadvantages of use of small
        uncrewed maritime systems;
            (3) address safe navigation of small uncrewed maritime systems,
        including measures to ensure collision avoidance;
            (4) address the ability of small uncrewed maritime systems to
        communicate with and alert other vessels in the vicinity;
            (5) address the ability of small uncrewed maritime systems to
        respond to system alarms and failures to ensure control
        commensurate with the risk posed by the systems;
            (6) provide present and future capabilities of small uncrewed
        maritime systems; and
            (7) provide an overview of the role of the International
        Maritime Organization in the governance of small uncrewed maritime
        systems.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Small uncrewed maritime systems.--The term ``small uncrewed
        maritime systems'' means unmanned maritime systems (as defined in
        section 2 of the CENOTE Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4101)), that--
                (A) are not greater than 35 feet overall in length;
                (B) are operated remotely or autonomously; and
                (C) exclusively perform oceanographic surveys or scientific
            research.
            (2) Uncrewed system.--The term ``uncrewed system''--
                (A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system
            and associated elements (including communication links and the
            components that control the uncrewed system) that are required
            for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently;
            and
                (B) includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is
            defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).
    SEC. 7333. NOAA MEMBERSHIP ON AUTONOMOUS VESSEL POLICY COUNCIL.
        Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
    Commandant, with the concurrence of the Assistant Administrator of the
    Office of Marine and Aviation Operations of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration, shall establish the permanent membership of
    a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employee to the
    Automated and Autonomous Vessel Policy Council of the Coast Guard, or
    its successor body.
    SEC. 7334. TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM.
        Section 319(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``2 or more'' and inserting
        ``up to 4''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``in person or in writing''
        after ``a briefing''.
    SEC. 7335. UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES REPORT.
        (a) In General.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
        of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate a report that outlines a plan for establishing an uncrewed
        systems capabilities office within the Coast Guard responsible for
        the acquisition and development of uncrewed system and counter-
        uncrewed system technologies and to expand the capabilities of the
        Coast Guard with respect to such technologies.
            (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A management strategy for the acquisition, development,
            and deployment of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system
            technologies.
                (B) A service-wide coordination strategy to synchronize and
            integrate efforts across the Coast Guard in order to--
                    (i) support the primary duties of the Coast Guard
                pursuant to section 102 of title 14, United States Code;
                and
                    (ii) pursue expanded research, development, testing,
                and evaluation opportunities and funding to expand and
                accelerate identification and transition of uncrewed system
                and counter-uncrewed system technologies.
                (C) The identification of contracting and acquisition
            authorities needed to expedite the development and deployment
            of uncrewed system and counter-uncrewed system technologies.
                (D) A detailed list of commercially available uncrewed
            system and counter-uncrewed system technologies with
            capabilities determined to be useful for the Coast Guard.
                (E) A cross-agency collaboration plan to engage with the
            Department of Defense and other relevant agencies to identify
            common requirements and opportunities to partner in acquiring,
            contracting, and sustaining uncrewed system and counter-
            uncrewed system capabilities.
                (F) Opportunities to obtain and share uncrewed system data
            from government and commercial sources to improve maritime
            domain awareness.
                (G) The development of a concept of operations for a data
            system that supports and integrates uncrewed system and
            counter-uncrewed system technologies with key enablers,
            including enterprise communications networks, data storage and
            management, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools,
            and information sharing and dissemination capabilities.
        (b) Briefings.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of 3 years, the
    Commandant, in coordination with the Administrator of the National
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Executive Director of the
    Office of Naval Research, the Director of the National Science
    Foundation, and the Director of the White House Office of Science and
    Technology Policy, shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, on the future operation
    and governance of small uncrewed maritime systems.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Counter-uncrewed system.--The term ``counter-uncrewed
        system''--
                (A) means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely
            disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an uncrewed
            system; and
                (B) includes a counter-UAS system (as such term is defined
            in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).
            (2) Uncrewed system.--The term ``uncrewed system''--
                (A) means an uncrewed surface, undersea, or aircraft system
            and associated elements (including communication links and the
            components that control the uncrewed system) that are required
            for the operator to operate the system safely and efficiently;
            and
                (B) includes an unmanned aircraft system (as such term is
            defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code).
    SEC. 7336. MEDIUM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES STUDY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall conduct a study to
    determine the feasibility of expanding the National Security Cutter's
    medium unmanned aircraft system capabilities to medium endurance
    cutters and Offshore Patrol Cutters.
        (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee
        on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate a written report that contains the
        results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Contents.--In submitting the report under paragraph (1),
        the Commandant shall determine--
                (A) the feasibility of equipping Offshore Patrol Cutters
            and medium endurance cutters with medium unmanned aircraft
            systems;
                (B) the missions capabilities that would be strengthened by
            the use of such systems; and
                (V) projected procurement and operational costs for
            acquiring such systems.
    SEC. 7337. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT ON UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND
    USE OF DATA.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant shall seek to enter into an arrangement
    with the National Academy of Sciences under which the Academy shall
    prepare an assessment of available uncrewed, autonomous, or remotely-
    controlled maritime domain awareness technologies for use by the Coast
    Guard.
        (b) Assessment.--In carrying out the assessment under subsection
    (a), the National Academy of Sciences shall--
            (1) describe the potential benefits and limitations of current
        and emerging uncrewed autonomous, or remotely controlled systems
        used in the maritime domain for--
                (A) ocean observation;
                (B) vessel monitoring and identification;
                (C) weather observation;
                (D) search and rescue operations;
                (E) to the extent practicable for consideration by the
            Academy, intelligence gathering, surveillance, and
            reconnaissance; and
                (F) communications;
            (2) assess how technologies described in paragraph (1) can help
        prioritize Federal investment by examining--
                (A) affordability, including acquisition, operations,
            maintenance, and lifecycle costs;
                (B) reliability;
                (C) versatility;
                (D) efficiency; and
                (E) estimated service life and persistence of effort;
            (3) analyze whether the use of new and emerging maritime domain
        awareness technologies can be used to--
                (A) effectively carry out Coast Guard missions at lower
            costs and reduced manpower needs;
                (B) expand the scope and range of Coast Guard maritime
            domain awareness; and
                (C) allow the Coast Guard to more efficiently and
            effectively allocate Coast Guard vessels, aircraft, and
            personnel;
            (4) evaluate the extent to which such systems have moved from
        the research and development phase to effective operations since
        the National Academy of Sciences published the study titled
        ``Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard Missions'' and issued
        in 2020; and
            (5) identify adjustments that would be necessary in Coast Guard
        authorities, policies, procedures, and protocols to incorporate
        uncrewed technologies to enhance efficiency.
        (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after entering into
    an arrangement under subsection (a), the National Academy of Sciences
    shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
    and Transportation of the Senate the assessment prepared under this
    section.
        (d) Use of Information.--In formulating costs pursuant to
    subsection (b), the National Academy of Sciences may utilize
    information from other Coast Guard reports, assessments, or analyses
    regarding existing Coast Guard manpower requirements or other reports,
    assessments, or analyses for the acquisition of unmanned, autonomous,
    or remotely-controlled technologies by the Federal Government.
    SEC. 7338. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
        (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 14, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 565. Use of unmanned aircraft systems
        ``With respect to any unmanned aircraft system procured by the
    Coast Guard, the Commandant shall ensure that such system be used to
    support the primary duties of the Coast Guard pursuant to section
    102.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``565. Use of unmanned aircraft systems.''.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    SEC. 7341. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.
        (a) In General.--Title IX of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is amended by adding at
    the end the following:
        ``SEC. 904. INFORMATION ON TYPE APPROVAL CERTIFICATES.
        ``Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Commandant of the Coast
    Guard shall, upon request by any State, the District of Columbia, any
    Indian Tribe, or any territory of the United States, provide all data
    possessed by the Coast Guard for a ballast water management system with
    a type approval certificate approved by the Coast Guard pursuant to
    subpart 162.060 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect
    on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
    pertaining to--
            ``(1) challenge water (as defined in section 162.060-3 of title
        46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025) quality
        characteristics;
            ``(2) post-treatment water quality characteristics;
            ``(3) challenge water (as defined in section 162.060-3 of title
        46, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of
        enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025) biologic
        organism concentrations data; and
            ``(4) post-treatment water biologic organism concentrations
        data.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Frank
    LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-282) is
    amended by inserting after the item relating to section 903 the
    following:
    ``Sec. 904. Information on type approval certificates.''.
    SEC. 7342. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES.
        (a) In General.--Section 5(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33
    U.S.C. 1504(a)) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting
    ``Notwithstanding section 888(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
    (6 U.S.C. 468(b)), the Secretary shall have the authority to issue
    regulations to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Act, in
    accordance with the provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States
    Code, without regard to subsection (a) thereof.''.
        (b) Nepa Compliance.--Section 5 of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974
    (33 U.S.C. 1504) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting
    the following:
        ``(f) NEPA Compliance.--
            ``(1) Definition of lead agency.--In this subsection, the term
        `lead agency' has the meaning given the term in section 111 of the
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e).
            ``(2) Lead agency.--
                ``(A) In general.--For all applications, the Maritime
            Administration shall be the Federal lead agency for purposes of
            the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321
            et seq.).
                ``(B) Effect of compliance.--Compliance with the National
            Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in
            accordance with subparagraph (A) shall fulfill the requirement
            of the Federal lead agency in carrying out the responsibilities
            under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
            4321 et seq.) pursuant to this Act.''.
        (c) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall transfer the
        authorities provided to the Coast Guard in part 148 of title 33,
        Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment
        of this Act), except as provided in paragraph (2), to the Secretary
        of Transportation.
            (2) Retention of authority.--The Commandant shall retain
        responsibility for authorities pertaining to design, construction,
        equipment, and operation of deepwater ports and navigational
        safety.
            (3) Updates to authority.--As soon as practicable after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
        shall issue such regulations as are necessary to reflect the
        updates to authorities prescribed by this subsection.
        (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or the
    amendments made by this section, may be construed to limit the
    authorities of other governmental agencies previously delegated
    authorities of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.)
    or any other law.
        (e) Applications.--Nothing in this section, or the amendments made
    by this section, shall apply to any application submitted before the
    date of enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 7343. AMENDMENTS TO PASSENGER VESSEL SECURITY AND SAFETY
    REQUIREMENTS.
        (a) Maintenance of Supplies That Prevent Sexually Transmitted
    Diseases.--Section 3507(d)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting ``(taking into consideration the length of the
    voyage and the number of passengers and crewmembers that the vessel can
    accommodate)'' after ``a sexual assault''.
        (b) Crew Access to Passenger Staterooms; Procedures and
    Restrictions.--Section 3507(f) of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                ``(C) a system that electronically records the date, time,
            and identity of each crew member accessing each passenger
            stateroom; and''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) ensure that the procedures and restrictions are--
                ``(A) fully and properly implemented;
                ``(B) reviewed annually; and
                ``(C) updated as necessary.''.
    SEC. 7344. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A CETACEAN DESK FOR
    PUGET SOUND REGION.
        Section 11304(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Don Young Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2022 (16 U.S.C. 1390 note) is amended by striking
    ``4 years'' and inserting ``6 years''.
    SEC. 7345. SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF USE OF DEVICES BROADCASTING ON
    AIS FOR PURPOSES OF MAKING FISHING GEAR.
        Section 11320 of the Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of
    2022 (Public Law 117-263) is amended by striking ``during the period''
    and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
    ``until December 31, 2029.''.
    SEC. 7346. CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES.
        Section 3316(d) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (2)(B)(i) to read as follows:
                    ``(i) the government of the foreign country in which
                the foreign society is headquartered--

                        ``(I) delegates that authority to the American
                    Bureau of Shipping; or
                        ``(II) does not delegate that authority to any
                    classification society; or''; and

            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Clarification on authority.--Nothing in this subsection
        authorizes the Secretary to make a delegation under paragraph (2)
        to a classification society from the People's Republic of China.''.
    SEC. 7347. ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSEL REMOVALS.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 46, United States Code, is
    amended--
            (1) in the chapter heading by striking ``BARGES'' and inserting
        ``VESSELS'';
            (2) by inserting before section 4701 the following:

                         ``SUBCHAPTER I--BARGES''; and

            (3) by adding at the end the following:

                       ``SUBCHAPTER II--NON-BARGE VESSELS

    ``Sec. 4710. Definitions
        ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) Abandon.--The term `abandon' means to moor, strand,
        wreck, sink, or leave a covered vessel unattended for longer than
        45 days.
            ``(2) Covered vessel.--The term `covered vessel' means a vessel
        that is not a barge to which subchapter I applies.
            ``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning
        given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(4) Native hawaiian organization.--The term `Native Hawaiian
        organization' has the meaning given such term in section 6207 of
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7517)
        except the term includes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and
        the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
    ``Sec. 4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited
        ``(a) In General.--An owner or operator of a covered vessel may not
    abandon such vessel on the navigable waters of the United States.
        ``(b) Determination of Abandonment.--
            ``(1) Notification.--
                ``(A) In general.--With respect to a covered vessel that
            appears to be abandoned, the Commandant of the Coast Guard
            shall--
                    ``(i) attempt to identify the owner using the vessel
                registration number, hull identification number, or any
                other information that can be reasonably inferred or
                gathered; and
                    ``(ii) notify such owner--

                        ``(I) of the penalty described in subsection (c);
                    and
                        ``(II) that the vessel will be removed at the
                    expense of the owner if the Commandant determines that
                    the vessel is abandoned and the owner does not remove
                    or account for the vessel.

                ``(B) Form.--The Commandant shall provide the notice
            required under subparagraph (A)--
                    ``(i) if the owner can be identified, via certified
                mail or other appropriate forms determined by the
                Commandant; or
                    ``(ii) if the owner cannot be identified, via an
                announcement in a local publication and on a website
                maintained by the Coast Guard.
            ``(2) Determination.--The Commandant shall make a determination
        not earlier than 45 days after the date on which the Commandant
        provides the notification required under paragraph (1) of whether a
        covered vessel described in such paragraph is abandoned.
        ``(c) Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commandant may assess a civil penalty of
        not more than $500 against an owner or operator of a covered vessel
        determined to be abandoned under subsection (b) for a violation of
        subsection (a).
            ``(2) Liability in rem.--The owner or operator of a covered
        vessel shall also be liable in rem for a penalty imposed under
        paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Limitation.--The Commandant shall not assess a penalty if
        the Commandant determines the vessel was abandoned due to major
        extenuating circumstances of the owner or operator of the vessel,
        including long term medical incapacitation of the owner or
        operator.
        ``(d) Vessels Not Abandoned.--The Commandant may not determine that
    a covered vessel is abandoned under this section if--
            ``(1) such vessel is located at a federally approved or State
        approved mooring area;
            ``(2) such vessel is located on private property with the
        permission of the owner of such property;
            ``(3) the owner or operator of such vessel provides a
        notification to the Commandant that--
                ``(A) indicates the location of the vessel;
                ``(B) indicates that the vessel is not abandoned; and
                ``(C) contains documentation proving that the vessel is
            allowed to be in such location; or
            ``(4) the Commandant determines that such an abandonment
        determination would not be in the public interest.
    ``Sec. 4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant,
    in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration and relevant State agencies, shall establish
    and maintain a national inventory of covered vessels that are
    abandoned.
        ``(b) Contents.--The inventory established and maintained under
    subsection (a) shall include data on each vessel, including geographic
    information system data related to the location of each such vessel.
        ``(c) Publication.--The Commandant shall make the inventory
    established under subsection (a) publicly available on a website of the
    Coast Guard.
        ``(d) Reporting of Potentially Abandoned Vessels.--In carrying out
    this section, the Commandant shall develop a process by which--
            ``(1) a State, Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or
        person may report a covered vessel that may be abandoned to the
        Commandant for potential inclusion in the inventory established
        under subsection (a);
            ``(2) the Commandant shall review any such report and add such
        vessel to the inventory if the Commandant determines that the
        reported vessel is abandoned pursuant to section 4711.
        ``(e) Clarification.--Except in a response action carried out under
    section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
    1321) or in the case of imminent threat to life and safety, the
    Commandant shall not be responsible for removing any covered vessels
    listed on the inventory established and maintained under subsection
    (a).''.
        (b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast
    Guard is operating, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army,
    acting through the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of Commerce,
    acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall
    issue regulations with respect to the procedures for determining that a
    vessel is abandoned for the purposes of subchapter II of chapter 47 of
    title 46, United States Code (as added by this section).
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 47 of title 46, United States
    Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 4701--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
            ``chapter'' and inserting ``subchapter''; and
                (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``chapter'' and inserting
            ``subchapter'';
            (2) in section 4703 by striking ``chapter'' and inserting
        ``subchapter'';
            (3) in section 4704 by striking ``chapter'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``subchapter''; and
            (4) in section 4705 by striking ``chapter'' and inserting
        ``subchapter''.
        (d) Clerical Amendments.--The analysis for chapter 47 of title 46,
    United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the item relating to section 4701 the
        following:

                          ``subchapter i--barges''; and

            (2) by adding at the end the following:

                        ``subchapter ii--non-barge vessels

    ``4710. Definitions.
    ``4711. Abandonment of vessels prohibited.
    ``4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels.''.
    SEC. 7348. OFFSHORE OPERATIONS.
        (a) In General.--Section 3702(b) of title 46, United States Code,
    is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
        ``offshore drilling or production facilities in the oil industry''
        and inserting ``exploration, development, or production of offshore
        drilling or production facilities in the oil industry and non-
        mineral energy production''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``oil exploitation'' and
        inserting ``exploration, development, or production of offshore
        energy resources''.
        (b) Oil Fuel Tank Protection.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and
        not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
        Commandant shall amend section 125.115(b) of title 46, Code of
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date of enactment), to
        reflect the amendment made in subsection (a).
            (2) Application.--If the Commandant fails to amend the section
        described in paragraph (1) by the date that is 60 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, then, in lieu of the application of
        such section, the Secretary shall allow vessels to which section
        3702 of title 46, United States Code, applies to transfer fuel from
        the fuel supply tanks of such vessel to offshore facilities in
        support of exploration, development, or production of offshore
        energy resources.
        (c) Outer Continental Shelf Activities.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall amend section G6.3.a of
        the United States Coast Guard Marine Safety Manual, Volume II
        titled ``Materiel Inspection: Outer Continental Shelf Activities'',
        issued September 20, 2021 (COMDTINST M16000.76) (as in effect on
        such date of enactment), to reflect the amendment made in
        subsection (a).
            (2) Application.--If the Commandant fails to amend the section
        described in paragraph (1) by the date that is 60 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, then the Secretary shall in lieu of
        such section not apply section 3702 of title 46, United States
        Code, to a documented vessel transferring fuel from the fuel supply
        tanks of such vessel to an offshore facility if such vessel is not
        a tanker and is in the service of exploration, development, or
        production of offshore energy resources.
    SEC. 7349. PORT ACCESS ROUTES.
        (a) Regulation.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard
    is operating shall issue a regulation for nearshore and offshore
    shipping safety fairways, to include a minimum appropriate width of not
    less than the width proposed in the proposed rule of the Coast Guard
    titled ``Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast'', issued on
    January 19, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 3587).
        (b) Exception.--The minimum appropriate width under subsection (a)
    shall not apply to connector, cutacross, or cutoff fairways, Traffic
    Separation Schemes, or precautionary areas.
        (c) Applicability.--In issuing the regulation under subsection (a),
    the Secretary shall apply the regulation to the geographic area covered
    by the proposed rule of the Coast Guard titled ``Shipping Safety
    Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast'', issued on January 19, 2024 (89
    Fed. Reg. 3587).
        (d) Effective Date.--The regulation issued under subsection (a)
    shall take effect on December 31, 2026.

                      TITLE LXXIV--OIL POLLUTION RESPONSE

    SEC. 7401. VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS.
        (a) Salvage and Marine Firefighting Response Capability.--Section
    311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j))
    is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Salvage and marine firefighting response capability.--
                ``(A) In general.--The President, acting through the
            Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
            operating unless otherwise delegated by the President, may
            require--
                    ``(i) periodic inspection of vessels and salvage
                equipment, firefighting equipment, and other major marine
                casualty response equipment on or associated with vessels;
                    ``(ii) periodic verification of capabilities to
                appropriately, and in a timely manner, respond to a marine
                casualty, including--

                        ``(I) drills, with or without prior notice;
                        ``(II) review of contracts and relevant third-party
                    agreements;
                        ``(III) testing of equipment;
                        ``(IV) review of training; and
                        ``(V) other evaluations of marine casualty response
                    capabilities, as determined appropriate by the
                    President; and

                    ``(iii) carrying of appropriate response equipment for
                responding to a marine casualty that employs the best
                technology economically feasible and that is compatible
                with the safe operation of the vessel.
                ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                    ``(i) Marine casualty.--The term `marine casualty'
                means a marine casualty that is required to be reported
                pursuant to paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 6101 of
                title 46, United States Code.
                    ``(ii) Salvage equipment.--The term `salvage equipment'
                means any equipment that is capable of being used to assist
                a vessel in potential or actual danger in order to prevent
                loss of life, damage or destruction of the vessel or its
                cargo, or release of its contents into the marine
                environment.''.
        (b) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
        shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on--
                (A) the state of marine firefighting authorities,
            jurisdiction, and plan review; and
                (B) other considerations with respect to fires at
            waterfront facilities (including vessel fires) and vessel fires
            on the navigable waters (as such term is defined in section 502
            of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)).
            (2) Contents.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Comptroller
        General shall--
                (A) examine--
                    (i) collaboration among Federal and non-Federal
                entities for purposes of reducing the risks to local
                communities of fires described in paragraph (1);
                    (ii) the prevalence and frequency of such fires; and
                    (iii) the extent to which firefighters and marine
                firefighters are aware of the dangers of lithium-ion
                battery fires, including lithium-ion batteries used for
                vehicles, and how to respond to such fires;
                (B) review methods of documenting and sharing best
            practices throughout the maritime community for responding to
            vessel fires; and
                (C) make recommendations for--
                    (i) preparing for, responding to, and training for such
                fires;
                    (ii) clarifying roles and responsibilities of Federal
                and non-Federal entities in preparing for, responding to,
                and training for such fires; and
                    (iii) other topics for consideration.
    SEC. 7402. USE OF MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS.
        Section 6308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``initiated'' and inserting
        ``conducted''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) For purposes of this section, an administrative proceeding
    conducted by the United States includes proceedings under section 7701
    and claims adjudicated under section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of
    1990 (33 U.S.C. 2713).''.
    SEC. 7403. TIMING OF REVIEW.
        Section 1017 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2717) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(g) Timing of Review.--Before the date of completion of a removal
    action, no person may bring an action under this Act, section 311 of
    the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), or chapter 7
    of title 5, United States Code, challenging any decision relating to
    such removal action that is made by an on-scene coordinator appointed
    under the National Contingency Plan.''.
    SEC. 7404. ONLINE INCIDENT REPORTING SYSTEM.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the National Response Center shall submit to
    Congress a plan to design, fund, and staff the National Response Center
    to develop and maintain a web-based application by which the National
    Response Center may receive notifications of oil discharges or releases
    of hazardous substances.
        (b) Development of Application.--Not later than 2 years after the
    date on which the plan is submitted under subsection (a), the National
    Response Center shall--
            (1) complete development of the application described in such
        subsection; and
            (2) allow notifications described in such subsection that are
        required under Federal law or regulation to be made online using
        such application.
        (c) Use of Application.--In carrying out subsection (b), the
    National Response Center may not require the notification of an oil
    discharge or release of a hazardous substance to be made using the
    application developed under such subsection.
    SEC. 7405. INVESTMENT.
        Section 350 of Public Law 106-113 (43 U.S.C. 1474b note) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) as
        subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively, and
        indenting the subsections appropriately;
            (3) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) by striking ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision
            of law and subject to the provisions of paragraphs (5) and
            (7)'' and inserting the following:
        ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Consent decree.--The term `Consent Decree' means the
        consent decree issued in United States v. Exxon Corporation, et al.
        (No. A91-082 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et al.
        (No. A91-083 CIV).
            ``(2) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Natural Resource Damage
        Assessment and Restoration Fund established pursuant to title I of
        the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
        Act, 1992 (43 U.S.C. 1474b).
            ``(3) Outside account.--The term `outside account' means any
        account outside the United States Treasury.
            ``(4) Trustee.--The term `Trustee' means a Federal or State
        natural resource trustee for the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
        ``(b) Deposits.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law
        and subject to subsection (g)'';
            (4) in subsection (b)(1) (as so designated)--
                (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking
            ``issued in United States v. Exxon Corporation, et al. (No.
            A91-082 CIV) and State of Alaska v. Exxon Corporation, et al.
            (No. A91-083 CIV) (hereafter referred to as the `Consent
            Decree'),'';
                (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(A) the Fund;
                ``(B) an outside account; or''; and
                (C) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (C)--
                    (i) by striking ``the Federal and State natural
                resource trustees for the Exxon Valdez oil spill
                (`trustees')'' and inserting ``the Trustees''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``Any funds'' and inserting the
                following:
            ``(2) Requirement for deposits in outside accounts.--Any
        funds'';
            (5) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) by
        striking ``(c) Joint'' and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Transfers.--Any joint'';
            (6) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) by
        striking ``(d) The transfer'' and inserting the following:
        ``(d) No Effect on Jurisdiction.--The transfer'';
            (7) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                (A) by striking ``(e) Nothing herein shall affect'' and
            inserting the following:
        ``(e) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this section affects''; and
                (B) by striking ``trustees'' and inserting ``Trustees'';
            (8) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                (A) by striking ``(f) The Federal trustees and the State
            trustees'' and inserting the following:
        ``(f) Grants.--The Trustees''; and
                (B) by striking ``this program'' and inserting ``this
            section, prioritizing the issuance of grants to facilitate
            habitat protection and habitat restoration programs''; and
            (9) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``Upon the
            expiration of the authorities granted in this section all'' and
            inserting the following:
            ``(2) Return of funds.--On expiration of the authority provided
        in this section, all''; and
                (B) by striking ``(g) The authority'' and inserting the
            following:
        ``(g) Expiration.--
            ``(1) In general.--The authority''.
    SEC. 7406. ADDITIONAL RESPONSE ASSETS.
        (a) Exemption and Requirements.--Section 3302 of title 46, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(o) Additional Response Assets.--
            ``(1) Vessels exempt from inspection.--Except as otherwise
        provided in this subsection, a qualified vessel engaged in a
        qualified oil spill response shall not be subject to inspection if
        the qualified vessel--
                ``(A) has--
                    ``(i) an agreement by contract or other approved means
                with an oil spill removal organization to support a
                response plan under section 311(j) of the Federal Water
                Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)), including
                training and exercises related to oil spill response
                activities; or
                    ``(ii) been approved by the Secretary to respond to a
                discharge of oil or to participate in training and
                exercises related to oil spill response activities;
                ``(B) is normally and substantially involved in activities
            other than, and not adapted to, spill response;
                ``(C) complies with all applicable laws for the use of such
            vessel in the activities for which such vessel is normally and
            substantially operated, including any inspection requirement
            under this title for such use; and
                ``(D) has at least 1 person aboard possessing
            certifications for, or who are in training for, applicable
            hazardous waste operations and emergency response.
            ``(2) Allowances.--A qualified vessel under paragraph (1) may--
                ``(A) unless otherwise inspected as a towing vessel under
            this title, tow only--
                    ``(i) another vessel or a device, including a bladder,
                designed to carry oil or oil residues with the capacity of
                less than 250 barrels; or
                    ``(ii) oil spill response equipment, including boom,
                skimmers, or other response equipment;
                ``(B) carry--
                    ``(i) temporary storage containers on board for
                recovered oil or oil-contaminated materials collected
                during an oil spill response, including bags, drums, and
                totes as approved by the Secretary;
                    ``(ii) oil spill response equipment; or
                    ``(iii) no more than 6 passengers for hire in support
                of a response plan under Section 311(j) of the Federal
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) approved by
                the Secretary unless the vessel has been inspected under
                paragraph (4) or (8) of section 3301 or is authorized by
                the Secretary to carry more than 6 passengers for hire;
                ``(C) if the qualified vessel is a tank vessel, be used for
            storage of recovered oil;
                ``(D) conduct any other operation, or engage in training or
            exercises, in support of a response plan under section 311(j)
            of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j))
            approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                ``(A) Qualified vessel.--The term `qualified vessel' means
            a vessel operating in Coast Guard District Arctic.
                ``(B) Qualified oil spill.--The term `qualified oil spill'
            means an oil spill occurring in waters subject to the
            jurisdiction of Coast Guard District Arctic.''.
        (b) Repeal.--Section 11316 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263), and the
    items relating to such section in the table of contents in sections
    2(b) and 11001(b) of such Act, are repealed.
        (c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section shall nullify or
    invalidate the authorities and responsibilities prescribed in section
    50.10-10 of title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, for the Officer in
    Charge, Marine Inspection.
    SEC. 7407. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME OIL SPILL RESPONSE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall, in coordination with other
    Federal agencies, as appropriate, review and update the Canada-US Joint
    Maritime Pollution Contingency Plan.
        (b) Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Commandant
    shall--
            (1) review each geographic annex within the contingency plan;
            (2) for each geographic area covered by the plan--
                (A) analyze the vessel traffic patterns, including the
            types of vessels transiting the area, and assess the risks of a
            pollution incident;
                (B) assess the risks of a pollution incident; and
                (C) update the plan based on such analysis and assessment;
            (3) determine if any of the areas should be expanded or
        modified, and update the plan accordingly to include future risk
        projections; and
            (4) evaluate the coverage and gaps of response assets on each
        side of the United States-Canada border and the manner in which
        such assets may be able to aid in implementing such plan.
        (c) Exercises.--The Commandant, in coordination with the Secretary
    of State, shall conduct a joint training exercise not less than once a
    year to determine emergency response capabilities and identify other
    types of support necessary to effectuate a successful oil spill
    response, in accordance with the Canada-US Joint Maritime Pollution
    Contingency Plan, including any update to such Plan carried out
    pursuant to subsection (a).

           TITLE LXXV--SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RESPONSE
                   Subtitle A--Accountability Implementation

    SEC. 7501. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF COAST GUARD REFORMS.
        (a) Government Accountability Office Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
        shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the efforts of the
        Coast Guard to mitigate cases of sexual assault and sexual
        harassment within the service.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) evaluate--
                    (i) the efforts of the Commandant to implement the
                directed actions from enclosure 1 of the memorandum titled
                ``Commandant's Directed Actions--Accountability and
                Transparency'' dated November 27, 2023;
                    (ii) whether the Commandant met the reporting
                requirements under section 5112 of title 14, United States
                Code; and
                    (iii) the effectiveness of the actions of the Coast
                Guard, including efforts outside of the actions described
                in the memorandum titled ``Commandant's Directed Actions--
                Accountability and Transparency'' dated November 27, 2023,
                to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual
                harassment and improve the enforcement relating to such
                instances within the Coast Guard, and how the Coast Guard
                is overcoming challenges in implementing such actions;
                (B) make recommendations to the Commandant for improvements
            to the efforts of the service to mitigate instances of sexual
            assault and sexual harassment and improve the enforcement
            relating to such instances within the Coast Guard; and
                (C) make recommendations to the Committee on Transportation
            and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
            Senate to mitigate instances of sexual assault and sexual
            harassment in the Coast Guard and improve the enforcement
            relating to such instances within the Coast Guard, including
            proposed changes to any legislative authorities.
        (b) Report by Commandant.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
    which the Comptroller General completes all actions under subsection
    (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed written
    report that includes the following:
            (1) A plan for Coast Guard implementation, including interim
        milestones and timeframes, of any recommendation made by the
        Comptroller General under subsection (a)(2)(B) with which the
        Commandant concurs.
            (2) With respect to any recommendation made under subsection
        (a)(2)(B) with which the Commandant does not concur, an explanation
        of the detailed reasons why the Commandant does not concur.
    SEC. 7502. COAST GUARD IMPLEMENTATION OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION
    RECOMMENDATIONS ON ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN
    THE MILITARY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall review the report of the
    Independent Review Commission titled ``Hard Truths and the Duty to
    Change: Recommendations from the Independent Review Commission on
    Sexual Assault in the Military'' referred to in the memorandum of the
    Department of Defense titled ``Memorandum for Senior Pentagon
    Leadership Commanders of the Combatant Commands Defense Agency and DoD
    Field Activity Directors'', dated September 22, 2021, (relating to
    commencing Department of Defense actions and implementation of the
    recommendations of the Independent Review Commission to address sexual
    assault and sexual harassment in the military).
        (b) Strategy and Action Plan.--On completion of the review required
    under subsection (a), and not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
    Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee
    on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a
    written and detailed strategy and a written and detailed action plan
    that--
            (1)(A) identifies any recommendation set forth in the report by
        the Independent Review Commission described in subsection (a) that
        addresses a matter that is not within the jurisdiction of the Coast
        Guard, does not apply to the Coast Guard, or otherwise would not be
        beneficial to members of the Coast Guard, as determined by the
        Commandant; and
                (B) includes a brief rationale for such determination; and
            (2) with respect to each recommendation set forth in such
        report that is not identified under paragraph (1), includes--
                (A)(i) a detailed action plan for implementation of the
            recommendation;
                    (ii) a description of changes the Commandant will make
                to associated Coast Guard policies so as to enable the
                implementation of the recommendation;
                    (iii) an estimated timeline for implementation of the
                recommendation;
                    (iv) the estimated cost of the implementation;
                    (v) legislative proposals for such implementation, as
                appropriate; and
                    (vi) any other information the Commandant considers
                appropriate; or
                (B) in the case of such a recommendation that the
            Commandant is unable to implement, an explanation of the reason
            the recommendation cannot be implemented.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter through 2028, the Commandant
    shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
    the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives with a briefing on the status of the
    implementation of this section and any modification to the strategy and
    plan submitted under subsection (b).

                             Subtitle B--Misconduct

    SEC. 7511. COVERED MISCONDUCT.
        (a) In General.--Chapter 25 of title 14, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following:

                      ``SUBCHAPTER III--COVERED MISCONDUCT

    ``Sec. 2531. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and
        access to evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and
        other misconduct
        ``(a) Issuance of Policy.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
    enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary,
    in consultation with the Office of the Inspector General of the
    department in which the Coast Guard is operating and the Office of the
    Inspector General of the Department of Defense, shall issue a
    comprehensive policy for the Coast Guard on the retention of and access
    to evidence and records relating to covered misconduct involving
    members of the Coast Guard.
        ``(b) Objectives.--The comprehensive policy required by subsection
    (a) shall revise existing policies and procedures, including systems of
    records, as necessary to ensure preservation of such evidence and
    records for periods sufficient--
            ``(1) to ensure that members of the Coast Guard who were
        victims of covered misconduct are able to pursue claims for
        veterans benefits;
            ``(2) to support administrative processes, criminal
        proceedings, and civil litigation conducted by military or civil
        authorities; and
            ``(3) for such other purposes relating to the documentation of
        an incident of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard as the
        Secretary considers appropriate.
        ``(c) Elements.--
            ``(1) In general.--In developing the comprehensive policy
        required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum--
                ``(A) identify records relating to an incident of covered
            misconduct that shall be retained;
                ``(B) with respect to records relating to covered
            misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard that are not
            records of the Coast Guard, identify such records known to or
            in the possession of the Coast Guard, and set forth procedures
            for Coast Guard coordination with the custodian of such records
            for proper retention of the records;
                ``(C) set forth criteria for the collection and retention
            of records relating to covered misconduct involving members of
            the Coast Guard;
                ``(D) identify physical evidence and nondocumentary forms
            of evidence relating to covered misconduct that shall be
            retained;
                ``(E) set forth the period for which evidence and records
            relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast
            Guard, including Coast Guard Form 6095, shall be retained,
            except that--
                    ``(i) any physical or forensic evidence relating to
                rape or sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and
                920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the
                Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall be retained not
                less than 50 years, and for other covered misconduct not
                less than the statute of limitations of the alleged offense
                under the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and
                    ``(ii) documentary evidence relating to rape or sexual
                assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of
                title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of
                Military Justice), shall be retained not less than 50
                years;
                ``(F) consider locations in which such records shall be
            stored;
                ``(G) identify media and methods that may be used to
            preserve and ensure access to such records, including
            electronic systems of records;
                ``(H) ensure the protection of privacy of--
                    ``(i) individuals named in records and status of
                records under section 552 of title 5 (commonly referred to
                as the `Freedom of Information Act') and section 552a of
                title 5 (commonly referred to as the `Privacy Act'); and
                    ``(ii) individuals named in restricted reporting cases;
                ``(I) designate the 1 or more positions within the Coast
            Guard that shall have the responsibility for such record
            retention by the Coast Guard;
                ``(J) require education and training for members and
            civilian employees of the Coast Guard on record retention
            requirements under this section;
                ``(K) set forth criteria for access to such records
            relating to covered misconduct involving members of the Coast
            Guard, including whether the consent of the victim should be
            required, by--
                    ``(i) victims of covered misconduct;
                    ``(ii) law enforcement authorities;
                    ``(iii) the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                    ``(iv) other individuals and entities, including
                alleged assailants;
                ``(L) require uniform collection of data on--
                    ``(i) the incidence of covered misconduct in the Coast
                Guard; and
                    ``(ii) disciplinary actions taken in substantiated
                cases of covered misconduct in the Coast Guard; and
                ``(M) set forth standards for communications with, and
            notifications to, victims, consistent with--
                    ``(i) the requirements of any applicable Department of
                Defense policy; and
                    ``(ii) to the extent practicable, any applicable policy
                of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
            ``(2) Retention of certain forms and evidence in connection
        with restricted reports and unrestricted reports of sexual assault
        involving members of the coast guard.--
                ``(A) In general.--The comprehensive policy required by
            subsection (a) shall require all unique or original copies of
            Coast Guard Form 6095 filed in connection with a restricted or
            unrestricted report on an alleged incident of rape or sexual
            assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10
            (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military
            Justice), involving a member of the Coast Guard to be retained
            for the longer of--
                    ``(i) 50 years commencing on the date of signature of
                the covered person on Coast Guard Form 6095; or
                    ``(ii) the time provided for the retention of such form
                in connection with unrestricted and restricted reports on
                incidents of sexual assault involving members of the Coast
                Guard under Coast Guard policy.
                ``(B) Protection of confidentiality.--Any Coast Guard form
            retained under subparagraph (A) shall be retained in a manner
            that protects the confidentiality of the member of the Coast
            Guard concerned in accordance with Coast Guard policy.
            ``(3) Retention of case notes in investigations of covered
        misconduct involving members of the coast guard.--
                ``(A) Required retention of all investigative records.--The
            comprehensive policy required by subsection (a) shall require,
            for all criminal investigations relating to an alleged incident
            of covered misconduct involving a member of the Coast Guard,
            the retention of all elements of the case file.
                ``(B) Elements.--The elements of the case file to be
            retained under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a minimum--
                    ``(i) the case activity record;
                    ``(ii) the case review record;
                    ``(iii) investigative plans; and
                    ``(iv) all case notes made by any investigating agent.
                ``(C) Retention period.--All elements of the case file
            shall be retained for not less than 50 years for cases
            involving rape or sexual assault, as described in sections
            920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of
            the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and not less than the
            statute of limitations of the alleged offense under the Uniform
            Code of Military Justice for other covered misconduct, and no
            element of any such case file may be destroyed until the
            expiration of such period.
            ``(4) Return of personal property upon completion of related
        proceedings in unrestricted reporting cases.--Notwithstanding the
        records and evidence retention requirements described in paragraphs
        (1)(E) and (2), personal property retained as evidence in
        connection with an incident of rape or sexual assault, as described
        in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and
        120(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), involving a member
        of the Coast Guard may be returned to the rightful owner of such
        property after the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and
        administrative proceedings related to such incident, as determined
        by the Commandant.
            ``(5) Return of personal property in restricted reporting
        cases.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures
            under which a victim who files a restricted report of an
            incident of sexual assault may request, at any time, the return
            of any personal property of the victim obtained as part of the
            sexual assault forensic examination.
                ``(B) Requirements.--The procedures required by
            subparagraph (A) shall ensure that--
                    ``(i) a request by a victim for the return of personal
                property described under subparagraph (A) may be made on a
                confidential basis and without affecting the restricted
                nature of the restricted report; and
                    ``(ii) at the time of the filing of the restricted
                report, a Special Victims' Counsel, Sexual Assault Response
                Coordinator, or Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
                Victim Advocate--

                        ``(I) informs the victim that the victim may
                    request the return of personal property as described in
                    such subparagraph; and
                        ``(II) advises the victim that such a request for
                    the return of personal property may negatively impact a
                    subsequent case adjudication if the victim later
                    decides to convert the restricted report to an
                    unrestricted report.

                ``(C) Rule of construction.--Except with respect to
            personal property returned to a victim under this paragraph,
            nothing in this paragraph may be construed to affect the
            requirement to retain a sexual assault forensic examination kit
            for the period specified in paragraph (2).
            ``(6) Victim access to records.--With respect to victim access
        to records after all final disposition actions and any appeals have
        been completed, as applicable, the comprehensive policy required by
        subsection (a) shall provide that, to the maximum extent
        practicable, and in such a manner that will not jeopardize an
        active investigation or an active case--
                ``(A) a victim of covered misconduct in a case in which
            either the victim or alleged perpetrator is a covered person
            shall have access to all records that are directly related to
            the victim's case, or related to the victim themselves, in
            accordance with the policy issued under subsection (a) and
            subject to required protections under sections 552 and 552a of
            title 5;
                ``(B) a victim of covered misconduct who requests access to
            records under section 552 or 552a of title 5 concerning the
            victim's case shall be determined to have a compelling need,
            and the records request shall be processed under expedited
            processing procedures, if in the request for such records the
            victim indicates that the records concerned are related to the
            covered misconduct case;
                ``(C) in applying sections 552 and 552a of title 5 to the
            redaction of information related to a records request by a
            victim of covered misconduct made under such sections after all
            final disposition actions and any appeals have been completed--
                    ``(i) any such redaction shall be applied to the
                minimum extent possible so as to ensure the provision of
                the maximum amount of unredacted information to the victim
                that is permissible by law; and
                    ``(ii) any such redaction shall not be applied to--

                        ``(I) receipt by the victim of the victim's own
                    statement; or
                        ``(II) the victim's information from an
                    investigation; and

                ``(D) in the case of such a records request for which the
            timelines for expedited processing are not met, the Commandant
            shall provide to the Secretary, the Committee on Commerce,
            Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
            Representatives in person and in writing a briefing that
            explains the reasons for the denial or the delay in processing,
            as applicable.
        ``(d) Definition of Covered Person.--In this section, the term
    `covered person' includes--
            ``(1) a member of the Coast Guard on active duty;
            ``(2) a member of the Coast Guard Reserve with respect to
        crimes investigated by or reported to the Secretary on any date on
        which such member is in a military status under section 802 of
        title 10 (article 2 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
            ``(3) a former member of the Coast Guard with respect to crimes
        investigated by or reported to the Secretary; and
            ``(4) in the case of an investigation of covered misconduct
        conducted by, or an incident of covered misconduct reported to, the
        Coast Guard involving a civilian employee of the Coast Guard, any
        such civilian employee of the Coast Guard.
        ``(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes or
    requires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery,
    inspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal
    documents or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the
    Government, or their assistants or representatives.
    ``Sec. 2532. Requirement to maintain certain records
        ``(a) In General.--The Commandant shall maintain all work product
    related to documenting a disposition decision on an investigation by
    the Coast Guard Investigative Service or other law enforcement entity
    investigating a Coast Guard member accused of an offense against
    chapter 47 of title 10.
        ``(b) Record Retention Period.--Work product documents and the case
    action summary described in subsection (c) shall be maintained for a
    period of not less than 7 years from the date of the disposition
    decision.
        ``(c) Case Action Summary.--Upon a final disposition action for
    cases described in subsection (a), except for offenses of wrongful use
    or possession of a controlled substance under section 912a of title 10
    (article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), where the
    member accused is an officer of pay grade O-4 and below or an enlisted
    member of pay grade E-7 and below, a convening authority shall sign a
    case action summary that includes the following:
            ``(1) The disposition actions.
            ``(2) The name and command of the referral authority.
            ``(3) Records documenting when a referral authority consulted
        with a staff judge advocate or special trial counsel, as
        applicable, before a disposition action was taken, to include the
        recommendation of the staff judge advocate or special trial
        counsel.
            ``(4) A reference section listing the materials reviewed in
        making a disposition decision.
            ``(5) The Coast Guard Investigative Service report of
        investigation.
            ``(6) The completed Coast Guard Investigative Service report of
        adjudication included as an enclosure.
        ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `work product'
    includes--
            ``(1) a prosecution memorandum;
            ``(2) emails, notes, and other correspondence related to a
        disposition decision; and
            ``(3) the contents described in paragraphs (1) through (6) of
        subsection (c).
        ``(e) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section authorizes or
    requires, or shall be construed to authorize or require, the discovery,
    inspection, or production of reports, memoranda, or other internal
    documents or work product generated by counsel, an attorney for the
    Government, or their assistants or representatives.
    ``Sec. 2533. Covered misconduct in Coast Guard
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than March 1 each year, the Commandant
    shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives a report on incidents of covered
    misconduct involving members of the Coast Guard, including recruits and
    officer candidates, and claims of retaliation related to the reporting
    of any such incident.
        ``(b) Continuity of Data and Reporting.--In carrying out this
    section, the Commandant shall ensure the continuity of data collection
    and reporting such that the ability to analyze trends is not
    compromised.
        ``(c) Contents.--
            ``(1) Incidents involving members.--
                ``(A) Information and data.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Each report required under
                subsection (a) shall include, for the preceding calendar
                year, information and data on--

                        ``(I) incidents of covered misconduct; and
                        ``(II) incidents of retaliation against a member of
                    the Coast Guard related to the reporting of covered
                    misconduct, disaggregated by type of retaliation claim.

                    ``(ii) Inclusions.--The information and data on the
                incidents described in clause (i) shall include the
                following:

                        ``(I) All incidents of covered misconduct and
                    retaliation described in clause (i) reported to the
                    Commandant or any other official of the Coast Guard
                    during the preceding calendar year (referred to in this
                    subsection as a `reported incident').
                        ``(II) The number of reported incidents committed
                    against members of the Coast Guard.
                        ``(III) The number of reported incidents committed
                    by members of the Coast Guard.
                        ``(IV) Information on reported incidents, in
                    accordance with the policy prescribed under section
                    549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
                    Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), to the maximum
                    extent practicable.
                        ``(V) The number of reported incidents that were
                    entered into the Catch a Serial Offender system,
                    including the number of such incidents that resulted in
                    the identification of a potential or confirmed match.
                        ``(VI) The number of reported incidents that were
                    substantiated (referred to in this subsection as a
                    `substantiated reported incident').
                        ``(VII) A synopsis of each substantiated reported
                    incident that includes--

                            ``(aa) a brief description of the nature of the
                        incident;
                            ``(bb) whether the accused member has
                        previously been convicted of sexual assault; and
                            ``(cc) whether alcohol or other controlled or
                        prohibited substances were involved in the
                        incident, and a description of the involvement.

                        ``(VIII) The type of case disposition associated
                    with each substantiated reported incident, such as--

                            ``(aa) conviction and sentence by court-
                        martial, including charges and specifications for
                        which convicted;
                            ``(bb) acquittal of all charges at court-
                        martial;
                            ``(cc) as appropriate, imposition of a
                        nonjudicial punishment under section 815 of title
                        10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military
                        Justice);
                            ``(dd) as appropriate, administrative action
                        taken, including a description of each type of such
                        action imposed;
                            ``(ee) dismissal of all charges, including a
                        description of each reason for dismissal and the
                        stage at which dismissal occurred; and
                            ``(ff) whether the accused member was
                        administratively separated or, in the case of an
                        officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court-
                        martial, and the characterization (honorable,
                        general, or other than honorable) of the service of
                        the member upon separation or resignation.

                        ``(IX) With respect to any incident of covered
                    misconduct reported to the Commandant or any other
                    official of the Coast Guard during the preceding
                    calendar year that involves a report of retaliation
                    relating to the incident--

                            ``(aa) a narrative description of the
                        retaliation claim;
                            ``(bb) the nature of the relationship between
                        the complainant and the individual accused of
                        committing the retaliation; and
                            ``(cc) the nature of the relationship between
                        the individual accused of committing the covered
                        misconduct and the individual accused of committing
                        the retaliation.

                        ``(X) The disposition of or action taken by the
                    Coast Guard or any other Federal, State, local, or
                    Tribal entity with respect to a substantiated reported
                    incident.
                        ``(XI) With respect to any investigation of a
                    reported incident--

                            ``(aa) the status of the investigation or
                        information relating to any referral to outside law
                        enforcement entities;
                            ``(bb) the official or office of the Coast
                        Guard that received the complaint;
                            ``(cc) a description of the results of such an
                        investigation or information with respect to
                        whether the results of the investigation were
                        provided to the complainant; or
                            ``(dd) whether the investigation substantiated
                        an offense under chapter 47 of title 10 (the
                        Uniform Code of Military Justice).
                    ``(iii) Format.--With respect to the information and
                data required under clause (i), the Commandant shall report
                such information and data separately for each type of
                covered misconduct offense, and shall not aggregate the
                information and data for multiple types of covered
                misconduct offenses.
                ``(B) Trends.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the
            date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025,
            each report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the
            preceding calendar year, an analysis or assessment of trends in
            the occurrence, as applicable, of incidents described in
            subparagraph (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast
            Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
            213).
                ``(C) Response.--Each report required under subsection (a)
            shall include, for the preceding calendar year, a description
            of the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives,
            investigations (including overarching investigations),
            research, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response
            to any incident described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a
            member of the Coast Guard.
                ``(D) Plan.--Each report required under subsection (a)
            shall include a plan for actions to be taken during the year
            following the year covered by the report to enhance the
            prevention of and response to incidents described in
            subparagraph (A)(i) involving members of the Coast Guard.
                ``(E) Covered misconduct prevention and response
            activities.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall
            include an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct
            prevention and response activities related to incidents
            described in subparagraph (A)(i) carried out by the Coast Guard
            during the preceding calendar year.
                ``(F) Contributing factors.--Each report required under
            subsection (a) shall include, for incidents described in
            subparagraph (A)(i)--
                    ``(i) an analysis of the factors that may have
                contributed to such incidents;
                    ``(ii) an assessment of the role of such factors in
                contributing to such incidents during such year; and
                    ``(iii) recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or
                reduce such contributing factors.
            ``(2) Incidents involving recruits and officer candidates.--
                ``(A) Information and data.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), each
                report required under subsection (a) shall include, as a
                separate appendix or enclosure, for the preceding calendar
                year, information and data on--

                        ``(I) incidents of covered misconduct involving a
                    recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May
                    or an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer
                    Candidate School; and
                        ``(II) incidents of retaliation against such a
                    recruit or officer candidate related to the reporting
                    of covered misconduct, disaggregated by type of
                    retaliation claim.

                    ``(ii) Inclusions.--

                        ``(I) In general.--The information and data on the
                    incidents described in clause (i) shall include the
                    following:

                            ``(aa) All incidents of covered misconduct and
                        retaliation described in clause (i) reported to the
                        Commandant or any other official of the Coast Guard
                        during the preceding calendar year (referred to in
                        this subsection as a `reported incident').
                            ``(bb) The number of reported incidents
                        committed against recruits and officer candidates
                        described in clause (i)(I).
                            ``(cc) The number of reported incidents
                        committed by such recruits and officer candidates.
                            ``(dd) Information on reported incidents, in
                        accordance with the policy prescribed under section
                        549G(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
                        for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note), to the
                        maximum extent practicable.
                            ``(ee)(AA) The number of reported incidents
                        that were entered into the Catch a Serial Offender
                        system.
                                ``(BB) Of such reported incidents entered
                            into such system, the number that resulted in
                            the identification of a potential or confirmed
                            match.
                            ``(ff) The number of reported incidents that
                        were substantiated (referred to in this subsection
                        as a `substantiated reported incident').
                            ``(gg) A synopsis of each substantiated
                        reported incident that includes--
                                ``(AA) a brief description of the nature of
                            the incident; and
                                ``(BB) whether alcohol or other controlled
                            or prohibited substances were involved in the
                            incident, and a description of the involvement.
                            ``(hh) The type of case disposition associated
                        with each substantiated reported incident, such
                        as--
                                ``(AA) conviction and sentence by court-
                            martial, including charges and specifications
                            for which convicted;
                                ``(BB) acquittal of all charges at court-
                            martial;
                                ``(CC) as appropriate, imposition of a
                            nonjudicial punishment under section 815 of
                            title 10 (article 15 of the Uniform Code of
                            Military Justice);
                                ``(DD) as appropriate, administrative
                            action taken, including a description of each
                            type of such action imposed;
                                ``(EE) dismissal of all charges, including
                            a description of each reason for dismissal and
                            the stage at which dismissal occurred; and
                                ``(FF) whether the accused member was
                            administratively separated or, in the case of
                            an officer, allowed to resign in lieu of court-
                            martial, and the characterization (honorable,
                            general, or other than honorable) of the
                            service of the member upon separation or
                            resignation.
                            ``(ii) With respect to any incident of covered
                        misconduct involving recruits or officer candidates
                        reported to the Commandant or any other official of
                        the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year
                        that involves a report of retaliation relating to
                        the incident--
                                ``(AA) a narrative description of the
                            retaliation claim;
                                ``(BB) the nature of the relationship
                            between the complainant and the individual
                            accused of committing the retaliation; and
                                ``(CC) the nature of the relationship
                            between the individual accused of committing
                            the covered misconduct and the individual
                            accused of committing the retaliation.
                            ``(jj) The disposition of or action taken by
                        the Coast Guard or any other Federal, State, local,
                        or Tribal entity with respect to a substantiated
                        reported incident.
                            ``(kk) With respect to any investigation of a
                        reported incident--
                                ``(AA) the status of the investigation or
                            information relating to any referral to outside
                            law enforcement entities;
                                ``(BB) the official or office of the Coast
                            Guard that received the complaint;
                                ``(CC) a description of the results of such
                            an investigation or information with respect to
                            whether the results of the investigation were
                            provided to the complainant; or
                                ``(DD) whether the investigation
                            substantiated an offense under chapter 47 of
                            title 10 (the Uniform Code of Military
                            Justice).

                        ``(II) Format.--With respect to the information and
                    data required under clause (i), the Commandant shall
                    report such information and data separately for each
                    type of covered misconduct offense, and shall not
                    aggregate the information and data for multiple types
                    of covered misconduct offenses.

                ``(B) Trends.--Subject to subsection (b), beginning on the
            date of enactment of Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025,
            each report required by subsection (a) shall include, for the
            preceding calendar year, an analysis or assessment of trends in
            the occurrence, as applicable, of incidents described in
            subparagraph (A)(i), since the date of enactment of the Coast
            Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
            213).
                ``(C) Response.--Each report required under subsection (a)
            shall include, for the preceding calendar year, a description
            of the policies, procedures, processes, initiatives,
            investigations (including overarching investigations),
            research, or studies implemented by the Commandant in response
            to any incident described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving--
                    ``(i) a recruit of the Coast Guard at Training Center
                Cape May; or
                    ``(ii) an officer candidate at the Coast Guard Officer
                Candidate School.
                ``(D) Plan.--Each report required under subsection (a)
            shall include a written and detailed plan for actions to be
            taken during the year following the year covered by the report
            to enhance the prevention of and response to incidents
            described in subparagraph (A)(i) involving a recruit of the
            Coast Guard at Training Center Cape May or an officer candidate
            at the Coast Guard Officer Candidate School.
                ``(E) Covered misconduct prevention and response
            activities.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall
            include an assessment of the adequacy of covered misconduct
            prevention and response activities related to incidents
            described in subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph carried out
            by the Coast Guard during the preceding calendar year.
                ``(F) Contributing factors.--Each report required under
            subsection (a) shall include, for incidents described in
            subparagraph (A)(i)--
                    ``(i) an analysis of the factors that may have
                contributed to such incidents;
                    ``(ii) an assessment of the role of such factors in
                contributing to such incidents during such year; and
                    ``(iii) recommendations for mechanisms to eliminate or
                reduce such contributing factors.
            ``(3) Implementation status of accountability and transparency
        review directed actions.--Each report required under subsection (a)
        submitted during the 5-year period beginning on March 1, 2025,
        shall include information on the implementation by the Commandant
        of the directed actions described in the memorandum of the Coast
        Guard titled `Commandant's Directed Actions--Accountability and
        Transparency', issued on November 27, 2023, including--
                ``(A) a description of actions taken to address each
            directed action during the year covered by the report;
                ``(B) the implementation status of each directed action;
                ``(C) in the case of any directed action that has not been
            implemented--
                    ``(i) a detailed action plan for implementation of the
                recommendation;
                    ``(ii) an estimated timeline for implementation of the
                recommendation;
                    ``(iii) description of changes the Commandant intends
                to make to associated Coast Guard policies so as to enable
                the implementation of the recommendation; and
                    ``(iv) any other information the Commandant considers
                appropriate;
                ``(D) a description of the metrics and milestones used to
            measure completion, accountability, and effectiveness of each
            directed action;
                ``(E) a description of any additional actions the
            Commandant is taking to mitigate instances of covered
            misconduct within the Coast Guard;
                ``(F) any legislative change proposal necessary to
            implement the directed actions; and
                ``(G) a detailed list of funding necessary to implement the
            directed actions in a timely and effective manner, including a
            list of personnel needed for such implementation.
        ``(d) Victim Confidentiality.--To the extent that information
    collected under the authority of this section is reported or otherwise
    made available to the public, such information shall be provided in a
    form that is consistent with applicable privacy protections under
    Federal law and does not jeopardize the confidentiality of victims.
        ``(e) Substantiated Defined.--In this section, the term
    `substantiated' has the meaning given the term under section 1631(c) of
    the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
    (10 U.S.C. 1561 note).
    ``Sec. 2534. Review of discharge characterization
        ``(a) Downgrade.--
            ``(1) In general.--The decision to conduct a case review under
        this section shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of the
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
            ``(2) Board of review.--In addition to the requirements of
        section 1553 of title 10, a board of review for a former member of
        the Coast Guard established pursuant to such section and under part
        51 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
        date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025),
        may upon a motion of the board and subject to review by the
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating,
        downgrade an honorable discharge to a general (under honorable
        conditions) discharge upon a finding that a former member of the
        Coast Guard, while serving on active duty as a member of the armed
        forces, committed sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation
        of section 920, 920b, or 934 of title 10 (article 120, 120b, or 134
        of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
            ``(3) Evidence.--Any downgrade under paragraph (2) shall be
        supported by clear and convincing evidence.
            ``(4) Limitation.--The review board under paragraph (2) may not
        downgrade a discharge of a former member of the Coast Guard if the
        same action described in paragraph (2) was considered prior to
        separation from active duty by an administrative board in
        determining the characterization of discharge as otherwise provided
        by law and in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
        ``(b) Procedural Rights.--
            ``(1) In general.--A review by a board established under
        section 1553 of title 10 and under part 51 of title 33, Code of
        Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the
        Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025), shall be based on the
        records of the Coast Guard, and with respect to a member who also
        served in another one of the armed forces, the records of the armed
        forces concerned and such other evidence as may be presented to the
        board.
            ``(2) Evidence by witness.--A witness may present evidence to
        the board in person or by affidavit.
            ``(3) Appearance before board.--A person who requests a review
        under this section may appear before the board in person or by
        counsel or an accredited representative of an organization
        recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under chapter 59 of
        title 38.
            ``(4) Notification.--A former member of the Coast Guard who is
        subject to a downgrade in discharge characterization review under
        subsection (a) shall be notified in writing of such proceedings,
        afforded the right to obtain copies of records and documents
        relevant to the proceedings, and the right to appear before the
        board in person or by counsel or an accredited representative of an
        organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under
        chapter 59 of title 38.
    ``Sec. 2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant
    shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
    departments, establish and maintain a detailed and publicly available
    safe-to-report policy described in subsection (b) that applies with
    respect to all members of the Coast Guard (including members of the
    reserve and auxiliary components of the Coast Guard), cadets at the
    Coast Guard Academy, and any other individual undergoing training at an
    accession point of the Coast Guard.
        ``(b) Safe-to-Report Policy.--The safe-to-report policy described
    in this subsection is a policy that--
            ``(1) prescribes the handling of minor collateral misconduct,
        involving a member of the Coast Guard who is the alleged victim or
        reporting witness of a sexual assault; and
            ``(2) applies to all such individuals, regardless of--
                ``(A) to whom the victim makes the allegation or who
            receives the victim's report of sexual assault; or
                ``(B) whether the report, investigation, or prosecution is
            handled by military or civilian authorities.
        ``(c) Mitigating and Aggravating Circumstances.--In issuing the
    policy under subsection (a), the Commandant shall specify mitigating
    circumstances that decrease the gravity of minor collateral misconduct
    or the impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline and
    aggravating circumstances that increase the gravity of minor collateral
    misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on good order and
    discipline for purposes of the safe-to-report policy.
        ``(d) Tracking of Collateral Misconduct Incidents.--In conjunction
    with the issuance of the policy under subsection (a), the Commandant
    shall develop and implement a process to anonymously track incidents of
    minor collateral misconduct that are subject to the safe-to-report
    policy.
        ``(e) Minor Collateral Misconduct Defined.--In this section, the
    term `minor collateral misconduct' means any minor misconduct that is
    potentially punishable under chapter 47 of title 10 that--
            ``(1) is committed close in time to or during a sexual assault
        and directly related to the incident that formed the basis of the
        allegation of sexual assault allegation;
            ``(2) is discovered as a direct result of the report of sexual
        assault or the ensuing investigation into such sexual assault; and
            ``(3) does not involve aggravating circumstances (as specified
        in the policy issued under subsection (a)) that increase the
        gravity of the minor misconduct or the impact of such misconduct on
        good order and discipline.
    ``Sec. 2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military
        Justice or Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct
        ``Beginning on March 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the
    Commandant shall provide a detailed written notification to the
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives with respect to each of the following:
            ``(1) Whether the Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47
        of title 10) has been amended--
                ``(A) to add any sex-related offense as a new article; or
                ``(B) to remove an article relating to covered misconduct
            described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.
            ``(2) Whether the Manual for Courts Martial has been modified--
                ``(A) to add any sex-related offense as an offense
            described under an article of the Uniform Code of Military
            Justice; or
                ``(B) to remove as an offense described under an article of
            the Uniform Code of Military Justice covered misconduct
            described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 301.
    ``Sec. 2537. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of
        misconduct against senior leaders
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Secretary
    shall establish a publicly available, written policy to improve
    oversight, investigations, accountability, and public transparency
    regarding alleged misconduct of senior leaders of the Coast Guard.
        ``(b) Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a)--
            ``(1) shall require that--
                ``(A) any allegation of alleged misconduct made against a
            senior leader of the Coast Guard shall be reported to the
            Office of the Inspector General of the department in which the
            Coast Guard is operating not later than 72 hours after the
            allegation is reported to the Coast Guard or the department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating; and
                ``(B) the Inspector General of the department in which the
            Coast Guard is operating shall notify the head of the Coast
            Guard office in which the senior leader is serving with respect
            to the receipt of such allegation, or, in a case where the
            senior leader is the head of such Coast Guard office, the next
            in the chain of command, as appropriate, except in a case in
            which the Inspector General determines that such notification
            would risk impairing an ongoing investigation, would
            unnecessarily compromise the anonymity of the individual making
            the allegation, or would otherwise be inappropriate; and
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, shall be consistent with
        Department of Defense directives, including Department of Defense
        Directive 5505.06.
        ``(c) First Right to Exclusive Investigation.--The Inspector
    General of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating--
            ``(1) shall have the first right to investigate an allegation
        described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
            ``(2) in cases with concurrent jurisdiction involving an
        allegation described in subsection (b)(1)(A), may investigate such
        an allegation to the exclusion of any other Coast Guard criminal or
        administrative investigation if the Inspector General determines
        that an exclusive investigation is necessary to maintain the
        integrity of the investigation.
        ``(d) Public Availability and Broad Dissemination.--The policy
    established under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public
    and incorporated into training and curricula across the Coast Guard at
    all levels to ensure broad understanding of the policy among members
    and personnel of the Coast Guard.
        ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Alleged misconduct.--The term `alleged misconduct'--
                ``(A) means a credible allegation that, if proven, would
            constitute a violation of--
                    ``(i) a provision of criminal law, including the
                Uniform Code of Military Justice (chapter 47 of title 10);
                or
                    ``(ii) a recognized standard, such as the Department of
                Defense Joint Ethics Regulation or other Federal
                regulation, including any other Department of Defense
                regulation and any Department of Homeland Security
                regulation; or
                ``(B) could reasonably be expected to be of significance to
            the Secretary or the Inspector General of the department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating, particularly in a case in
            which there is an element of misuse of position or of
            unauthorized personal benefit to the senior official, a family
            member, or an associate.
            ``(2) Senior leader of the coast guard.--The term `senior
        leader of the Coast Guard' means--
                ``(A) an active duty, retired, or reserve officer of the
            Coast Guard in the grade of O-7 or higher;
                ``(B) an officer of the Coast Guard selected for promotion
            to the grade of O-7;
                ``(C) a current or former civilian member of the Senior
            Executive Service (career reserved) employed by the Coast
            Guard; or
                ``(D) any civilian member of the Coast Guard whose position
            is deemed equivalent to that of a member of the Senior
            Executive Service (career reserved), as determined by the
            Office of the Inspector General of the department in which the
            Coast Guard is operating.
    ``Sec. 2538. Inclusion and command review of information on covered
        misconduct in personnel service records
        ``(a) Information on Reports on Covered Misconduct.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a complaint of covered misconduct is made
        against a member of the Coast Guard and the member is convicted by
        court-martial or receives nonjudicial punishment or punitive
        administrative action for such covered misconduct, a notation to
        that effect shall be placed in the personnel service record of the
        member, regardless of the grade of the member.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the inclusion of information in
        personnel service records under paragraph (1) is to alert
        supervisors and commanders to any member of their command who has
        received a court-martial conviction, nonjudicial punishment, or
        punitive administrative action for covered misconduct in order--
                ``(A) to reduce the likelihood that repeat offenses will
            escape the notice of supervisors and commanders; and
                ``(B) to help inform commissioning or promotability of the
            member;
            ``(3) Limitation on placement.--A notation under paragraph (1)
        may not be placed in the restricted section of the personnel
        service record of a member.
            ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection may be
        construed to prohibit or limit the capacity of a member of the
        Coast Guard to challenge or appeal the placement of a notation, or
        location of placement of a notation, in the personnel service
        record of the member in accordance with procedures otherwise
        applicable to such challenges or appeals.
        ``(b) Command Review of History of Covered Misconduct.--
            ``(1) In general.--Under policy to be prescribed by the
        Secretary, the commanding officer of a unit or facility to which a
        covered member is assigned or transferred shall review the history
        of covered misconduct as documented in the personnel service record
        of a covered member in order to become familiar with such history
        of the covered member.
            ``(2) Covered member defined.--In this subsection, the term
        `covered member' means a member of the Coast Guard who, at the time
        of assignment or transfer as described in paragraph (1), has a
        history of 1 or more covered misconduct offenses as documented in
        the personnel service record of such member or such other records
        or files as the Commandant shall specify in the policy prescribed
        under subparagraph (A).
        ``(c) Review of Personnel Service Record to Determine Suitability
    for Civilian Employment.--Under policy to be prescribed by the
    Secretary, the Commandant shall establish procedures that are
    consistent with the law, policies, and practices of the Department of
    Defense in effect on the date of enactment of the Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2025 to consider and review the personnel service
    record of a former member of the Armed Forces to determine the
    suitability of the individual for civilian employment in the Coast
    Guard.
    ``Sec. 2539. Covered misconduct defined
        ``In this title, the term `covered misconduct' means--
            ``(1) rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a)
        and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform
        Code of Military Justice);
            ``(2) sexual harassment, as described in Executive Order 14062
        dated January 26, 2022, and enumerated under section 934 of title
        10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
            ``(3) abusive sexual contact and aggravated sexual contact, as
        described in sections 920(c) and 920(d) of title 10 (articles
        120(c) and 120(d) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
            ``(4) wrongful broadcast, dissemination, or creation of content
        as described in sections 917 and 920c of title 10 (articles 117a
        and 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);
            ``(5) the child pornography offenses as described in section
        934 of title 10 (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military
        Justice);
            ``(6) rape and sexual assault of a child, other sexual
        misconduct, and stalking, as described in sections 920b, 920c(a),
        and 930 of title 10 (articles 120b, 120c, and 130 of the Uniform
        Code of Military Justice); and
            ``(7) domestic violence, as described in section 928b of title
        10 (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).''.
        (b) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall initiate a rulemaking
        to implement section 2534.
            (2) Deadline for regulations.--The regulations issued under
        paragraph (1) shall take effect not later than 180 days after the
        date on which the Commandant promulgates a final rule pursuant to
        such paragraph.
        (c) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 25 of title 14,
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

                       ``Subtitle III--Covered Misconduct

    ``2531. Comprehensive policy and procedures on retention and access to
              evidence and records relating to sexual misconduct and other
              misconduct.
    ``2532. Requirement to maintain certain records.
    ``2533. Covered misconduct in Coast Guard.
    ``2534. Review of discharge characterization.
    ``2535. Safe-to-Report policy for Coast Guard.
    ``2536. Notification of changes to Uniform Code of Military Justice or
              Manual for Courts Martial relating to covered misconduct.
    ``2537. Accountability and transparency relating to allegations of
              misconduct against senior leaders.
    ``2538. Inclusion and command review of information on covered
              misconduct in personnel service records.
    ``2539. Covered misconduct defined.''.
    SEC. 7512. POLICY RELATING TO CARE AND SUPPORT OF VICTIMS OF COVERED
    MISCONDUCT.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue Coast Guard policy
    relating to the care and support of members of the Coast Guard who are
    alleged victims covered misconduct.
        (b) Elements.--The policy required by subsection (a) shall require,
    to the maximum extent practicable, that--
            (1) a member of the Coast Guard who is an alleged victim of
        covered misconduct and discloses such covered misconduct to the
        appropriate individual of the Coast Guard responsible for providing
        victim care and support--
                (A) shall receive care and support from such individual;
            and
                (B) such individual shall not deny or unreasonably delay
            providing care and support; and
            (2) in the case of such an alleged victim to whom care and
        support cannot be provided by the appropriate individual contacted
        by the alleged victim based on programmatic eligibility criteria or
        any other reason that affects the ability of such appropriate
        individual to provide care and support (such as being stationed at
        a remote unit or serving on a vessel currently underway) the
        alleged victim shall receive, with the permission of the alleged
        victim--
                (A) an in-person introduction to appropriate service
            providers, for which the alleged victim is physically present,
            which shall occur at the discretion of the alleged victim; and
                (B) access to follow-up services from the appropriate 1 or
            more service providers.
        (c) Applicability.--The policy issued under subsection (a) shall
    apply to--
            (1) all Coast Guard personnel responsible for the care and
        support of victims of covered misconduct; and
            (2) any other Coast Guard personnel the Commandant considers
        appropriate.
        (d) Revision of Policy Relating to Domestic Abuse.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue or revise any
        Coast Guard policy or process described in paragraph (2) so as to
        define the term ``intimate partner'' to have the meaning given such
        term in section 930 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Policy or process described.--A policy or process referred
        to in paragraph (1) is a policy or process which is--
                (A) related to domestic abuse;
                (B) written; and
                (C) publicly available.
        (e) Training.--
            (1) In general.--All Coast Guard personnel responsible for the
        care and support of members of the Coast Guard who are alleged
        victims of covered misconduct shall receive training in accordance
        with professional standards of practice to ensure that such alleged
        victims receive adequate care that is consistent with the policy
        issued under subsection (a).
            (2) Elements.--The training required by paragraph (1)--
                (A) shall include--
                    (i) instructions on specific procedures for
                implementing the policy issued under subsection (a); and
                    (ii) information on resources and personnel critical
                for the implementation of such policy; and
                (B) to the maximum extent practicable, shall be provided in
            person.
        (f) Covered Misconduct.--In this section, the term ``covered
    misconduct'' shall have the meaning given such term in section 2539 of
    title 14, United States Code.
    SEC. 7513. FLAG OFFICER REVIEW OF, AND CONCURRENCE IN, SEPARATION OF
    MEMBERS WHO HAVE REPORTED COVERED MISCONDUCT.
        (a) Policy to Require Review of Certain Proposed Involuntary
    Separations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Commandant shall establish, with respect to any proposed
    involuntary separation under chapter 59 of title 10, United States
    Code, a Coast Guard policy to review the circumstances of, and grounds
    for, such a proposed involuntary separation of any member of the Coast
    Guard who--
            (1) made a restricted or unrestricted report of covered
        misconduct;
            (2) within 2 years after making such a report, is recommended
        for involuntary separation from the Coast Guard; and
            (3) requests the review on the grounds that the member believes
        the recommendation for involuntary separation from the Coast Guard
        was initiated in retaliation for making the report.
        (b) Recusal.--
            (1) In general.--The policy established under subsection (a)
        shall set forth a process for the recusal of commanding officers
        and the flag officer described in subsection (c)(2) from making
        initial or subsequent decisions on proposed separations or from
        reviewing proposed separations.
            (2) Criteria.--The recusal process established under paragraph
        (1) shall specify criteria for recusal, including mandatory recusal
        from making a decision on a proposed separation, and from reviewing
        a proposed separation, if the commanding officer or the flag
        officer described in subsection (c)(2) was, at any time--
                (A) the subject of a complaint of any form of assault,
            harassment, or retaliation, filed by the member of the Coast
            Guard described in subsection (a) who is the subject of a
            proposed involuntary separation or whose proposed separation is
            under review; or
                (B) associated with the individual suspected or accused of
            perpetrating the incident of covered misconduct reported by
            such member.
        (c) Concurrence of Flag Officer Required.--
            (1) In general.--The policy established under subsection (a)
        shall require the concurrence of the flag officer described in
        paragraph (2) in order to separate the member of the Coast Guard
        described in such subsection.
            (2) Flag officer described.--
                (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
            the flag officer described in this paragraph is--
                    (i) the Deputy Commandant for Mission Support or the
                successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel policy; or
                    (ii) a designee of the Deputy Commandant for Mission
                Support (or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees
                personnel policy) who is in a grade not lower than O-7.
                (B) Chain of command exception.--In the case of a member of
            the Coast Guard described in subsection (a) who is in the
            immediate chain of command of the Deputy Commandant for Mission
            Support or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel
            policy or the designee of the Deputy Commandant for Mission
            Support or the successor Vice Admiral that oversees personnel
            policy, the flag officer described in this paragraph is a flag
            officer outside the chain of command of such member, as
            determined by the Commandant consistent with the policy
            established under subsection (a).
        (d) Notification Required.--Any member of the Coast Guard who has
    made a report of covered misconduct and who receives a proposal for
    involuntary separation shall be notified at the time of such proposal
    of the right of the member to a review under this section.
        (e) Covered Misconduct Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered misconduct'' shall have the meaning given such term in
    section 2539 of title 14, United States Code.
    SEC. 7514. POLICY AND PROGRAM TO EXPAND PREVENTION OF SEXUAL
    MISCONDUCT.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall develop and issue a
    comprehensive policy for the Coast Guard to reinvigorate the prevention
    of misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast Guard that
    contains the policy elements described in section 1561 of title 10,
    United States Code.
        (b) Programs Required.--Not later than 180 days after the issuance
    of the policy required under paragraph (1), the Commandant shall
    develop and implement for the Coast Guard a program to reinvigorate the
    prevention of misconduct involving members and civilians of the Coast
    Guard.
    SEC. 7515. TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR COVERED MISCONDUCT
    PREVENTION AND RESPONSE.
        (a) Modification of Curriculum.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall revise the curriculum
        of the Coast Guard with respect to covered misconduct prevention
        and response training--
                (A) to include--
                    (i) information on procedures and responsibilities with
                respect to reporting requirements, investigations, survivor
                health and safety (including expedited transfers, no-
                contact orders, military and civilian protective orders,
                and temporary separations), and whistleblower protections;
                    (ii) information on Department of Veterans Affairs
                resources available to veterans, active-duty personnel, and
                reserve personnel;
                    (iii) information on the right of any member of the
                Coast Guard to seek legal resources outside the Coast
                Guard;
                    (iv) general information regarding the availability of
                legal resources provided by civilian legal services
                organizations, presented in an organized and consistent
                manner that does not endorse any particular legal services
                organization; and
                    (v) information on the capability, operations,
                reporting structure, and requirements with respect to the
                Chief Prosecutor of the Coast Guard; and
                (B) to address the workforce training recommendations set
            forth in the memorandum of the Coast Guard titled
            ``Commandant's Directed Actions--Accountability and
            Transparency'', issued on November 27, 2023.
            (2) Collaboration.--In revising the curriculum under this
        subsection, the Commandant shall solicit input from individuals
        outside the Coast Guard who are experts in sexual assault and
        sexual harassment prevention and response training.
        (b) Covered Misconduct Prevention and Response Training and
    Education.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that all members
        and civilian employees of the Coast Guard are provided with annual
        covered misconduct prevention and response training and education
        for the purpose of strengthening individual knowledge, skills, and
        capacity relating to the prevention of and response to covered
        misconduct.
            (2) Scope.--The training and education referred to in paragraph
        (1)--
                (A) shall be provided as part of--
                    (i) initial entry and accession training;
                    (ii) annual refresher training;
                    (iii) initial and recurring training courses for
                covered first responders;
                    (iv) new and prospective commanding officer and
                executive officer training; and
                    (v) specialized leadership training; and
                (B) shall be tailored for specific leadership levels,
            positions, pay grades, and roles.
            (3) Content.--The training and education referred to in
        paragraph (1) shall include the information described in subsection
        (a)(1)(A).
        (c) Covered First Responder Training.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that--
                (A) training for covered first responders includes the
            covered misconduct prevention and response training described
            in subsection (b); and
                (B) such covered misconduct prevention and response
            training is provided to covered first responders on a recurring
            basis.
            (2) Requirements.--In addition to the information described in
        subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial and recurring covered misconduct
        prevention and response training for covered first responders shall
        include information on procedures and responsibilities with respect
        to--
                (A) the provision of care to a victim of covered
            misconduct, in accordance with professional standards or
            practice, that accounts for trauma experienced by the victim
            and associated symptoms or events that may exacerbate such
            trauma; and
                (B) the manner in which such a victim may receive such
            care.
        (d) Training for Prospective Commanding Officers and Executive
    Officers.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall ensure that training
        for prospective commanders and executive officers at all levels of
        command includes the covered misconduct prevention and response
        training described in subsection (b).
            (2) Requirements.--In addition to the information described in
        subsection (a)(1)(A), the covered misconduct prevention and
        response training for prospective commanding officers and executive
        officers shall be--
                (A) tailored to the responsibilities and leadership
            requirements of members of the Coast Guard as they are assigned
            to command positions; and
                (B) revised, as necessary, to include information on--
                    (i) fostering a command climate--

                        (I) that does not tolerate covered misconduct;
                        (II) in which individuals assigned to the command
                    are encouraged to intervene to prevent potential
                    incidents of covered misconduct; and
                        (III) that encourages victims of covered misconduct
                    to report any incident of covered misconduct;

                    (ii) the possible variations in the effect of trauma on
                individuals who have experienced covered misconduct;
                    (iii) potential differences in the procedures and
                responsibilities, Department of Veterans Affairs resources,
                and legal resources described in subsection (a)(1)(A)
                depending on the operating environment in which an incident
                of covered misconduct occurred;
                    (iv) the investigation of alleged incidents of covered
                misconduct, including training on understanding evidentiary
                standards;
                    (v) available disciplinary options, including
                administrative action and deferral of discipline for
                collateral misconduct, and examples of disciplinary options
                in civilian jurisdictions; and
                    (vi) the capability, operations, reporting structure,
                and requirements with respect to the Chief Prosecutor of
                the Coast Guard.
        (e) Entry and Accession Trainings.--
            (1) Initial training.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall provide for the
            inclusion of an initial covered misconduct prevention and
            response training module in the training for each new member of
            the Coast Guard, which shall be provided not later than 14 duty
            days after the date of accession.
                (B) Requirement.--In addition to the information described
            in subsection (a)(1)(A), the initial training module referred
            to in subparagraph (A) shall include a comprehensive
            explanation of Coast Guard--
                    (i) policy with respect to covered misconduct; and
                    (ii) procedures for reporting covered misconduct.
            (2) Subsequent training.--
                (A) In general.--The Commandant shall provide for the
            inclusion of a detailed covered misconduct prevention and
            response training module in the training for each new member of
            the Coast Guard, which shall be provided not later than 60 duty
            days after the date on which the initial training module
            described in paragraph (1)(A) is provided.
                (B) Content.--The detailed training module referred to in
            subparagraph (A) shall include the information described in
            subsection (a)(1)(A).
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered first responder.--The term ``covered first
        responder'' includes sexual assault response coordinators, victim
        advocates, Coast Guard medical officers, Coast Guard security
        forces, Coast Guard Investigative Service agents, judge advocates,
        special victims' counsel, chaplains, and related personnel.
            (2) Covered misconduct.--The term ``covered misconduct'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 2539 of title 14, United
        States Code.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    SEC. 7521. COMPLAINTS OF RETALIATION BY VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR
    SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND RELATED PERSONS.
        Section 1562a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Defense shall'' and
            inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Coast guard.--The Secretary of the department in which
        the Coast Guard is operating shall designate the Commandant of the
        Coast Guard to be responsible for carrying out the requirements of
        this section with respect to members of the Coast Guard when the
        Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
            ``and the Commandant of the Coast Guard'' after ``Secretary'';
                (B) in paragraph (8) by inserting before the period at the
            end ``or with respect to the Coast Guard, the component
            designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard''; and
                (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Department of Defense'';
            and
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``, the Inspector
            General of the Department of Homeland Security,'' before ``or
            any other inspector general'';
                (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``military'' and
            inserting ``armed force''; and
                (C) in subparagraph (E) by inserting ``or department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a
            service in the Navy for members of the Coast Guard'' after
            ``Department of Defense''.
    SEC. 7522. DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES ON MILITARY PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall issue updated written
        detailed policies of the Coast Guard relating to military
        protective orders that are consistent with the law and policies of
        the Department of Defense.
            (2) Elements.--The policies developed under paragraph (1) shall
        require--
                (A) that any denial of a request for a military protective
            order shall include a written explanation for the denial, which
            shall be--
                    (i) forwarded to the next flag officer in the chain of
                command of the commanding officer or other approving
                authority who denied the request; and
                    (ii) provided to the member who submitted the request;
                and
                (B) the recusal of an approving authority from
            participating in the granting or denying of a military
            protective order, if such authority was, at any time--
                    (i) the subject of a complaint of any form of assault,
                harassment, or retaliation filed by the member requesting
                the military protective order or the member who is the
                subject of the military protective order; or
                    (ii) associated with the member requesting the military
                protective order or the member who is the subject of the
                military protective order in a manner that presents as an
                actual or apparent conflict of interest.
            (3) Notification requirement.--The Commandant shall develop a
        policy to ensure that sexual assault response coordinators, victim
        advocates, and other appropriate personnel shall inform victims of
        the process by which the victim may request an expedited transfer,
        a no-contact order, or a military or civilian protective order.
    SEC. 7523. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL VICTIM CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO
    ALLEGATIONS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL VICTIM OFFENSES.
        (a) In General.--Section 573 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by inserting ``or the Secretary of the department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a
            service in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                (B) by striking ``Secretary of each military department''
            and inserting ``Secretary concerned'';
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``or Air Force Office of
        Special Investigations'' and inserting ``, Air Force Office of
        Special Investigations, or Coast Guard Investigative Services'';
            (3) in subsection (c) by inserting ``or the Secretary of the
        department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating
        as a service in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by inserting ``or the Commandant of the Coast
                Guard'' after ``Secretary of a military department''; and
                    (ii) by inserting ``or the Coast Guard'' after ``within
                the military department'';
                (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or the Coast Guard''
            after ``within a military department''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Time for Establishment for Coast Guard.--Not later than 120
    days after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act
    of 2025, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
    operating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing all
    the items described in subsections (e) and (f) as applied to the Coast
    Guard.''.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant shall provide the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with
    a briefing in person and in writing on the Commandant's assessment and
    implementation, as appropriate, of the recommendations included in the
    Center for Naval Analyses report titled ``Assessing the USCG's Special
    Victims' Counsel Program'', issued in June 2024, including--
            (1) the implementation status of each adopted recommendation,
        as appropriate;
            (2) for each adopted recommendation, a description of actions
        taken to implement such recommendation;
            (3) in the case of an adopted recommendation that has not been
        fully implemented--
                (A) a description of actions taken or planned to address
            such recommendation;
                (B) an estimated completion date; and
                (C) a description of the milestones necessary to complete
            the recommendation;
            (4) a description of any recommendation that will not be
        adopted and an explanation of the reason the recommendation will
        not be adopted;
            (5) a description of the metrics and milestones used to ensure
        completion and effectiveness of each adopted recommendation;
            (6) a description of any additional actions the Commandant is
        taking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Special
        Victims' Counsel program of the Coast Guard;
            (7) any legislative change proposal necessary to implement the
        adopted recommendations; and
            (8) an overview of any funding or resource necessary to
        implement each adopted recommendation in a timely and effective
        manner, including a list of personnel needed for such
        implementation.
    SEC. 7524. PARTICIPATION IN CATCH A SERIAL OFFENDER PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast
    Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy, acting
    through the Commandant, shall ensure the participation of the Coast
    Guard in the Catch a Serial Offender program (referred to in this
    section as the ``CATCH program'') of the Department of Defense
    established in accordance with section 543 of the Carl Levin and Howard
    P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2015 (Public Law 113-291).
        (b) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 60 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which
    the Coast Guard is operating and the Secretary of Defense shall
    finalize a memorandum of agreement to facilitate Coast Guard access to
    and participation in the CATCH program.
    SEC. 7525. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTING OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
        Section 1561b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) by inserting ``and the Secretary of the department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a
            service in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                (B) by inserting ``or the Commandant'' after ``Secretary of
            a military department'';
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by inserting ``or the Secretary of the department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a
            service in the Navy'' after ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``departments or the
            Commandant'' after ``Secretaries of the military''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(e) Reports for the Coast Guard.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 30, 2026, and April 30
        every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which
        the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a report containing data on the complaints of
        sexual harassment alleged pursuant to the process under subsection
        (a) during the previous 2 calendar years.
            ``(2) Personally identifiable information.--Any data on
        complaints described in paragraph (1) shall not contain any
        personally identifiable information.''.
    SEC. 7526. REPORT ON POLICY ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to the Committees on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the policy
    of the Coast Guard on whistleblower protections.
        (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A discussion of the policy of the Coast Guard as of the
        date of enactment of this Act with respect to--
                (A) whistleblower protections;
                (B) accountability measures for reprisal against
            whistleblowers;
                (C) the applicable professional standards and potential
            types of support provided to whistleblowers by members of the
            Coast Guard personnel, such as the members in the Coast Guard
            Investigative Service; and
                (D) the content and frequency of training provided to
            members of the Coast Guard on active duty, members of the Coast
            Guard Reserve, and civilian personnel of the Coast Guard with
            respect to the applicable professional standards and potential
            types of support offered to whistleblowers.
            (2) A description of the responsibilities of commanders and
        equivalent civilian supervisors with respect to whistleblower
        complaints and measures used by the Coast Guard to ensure
        compliance with such responsibilities, such as--
                (A) the mechanisms to ensure that--
                    (i) any such commander complies with section 1034 of
                title 10, United States Code, including subsection (a)(1)
                of that section;
                    (ii) any such equivalent civilian supervisor complies
                with section 2302 of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (iii) any such commander or supervisor protects the
                constitutional right of whistleblowers to speak with
                Members of Congress;
                (B) actions to be taken against any a commander or
            equivalent civilian supervisor who fails to act on a
            whistleblower complaint or improperly interferes with a
            whistleblower after a complaint is filed or during the
            preparation of a complaint;
                (C) the role of Coast Guard attorneys in ensuring that such
            commanders comply with responsibilities under section 1034 of
            title 10, United States Code; and
                (D) the role of Coast Guard civilian attorneys and
            administrative law judges in ensuring that such civilian
            supervisors comply with responsibilities under section 2302 of
            title 5, United States Code.
            (3) A discussion of the availability of Coast Guard staff,
        including civilian staff, assigned to providing, in accordance with
        professional standards or practice, behavioral health care to
        whistleblowers, including--
                (A) the number and type of such staff;
                (B) a description of the specific care responsibilities of
            such staff;
                (C) an identification of any limitation existing as of the
            date of enactment of this Act to the provision of such care;
                (D) a description of any plan to increase capacity of such
            staff to provide such care, as applicable; and
                (E) a description of any additional resources necessary to
            provide such care.
            (4) An assessment of the manner in which the policies discussed
        in paragraph (1), the responsibilities of commanders and civilian
        supervisors described in paragraph (2), and the availability of
        Coast Guard staff as discussed in paragraph (3) apply specifically
        to cadets and leadership at the Coast Guard Academy.
            (5) Recommendations (including, as appropriate, proposed
        legislative changes and a plan to publish in the Federal Register
        not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act a
        request for information seeking public comment and recommendations)
        of the Commandant regarding manners in which Coast Guard policies
        and procedures may be strengthened--
                (A) to prevent whistleblower discrimination and harassment;
                (B) to better enforce prohibitions on retaliation,
            including reprisal, restriction, ostracism, and maltreatment,
            set forth in section 1034 of title 10, United States Code, and
            section 2302 of title 5, United States Code; and
                (C) to hold commanding officers and civilian supervisors
            accountable for enforcing and complying with prohibitions on
            any form of retaliation described in such section.
    SEC. 7527. COAST GUARD AND COAST GUARD ACADEMY ACCESS TO DEFENSE SEXUAL
    ASSAULT INCIDENT DATABASE.
        (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant, in consultation with the
    Secretary of Defense, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to
    enable the criminal offender case management and analytics database of
    the Coast Guard to have system interface access with the Defense Sexual
    Assault Incident Database (referred to in this section as the
    ``Database'') established by section 563 of the Duncan Hunter National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note).
        (b) Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after entering into the
        memorandum of understanding required under subsection (a), the
        Commandant, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a plan to carry
        out the terms of such memorandum.
            (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) Measures to ensure that authorized staff of the Coast
            Guard have system interface access to the Database, and a
            description of any barrier to such access.
                (B) Measures to ensure that authorized staff of the Coast
            Guard Academy have system interface access to the Database, and
            a description of any barrier to such access that is unique to
            the Coast Guard Academy.
                (C) Measures to facilitate formal or informal communication
            between the Coast Guard and the Sexual Assault Prevention and
            Response Office of the Department of Defense, or any other
            relevant Department of Defense component, to identify or seek a
            resolution to barriers to Database access.
                (D) A description of the steps, measures, and improvements
            necessary to remove any barrier encountered by staff of the
            Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Academy in accessing the
            Database, including any failure of system interface access
            necessitating manual entry of investigative data.
                (E) An assessment of the technical challenges, timeframes,
            and costs associated with providing authorized staff of the
            Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy with system interface
            access for the Database that is substantially similar to such
            system interface access possessed by other branches of the
            Armed Forces.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
            and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                (B) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and
            the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
            Representatives.
    SEC. 7528. EXPEDITED TRANSFER IN CASES OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OR DOMESTIC
    VIOLENCE.
        (a) Expedited Transfer Policy Update.--Not later than 180 days
    after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update
    Coast Guard policy as necessary to implement--
            (1) an expedited transfer process for covered individuals
        consistent with--
                (A) Department of Defense policy on expedited transfers of
            victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in place on the
            date of enactment of this Act; and
                (B) subsection (b); and
            (2) a process by which--
                (A) a covered individual, the commanding officer of a
            covered individual, or any other Coast Guard official may
            initiate a request that a subject be administratively assigned
            to another unit in accordance with military assignments and
            authorized absence policy for the duration of the investigation
            and, if applicable, prosecution of such subject;
                (B) the Coast Guard shall ensure that any administrative
            assignment action in response to a request under subparagraph
            (A) will be taken not as a punitive measure, but solely for the
            purpose of maintaining good order and discipline within the
            unit of the covered individual or the subject; and
                (C) protection of due process for the subject is preserved.
        (b) Recusal.--The expedited transfer process implemented under this
    section shall require the recusal of any official involved in the
    approval or denial of an expedited transfer request if the official
    was, at any time--
            (1) the subject of a complaint of any form of assault,
        harassment, or retaliation, or any other type of complaint, filed
        by the covered individual; or
            (2) associated, beyond workplace interactions, with the subject
        in a manner that may present an actual or apparent conflict of
        interest.
        (c) Notification Requirement.--With respect to a member of the
    Coast Guard who makes an unrestricted report of sexual assault or a
    report of domestic violence, the updated policy required under
    subsection (a) shall specify the appropriate officials of the Coast
    Guard who shall provide such member with information regarding
    expedited transfer authority.
        (d) Report.--
            (1) Initial report.--Not later than March 1 of the year that is
        not less than 1 year after the date on which the updates required
        under subsection (a) are completed, the Commandant shall submit to
        the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
        Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
        the House of Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the
        report required by section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, a
        report on such updates that includes--
                (A) a copy of the updated policies of the Coast Guard
            relating to expedited transfers;
                (B) a summary of such updated policies;
                (C) for the preceding year, the number of covered
            individuals who have requested an expedited transfer,
            disaggregated by gender of the requester and whether the
            request was granted or denied;
                (D) for each denial of an expedited transfer request during
            the preceding year, a description of the rationale for the
            denial; and
                (E) any other matter the Commandant considers appropriate.
            (2) Subsequent reports.--Not later than 1 year after the
        Commandant submits the report required under paragraph (1), and
        annually thereafter for 3 years, the Commandant shall submit to the
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
        and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
        of Representatives, as an enclosure or appendix to the report
        required by section 5112 of title 14, United States Code, a report
        on the updates required under subsection (a) that includes--
                (A) any policies of the Coast Guard relating to expedited
            transfers that have been updated since the previous report
            submitted under this subsection;
                (B) a summary of any such updated policies; and
                (C) the information described under subparagraphs (C)
            through (E) of paragraph (1).
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual''
        means--
                (A) a member of the Coast Guard who is a victim of sexual
            assault in a case handled under the Sexual Assault Prevention,
            Response, and Recovery Program or the Family Advocacy Program;
                (B) a member of the Coast Guard who is a victim of domestic
            violence (as defined by the Secretary of the department in
            which the Coast Guard is operating in the policies prescribed
            under this section) committed by the spouse or intimate partner
            of the member, regardless of whether the spouse or intimate
            partner is a member of the Coast Guard; and
                (C) a member of the Coast Guard whose dependent is a victim
            of sexual assault or domestic violence.
            (2) Subject.--The term ``subject'' means a member of the Coast
        Guard who is the subject of an investigation related to alleged
        incidents of sexual assault or domestic violence and is stationed
        at the same installation as, or in close proximity to, the covered
        individual involved.
    SEC. 7529. ACCESS TO TEMPORARY SEPARATION PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF
    ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall update the Coast Guard
    policy relating to temporary separation of members of the Coast Guard
    who are victims of alleged sex-related offenses as required under
    subsection (b).
        (b) Eligibility.--The updated policy required under subsection (a)
    shall include--
            (1) a provision that allows a member of the Coast Guard to
        request to participate in the temporary separation program if the
        member has reported, in an unrestricted format or to the greatest
        extent practicable, a restricted format, being the victim of an
        alleged sex-related offense on a date that is during--
                (A) the 5-year period preceding the requested date of
            separation; and
                (B) the military service of the member;
            (2) a provision that provides eligibility for a member of the
        Coast Guard to request temporary separation if the member has
        reported being the victim of an alleged sex-related offense, even
        if--
                (A) the member has had a previous temporary separation
            including a previous temporary separation as the victim of a
            previous unrelated alleged sex-related offense; or
                (B) the enlistment period of the member is not nearing
            expiration or the tour or contract of the member is not nearing
            completion;
            (3) an updated standard of review consistent with the
        application of, and purposes of, this section; and
            (4) the establishment of a process--
                (A) for eligible members to make requests for temporary
            separation under this section; and
                (B) that allows the Commandant to consider whether to allow
            a member granted temporary separation under this section to
            fulfill the enlistment period or tour or contract obligation of
            the member after the end of the temporary separation period.
        (c) Exception From Repayment of Bonuses, Incentive Pay, or Similar
    Benefits and Termination of Remaining Payments.--For any temporary
    separation granted under the updated policy required under subsection
    (a), the Secretary concerned may conduct a review to determine whether
    to exercise discretion in accordance with section 373(b)(1) of title
    37, United States Code.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 37, United
        States Code.
            (2) Sex-related offense.--The term ``sex-related offense'' has
        the meaning given such term in section 1044e(h) of title 10, United
        States Code.
    SEC. 7530. CONTINUOUS VETTING OF SECURITY CLEARANCES.
        Section 1564(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting
            ``, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an
            investigation or adjudication under subsection (a) of any
            individual described in paragraph (3),'' after ``paragraph
            (2)''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (A)(iv) by striking ``the Secretary''
            and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of
            Homeland Security, as the case may be,'';
            (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``(other than an individual
        described in paragraph (3))'' after ``is an individual'';
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4)
        and (5), respectively;
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
        paragraph:
        ``(3) An individual described in this paragraph is an individual
    who has a security clearance and is--
            ``(A) a flag officer of the Coast Guard; or
            ``(B) an employee of the Coast Guard in the Senior Executive
        Service (career reserved).''; and
            (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by
        striking ``Secretary'' and all that follows through ``paragraph
        (2)'' and inserting the following: ``Secretary of Defense, in the
        case of an individual described in paragraph (2), and the Secretary
        of Homeland Security, in the case of an individual described in
        paragraph (3), shall ensure that relevant information on the
        conviction or determination described in paragraph (1) of such an
        individual''.

                    TITLE LXXVI--COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORTS

    SEC. 7601. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON COAST GUARD RESEARCH,
    DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives a report on the state of the research,
    development, and innovation program of the Coast Guard during the 5-
    year period ending on such date of enactment.
        (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) An evaluation and description of the process for selecting
        projects to be carried out under the research, development, and
        innovation program of the Coast Guard.
            (2) An analysis of the manner in which funding needs are
        determined and requested for such program, and for the activities
        and projects of such program, in alignment with the appropriate
        fiscal year.
            (3) An assessment of the manner in which the Coast Guard
        determines desired outcomes, and measures the impact, of successful
        projects on the execution of the operations and mission of the
        Coast Guard.
            (4) An assessment of the manner in which the Coast Guard
        evaluates impacts and benefits of partnerships between the Coast
        Guard and the Department of Defense and other entities, and a
        description of the extent to which and manner in which the Coast
        Guard is leveraging such benefits and identifying and managing any
        potential challenge.
            (5) An analysis of the manner in which the Commandant is
        working with partners to accelerate project transition from
        research, testing, evaluation, and prototype to production.
            (6) An assessment of the manner in which the authority to enter
        into transactions other than contracts and grants pursuant to
        sections 719 and 1158 of title 14, United States Code, has been
        exercised by the Commandant, and a description of any training or
        resources necessary (including additional agreements for officers
        and training) to more fully exercise such authority.
            (7) An evaluation of the role of the Blue Tech Center of
        Expertise established in section 302 of the Coast Guard Blue
        Technology Center of Expertise Act (Public Law 115-265).
            (8) Recommendations regarding authorization, personnel,
        infrastructure, and other requirements necessary for the
        expeditious transition of technologies developed under such program
        from prototype to production in the field.
        (c) Consultation.--In developing the report required under
    subsection (a), the Comptroller General may consult with--
            (1) the maritime and aviation industries;
            (2) the Secretary of Defense;
            (3) the intelligence community; and
            (4) any relevant--
                (A) federally funded research institutions;
                (B) nongovernmental organizations; and
                (C) institutions of higher education.
    SEC. 7602. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE CENTER
    EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION, AND RETENTION.
        (a) Definition of Vessel Traffic Service Center.--In this section,
    the term ``vessel traffic service center'' has the meaning given the
    term in section 70001(m) of title 46, United States Code.
        (b) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
    commence a study on employment compensation, competitiveness,
    assignment, and retention of civilian and military personnel assigned
    to or otherwise employed at vessel traffic service centers in the
    United States.
        (c) Elements.--The study required under subsection (b) shall
    include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the extent to which the classification,
        assignment, selection, and pay rates of personnel assigned to or
        otherwise employed at vessel traffic service centers are
        commensurate with the required experience, duties, safety
        functions, and responsibilities of such positions.
            (2) An assessment of the appropriate classification,
        assignment, selection, and pay rate, as well as nonmonetary
        employment incentives, that would foster a robust and competitive
        civilian candidate pool for employment opportunities in civilian
        positions at vessel traffic service centers.
            (3) An analysis of the average civilian employment retention
        rate and average term of employment of civilian personnel, by
        position, at vessel traffic service centers.
            (4) An analysis of existing special payments, as discussed in
        the report by the Government Accountability Office entitled
        ``Federal Pay: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Strategic Use of
        Special Payments'' (published December 7, 2017; GAO-18-91), that
        may be available to personnel assigned to or otherwise employed at
        vessel traffic service centers.
            (5) An evaluation of all assignment parameters and civilian
        hiring authority codes used by the Coast Guard in assigning and
        hiring personnel assigned to or otherwise employed at vessel
        traffic service centers.
            (6) An analysis of whether opportunities exist to refine,
        consolidate, or expand Coast Guard civilian hiring authorities for
        purposes of hiring personnel at the vessel traffic service centers.
            (7) An assessment of the ability of the composition, as in
        effect on the first day of the study, of military and civilian
        personnel assigned to or otherwise employed at vessel traffic
        service centers to ensure safety on the waterways and to manage
        increasing demand for vessel traffic services, taking into account
        the ranks and grades of such personnel, the respective experience
        levels and training of such personnel, and the respective duties,
        safety functions, and responsibilities of such personnel.
            (8) An assessment of, and recommendations to improve, the Coast
        Guard's efforts to support the career progression of and
        advancement opportunities for officers and enlisted members of the
        Coast Guard assigned to vessel traffic service centers.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study
    required under subsection (b), the Comptroller General shall submit to
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a report on the findings of the study.
    SEC. 7603. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF
    COAST GUARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND RESOURCES FOR PERSONNEL
    WELLNESS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
    commence a review of the quality and availability of behavioral health
    care and related resources for Coast Guard personnel at the locations
    described in subsection (b).
        (b) Locations to Be Reviewed.--In conducting the review under
    subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall--
            (1) first review the practices and policies relating to the
        availability of behavioral health care and related resources at
        Training Center Cape May; and
            (2) review such practices and policies at--
                (A) the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer Candidate
            School; and
                (B) other Coast Guard training locations, as applicable.
        (c) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a) shall
    include, for each location described in subsection (b), an assessment,
    and a description of available trend information (as applicable) for
    the 10-year period preceding the date of the review, with respect to
    each of the following:
            (1) The nature of Coast Guard resources directed toward
        behavioral health services at the location.
            (2) The manner in which the Coast Guard has managed treatment
        for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel who
        may be experiencing a behavioral health crisis at the location
        (including individuals who have transferred to other buildings or
        facilities within the location).
            (3) The extent to which the Coast Guard has identified the
        resources, such as physical spaces and facilities, necessary to
        manage behavioral health challenges and crises that Coast Guard
        personnel may face at the location.
            (4) The behavioral health screenings required by the Coast
        Guard for recruits, cadets, officer candidates, or other personnel
        at the location, and the manner in which such screenings compare
        with screenings required by the Department of Defense for military
        recruits, service academy cadets, officer candidates, or other
        personnel at military service accession points.
            (5) Whether the Coast Guard has assessed the adequacy of
        behavioral health resources and services for recruits, cadets,
        officer candidates, and other personnel at the location, and if so,
        the additional services and resources (such as resilience and life
        skills coaching), if any, needed to address any potential gaps.
            (6) The manner in which the Coast Guard manages care transfers
        related to behavior health at the location, including command and
        other management input and privacy policies.
            (7) The extent to which the Coast Guard has evaluated
        contributing factors or reasons for behavioral health crises
        experienced by newly enlisted personnel, cadets, officer
        candidates, or other personnel at the location.
            (8) The extent to which the Coast Guard has addressed, at the
        location, provider care staffing standards and credentialing
        deficiencies identified in the report of the Comptroller General
        titled ``Coast Guard Health Care: Improvements Needed for
        Determining Staffing Needs and Monitoring Access to Care'', issued
        on February 4, 2022.
        (d) Reports.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives--
            (1) as soon as practicable but not later than 1 year after the
        date of enactment of this Act, a report relating to the results of
        the review conducted under subsection (a) relating to Training
        Center Cape May, including any recommendations the Comptroller
        General considers appropriate; and
            (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
        Act--
                (A) a report on the results of the review conducted under
            subsection (a) relating to--
                    (i) the Coast Guard Academy, including Officer
                Candidate School; and
                    (ii) other Coast Guard training locations, as
                applicable; and
                (B) any recommendations the Comptroller General considers
            appropriate.
    SEC. 7604. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST GUARD EFFORTS TO REDUCE
    PREVALENCE OF MISSING OR INCOMPLETE MEDICAL RECORDS AND SHARING OF
    MEDICAL DATA WITH DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND OTHER ENTITIES.
        (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a
    study assessing the efforts of the Commandant--
            (1) to reduce the prevalence of missing or incomplete medical
        records;
            (2) to share medical data of members of the Coast Guard with
        the Department of Veterans Affairs; and
            (3) to ensure that electronic health records are provided in a
        format that is user friendly and easy to access.
        (b) Elements.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
    Comptroller General shall review the following:
            (1) The steps the Commandant has taken to reduce the prevalence
        of missing or incomplete medical records of members of the Coast
        Guard.
            (2) How implementation of an electronic health record system
        has affected the ability of the Commandant to manage health records
        of members of the Coast Guard, including--
                (A) how the Commandant adds records from private medical
            providers to the electronic health record system;
                (B) the progress of the Commandant toward implementing the
            electronic health record system in shipboard sick bays of the
            Coast Guard;
                (C) how the Coast Guard shares medical records with the
            Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                (D) any other matter the Comptroller General considers
            appropriate with respect to medical record storage, use, and
            sharing and the associated consequences for member health and
            well-being.
            (3) The ability of members of the Coast Guard, medical
        professionals of the Coast Guard and of the Department of Defense,
        personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other
        personnel to access and search, as appropriate, the electronic
        health records of individuals, including the ability to search or
        quickly find information within electronic health records.
        (c) Report.--Upon completion of the study under subsection (a), the
    Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
    and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
    and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing
    the results of the study under subsection (a).
    SEC. 7605. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST GUARD TRAINING FACILITY
    INFRASTRUCTURE.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
    shall commence a study on Coast Guard training facility infrastructure,
    including the specific needs of the Coast Guard training facilities
    described in subsection (c).
        (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) With respect to each Coast Guard training facility
        described in subsection (c)--
                (A) a summary of capital needs, including construction and
            repair;
                (B) a summary of equipment upgrade backlogs;
                (C) an assessment of necessary improvements, including
            improvements to essential training equipment (including
            swimming pools, operational simulators, and marksmanship
            training ranges) to enable the Coast Guard to achieve all
            operational training objectives;
                (D) a description of the resources necessary to fully
            address all training needs;
                (E) an assessment of any security deficiency, including
            with respect to base access, training facility access, and
            trainee berthing area access;
                (F) an identification of any exposed hazard that does not
            serve a training purpose;
                (G) an identification of the presence of hazardous or toxic
            materials, including--
                    (i) lead-based paint;
                    (ii) asbestos or products that contain asbestos;
                    (iii) black mold;
                    (iv) radon; and
                    (v) contaminated drinking water; and
                (H) an assessment of the need for, and estimated cost of,
            remediation of such toxic materials.
            (2) An evaluation of the process used by the Coast Guard to
        identify, monitor, and construct Coast Guard training facilities.
        (c) Coast Guard Training Facilities Described.--The Coast Guard
    training facilities described in this subsection are the following:
            (1) The Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
            (2) The Leadership Development Center in New London,
        Connecticut.
            (3) Training Center Cape May, New Jersey.
            (4) Training Center Petaluma, California.
            (5) Training Center Yorktown, Virginia.
            (6) The Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston, South
        Carolina.
            (7) The Special Missions Training Center at Camp Lejeune in
        North Carolina.
            (8) The Gulf Regional Fisheries Training Center (GRFTC) in New
        Orleans, Louisiana.
            (9) The North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center
        (NPRFTC) in Kodiak, Alaska.
            (10) The Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (NRFTC)
        at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
            (11) The Southeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (SRFTC)
        in Charleston, South Carolina.
            (12) The Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center (PRFTC) in
        Alameda, California.
            (13) The National Motor Lifeboat School at Cape Disappointment,
        Washington.
            (14) The Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City,
        North Carolina.
            (15) The Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study
    required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate
    and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a report on the findings of the study.
    SEC. 7606. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE
    NEEDS OF COAST GUARD STATIONS CONDUCTING BORDER SECURITY OPERATIONS.
        (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
        shall commence a study on the facility and infrastructure needs of
        the Coast Guard stations and units described in paragraph (3).
            (2) Elements.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall
        include, with respect to each Coast Guard station and unit
        described in paragraph (3), the following:
                (A) An assessment of capital needs, including personnel
            capacity, construction, and repair.
                (B) An assessment of equipment upgrade backlogs.
                (C) An identification of any necessary improvement,
            including any improvement to operational and training equipment
            necessary to conduct safe and effective maritime border
            security operations.
                (D) An identification of any resource necessary to fully
            address all operational and training needs.
                (E) An identification of any physical security deficiency.
                (F) An identification of any exposed hazard.
                (G) An identification of the presence of any hazardous or
            toxic material, including--
                    (i) lead-based paint;
                    (ii) asbestos or any product that contains asbestos;
                    (iii) black mold;
                    (iv) radon; and
                    (v) contaminated drinking water.
                (H) An assessment of the need for, and estimated cost of,
            remediation of any toxic material identified under subparagraph
            (G).
            (3) Coast guard stations described.--The Coast Guard stations
        and units described in this paragraph are the following:
                (A) Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas.
                (B) Coast Guard Station Port Aransas, Texas.
                (C) Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor, Texas.
                (D) Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Washington.
                (E) Coast Guard Station Neah Bay, Washington.
                (F) Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, Washington.
                (G) Coast Guard Station Ketchikan, Alaska.
                (H) Coast Guard Station San Diego, California.
                (I) Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida.
                (J) Coast Guard Station Marathon, Florida.
                (K) Coast Guard Station Islamorada, Florida.
                (L) Coast Guard Station Jonesport, Maine.
                (M) Coast Guard Station Bayfield, Wisconsin.
                (N) Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
                (O) Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Santa Barbara.
                (P) Any other Coast Guard station the Comptroller General
            considers appropriate.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the study
    required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to
    the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives, and the Commandant a report on the findings of the
    study, including any recommendation the Comptroller General considers
    appropriate.
        (c) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the
    report required under subsection (b) is submitted to the Commandant,
    the Commandant shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives on--
            (1) the actions the Commandant has taken, or has ceased to
        take, as a result of the findings, including any recommendation,
        set forth in the report; and
            (2) a plan for addressing such findings and any such
        recommendation.
    SEC. 7607. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON COAST GUARD BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR
    HOUSING.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
    Department of Defense issues the report on the Fourteenth Quadrennial
    Review of Military Compensation, the Comptroller General of the United
    States shall commence a study of Coast Guard involvement in, and
    efforts to support, the determination of the cost of adequate housing
    and the calculation of the basic allowance for housing under section
    403 of title 37, United States Code.
        (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
    include, to the extent practicable, the following:
            (1) An identification of Coast Guard duty locations in which
        there is a misalignment between the basic allowance for housing
        rate and the prevailing housing cost for members of the Coast Guard
        such that the basic allowance for housing is less than 95 percent
        of the monthly cost of adequate housing for such members in the
        corresponding military housing area.
            (2) An analysis of each of the following:
                (A) Anchor points, including--
                    (i) the methodology for the establishment of anchor
                points; and
                    (ii) with respect to housing provided as part of a
                public-private venture and Government-owned and Government-
                leased housing, the disparities between established anchor
                points and housing standards across the armed forces (as
                such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United
                States Code).
                (B) Existing military housing boundary areas that affect
            the Coast Guard.
                (C) Actions taken by the Commandant to comprehensively
            monitor basic allowance for housing rates for Coast Guard duty
            locations.
                (D) The frequency of reviews conducted by the Commandant of
            the site visits used by the Department of Defense to inform
            military housing area boundaries.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
    study required under subsection (a) commences, the Comptroller General
    shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of
    the House of Representatives, and the Commandant a report on the
    findings of the study, including any recommendation the Comptroller
    General considers appropriate.
        (d) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the report
    required by subsection (c) is submitted to the Commandant, the
    Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and
    Infrastructure of the House of Representatives--
            (1) an implementation plan, including timeframes and
        milestones, addressing any recommendation made by the Comptroller
        General in such report, as the Commandant considers appropriate;
        and
            (2) with respect to any recommendation set forth in such report
        that the Commandant declines to implement, a written justification
        for the decision.
        (e) Anchor Point Defined.--In this section, the term ``anchor
    point''--
            (1) means the minimum housing standard reference benchmark used
        to establish the basic allowance for housing under section 403 of
        title 37, United States Code; and
            (2) includes housing type and size based on pay grade and
        dependent status.
    SEC. 7608. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON SAFETY AND SECURITY
    INFRASTRUCTURE AT COAST GUARD ACADEMY.
        (a) GAO Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
        shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the
        safety and security infrastructure at the Coast Guard Academy.
            (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall
        include an assessment of each of the following:
                (A) Existing security infrastructure for the grounds,
            buildings, athletic facilities, and any other facility of the
            Coast Guard Academy, including access points, locks,
            surveillance, and other security methods, as appropriate.
                (B) Coast Guard policies with respect to the management,
            data storage and access, and operational capacity of the
            security infrastructure and methods evaluated under
            subparagraph (A).
                (C) Special security needs relating to events at the Coast
            Guard Academy, such as large athletic events and other widely
            attended events.
                (D) Coast Guard policies and procedures with respect to
            access to Coast Guard Academy grounds by--
                    (i) current or former members of the Coast Guard;
                    (ii) current or former civilian employees of the Coast
                Guard;
                    (iii) Coast Guard personnel that reside at the Academy
                and families of cadets; and
                    (iv) members of the public.
                (E) Existing processes by which the Commandant, the
            Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, or a designated
            individual may prohibit or restrict access to Coast Guard
            Academy grounds by any current or former member or civilian
            employee of the Coast Guard who--
                    (i) has been subject to court-martial under the Uniform
                Code of Military Justice for sexual misconduct; or
                    (ii) has been administratively disciplined for sexual
                misconduct.
                (F) Enforcement processes regarding access to Coast Guard
            Academy grounds for individuals (including current and former
            cadets, members, and civilian employees of the Coast Guard) who
            are or have been subject to a no-contact order relating to--
                    (i) a cadet or member of the faculty of the Academy; or
                    (ii) any other individual with access to Academy
                grounds.
                (G) Recommendations to improve--
                    (i) the security of the Coast Guard Academy; and
                    (ii) the safety of--

                        (I) cadets at the Coast Guard Academy; and
                        (II) members of the Coast Guard stationed at, and
                    civilian employees of, the Coast Guard Academy.

        (b) Actions by Commandant.--
            (1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which
        the Comptroller General submits the report required under
        subsection (a), the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives a report that includes--
                (A) a detailed plan to improve the security of, and the
            safety of cadets at, the Coast Guard Academy; and
                (B) a detailed timeline for implementation of--
                    (i) the recommendations made by the Comptroller General
                in such report; and
                    (ii) any other safety improvement the Commandant
                considers appropriate.
            (2) Policy.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
        Comptroller General submits the report required under subsection
        (a), the Commandant, in a manner that maintains good order and
        discipline, shall update Coast Guard policy relating to access to
        the Coast Guard Academy grounds to include procedures by which
        individuals may be prohibited from accessing the Coast Guard
        Academy--
                (A) as the Commandant considers appropriate; and
                (B) consistent with the recommendations made by the
            Comptroller General in such report.
    SEC. 7609. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON ATHLETIC COACHING AT COAST
    GUARD ACADEMY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in
    consultation with the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, shall
    commence a study on the number of administratively determined billets
    for teaching and coaching necessary to support Coast Guard Academy
    recruitment, intercollegiate athletics, health and physical education,
    and leadership development programs.
        (b) Elements.--The study required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
            (1) An identification of the number of full-time and part-time
        employees performing coaching functions at the Coast Guard Academy
        whose positions are funded by a nonappropriated fund
        instrumentality of the Coast Guard.
            (2) An identification of the number of full-time and part-time
        employees whose positions are funded by a nonappropriated fund
        instrumentality performing coaching functions at the following:
                (A) The United States Military Academy.
                (B) The United States Naval Academy.
                (C) The United States Air Force Academy.
                (D) The United States Merchant Marine Academy.
            (3) An analysis of the roles performed by athletic coaches with
        respect to officer development at the Coast Guard Academy,
        including the specific functions of athletic coaches within the
        health and physical education and leadership development program
        curriculums.
            (4) An identification of any adverse impacts on or deficiencies
        in cadet training and officer development resulting from an
        inadequate number of administratively determined billets for
        teaching and coaching at the Coast Guard Academy.
        (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study under subsection (a),
    the Comptroller General may consult a federally funded research and
    development center.
        (d) Report.--The Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
    Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
    Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted under
    this section.
    SEC. 7610. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT ON PERMANENT CHANGE OF
    STATION PROCESS.
        (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall commence a
    study to evaluate the effectiveness of the permanent change of station
    process of the Coast Guard.
        (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after commencing the
        study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall
        submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
        the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
        of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the
        study.
            (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include the following:
                (A) A description of the permanent change of station
            policies of the Coast Guard.
                (B) A description of Coast Guard spending on permanent
            change of station moves and associated support costs.
                (C) An evaluation of the effectiveness of using contracted
            movers for permanent change of station moves, including the
            estimated costs associated with--
                    (i) lost or damaged personal property of members of the
                Coast Guard;
                    (ii) delays in scheduling such a move through a
                contracted mover;
                    (iii) delayed delivery of household goods; and
                    (iv) other related challenges.
                (D) A review of changes to permanent change of station
            policies implemented during the 10-year period ending on the
            date of enactment of this Act, and the costs or savings to the
            Coast Guard directly associated with such changes.
                (E) Recommendations to improve the permanent change of
            station process of the Coast Guard.
                (F) Any additional information or related matter arising
            from the study, as the Comptroller General considers
            appropriate.
    SEC. 7611. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE
    SERVICE.
        (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
    conduct a review of the training provided by, and the resourcing and
    management of, the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
        (b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
            (1) A review of the organizational and career progression
        structure of the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including the
        assignment and promotion process and the qualifications and
        experience required for Coast Guard Investigative Service special
        agents, experts, and support personnel throughout their careers, in
        all investigative areas and positions (including active duty,
        reserve, and civilian special agents).
            (2) For each position in the Coast Guard Investigative Service,
        an assessment of the classification, pay rate (including any
        special pay), average term of employment, and retention rate.
            (3) An assessment of the type and content of training required
        for and provided to special agents of the Coast Guard Investigative
        Service as such agents progress through their careers, including
        the extent to which--
                (A) the type and content of such training varies among
            special agents depending on the offenses the agents
            investigate, such as sexual assault, domestic abuse, and fraud;
                (B) such special agents complete such training in a timely
            manner; and
                (C) the Coast Guard Investigative Service tracks training
            completion.
            (4) A review of relevant policies and practices of the Coast
        Guard Investigative Service relating to personnel, funding, and
        other resource needs, such as physical spaces and facilities.
            (5) An analysis of the manner in which the needs described in
        paragraph (4) are determined by the Coast Guard Investigative
        Service and the manner in which the resources to fulfill such needs
        are requested by the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including a
        determination as to whether the Commandant and the Secretary of
        Homeland Security assesses the adequacy of such resources and
        identifies any additional resources needed to address the gaps
        identified.
            (6) An assessment of--
                (A) the extent to which the Commandant and the Coast Guard
            Investigative Service partners with, leverages expertise from,
            or defers to--
                    (i) military criminal investigative entities of the
                Department of Defense; or
                    (ii) the Inspector General of the Department of
                Homeland Security or any Inspectors General of the
                Department of Defense; and
                (B)(i) the extent to which such entities have the authority
            to investigate cases involving Coast Guard personnel or
            otherwise carry out investigations involving Coast Guard
            personnel; and
                    (ii) the extent of the communication between the Coast
                Guard Investigative Service and other such entities with
                respect to such cases.
            (7) An analysis of the number of cases investigated by the
        Coast Guard Investigative Service, including, for each such case,
        the type and duration of the investigation and associated
        timelines.
            (8) An analysis of the number of cases referred by the Coast
        Guard Investigative Service to other entities for investigation,
        including, for each such case, the type and duration of the
        investigation and associated timelines.
            (9) An assessment of the extent to which the Commandant and the
        Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security exercise
        oversight over the Coast Guard Investigative Service, including any
        data, metrics, or other information that the Commandant uses to
        monitor and assess the investigative performance, personnel levels,
        and other resources of the Coast Guard Investigative Service.
        (c) Briefing and Presentation of Final Results.--The Comptroller
    General shall--
            (1) not later than March 31, 2026, provide the Committee on
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
        Representatives with a briefing on the preliminary findings of the
        review required by subsection (a); and
            (2) present to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the final
        results of such review in the format and on the date agreed upon at
        such briefing.

                            TITLE LXXVII--AMENDMENTS

    SEC. 7701. AMENDMENTS.
        (a) Prohibition on Entry and Operation.--Section 70022(b)(1) of
    title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Federal
    Register'' and inserting ``the Federal Register''.
        (b) Port, Harbor, and Coastal Facility Security.--Section 70116(b)
    of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``terrorism cyber'' and
        inserting ``terrorism, cyber''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting a comma after ``acts of
        terrorism''.
        (c) Enforcement by State and Local Officers.--Section 70118(a) of
    title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15,
        1917 (chapter 30; 50 U.S.C. 191)'' and inserting ``section 70051'';
        and
            (2) by striking ``section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways
        Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))'' and inserting ``section
        70116(b)''.
        (d) Chapter 701 Definitions.--Section 70131(2) of title 46, United
    States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``section 1 of title II of the Act of June 15,
        1917 (50 U.S.C. 191)'' and inserting ``section 70051''; and
            (2) by striking ``section 7(b) of the Ports and Waterways
        Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226(b))'' and inserting ``section
        70116(b)''.
        (e) Notice of Arrival Requirements for Vessels on the Outer
    Continental Shelf.--
            (1) Preparatory conforming amendment.--Section 70001 of title
        46, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsections (l)
        and (m) as subsections (m) and (n), respectively.
            (2) Transfer of provision.--Section 704 of the Coast Guard and
        Maritime Transportation Act 2012 (Public Law 112-213; 46 U.S.C.
        70001 note) is--
                (A) amended by striking ``of title 46, United States
            Code,'';
                (B) amended by striking ``(33 U.S.C. 1223 note)'' and
            inserting ``(46 U.S.C. 70001 note)'';
                (C) transferred to appear after 70001(k) of title 46,
            United States Code; and
                (D) redesignated as subsection (l).
        (f) Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 2101(2) is amended by striking ``section 1'' and
        inserting ``section 101''.
            (2) Section 2116(b)(1)(D) is amended by striking ``section
        93(c)'' and inserting ``section 504(c)''.
            (3) In the analysis for subtitle VII by striking the period
        after ``70001'' in the item relating to chapter 700.
            (4) In the analysis for chapter 700 by striking the item
        relating to section 70006 and inserting the following:
    ``70006. Establishment by Secretary of the department in which the Coast
              Guard is operating of anchorage grounds and regulations
              generally.''.

            (5) In the heading for subchapter IV in the analysis for
        chapter 700 by inserting a comma after ``DEFINITIONS''.
            (6) In the heading for subchapter VI in the analysis for
        chapter 700 by striking ``OF THE UNITED'' and inserting ``OF
        UNITED''.
            (7) Section 70052(e)(1) is amended by striking ``section 4197
        of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. App. 91)''
        and inserting ``section 60105''.
        (g) Oil Pollution Act of 1990.--The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
    U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 1001 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (32)(G) by striking ``pipeline'' and all
            that follows through ``offshore facility'' and inserting
            ``pipeline, offshore facility'';
                (B) in paragraph (39) by striking ``section 101(20)(G)(i)''
            and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(i)'';
                (C) in paragraph (40) by striking ``section
            101(20)(G)(ii)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(ii)'';
                (D) ) in paragraph (41) by striking ``section
            101(20)(G)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(iii)'';
                (E) in paragraph (42) by striking ``section
            101(20)(G)(iv)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(iv)'';
                (F) in paragraph (43) by striking ``section 101(20)(G)(v)''
            and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(v)''; and
                (G) in paragraph (44) by striking ``section
            101(20)(G)(vi)'' and inserting ``section 101(20)(H)(vi)''.
            (2) Section 1003(d)(6) (33 U.S.C. 2703(d)(6)) is amended by
        striking ``this paragraph'' and inserting ``this subsection''.
            (3) Section 1016 (33 U.S.C. 2716) is amended--
                (A) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as
            subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and
                (B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), as redesignated by
            subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting
            ``subsection (d)''.
            (4) Section 1012(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 2712(b)(2)) is amended by
        striking ``section 1016(f)(1)'' and inserting ``section
        1016(e)(1)''.
            (5) Section 1005(b)(5)(B) (33 U.S.C. 2716(b)(5)(B)) is amended
        by striking ``section 1016(g)'' and inserting ``section 2716(f)''.
            (6) Section 1018(c) (33 U.S.C. 2718(c)) is amended by striking
        ``the Act of March 3, 1851 (46 U.S.C. 183 et seq.)'' and inserting
        ``chapter 305 of title 46, United States Code''.
            (7) Section 7001(h)(1) (33 U.S.C. 2761(h)(1)) is amended by
        striking ``subsection (c)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)(4)''.
        (h) Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998.--Section 303 of
    the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (33 U.S.C. 892a) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting
        ``this title''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this title'';
            and
                (B) by striking ``subchapter VI of chapter 10'' and
            inserting ``chapter 11''.
        (i) Chapter 5.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, is
        amended by redesignating the second section 548 (relating to
        Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard) as
        section 551.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 5 of title
        14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
        relating to section 550 the following:
    ``551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard.''.

        (j) Section 807.--Section 807 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard
    Authorization Act of 2018 (14 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended by striking
    ``District 9'' and inserting ``Great Lakes District''.
        (k) Section 324.--Section 324 of title 14, United States Code, as
    so redesignated, by striking ``Seventeenth Coast Guard District'' and
    inserting ``Coast Guard Arctic District'' each place it appears.

                           DIVISION H--OTHER MATTERS
                    TITLE LXXXI--FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS

    Sec. 8001. Defense Production Act of 1950 extension.
    Sec. 8002. Review of and reporting on national security sensitive sites
              for purposes of reviews of real estate transactions by the
              Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
    Sec. 8003. Disclosures by directors, officers, and principal
              stockholders.
    Sec. 8004. Study and report.
    SEC. 8101. DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950 EXTENSION.
        Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
    4564(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting
    ``September 30, 2026''.
    SEC. 8102. REVIEW OF AND REPORTING ON NATIONAL SECURITY SENSITIVE SITES
    FOR PURPOSES OF REVIEWS OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BY THE COMMITTEE ON
    FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
        (a) List of National Security Sensitive Sites.--Section
    721(a)(4)(C) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C.
    4565(a)(4)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iii) List of sites.--

                        ``(I) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph
                    (B)(ii)(II)(bb), the Committee may prescribe, through
                    regulations, a list of military installations or other
                    facilities or properties of the United States
                    Government that are sensitive for reasons relating to
                    national security. Such list may include certain
                    facilities or properties of the intelligence community
                    and National Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of
                    the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)).
                        ``(II) Periodic review of list.--Not later than one
                    year after the date of the enactment of this clause,
                    and periodically thereafter, each member of the
                    Committee shall--

                            ``(aa) review the installations, facilities,
                        and properties, if any, included by that member on
                        the list developed under subclause (I); and
                            ``(bb) submit to the chairperson a report on
                        that review, after approval of the report by the
                        Assistant Secretary or equivalent official
                        designated for the agency under subsection
                        (k)(4)(A)(i), which shall include--
                                ``(AA) any recommended updates or revisions
                            to the list regarding installations,
                            facilities, and properties administered by the
                            member of the Committee;
                                ``(BB) any recommendations with respect to
                            what distance, including close proximity or
                            extended range, should apply for purposes of
                            real estate described in subparagraph
                            (B)(ii)(II)(bb); and
                                ``(CC) a detailed justification and risk
                            assessment underlying any recommendations made
                            under subitem (BB).''.
        (b) Annual Report.--Section 721(m)(2) of the Defense Production Act
    of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(L) Information on whether the most recent list of sites
            identified under subsection (a)(4)(C)(iii) reflects
            consideration of any recommended updates and revisions
            submitted under subclause (II) of that subsection. Upon request
            from the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
            Representatives or the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
            Affairs of the Senate, the Committee shall provide to that
            committee a classified briefing regarding that list.''.
    SEC. 8103. DISCLOSURES BY DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND PRINCIPAL
    STOCKHOLDERS.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Holding
    Foreign Insiders Accountable Act''.
        (b) Disclosures.--
            (1) Amendments.--Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
        of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78p(a)) is amended--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(including, solely for
            the purposes of this subsection, every person who is a director
            or an officer of a foreign private issuer, as that term is
            defined in section 240.3b-4 of title 17, Code of Federal
            Regulations, or any successor regulation)'' after ``an officer
            of the issuer of such security'';
                (B) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(D) with respect to a foreign private issuer, the
            securities of which are, as of the date of enactment of the
            Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act, registered pursuant
            to subsection (b) or (g) of section 12, on the date that is 90
            days after that date of enactment.'';
                (C) in paragraph (4)(A), by inserting ``and in English''
            after ``electronically''; and
                (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Authority to exempt.--The Commission by rule, regulation,
        or order, may conditionally or unconditionally exempt any person,
        security, or transaction, or any class or classes of persons,
        securities, or transactions, from the requirements of this section
        if the Commission determines that the laws of a foreign
        jurisdiction apply substantially similar requirements to such
        person, security, or transaction.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall
        take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment
        of this Act.
        (c) Effect on Regulation.--If any provision of section 240.3a12-
    3(b) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
    regulation, is inconsistent with the amendments made by subsection (b),
    that provision of such section 240.3a12-3(b) (or such successor) shall
    have no force or effect beginning on the effective date described in
    subsection (b)(2).
        (d) Issuance or Amendment of Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall
        issue final regulations (or amend or rescind, in whole or in part,
        existing regulations of the Commission) to carry out the amendments
        made by subsection (b).
            (2) Additional rulemaking.--The Securities and Exchange
        Commission may issue such additional regulations (or amend or
        rescind, in whole or in part, existing regulations of the
        Commission) as necessary to implement the intent of this section.
    SEC. 8104. STUDY AND REPORT.
        Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Securities and Exchange Commission shall--
            (1) conduct a study on the transparency and cooperation
        regarding--
                (A) brokers and dealers that are a member of a national
            securities association and registered with the Securities and
            Exchange Commission that are controlled by or organized under
            the laws of the People's Republic of China; and
                (B) investment advisors registered with the Securities and
            Exchange Commission and controlled by or organized under the
            laws of the People's Republic of China; and
            (2) submit to Congress a report that includes the results of
        the study conducted under paragraph (1).

                        TITLE LXXXII--JUDICIARY MATTERS

    Sec. 8201.  Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme Court
              Police.
    Sec. 8202. PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 reauthorization.
    Sec. 8203. Trauma kit standards.
    Sec. 8204. Inclusion of certain retired public safety officers in the
              public safety officers' death benefits program.
    Sec. 8205. Honoring our fallen heroes.
    SEC. 8201. AUTHORITY OF MARSHAL OF THE SUPREME COURT AND SUPREME COURT
    POLICE.
        Section 6121(a)(2) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
    striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:
                ``(C) if the Marshal determines such protection is
            necessary--
                    ``(i) any retired or former Chief Justice or Associate
                Justice of the Supreme Court; or
                    ``(ii) any member of the immediate family of the Chief
                Justice, any Associate Justice, any retired or former Chief
                Justice or Associate Justice, or any officer of the Supreme
                Court.''.
    SEC. 8202. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN ACT OF 2008 REAUTHORIZATION.
        (a) Establishment of National Strategy for Child Exploitation
    Prevention and Interdiction.--Section 101 of the PROTECT Our Children
    Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21111) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``every second year'' and
        inserting ``every fourth year''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Required Contents of National Strategy.--The National
    Strategy established under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            ``(1) An analysis of current trends, challenges, and the
        overall magnitude of the threat of child exploitation.
            ``(2) An analysis of future trends and challenges, including
        new technologies, that will impact the efforts to combat child
        exploitation.
            ``(3) Goals and strategic solutions to prevent and interdict
        child exploitation, including--
                ``(A) plans for interagency coordination;
                ``(B) engagement with the judicial branches of the Federal
            Government and State governments;
                ``(C) legislative recommendations for combating child
            exploitation;
                ``(D) cooperation with international, State, local, and
            Tribal law enforcement agencies; and
                ``(E) engagement with the private sector and other entities
            involved in efforts to combat child exploitation.
            ``(4) An analysis of Federal efforts dedicated to combating
        child exploitation, including--
                ``(A) a review of the policies and work of the Department
            of Justice and other Federal programs relating to the
            prevention and interdiction of child exploitation crimes,
            including training programs, and investigative and prosecution
            activity; and
                ``(B) a description of the efforts of the Department of
            Justice to cooperate and coordinate with, and provide technical
            assistance and support to, international, State, local, and
            Tribal law enforcement agencies and private sector and
            nonprofit entities with respect to child exploitation
            prevention and interdiction efforts.
            ``(5) An estimate of the resources required to effectively
        respond to child exploitation crimes at scale by--
                ``(A) each ICAC task force;
                ``(B) the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including
            investigators, forensic interviewers, and analysts of victims,
            witnesses, and forensics;
                ``(C) Homeland Security Investigations, including forensic
            interviewers and analysts of victims, witnesses, and forensics;
                ``(D) the United States Marshals Service;
                ``(E) the United States Secret Service;
                ``(F) the United States Postal Service;
                ``(G) the criminal investigative offices of the Department
            of Defense; and
                ``(H) any component of an agency described in this
            paragraph.
            ``(6) A review of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task
        Force Program, including--
                ``(A) the number of ICAC task forces and the location of
            each ICAC task force;
                ``(B) the number of trained personnel at each ICAC task
            force;
                ``(C) the amount of Federal grants awarded to each ICAC
            task force; and
                ``(D) an assessment of the Federal, State, and local
            cooperation with respect to each ICAC task force, including--
                    ``(i) the number of arrests made by each ICAC task
                force;
                    ``(ii) the number of criminal referrals to United
                States attorneys for prosecution;
                    ``(iii) the number of prosecutions and convictions from
                the referrals described in clause (ii);
                    ``(iv) the number, if available, of local prosecutions
                and convictions based on ICAC task force investigations;
                and
                    ``(v) any other information determined by the Attorney
                General demonstrating the level of Federal, State, Tribal,
                and local coordination and cooperation.
            ``(7) An assessment of training needs for each ICAC task force
        and affiliated agencies.
            ``(8) An assessment of Federal investigative and prosecution
        activity relating to reported incidents of child exploitation
        crimes that include a number of factors, including--
                ``(A) the number of investigations, arrests, prosecutions,
            and convictions for a crime of child exploitation; and
                ``(B) the average sentence imposed and the statutory
            maximum sentence that could be imposed for each crime of child
            exploitation.
            ``(9) A review of all available statistical data indicating the
        overall magnitude of child pornography trafficking in the United
        States and internationally, including--
                ``(A) the number of foreign and domestic suspects observed
            engaging in accessing and sharing child pornography;
                ``(B) the number of tips or other statistical data from the
            CyberTipline of the National Center for Missing and Exploited
            Children and other data indicating the magnitude of child
            pornography trafficking; and
                ``(C) any other statistical data indicating the type,
            nature, and extent of child exploitation crime in the United
            States and abroad.''.
        (b) Establishment of National Icac Task Force Program.--Section 102
    of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21112) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                (A) by inserting ``, Tribal, military,'' after ``State'';
            and
                (B) by striking ``and child obscenity and pornography
            cases'' and inserting ``child obscenity and pornography cases,
            and the identification of child victims'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``consult with and
            consider'' and all that follows through ``track record of
            success.'' and inserting ``, evaluate the task forces funded
            under the ICAC Task Force Program to determine if those task
            forces are operating in an effective manner.'';
                (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (i) by striking ``establish a new task force'' and
                inserting ``establish a new or continue an existing task
                force''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``state'' and inserting ``State''; and
                (C) in paragraph (4)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``may'' and
                inserting ``shall'';
                    (ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
                (B); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Limited Liability for Icac Task Forces.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a civil
        claim or criminal charge against an ICAC task force established
        pursuant to this section and sections 103 and 104, including any
        law enforcement agency that participates on such a task force or a
        director, officer, employee, or agent of such a law enforcement
        agency, arising from the prioritization decisions with respect to
        leads related to Internet crimes against children described in
        section 104(8), may not be brought in any Federal or State court.
            ``(2) Intentional, reckless, or other misconduct.--Paragraph
        (1) shall not apply to a claim if the ICAC task force or law
        enforcement agency, or a director, officer, employee, or agent of
        that law enforcement agency--
                ``(A) engaged in intentional misconduct; or
                ``(B) acted, or failed to act--
                    ``(i) with actual malice;
                    ``(ii) with gross negligence or reckless disregard to a
                substantial risk of causing physical injury without legal
                justification; or
                    ``(iii) for a purpose unrelated to the performance of
                any responsibility or function under section 104(8).
            ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
        construed to--
                ``(A) create any independent basis of liability on behalf
            of, or any cause of action against--
                    ``(i) an ICAC task force; or
                    ``(ii) a law enforcement agency or a director, officer,
                employee, or agent of the law enforcement agency; or
                ``(B) expand any liability otherwise imposed, or limit any
            defense to that liability, otherwise available under Federal or
            State law.''.
        (c) Purpose of Icac Task Forces.--Section 103 of the PROTECT Our
    Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21113) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, and the identification
        of child victims of those crimes'' before the semicolon at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and prioritizing
        investigations that task force personnel, through the background,
        training and experience of those personnel and the consideration of
        all relevant circumstances, determine to be most likely to result
        in positive case outcomes and in the rescue of children'' before
        the semicolon at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                (A) by striking ``and local law enforcement'' and inserting
            ``Tribal, military, and local law enforcement''; and
                (B) by inserting ``, including probation and parole
            agencies, child advocacy centers, and child protective
            services,'' after ``enforcement agencies'';
            (4) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (5) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) educating the judiciary on--
                ``(A) the link between intrafamilial contact offenses and
            technology-facilitated crimes; and
                ``(B) characteristics of internet offenders, including the
            interest of online offenders in incest-themed material, sadism,
            and other related paraphilias or illegal activity.''.
        (d) Duties and Functions of Task Forces.--Section 104 of the
    PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21114) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                (A) by inserting ``reactive and'' before ``proactive'';
                (B) by inserting ``conduct digital'' before ``forensic
            examinations''; and
                (C) by inserting ``engage in'' before ``effective
            prosecutions'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
            ``(8) investigate, seek prosecution with respect to, and
        identify child victims from leads relating to Internet crimes
        against children, including CyberTipline reports, with
        prioritization determined according to circumstances and by each
        task force, as described in section 102;'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (9); and
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs (9)
        and (10), respectively.
        (e) National Internet Crimes Against Children Data System.--Section
    105 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21115) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``shall establish'' and
        inserting ``may establish'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``continue and build upon
        Operation Fairplay developed by the Wyoming Attorney General's
        office, which has established a secure, dynamic undercover
        infrastructure that has facilitated'' and inserting ``facilitate'';
        and
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                (A) by striking paragraph (3);
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as
            paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
                (C) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking ``1
            representative'' and inserting ``2 representatives''.
        (f) Icac Grant Program.--Section 106 of the PROTECT Our Children
    Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21116) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(II), by striking ``Operation
            Fairplay,''; and
                (B) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph (A) and
            inserting the following:
                ``(A) In general.--Not less than 20 percent of the total
            funds appropriated to carry out this section shall be
            distributed to support the ICAC Task Force Program through
            grants to--
                    ``(i) provide training and technical assistance to
                members of the ICAC Task Force Program;
                    ``(ii) maintain, enhance, research, and develop tools
                and technology to assist members of the ICAC Task Force
                Program;
                    ``(iii) provide other support to the ICAC Task Force
                Program determined by the Attorney General;
                    ``(iv) conduct research;
                    ``(v) support the annual National Law Enforcement
                Training on Child Exploitation of the Office of Juvenile
                Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and
                    ``(vi) provide wellness training.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1)--
                (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (i) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (ii) in clause (iii), by striking ``, including'' and
                all that follows through ``such crime under State law.''
                and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iv) the number of child victims identified.'';
                (B) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as
            subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively.
        (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 107(a) of the PROTECT
    Our Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21117(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through
        2028.''.
        (h) Additional Regional Computer Forensic Labs.--The PROTECT Our
    Children Act of 2008 (34 U.S.C. 21101 et seq.) is amended by striking
    title II.
        (i) Reporting Requirements of Providers.--Section 2258A(c) of title
    18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph
    (1), by inserting ``and all supplemental data included in the report''
    after ``each report made under subsection (a)(1)''.
    SEC. 8203. TRAUMA KIT STANDARDS.
        Section 521 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
    Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10202) is amended by adding at the end
    the following:
        ``(d) Trauma Kits.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `trauma kit'
        means a first aid response kit, which includes a bleeding control
        kit that can be used for controlling a life-threatening hemorrhage.
            ``(2) Requirement for trauma kits.--
                ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
            law, a grantee may only purchase a trauma kit using funds made
            available under this part if the trauma kit meets the
            performance standards established by the Director of the Bureau
            of Justice Assistance under paragraph (3)(A).
                ``(B) Authority to separately acquire.--Nothing in
            subparagraph (A) shall prohibit a grantee from separately
            acquiring the components of a trauma kit and assembling
            complete trauma kits that meet the performance standards.
            ``(3) Performance standards and optional agency best
        practices.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
        this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
        in consultation with organizations representing trauma surgeons,
        emergency medical response professionals, emergency physicians,
        other medical professionals, relevant law enforcement agencies of
        States and units of local government, professional law enforcement
        organizations, local law enforcement labor or representative
        organizations, and law enforcement trade associations, shall--
                ``(A) develop and publish performance standards for trauma
            kits that are eligible for purchase using funds made available
            under this part that, at a minimum, require the components
            described in paragraph (4) to be included in a trauma kit; and
                ``(B) develop and publish optional best practices for law
            enforcement agencies regarding--
                    ``(i) training law enforcement officers in the use of
                trauma kits;
                    ``(ii) the deployment and maintenance of trauma kits in
                law enforcement vehicles; and
                    ``(iii) the deployment, location, and maintenance of
                trauma kits in law enforcement agency or other government
                facilities.
            ``(4) Components.--The components of a trauma kit described in
        this paragraph are--
                ``(A) a tourniquet recommended by the Committee on Tactical
            Combat Casualty Care;
                ``(B) a bleeding control bandage;
                ``(C) a pair of nonlatex protective gloves and a pen-type
            marker;
                ``(D) a pair of blunt-ended scissors;
                ``(E) instructional documents developed--
                    ``(i) under the `Stop the Bleed' national awareness
                campaign of the Department of Homeland Security, or any
                successor thereto;
                    ``(ii) by the American College of Surgeons Committee on
                Trauma;
                    ``(iii) by the American Red Cross; or
                    ``(iv) by any partner of the Department of Defense;
                ``(F) a bag or other container adequately designed to hold
            the contents of the kit; and
                ``(G) any additional trauma kit supplies that--
                    ``(i) are approved by a State, local, or Tribal law
                enforcement agency or first responders;
                    ``(ii) can adequately treat a traumatic injury; and
                    ``(iii) can be stored in a readily available kit.''.
    SEC. 8204. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN RETIRED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN THE
    PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' DEATH BENEFITS PROGRAM.
        (a) In General.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
    Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(p) Personal Injury to Retired Law Enforcement Officer.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `retired law
        enforcement officer' means an individual who separated from service
        in good standing as a law enforcement officer in an official
        capacity at a public agency with or without compensation.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--A retired law enforcement officer shall be
        eligible for a benefit under this part if the officer died or
        became permanently and totally disabled as the direct and proximate
        result of a personal injury resulting from a targeted attack
        because of the retired law enforcement officer's service as a law
        enforcement officer.''.
        (b) Retroactive Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall--
                (A) take effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and
                (B) apply to any matter--
                    (i) pending before the Bureau of Justice Assistance or
                otherwise on the date of enactment of this Act; or
                    (ii) filed (consistent with pre-existing effective
                dates) or accruing after the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Exceptions.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
        to any action taken against a retired law enforcement officer
        described in section 1201(p) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (as added by this Act) on or
        after January 1, 2012.
    SEC. 8205. HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES.
        (a) Cancer-Related Deaths and Disabilities.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1201 of title I of the Omnibus Crime
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281), as amended
        by section 8204, is further amended by adding at the end the
        following:
        ``(q) Exposure-Related Cancers.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                ``(A) Carcinogen.--The term `carcinogen' means an agent
            that is--
                    ``(i) classified by the International Agency for
                Research on Cancer under Group 1 or Group 2A; and
                    ``(ii) reasonably linked to an exposure-related cancer.
                ``(B) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
            the Bureau.
                ``(C) Exposure-related cancer.--As updated from time to
            time in accordance with paragraph (3), the term `exposure-
            related cancer' means--
                    ``(i) bladder cancer;
                    ``(ii) brain cancer;
                    ``(iii) breast cancer;
                    ``(iv) cervical cancer;
                    ``(v) colon cancer;
                    ``(vi) colorectal cancer;
                    ``(vii) esophageal cancer;
                    ``(viii) kidney cancer;
                    ``(ix) leukemia;
                    ``(x) lung cancer;
                    ``(xi) malignant melanoma;
                    ``(xii) mesothelioma;
                    ``(xiii) multiple myeloma;
                    ``(xiv) non-Hodgkins lymphoma;
                    ``(xv) ovarian cancer;
                    ``(xvi) prostate cancer;
                    ``(xvii) skin cancer;
                    ``(xviii) stomach cancer;
                    ``(xix) testicular cancer;
                    ``(xx) thyroid cancer;
                    ``(xxi) any form of cancer that is considered a WTC-
                related health condition under section 3312(a) of the
                Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm-22(a)); and
                    ``(xxii) any form of cancer added to this definition
                pursuant to an update in accordance with paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Personal injury sustained in the line of duty.--
                ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), as
            determined by the Bureau, the exposure of a public safety
            officer to a carcinogen shall be presumed to constitute a
            personal injury within the meaning of subsection (a) or (b)
            sustained in the line of duty by the officer and directly and
            proximately resulting in death or permanent and total
            disability, if--
                    ``(i) the exposure occurred while the public safety
                officer was engaged in line of duty action or activity;
                    ``(ii) the public safety officer began serving as a
                public safety officer not fewer than 5 years before the
                date of the diagnosis of the public safety officer with an
                exposure-related cancer;
                    ``(iii) the public safety officer was diagnosed with
                the exposure-related cancer not more than 15 years after
                the public safety officer's last date of active service as
                a public safety officer; and
                    ``(iv) the exposure-related cancer directly and
                proximately results in the death or permanent and total
                disability of the public safety officer.
                ``(B) Exception.--The presumption under subparagraph (A)
            shall not apply if competent medical evidence establishes that
            the exposure of the public safety officer to the carcinogen was
            not a substantial contributing factor in the death or
            disability of the public safety officer.
            ``(3) Additional exposure-related cancers.--
                ``(A) In general.--From time to time but not less
            frequently than once every 3 years, the Director shall--
                    ``(i) review the definition of `exposure-related
                cancer' under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(ii) if appropriate, update the definition, in
                accordance with this paragraph--

                        ``(I) by rule; or
                        ``(II) by publication in the Federal Register or on
                    the public website of the Bureau.

                ``(B) Basis for updates.--
                    ``(i) In general.--The Director shall make an update
                under subparagraph (A)(ii) in any case in which the
                Director finds such an update to be appropriate based on
                competent medical evidence of significant risk to public
                safety officers of developing the form of exposure-related
                cancer that is the subject of the update from engagement in
                their public safety activities.
                    ``(ii) Evidence.--The competent medical evidence
                described in clause (i) may include recommendations, risk
                assessments, and scientific studies by--

                        ``(I) the National Institute for Occupational
                    Safety and Health;
                        ``(II) the National Toxicology Program;
                        ``(III) the National Academies of Sciences,
                    Engineering, and Medicine; or
                        ``(IV) the International Agency for Research on
                    Cancer.

                ``(C) Petitions to add to the list of exposure-related
            cancers.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Any person may petition the Director
                to add a form of cancer to the definition of `exposure-
                related cancer' under paragraph (1).
                    ``(ii) Content of petition.--A petition under clause
                (i) shall provide information to show that there is
                sufficient competent medical evidence of significant risk
                to public safety officers of developing the cancer from
                engagement in their public safety activities.
                    ``(iii) Timely and substantive decisions.--

                        ``(I) Referral.--Not later than 180 days after
                    receipt of a petition satisfying clause (ii), the
                    Director shall refer the petition to appropriate
                    medical experts for review, analysis (including risk
                    assessment and scientific study), and recommendation.
                        ``(II) Consideration.--The Director shall consider
                    each recommendation under subclause (I) and promptly
                    take appropriate action in connection with the
                    recommendation pursuant to subparagraph (B).

                    ``(iv) Notification to congress.--Not later than 30
                days after taking any substantive action in connection with
                a recommendation under clause (iii)(II), the Director shall
                notify the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the
                Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
                of the substantive action.''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
        apply to any claim under--
                (A) section 1201(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
            and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(a)) that is
            predicated upon the death of a public safety officer on or
            after January 1, 2020, that is the direct and proximate result
            of an exposure-related cancer; or
                (B) section 1201(b) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control
            and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(b)) that is filed
            on or after January 1, 2020, and predicated upon a disability
            that is the direct and proximate result of an exposure-related
            cancer.
            (3) Time for filing claim.--Notwithstanding any other provision
        of law, an individual who desires to file a claim that is
        predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not be
        precluded from filing such a claim within 3 years of the date of
        enactment of this Act.
        (b) Confidentiality of Information.--
            (1) In general.--Section 812(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
        Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10231(a)) is
        amended--
                (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``furnished under
            this title by any person and identifiable to any specific
            private person'' and inserting ``furnished under any law to any
            component of the Office of Justice Programs, or furnished
            otherwise under this title, by any entity or person, including
            any information identifiable to any specific private person,'';
            and
                (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``person furnishing
            such information'' and inserting ``entity or person furnishing
            such information or to whom such information pertains''.
            (2) Effective date; applicability.--The amendments made by
        paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) shall take effect for all purposes as if enacted on
            December 27, 1979; and
                (B) apply to any matter pending, before the Department of
            Justice or otherwise, as of the date of enactment of this Act.
        (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1201(o)(2) of title I of the Omnibus
        Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10281(o)(2))
        is amended--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
            ``subsection (a)'';
                (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
            ``subsection (a)''; and
                (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or (b)'' after
            ``subsection (a)''.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall
        apply to any matter pending before the Department of Justice as of
        the date of enactment of this Act.
        (d) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3 of the Safeguarding America's First
        Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note) is amended by adding
        at the end the following:
        ``(d) Definition.--In this section, the term `line of duty action'
    includes any action--
            ``(1) in which a public safety officer engaged at the direction
        of the agency served by the public safety officer; or
            ``(2) the public safety officer is authorized or obligated to
        perform.''.
            (2) Applicability.--
                (A) In general.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall
            apply to any claim under section 3 of the Safeguarding
            America's First Responders Act of 2020 (34 U.S.C. 10281 note)--
                    (i) that is predicated upon the death of a public
                safety officer on or after January 1, 2020; or
                    (ii) that is--

                        (I) predicated upon the disability of a public
                    safety officer; and
                        (II) filed on or after January 1, 2020.

                (B) Time for filing claim.--Notwithstanding any other
            provision of law, an individual who desires to file a claim
            that is predicated upon the amendment made by paragraph (1)
            shall not be precluded from filing such a claim within 3 years
            of the date of enactment of this Act.
        (e) Rescission.--Of the unobligated balances available in the
    Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund (as established under
    section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code), $255,000,000 is hereby
    permanently rescinded.

                     TITLE LXXXIII--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS

                Subtitle A--Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025

    Sec. 8301. Short title.
    Sec. 8302. Findings.
    Sec. 8303. Sense of the Congress.
    Sec. 8304. Support for Taiwan admission to the IMF.
    Sec. 8305. Testimony requirement.

                          Subtitle B--BUST Fentanyl Act

    Sec. 8311. Short title.
    Sec. 8312. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
    Sec. 8313. Study and report on efforts to address fentanyl trafficking
              from the people's republic of china and other relevant
              countries.
    Sec. 8314. Amendments to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.
    Sec. 8315. Prioritization of identification of persons from the People's
              Republic of China.
    Sec. 8316. Expansion of sanctions under the Fentanyl Sanctions Act.
    Sec. 8317. Imposition of sanctions with respect to agencies or
              instrumentalities of foreign states.
    Sec. 8318. Annual report on efforts to prevent the smuggling of
              methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico.
    Sec. 8319. Responding to crime and corruption in Haiti.
    Sec. 8320. Rule of construction regarding the use of military force.

              Subtitle C--Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity

    Sec. 8331. Short title.
    Sec. 8332. Findings.
    Sec. 8333. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 8334. Definitions.
    Sec. 8335. Sanctions relating to the Western Balkans.
    Sec. 8336. Democratic and economic development and prosperity
              initiatives.
    Sec. 8337. Promoting cross-cultural and educational engagement.
    Sec. 8338. Young Balkan Leaders Initiative.
    Sec. 8339. Supporting cybersecurity and cyber resilience in the Western
              Balkans.
    Sec. 8340. Relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
    Sec. 8341. Reports on Russian and Chinese malign influence operations
              and campaigns in the Western Balkans.

              Subtitle D--Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025

    Sec. 8351. Short title.
    Sec. 8352. Designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of
              Unlawful or Wrongful Detention.
    Sec. 8353. Congressional Report on components related to hostage affairs
              and recovery.
    Sec. 8354. Rule of construction.

                            Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 8361. National registry of Korean American divided families.
    Sec. 8362. Sense of Congress on Russia's illegal abduction of Ukrainian
              children.
    Sec. 8363. Supporting the identification and recovery of abducted
              Ukrainian children.
    Sec. 8364. Fairness in issuance of tactical gear to Diplomatic Security
              Service personnel.
    Sec. 8365. Strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations
              in Mexico.
    Sec. 8366. International nuclear energy.
    Sec. 8367. Strategy to respond to global bases of the People's Republic
              of China.
    Sec. 8368. Disposition of weapons and materiel in transit from Iran to
              the Houthis in Yemen.
    Sec. 8369. Repeal of Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019.
    Sec. 8370. Repeal of Authorizations for Use of Military Force relating
              to Iraq.

               Subtitle A--Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act of 2025

    SEC. 8301. SHORT TITLE.
        This subtitle may be cited as the ``Taiwan Non-Discrimination Act
    of 2025''.
    SEC. 8302. FINDINGS.
        Congress finds as follows:
            (1) As enshrined in its Articles of Agreement, the
        International Monetary Fund (IMF) is devoted to promoting
        international monetary cooperation, facilitating the expansion and
        balanced growth of international trade, encouraging exchange
        stability, and avoiding competitive exchange depreciation.
            (2) Taiwan is the 21st largest economy in the world and the
        10th largest goods trading partner of the United States.
            (3) Although Taiwan is not an IMF member, it is a member of the
        World Trade Organization, the Asian Development Bank, and the Asia-
        Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
            (4) According to the January 2020 Report on Macroeconomic and
        Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United
        States, published by the Department of the Treasury, Taiwan held
        $471,900,000,000 in foreign exchange reserves, more than major
        economies such as India, South Korea, and Brazil.
            (5) According to section 4(d) of the Taiwan Relations Act
        (Public Law 96-8), enacted on April 10, 1979, ``Nothing in this Act
        may be construed as a basis for supporting the exclusion or
        expulsion of Taiwan from continued membership in any international
        financial institution or any other international organization.''.
            (6) Taiwan held membership in the IMF for 9 years following the
        recognition of the People's Republic of China (PRC) by the United
        Nations, and 16 Taiwan staff members at the Fund were allowed to
        continue their employment after the PRC was seated at the IMF in
        1980. As James M. Boughton has noted in his Silent Revolution: The
        International Monetary Fund 1979-1989, even as the PRC was seated,
        the United States Executive Director to the IMF, Sam Y. Cross,
        expressed support on behalf of the United States Government for
        ``some kind of association between Taiwan and the Fund''.
            (7) On September 27, 1994, in testimony before the Senate
        Committee on Foreign Relations regarding the 1994 Taiwan Policy
        Review, then-Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
        Pacific Affairs Winston Lord stated: ``Recognizing Taiwan's
        important role in transnational issues, we will support its
        membership in organizations where statehood is not a prerequisite,
        and we will support opportunities for Taiwan's voice to be heard in
        organizations where its membership is not possible.''.
            (8) The Congress has repeatedly reaffirmed support for this
        policy, including in Public Laws 107-10, 107-158, 108-28, 108-235,
        113-17, and 114-139, and the unanimous House and Senate passage of
        the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement
        Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019.
            (9) In its fact sheet, entitled ``U.S. Relations with Taiwan'',
        published on August 31, 2018, the Department of State asserts:
        ``The United States supports Taiwan's membership in international
        organizations that do not require statehood as a condition of
        membership and encourages Taiwan's meaningful participation in
        international organizations where its membership is not
        possible.''.
            (10) According to the Articles of Agreement of the IMF,
        ``membership shall be open to other countries'', subject to
        conditions prescribed by the Board of Governors of the IMF.
            (11) In the IMF publication ``Membership and Nonmembership in
        the International Monetary Fund: A Study in International Law and
        Organization'', Joseph Gold, the then-General Counsel and Director
        of the Legal Department of the IMF, elaborated on the differences
        between the terms ``countries'' and ``states'', noting that ``the
        word `country' may have been adopted because of the absence of
        agreement on the definition of a `state''' and, with respect to the
        use of ``countries'' and applications for IMF membership, ``the
        absence of any adjective in the Articles emphasizes the breadth of
        the discretion that the Fund may exercise in admitting countries to
        membership''. According to Mr. Gold, ``the desire to give the Fund
        flexibility in dealing with applications may explain not only the
        absence of any adjective that qualifies `countries' but also the
        choice of that word itself''.
            (12) In his IMF study, Mr. Gold further observes, ``in the
        practice of the Fund the concepts of independence and sovereignty
        have been avoided on the whole as a mode of expressing a criterion
        for membership in the Fund''. He continues, ``Although the Fund
        usually takes into account the recognition or nonrecognition of an
        entity as a state, there are no rules or even informal
        understandings on the extent to which an applicant must have been
        recognized by members or other international organizations before
        the Fund will regard it as eligible for membership.''. In fact,
        when considering an application for membership where the status of
        an applicant may not be resolved, Mr. Gold writes ``there have been
        occasions on which the Fund has made a finding before decisions had
        been taken by the United Nations or by most members or by members
        with a majority of the total voting power.'' Mr. Gold concludes,
        ``the Fund makes its own findings on whether an applicant is a
        `country', and makes them solely for its own purposes.''.
            (13) Although not a member state of the United Nations, the
        Republic of Kosovo is a member of both the IMF and the World Bank,
        having joined both organizations on June 29, 2009.
            (14) On October 26, 2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken
        issued a statement in support of Taiwan's ``robust, meaningful
        participation'' in the United Nations system, which includes the
        IMF, the World Bank, and other specialized United Nations agencies.
        Secretary of State Blinken noted, ``As the international community
        faces an unprecedented number of complex and global issues, it is
        critical for all stakeholders to help address these problems. This
        includes the 24 million people who live in Taiwan. Taiwan's
        meaningful participation in the UN system is not a political issue,
        but a pragmatic one.''. He continued, ``Taiwan's exclusion
        undermines the important work of the UN and its related bodies, all
        of which stand to benefit greatly from its contributions.''.
            (15) In October 2024, Taiwan announced it would seek IMF
        membership, with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
        Office in the United States stating, ``Taiwan's membership at the
        IMF would help boost financial resilience.''.
    SEC. 8303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
        It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the size, significance, and connectedness of the Taiwanese
        economy highlight the importance of greater participation by Taiwan
        in the International Monetary Fund, given the purposes of the Fund
        articulated in its Articles of Agreement; and
            (2) the experience of Taiwan in developing a vibrant and
        advanced economy under democratic governance and the rule of law
        should inform the work of the international financial institutions,
        including through increased participation by Taiwan in the
        institutions.
    SEC. 8304. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ADMISSION TO THE IMF.
        (a) In General.--The United States Governor of the International
    Monetary Fund (in this section referred to as the ``Fund'') shall use
    the voice and vote of the United States to vigorously support--
            (1) the admission of Taiwan as a member of the Fund, to the
        extent that admission is sought by Taiwan;
            (2) participation by Taiwan in regular surveillance activities
        of the Fund with respect to the economic and financial policies of
        Taiwan, consistent with Article IV consultation procedures of the
        Fund;
            (3) employment opportunities for Taiwan nationals, without
        regard to any consideration that, in the determination of the
        United States Governor, does not generally restrict the employment
        of nationals of member countries of the Fund; and
            (4) the ability of Taiwan to receive appropriate technical
        assistance and training by the Fund.
        (b) United States Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
    not to discourage or otherwise deter Taiwan from seeking admission as a
    member of the Fund.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Treasury may waive any
    requirement of subsection (a) for up to 1 year at a time on reporting
    to Congress that providing the waiver will substantially promote the
    objective of securing the meaningful participation of Taiwan at each
    international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)
    of the International Financial Institutions Act).
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall have no force or effect on the
    earlier of--
            (1) the date of approval by the Board of Governors of the Fund
        for the admission of Taiwan as a member of the Fund; or
            (2) the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment
        of this Act.
    SEC. 8305. TESTIMONY REQUIREMENT.
        In each of the next 7 years in which the Secretary of the Treasury
    is required by section 1705(b) of the International Financial
    Institutions Act to present testimony, the Secretary shall include in
    the testimony a description of the efforts of the United States to
    support the greatest participation practicable by Taiwan at each
    international financial institution (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)
    of such Act).

                         Subtitle B--BUST Fentanyl Act

    SEC. 8311. SHORT TITLE.
        This subtitle may be cited as the ``Break Up Suspicious
    Transactions of Fentanyl Act'' or the ``BUST Fentanyl Act''.
    SEC. 8312. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT.
        Section 489(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
    2291h(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``March
        1'' and inserting ``June 1'';
            (2) in paragraph (7)--
                (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
            ``paragraph (3)(D)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)(C)''; and
                (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                ``(D) Where the information is available, examples of
            improvements in each country related to the findings described
            in each of clauses (i) through (viii) of subparagraph (C)
            including--
                    ``(i) actions taken by the country due to the adoption
                of law and regulations considered essential to prevent
                narcotics-related money laundering;
                    ``(ii) enhanced enforcement actions taken by the
                country, such as regulatory penalties, criminal
                prosecutions and convictions, and asset seizures and
                forfeitures;
                    ``(iii) status changes in financial crime-related
                evaluations by international standards-setting bodies;
                    ``(iv) efforts to enhance the prevention of narcotics-
                related money laundering; and
                    ``(v) if applicable, bilateral, multilateral, and
                regional initiatives that have been undertaken to prevent
                narcotics-related money laundering.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (8)(A)(i), by striking ``pseudoephedrine'' and
        all that follows through ``chemicals)'' and inserting ``chemical
        precursors used in the production of methamphetamine that
        significantly affected the United States''.
    SEC. 8313. STUDY AND REPORT ON EFFORTS TO ADDRESS FENTANYL TRAFFICKING
    FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER RELEVANT COUNTRIES.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate
        committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
                (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
            the Senate;
                (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
            Representatives;
                (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
            Representatives.
            (2) DEA.--The term ``DEA'' means the Drug Enforcement
        Administration.
            (3) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of
        China.
        (b) Study and Report on Addressing Trafficking of Fentanyl and
    Other Synthetic Opioids From the Prc and Other Relevant Countries.--Not
    later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Secretary of State and the Attorney General, in consultation with the
    Secretary of the Treasury, shall jointly submit to the appropriate
    committees of Congress an unclassified written report, with a
    classified annex, that includes--
            (1) a description of United States Government efforts to gain a
        commitment from the Government of the PRC to submit unregulated
        fentanyl precursors, such as 4-AP, to controls;
            (2) a plan for future steps the United States Government will
        take to urge the Government of the PRC to combat the production and
        trafficking of illicit fentanyl and synthetic opioids from the PRC,
        including the trafficking of precursor chemicals used to produce
        illicit narcotics in Mexico and in other countries;
            (3) a detailed description of cooperation by the Government of
        the PRC to address the role of the PRC financial system and PRC
        money laundering organizations in the trafficking of fentanyl and
        synthetic opioid precursors;
            (4) an assessment of the expected impact that the designation
        of principal corporate officers of PRC financial institutions for
        facilitating narcotics-related money laundering would have on PRC
        money laundering organizations;
            (5) an assessment of whether the Trilateral Fentanyl Committee,
        which was established by the United States, Canada, and Mexico
        during the January 2023 North American Leaders' Summit, is
        improving cooperation with law enforcement and financial regulators
        in Canada and Mexico to combat the role of PRC financial
        institutions and PRC money laundering organizations in narcotics
        trafficking;
            (6) an assessment of the effectiveness of other United States
        bilateral and multilateral efforts to strengthen international
        cooperation to address the PRC's role in the trafficking of
        fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors, including through the
        Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats;
            (7) an update on the status of commitments made by third
        countries through the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug
        Threats to combat the synthetic opioid crisis and progress towards
        the implementation of such commitments;
            (8) a plan for future steps to further strengthen bilateral and
        multilateral efforts to urge the Government of the PRC to take
        additional actions to address the PRC's role in the trafficking of
        fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors, particularly in
        coordination with countries in East Asia and Southeast Asia that
        have been impacted by such activities;
            (9) an assessment of how actions the Government of the PRC has
        taken since November 15, 2023 has shifted relevant supply chains
        for fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors, if at all; and
            (10) the items described in paragraphs (1) through (4)
        pertaining to India, Mexico, and other countries the Secretary of
        State determines to have a significant role in the production or
        trafficking of fentanyl and synthetic opioid precursors for
        purposes of this report.
        (c) Establishment of DEA Offices in the PRC.--Not later than 180
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    State and the Attorney General shall jointly provide to the appropriate
    committees of Congress a classified briefing on--
            (1) outreach and negotiations undertaken by the United States
        Government with the Government of the PRC that was aimed at
        securing the approval of the Government of the PRC to establish
        United States Drug Enforcement Administration offices in Shanghai
        and Guangzhou;
            (2) the role of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law
        Enforcement Affairs in the PRC; and
            (3) additional efforts to establish new partnerships with
        provincial-level authorities in the PRC to counter the illicit
        trafficking of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and their precursors.
    SEC. 8314. AMENDMENTS TO THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT.
        Section 7203(5) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302(5))
    is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The term `foreign opioid trafficker' means
        any foreign person'' and inserting the following: ``The term
        `foreign opioid trafficker' means--
                ``(A) means any foreign person'';
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(B) may include--
                    ``(i) any entity of the People's Republic of China that
                the President determines--

                        ``(I) produces, manufactures, distributes, sells,
                    or knowingly finances or transports any goods described
                    in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (8)(A); and
                        ``(II) demonstrates a pattern of failing to take
                    credible steps (including implementing appropriate
                    know-your-customer procedures or cooperating with
                    United States counternarcotics efforts) to detect or
                    prevent opioid trafficking; and

                    ``(ii) any senior official of the Government of the
                People's Republic of China that--

                        ``(I) has significant regulatory or law enforcement
                    responsibilities with respect to the activities of an
                    entity described in clause (i); and
                        ``(II) aids and abets opioid trafficking.''.

    SEC. 8315. PRIORITIZATION OF IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS FROM THE
    PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.
        Section 7211 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2311) is
    amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(D) assessing whether any senior official of any anti-
            narcotics, regulatory, law enforcement, intelligence, or
            customs body of the People's Republic of China--
                    ``(i) has directly or indirectly taken actions that
                have facilitated or advanced foreign opioid trafficking;
                and
                    ``(ii) should be identified as a foreign opioid
                trafficker.'';
                (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
            (4) and (5), respectively; and
                (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Prioritization.--
                ``(A) Defined term.--In this paragraph, the term `person of
            the People's Republic of China' means--
                    ``(i) an individual who is a citizen or national of the
                People's Republic of China; or
                    ``(ii) an entity organized under the laws of the
                People's Republic of China or otherwise subject to the
                jurisdiction of the Government of the People's Republic of
                China.
                ``(B) In general.--In preparing the report required under
            paragraph (1), the President shall direct the Secretary of the
            Treasury to prioritize, to the greatest extent practicable, the
            identification of persons of the People's Republic of China
            involved in the shipment of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues,
            fentanyl precursors, precursors for fentanyl analogues, pre-
            precursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, and equipment
            for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced
            counterfeit pills to Mexico or any other country that is
            involved in the production of fentanyl trafficked into the
            United States, including--
                    ``(i) any entity involved in the production of
                pharmaceuticals; and
                    ``(ii) any person that is acting on behalf of any such
                entity.
                ``(C) Termination of prioritization.--The President shall
            continue the prioritization required under subparagraph (B)
            until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional
            committees that the People's Republic of China is no longer the
            primary source for the shipment of fentanyl, fentanyl
            analogues, fentanyl precursors, precursors for fentanyl
            analogues, pre-precursors for fentanyl and fentanyl analogues,
            and equipment for the manufacturing of fentanyl and fentanyl-
            laced counterfeit pills to Mexico or any other country that is
            involved in the production of fentanyl trafficked into the
            United States.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``the date that is 5 years
        after such date of enactment'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.
    SEC. 8316. EXPANSION OF SANCTIONS UNDER THE FENTANYL SANCTIONS ACT.
        Section 7212 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2312) is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the President determines has knowingly engaged in, on or
        after the date of the enactment of the BUST Fentanyl Act, a pattern
        of significant activity that has materially contributed to opioid
        trafficking; or
            ``(4) the President determines--
                ``(A) has knowingly engaged in a pattern of providing
            significant financial, material, or technological support for,
            including through the provision of goods or services in support
            of, any activity or transaction described in paragraph (3); or
                ``(B) is owned, controlled, or directed by any foreign
            person described in subparagraph (A) or in paragraph (3), or
            has knowingly acted or purported to act for or on behalf of,
            directly or indirectly, such a foreign person.''.
    SEC. 8317. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO AGENCIES OR
    INSTRUMENTALITIES OF FOREIGN STATES.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``knowingly'' and
    ``opioid trafficking'' have the meanings given such terms in section
    7203 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2302).
        (b) In General.--The President may--
            (1) impose one or more of the sanctions described in section
        7213 of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313) with respect to
        any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of a foreign
        government that the President determines has knowingly, on or after
        the date of the enactment of this Act--
                (A) engaged in a significant activity that has materially
            contributed to opioid trafficking; or
                (B) provided financial, material, or technological support
            for (including through the provision of goods or services in
            support of) any significant activity described in subclause
            (A); and
            (2) impose one or more of the sanctions described in section
        7213(a)(6) of the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2313(a)(6))
        with respect to any senior official of a political subdivision,
        agency, or instrumentality of a foreign government that the
        President determines has knowingly, on or after the date of the
        enactment of this Act engaged in a significant activity described
        in paragraph (1).
        (c) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall have no force or
    effect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 8318. ANNUAL REPORT ON EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE SMUGGLING OF
    METHAMPHETAMINE INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM MEXICO.
        Section 723(c) of the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005
    (title VII of Public Law 109-177; 22 U.S.C. 2291 note) is amended by
    striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``Which
    shall--
            ``(1) identify the significant source countries for
        methamphetamine that significantly affect the United States; and
            ``(2) describe the actions by the governments of the countries
        identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to combat the diversion of
        relevant precursor chemicals and the production and trafficking of
        methamphetamine.''.
    SEC. 8319. RESPONDING TO CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN HAITI.
        (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
                (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
            the Senate;
                (C) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
                (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives;
                (E) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (F) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
            Representatives.
            (2) Economic elite.--The term ``economic elite'' means any
        board member, officer, or executive of any group, committee,
        corporation, or other entity that exerts substantial influence or
        control over Haiti's economy, infrastructure, or particular
        industries.
            (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an
        individual or entity that is not a United States person.
            (4) Good.--The term ``good'' means any article, natural or man-
        made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including
        inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data.
            (5) Political elite.--The term ``political elite'' means any
        current and former government official of Haiti, high level staff
        of any such official, any Haitian political party leader, and any
        Haitian political committee leader.
            (6) United states person.--The term ``United States person''
        means--
                (A) a United States citizen;
                (B) an alien who has been granted permanent residence in
            the United States; or
                (C) an entity organized under the laws of the United States
            or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a
            foreign branch of such an entity.
        (b) Annual Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5
        years, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of
        other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to
        the appropriate congressional committees regarding the ties between
        criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1)
        shall--
                (A) identify and list prominent criminal gangs in Haiti and
            their leaders, describe their criminal activities, including
            coercive recruitment, and identify their primary geographic
            areas of operations;
                (B) list Haitian political and economic elites who
            knowingly have direct and significant links to criminal gangs
            and any organizations or entities controlled by such
            individuals;
                (C) describe in detail the relationship between the
            individuals identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) and the
            criminal gangs identified pursuant to subparagraph (A);
                (D) describe in detail how political and economic elites
            use their relationships with criminal gangs to advance their
            political and economic interests and agendas;
                (E) include a list of each criminal organization assessed
            to be trafficking Haitians and other individuals to the United
            States border;
                (F) include an assessment of ties between political and
            economic elites, criminal gangs in Haiti, and transnational
            criminal organizations;
                (G) include an assessment of how the nature and extent of
            collusion between political elites, economic elites, and
            criminal gangs threatens the Haitian people and United States
            national interests and activities in Haiti;
                (H) include an assessment of how connections between
            political and economic elites and criminal gangs facilitate
            illicit firearms trafficking from the United States that fuels
            violence and instability in Haiti; and
                (I) include an assessment of potential actions that the
            Government of the United States could take to address the ties
            referred to in subparagraph (F).
            (3) Form of report.--The report required under paragraph (1)
        shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
        classified annex.
        (c) Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of
        the each report required under subsection (b) to the appropriate
        congressional committees, the President--
                (A) shall impose the sanctions described in subparagraph
            (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) with respect to any foreign person
            who--
                    (i) is identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of
                subsection (b)(2); or
                    (ii) is identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) of
                subsection (b)(2) and meets the definition of political
                elite under subsection (a)(5);
                (B) shall impose all of the sanctions described in
            paragraph (2)(B) with respect to any foreign person who is
            identified pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2)
            and meets the definition of economic elite under subsection
            (a)(2); and
                (C) may impose all of the sanctions described in paragraph
            (3) with respect to any foreign person who is identified
            pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) and meets the
            definition of economic elite under subsection (a)(2).
            (2) Sanctions described.--The sanctions described in this
        subsection are the following:
                (A) Property blocking.--Notwithstanding the requirements
            under section 202 of the International Emergency Economic
            Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise all of
            the powers granted to the President by such Act to the extent
            necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in all
            property and interests in property of the foreign person if
            such property and interests in property--
                    (i) are in the United States;
                    (ii) come within the United States; or
                    (iii) are or come within the possession or control of a
                United States person.
                (B) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
                    (i) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in
                paragraph (1) is--

                        (I) inadmissible to the United States;
                        (II) ineligible for a visa or other documentation
                    to enter the United States; and
                        (III) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or
                    paroled into the United States or to receive any other
                    benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
                    U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).

                    (ii) Current visas revoked.--

                        (I) In general.--An alien described in paragraph
                    (1) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry
                    document issued to such alien regardless of the date on
                    which such visa or other entry document was issued.
                        (II) Immediate effect.--A revocation under
                    subclause (I) shall take effect immediately and shall
                    automatically cancel any other valid visa or entry
                    document that is in the alien's possession.

            (3) Prohibitions on financial transactions.--Notwithstanding
        the requirements under section 202 of the International Emergency
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), the President may exercise of
        all powers granted to the President by such Act to the extent
        necessary--
                (A) to prohibit any United States financial institution
            from making loans or providing credit to the foreign person; or
                (B) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are
            subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which
            the foreign person has any interest.
            (4) Exceptions.--
                (A) Exception to comply with international obligations.--
            Sanctions under this subsection shall not apply with respect to
            the admission of an alien if admitting or paroling the alien
            into the United States is necessary to permit the United States
            to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the
            United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
            entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United
            Nations and the United States, or other applicable
            international obligations.
                (B) Exception relating to the provision of humanitarian
            assistance.--Sanctions under this subsection may not be imposed
            with respect to transactions or the facilitation of
            transactions for--
                    (i) the sale of agricultural commodities, food,
                medicine, or medical devices to Haiti;
                    (ii) the provision of humanitarian assistance to the
                people of Haiti;
                    (iii) financial transactions relating to humanitarian
                assistance or for humanitarian purposes in Haiti; or
                    (iv) transporting goods or services that are necessary
                to carry out operations relating to humanitarian assistance
                or humanitarian purposes in Haiti.
            (5) Licensing.--
                (A) In general.--For any sanctions imposed on a political
            elite pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of the
            Treasury shall issue such general licenses and public guidance
            as may be necessary to clarify that such sanctions do not apply
            to the following--
                    (i) any agency or instrumentality of the Government of
                Haiti with which the sanctioned person is officially
                associated; and
                    (ii) any person the sanctioned person owns or controls
                that contributes to meaningful economic activity in Haiti,
                unless the person is itself designated based on its
                behavior.
                (B) Limiting adverse impacts on haiti.--For any sanctions
            imposed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of the
            Treasury shall issue such general licenses and public guidance
            as may be necessary to limit adverse impacts to employment,
            legitimate economic activity, and humanitarian conditions in
            Haiti.
            (6) Implementation; penalties.--
                (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all of the
            authorities provided to the President under sections 203 and
            205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
            U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out this section.
                (B) Penalties.--The penalties under subsections (b) and (c)
            of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers
            Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person that violates,
            attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a
            violation of regulations promulgated to carry out this
            subsection to the same extent that such penalties apply to a
            person that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a)
            of such Act.
            (7) Waiver.--The President may waive the application of
        sanctions or restrictions imposed with respect to a foreign person
        under this subsection if the President certifies to the appropriate
        congressional committees not later than 15 days before such waiver
        is scheduled to take effect, that the waiver is vital to the
        national interests of the United States.
            (8) Exception relating to importation of goods.--The
        authorities and requirements to impose sanctions under this
        subsection shall not include the authority or requirement to impose
        sanctions on the importation of goods.
        (d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease to have any
    force or effect beginning on the date that is 5 years after the date of
    the enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 8320. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE.
        Nothing in this subtitle, or the amendments made by this subtitle,
    may be construed as authorizing the use of military force.

              Subtitle C--Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity

    SEC. 8331. SHORT TITLE.
        This subtitle may be cited as the ``Western Balkans Democracy and
    Prosperity Act''.
    SEC. 8332. FINDINGS.
        Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Western Balkans countries (the Republic of Albania,
        Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Kosovo, Montenegro, the
        Republic of North Macedonia and the Republic of Serbia) form a
        pluralistic, multi-ethnic region in the heart of Europe that is
        critical to the peace, stability, and prosperity of that continent.
            (2) Continued peace, stability, and prosperity in the Western
        Balkans is directly tied to the opportunities for democratic and
        economic advancement available to the citizens and residents of
        those six countries.
            (3) It is in the mutual interest of the United States and the
        countries of the Western Balkans to promote stable and sustainable
        economic growth and development in the region.
            (4) The reforms and integration with the European Union pursued
        by countries in the Western Balkans have led to significant
        democratic and economic progress in the region.
            (5) Despite economic progress, rates of poverty and
        unemployment in the Western Balkans remain higher than in
        neighboring European Union countries.
            (6) Out-migration, particularly of youth, is affecting
        demographics in each Western Balkans country, resulting in
        population decline in all six countries.
            (7) Implementing critical economic and governance reforms could
        help enable investment and employment opportunities in the Western
        Balkans, especially for youth, and can provide powerful tools for
        economic development and for encouraging broader participation in a
        political process that increases prosperity for all.
            (8) Existing regional economic efforts, such as the Common
        Regional Market, the Berlin Process, and the Open Balkan
        Initiative, could have the potential to improve the economic
        conditions in the Western Balkans, while promoting inclusion and
        transparency.
            (9) The Department of Commerce, through its Foreign Commercial
        Service, plays an important role in promoting and facilitating
        opportunities for United States investment.
            (10) Corruption, including among key political leaders,
        continues to plague the Western Balkans and represents one of the
        greatest impediments to further economic and political development
        in the region.
            (11) Disinformation campaigns targeting the Western Balkans
        undermine the credibility of its democratic institutions, including
        the integrity of its elections.
            (12) Vulnerability to cyberattacks or attacks on information
        and communication technology infrastructure increases risks to the
        functioning of government and the delivery of public services.
            (13) United States Cyber Command, the Department of State, and
        other Federal agencies play a critical role in defending the
        national security interests of the United States, including by
        deploying cyber hunt forward teams at the request of partner
        nations to reinforce their cyber defenses.
            (14) Securing domestic and international cyber networks and ICT
        infrastructure is a national security priority for the United
        States, which is exemplified by offices and programs across the
        Federal Government that support cybersecurity.
            (15) Corruption and disinformation proliferate in political
        environments marked by autocratic control or partisan conflict.
            (16) Dependence on Russian sources of fossil fuels and natural
        gas for the countries of the Western Balkans ties their economies
        and politics to the Russian Federation and inhibits their
        aspirations for European integration.
            (17) Reducing the reliance of the Western Balkans on Russian
        natural gas supplies and fossil fuels is in the national interest
        of the United States.
            (18) The growing influence of China in the Western Balkans
        could also have a deleterious impact on strategic competition,
        democracy, and economic integration with Europe.
            (19) In March 2022, President Biden launched the European
        Democratic Resilience Initiative to bolster democratic resilience,
        advance anti-corruption efforts, and defend human rights in Ukraine
        and its neighbors in response to Russia's war of aggression.
            (20) The parliamentary and local elections held in Serbia on
        December 17, 2023, and their immediate aftermath are cause for deep
        concern about the state of Serbia's democracy, including due to the
        final report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in
        Europe's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights,
        which--
                (A) found ``unjust conditions'' for the election;
                (B) found ``numerous procedural deficiencies, including
            inconsistent application of safeguards during voting and
            counting, frequent instances of overcrowding, breaches in
            secrecy of the vote, and numerous instances of group voting'';
            and
                (C) asserted that ``voting must be repeated'' in certain
            polling stations.
            (21) The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
        also noted that Serbian officials accused primarily peaceful
        protestors, opposition parties, and civil society of ``attempting
        to destabilize the government'', a concerning allegation that
        threatens the safety of important elements of Serbian society.
            (22) Democratic countries whose values are in alignment with
        the United States make for stronger and more durable partnerships.
    SEC. 8333. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
        It is a sense of Congress that the United States should--
            (1) encourage increased business links and investment between
        the United States and allies and partners;
            (2) support regional integration efforts in the Western
        Balkans;
            (3) strengthen and expand regional economic integration in the
        Western Balkans, with consideration for enterprises owned by and
        employing women and youth;
            (4) work with allies and partners committed to improving the
        rule of law, energy resource diversification, democratic and
        economic reform, and the reduction of poverty in the Western
        Balkans;
            (5) increase United States business links and investment with
        the Western Balkans, particularly in ways that support countries'
        efforts--
                (A) to decrease dependence on Russian energy sources and
            fossil fuels;
                (B) to increase energy diversification, efficiency, and
            conservation; and
                (C) to facilitate the transition to cleaner and more
            reliable sources of energy, including renewables, as
            appropriate;
            (6) continue to assist in the development, within the Western
        Balkans, of--
                (A) strong civil societies;
                (B) public-private partnerships;
                (C) independent media;
                (D) transparent, accountable, citizen-responsive governance
            that ensure equal representation of all ethnic groups and
            respect for religious freedom;
                (E) political stability; and
                (F) modern, free-market based economies.
            (7) support the accession of those Western Balkans countries
        that are not already members to the European Union and to the North
        Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section as
        ``NATO'') for countries that--
                (A) desire membership;
                (B) are eligible for membership,
                (C) are supported by all allies to proceed with an
            invitation for such membership; and
                (D) are in a position to further the principles of the
            North Atlantic Treaty and meaningfully contribute to the
            collective security of NATO;
            (8) support--
                (A) maintaining the full European Union Force (EUFOR)
            mandate in Bosnia and Herzegovina as being in the national
            security interests of the United States; and
                (B) encouraging NATO and the European Union to review their
            mission mandates and posture in Bosnia and Herzegovina to
            ensure they are playing a proactive role in establishing a safe
            and secure environment, particularly in the realm of defense;
            (9) acknowledge the European Union membership aspirations of
        Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia,
        Montenegro, and Serbia and support those countries to meet the
        benchmarks required for their accession;
            (10) continue to support the cultural heritage, and recognize
        the languages, of the Western Balkans;
            (11) coordinate closely with the European Union, the United
        Kingdom, and other allies and partners on sanctions designations in
        Western Balkans countries and work to align efforts as much as
        possible to demonstrate a clear commitment to upholding democratic
        values;
            (12) expand bilateral security cooperation with non-NATO member
        Western Balkans countries, particularly efforts focused on regional
        integration and cooperation, including through the Adriatic
        Charter, which was launched at Tirana on May 2, 2003;
            (13) increase efforts to combat Russian malign influence
        campaigns and any other destabilizing or disruptive activities
        targeting the Western Balkans through engagement with government
        institutions, political stakeholders, journalists, civil society
        organizations, and industry leaders;
            (14) develop a series of cyber resilience standards, consistent
        with the Enhanced Cyber Defence Policy and Readiness Action Plan
        endorsed at the 2014 Wales Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty
        Organization to expand cooperation with partners and allies,
        including in the Western Balkans, on cyber security, hybrid
        warfare, and ICT infrastructure;
            (15) articulate clearly and unambiguously the United States
        commitment to supporting democratic values and respect for
        international law as the sole path forward for the countries of the
        Western Balkans;
            (16) prioritize partnerships and programming with Western
        Balkan countries that demonstrate commitment toward strengthening
        their democracies and show respect for human rights;
            (17) encourage--
                (A) the development and expansion of the respective defense
            industrial bases of NATO Allies and security partners in the
            Western Balkan countries; and
                (B) increased national defense spending in accordance with
            the NATO Hague Summit Declaration agreed to by all NATO Allies
            in June 2025;
            (18) support the implementation of the Export Control and
        Related Border Security programs in the Western Balkans; and
            (19) work with allies and partners to strengthen law
        enforcement and investigative capacities in Western Balkan
        countries to disrupt transnational criminal organizations and
        corruption.
    SEC. 8334. DEFINITIONS.
        In this subtitle:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate
        committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
                (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                (C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
            the Senate;
                (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives;
                (E) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
            Representatives; and
                (F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
            Representatives.
            (2) ICT.--The term ``ICT'' means information and communication
        technology.
            (3) Western balkans.--The term ``Western Balkans'' means the
        region comprised of the following countries:
                (A) The Republic of Albania.
                (B) Bosnia and Herzegovina.
                (C) The Republic of Kosovo.
                (D) Montenegro.
                (E) The Republic of North Macedonia.
                (F) The Republic of Serbia.
            (4) Western balkans country.--The term ``Western Balkans
        country'' means any country listed in subparagraphs (A) through (F)
        of paragraph (3).
    SEC. 8335. SANCTIONS RELATING TO THE WESTERN BALKANS.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in
    subsection (c) with respect to each foreign person that the President
    determines, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, engages
    in an activity described in subsection (b).
        (b) Activities Described.--A foreign person engages in an activity
    described in this subsection if the foreign person has--
            (1) undertaken actions or policies that threaten the peace,
        security, stability, or territorial integrity of any area or state
        in the Western Balkans;
            (2) engaged or attempted to engage in actions or policies that
        undermine democratic processes or institutions in the Western
        Balkans;
            (3) engaged or attempted to engage in corruption related to the
        Western Balkans, including corruption by or on behalf of, a
        government in the Western Balkans, or a current or former
        government official in the Western Balkans;
            (4) engaged or attempting to engage in serious human rights
        abuses in the Western Balkans; or
            (5) engaged or attempted to engage in, acts that obstruct or
        threaten the implementation of any regional security, peace,
        cooperation, or mutual recognition agreement or framework or
        accountability mechanism related to the Western Balkans, including
        the Prespa Agreement of 2018; the Ohrid Framework Agreement of
        2001; United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244; the Dayton
        Accords; or the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference
        Council held in London in December 1995, including the decisions or
        conclusions of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation
        Council, or its Steering Board; or the International Criminal
        Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, or, with respect to the former
        Yugoslavia, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal
        Tribunals.
        (c) Sanctions Described.--The sanctions described in this
    subsection are the following:
            (1) Blocking of property.--The President may exercise all
        authorities granted under the International Emergency Economic
        Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to
        block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in
        property of the foreign person if such property and interests in
        property are in the United States, come within the United States,
        or come within the possession or control of a United States person.
            (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.--
                (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien described in
            subsection (a) shall be--
                    (i) inadmissible to the United States;
                    (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other
                documentation to enter the United States; and
                    (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled
                into the United States or to receive any other benefit
                under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et
                16 seq.).
                (B) Current visas revoked.--
                    (i) In general.--The visa or other entry documentation
                of any alien described in subsection (a) is subject to
                revocation regardless of the issue date of the visa or
                other entry documentation.
                    (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i)
                shall, in accordance with section 221(i) of the Immigration
                and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1201(i))--

                        (I) take effect immediately; and
                        (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry
                    documentation that is in the possession of the alien.

        (d) Implementation; Penalties.--
            (1) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities
        provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) for purposes of
        carrying out this section.
            (2) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b)
        and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic
        Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to a person that violates,
        attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of
        this section or any regulations promulgated to carry out this
        section to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person
        that commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of that
        Act.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agricultural commodity.--The term ``agricultural
        commodity'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the
        Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602).
            (2) Medical device.--The term ``medical device'' has the
        meaning given the term ``device'' in section 201 of the Federal
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
            (3) Medicine.--The term ``medicine'' has the meaning given the
        term ``drug'' in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
        Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
            (4) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a person
        that is not a United States person.
        (f) Termination of Sanctions.--The President may terminate the
    application of a sanction imposed pursuant to this section with respect
    to a person if the President certifies to the appropriate committees of
    Congress that--
            (1) the person is not engaging in the activity that was the
        basis for such sanction or has taken significant verifiable steps
        toward stopping such activity; and
            (2) the President has received reliable assurances that the
        person will not knowingly engage in activity subject to such
        sanction in the future.
        (g) Waiver.--
            (1) In general.--The President may waive the application of
        sanctions imposed pursuant to this section for renewable periods
        not to exceed 180 days if the President--
                (A) determines that such a waiver is in the national
            security interests of the United States; and
                (B) not less than 15 days before the granting of the
            waiver, submits to the appropriate committees of Congress a
            notice of and justification for the waiver.
            (2) Form.--The waiver described in paragraph (1) may be
        transmitted in classified form.
        (h) Exceptions.--
            (1) Humanitarian assistance.--Sanctions authorized under this
        section shall not apply to--
                (A) the conduct or facilitation of a transaction for the
            provision of agricultural commodities, food, medicine, medical
            devices, humanitarian assistance, or for humanitarian purposes;
            or
                (B) transactions that are necessary for, or ordinarily
            incident to, the activities described in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Compliance with international obligations and law
        enforcement activities.--Sanctions authorized under this section
        shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling
        such alien is necessary--
                (A) to comply with United States obligations under--
                    (i) the Agreement between the United Nations and the
                United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the
                United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and
                entered into force November 21, 1947;
                    (ii) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at
                Vienna April 24, 1963, and entered into force March 19,
                1967; or
                    (iii) any other international agreement; or
                (B) to carry out or assist law enforcement activity in the
            United States.
            (3) Exception for intelligence activities.--Sanctions
        authorized under this section shall not apply to--
                (A) any activity subject to the reporting requirements
            under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
            3091 et seq.); or
                (B) any authorized intelligence activities of the United
            States.
            (4) Exception relating to importation of goods.--
                (A) In general.--The requirement to block and prohibit all
            transactions in all property and interests in property under
            this section shall not include the authority or a requirement
            to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
                (B) Defined term.--In this paragraph, the term ``good''
            means any article, natural or manmade substance, material,
            supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test
            equipment, and excluding technical data.
        (i) Rulemaking.--The President is authorized to promulgate such
    rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions
    of this section (which may include regulatory exceptions), including
    under section 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
    (50 U.S.C. 1704)).
        (j) Rules of Construction.--
            (1) Nothing in this section may be construed to limit the
        authorities of the President under the International Emergency
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
            (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify any
        sanctions in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.
        (k) Sunset.--This section shall cease to have force or effect
    beginning on the date that is 8 years after the date of the enactment
    of this Act.
    SEC. 8336. DEMOCRATIC AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY
    INITIATIVES.
        (a) Anti-corruption Initiative.--The Secretary of State, through
    ongoing and new programs, should develop an initiative that--
            (1) seeks to expand technical assistance in each Western
        Balkans country, taking into account local conditions and
        contingent on the agreement of the host country government to
        develop new national anti-corruption strategies;
            (2) seeks to share best practices with, and provide training,
        including through the use of embedded advisors, to civilian law
        enforcement agencies and judicial institutions, and other relevant
        administrative bodies, of the Western Balkans countries, to improve
        the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of such agencies
        and institutions;
            (3) strengthens existing national anti-corruption strategies--
                (A) to combat political corruption, particularly in the
            judiciary, independent election oversight bodies, and public
            procurement processes; and
                (B) to strengthen regulatory and legislative oversight of
            critical governance areas, such as freedom of information and
            public procurement, including by strengthening cyber defenses
            and ICT infrastructure networks;
            (4) includes the Western Balkans countries in the European
        Democratic Resilience Initiative of the Department of State, or any
        equivalent successor initiative, and considers the Western Balkans
        as a recipient of anti-corruption funding for such initiative; and
            (5) seeks to promote the important role of an independent media
        in countering corruption through engagements with governments of
        Western Balkan countries and providing training opportunities for
        journalists on investigative reporting.
        (b) Prioritizing Cyber Resilience, Regional Economic Connectivity,
    and Economic Competitiveness.--
            (1) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                (A) promoting stronger economic, civic, and political
            relationships among Western Balkans countries will enable
            countries to better utilize existing resources and maximize
            their economic security and democratic resilience by
            reinforcing cyber defenses and increasing economic activity
            among other countries in the region; and
                (B) United States private investments in and assistance
            toward creating a more integrated region ensures political
            stability and security for the region.
            (2) 5-year strategy for economic development and democratic
        resilience in western balkans.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
        coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments
        and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
        Congress a regional economic development and democratic resilience
        strategy for the Western Balkans that--
                (A) takes into account the efforts of the European Union,
            European nations, and other multilateral financing
            institutions;
                (B) considers the full set of tools and resources available
            from the relevant agencies;
                (C) includes efforts to ensure coordination with
            multilateral and bilateral partners, such as the European
            Union, the World Bank, and other relevant assistance
            frameworks;
                (D) includes an initial assessment of--
                    (i) economic opportunities for which United States
                businesses, or those of other like-minded partner
                countries, would be competitive;
                    (ii) legal, economic, governance, infrastructural, or
                other barriers limiting United States economic activity and
                investment in the Western Balkans;
                    (iii) the effectiveness of all existing regional
                cooperation initiatives, such as the Open Balkan initiative
                and the Western Balkans Common Regional Market; and
                    (iv) ways to increase United States economic activity
                and investment within the Western Balkans;
                (E) considers ways to develop human and institutional
            capacity and infrastructure across multiple sectors of
            economies, including clean energy, energy efficiency,
            agriculture, small and medium-sized enterprise development,
            health, and cyber-security;
                (F) considers ways to assist with the development and
            implementation of programs or initiatives to increase economic
            development and prosperity in the region;
                (G) considers ways to support small- and medium-sized
            businesses, including youth-owned and women-owned enterprises;
                (H) considers ways to promote government and civil society
            policies and programs that combat corruption and encourage
            transparency (including by supporting independent media by
            promoting the safety and security of journalists), free and
            fair competition, sound governance, judicial reform,
            environmental stewardship, and business environments conducive
            to sustainable and inclusive economic growth; and
                (I) includes a public diplomacy strategy that describes the
            actions that will be taken by relevant agencies to increase
            support for the United States relationship by citizens of
            Western Balkans countries.
            (3) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide a
        briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that describes
        the progress made towards developing the strategy required under
        paragraph (2).
        (c) Regional Economic Connectivity and Development Initiative.--
            (1) Authorization.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
        with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies,
        may coordinate a regional economic connectivity and development
        initiative for the region comprised of each Western Balkans country
        and any European Union member country that shares a border with a
        Western Balkans country (referred to in this subsection as the
        ``Western Balkans region'') in accordance with this subsection.
            (2) Initiative elements.--The initiative authorized under
        paragraph (1) shall--
                (A) promote private sector growth and competitiveness and
            increase the capacity of businesses, particularly small and
            medium-sized enterprises, in the Western Balkans region;
                (B) aim to increase intraregional exports to countries in
            the Balkans and European Union member states;
                (C) aim to increase United States economic activity and
            investments in countries in the Western Balkans;
                (D) support startup companies, including companies led by
            youth or women, in the Western Balkans region by--
                    (i) providing training in business skills and
                leadership; and
                    (ii) providing opportunities to connect to sources of
                capital;
                (E) encourage and promote increased economic activity and
            investment in the Western Balkans through engagement with the
            Western Balkans diaspora communities in the United States and
            abroad;
                (F) provide assistance to the governments and civil society
            organizations of Western Balkans countries to develop--
                    (i) regulations to ensure fair and effective
                investment; and
                    (ii) screening tools to identify and deter malign
                foreign investments and other coercive economic practices;
                (G) identify areas where application of additional
            resources and workforce retraining could expand successful
            programs to 1 or more countries in the Western Balkans region
            by building on the existing experience and program
            architecture;
                (H) compare existing single-country sector analyses to
            determine areas of focus that would benefit from a regional
            approach with respect to the Western Balkans region; and
                (I) promote intraregional economic connectivity throughout
            the Western Balkans region through--
                    (i) programming, including grants, cooperative
                agreements, and other forms of assistance;
                    (ii) expanding awareness of the availability of loans
                and other financial instruments from the United States
                Government; and
                    (iii) coordinating access to existing instruments to
                promote economic activity and investment that are available
                through allies and partners in the Western Balkans region,
                including the European Union and international financial
                institutions.
            (3) Support for regional infrastructure projects.--The
        initiative authorized under paragraph (1) should facilitate and
        prioritize support for regional infrastructure projects,
        including--
                (A) transportation projects that build roads, bridges,
            railways and other physical infrastructure to facilitate travel
            of goods and people throughout the Western Balkans region;
                (B) technical support and the promotion of investments
            needed to meet United States and European Union standards for
            air travel, including screening and information sharing;
                (C) the development of telecommunications networks with
            trusted providers;
                (D) infrastructure projects that connect Western Balkans
            countries to each other and to countries with which they share
            a border;
                (E) information exchange on effective tender procedures and
            transparent procurement processes;
                (F) investment transparency programs that will help
            countries in the Western Balkans analyze gaps and establish
            institutional and regulatory reforms necessary--
                    (i) to create an enabling environment for economic
                activities and investment; and
                    (ii) to strengthen protections against high-risk
                investments;
                (G) sharing best practices learned from the United States
            and other international partners to ensure that institutional
            and regulatory mechanisms are fair, nonarbitrary, effective,
            and free from corruption;
                (H) projects that support regional energy security and
            reduce dependence on Russian energy;
                (I) technical assistance and generating private investment
            in projects that promote connectivity and energy-sharing in the
            Western Balkans region;
                (J) technical assistance to support regional collaboration
            on environmental protection that includes governmental,
            political, civic, and business stakeholders; and
                (K) technical assistance to develop financing options and
            help create linkages with potential financing institutions and
            investors.
            (4) Requirements.--All programming under the initiative
        authorized under paragraph (1) should--
                (A) be open to the participation of Albania, Bosnia and
            Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia;
                (B) be consistent with European Union accession
            requirements;
                (C) be focused on retaining talent within the Western
            Balkans;
                (D) promote government policies in Western Balkans
            countries that encourage free and fair competition, sound
            governance, environmental protection, and business environments
            that are conducive to sustainable and inclusive economic
            growth; and
                (E) include a public diplomacy strategy to inform local and
            regional audiences in the Western Balkans region about the
            initiative, including specific programs and projects.
        (d) United States International Development Finance Corporation.--
            (1) Appointments.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, subject to the availability of
        appropriations, the Chief Executive Officer of the United States
        International Development Finance Corporation, in collaboration
        with the Secretary of State, should consider including a regional
        office with responsibilities for the Western Balkans within the
        Corporation's plans to open new regional offices.
            (2) Joint report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of the
        United States International Development Finance Corporation and the
        Secretary of State should submit a joint report to the appropriate
        committees of Congress that includes--
                (A) an assessment of the benefits of providing sovereign
            loan guarantees to countries in the Western Balkans to support
            infrastructure and energy diversification projects;
                (B) an outline of additional resources, such as tools,
            funding, and personnel, which may be required to offer
            sovereign loan guarantees in the Western Balkans; and
                (C) an assessment of how the United States International
            Development Finance Corporation, in coordination with the
            United States Trade and Development Agency and the Export-
            Import Bank of the United States, can deploy its insurance
            products in support of bonds or other instruments issued to
            raise capital through United States financial markets in the
            Western Balkans.
    SEC. 8337. PROMOTING CROSS-CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) promoting partnerships between United States universities
        and universities in the Western Balkans advances United States
        foreign policy goals and requires a whole-of-government approach,
        including the utilization of public-private partnerships; and
            (2) such partnerships would provide opportunities for
        exchanging academic ideas, technical expertise, research, and
        cultural understanding for the benefit of the United States and may
        provide additional beneficial opportunities for cooperation in the
        private sector.
        (b) University Partnerships.--The President, working through the
    Secretary of State, is authorized to promote partnerships between
    United States universities and universities in the Western Balkans,
    including--
            (1) supporting research and analysis on cyber resilience;
            (2) working with partner governments to reform policies,
        improve curricula, strengthen data systems, train teachers and
        students, including English language teaching, and to provide
        quality, inclusive learning materials;
            (3) encouraging knowledge exchanges to help provide
        individuals, especially those who historically have had reduced
        access to relevant education, training, and skills for meaningful
        employment;
            (4) promoting teaching and research exchanges between
        institutions of higher education in the Western Balkans and in the
        United States; and
            (5) encouraging alliances and exchanges with like-minded
        institutions of education within the Western Balkans and the larger
        European continent.
    SEC. 8338. YOUNG BALKAN LEADERS INITIATIVE.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) regular people-to-people exchange programs that bring
        religious leaders, journalists, civil society members, politicians,
        and other individuals from the Western Balkans to the United States
        will strengthen existing relationships and advance United States
        interests and shared values in the Western Balkans region; and
            (2) the Department of State, through BOLD, a leadership program
        for young leaders in certain Western Balkans countries, plays an
        important role to develop young leaders in improving civic
        engagement and economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
        Serbia, and Montenegro.
        (b) Authorization.--The Secretary of State should continue the BOLD
    Leadership Program, which shall hereafter be known as the ``Young
    Balkan Leaders Initiative'', to promote educational and professional
    development for young adult leaders and professionals in the Western
    Balkans who have demonstrated a passion to contribute to the continued
    development of the Western Balkans region.
        (c) Conduct of Initiative.--The goals of the Young Balkan Leaders
    Initiative should include--
            (1) building the capacity of young Balkan leaders in the
        Western Balkans in the areas of business and information
        technology, cyber security and digitization, agriculture, civic
        engagement, and public administration;
            (2) supporting young Balkan leaders by offering professional
        development, training, and networking opportunities, particularly
        in the areas of leadership, innovation, civic engagement,
        elections, human rights, entrepreneurship, good governance, public
        administration, and journalism;
            (3) supporting young political, parliamentary, and civic Balkan
        leaders in collaboration on regional initiatives related to good
        governance, environmental protection, government ethics, and
        minority inclusion; and
            (4) providing increased economic and technical assistance to
        young Balkan leaders to promote economic growth and strengthen ties
        between businesses, investors, and entrepreneurs in the United
        States and in Western Balkans countries.
        (d) Fellowships.--Under the Young Balkan Leaders Initiative, the
    Secretary of State is authorized to award fellowships to young leaders
    from the Western Balkans who--
            (1) are between 18 and 35 years of age;
            (2) have demonstrated strong capabilities in entrepreneurship,
        innovation, public service, and leadership;
            (3) have had a positive impact in their communities,
        organizations, or institutions, including by promoting cross-
        regional and multiethnic cooperation; and
            (4) represent a cross-section of the country's demographics.
        (e) Briefing on Certain Exchange Programs.--Not later than 180 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State
    shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that
    describes the status of exchange programs involving the Western Balkans
    region.
    SEC. 8339. SUPPORTING CYBERSECURITY AND CYBER RESILIENCE IN THE WESTERN
    BALKANS.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) United States support for cybersecurity, cyber resilience,
        and secure ICT infrastructure in Western Balkans countries will
        strengthen the region's ability to defend itself from and respond
        to malicious cyber activity conducted by nonstate and foreign
        actors, including foreign governments, that seek to influence the
        region;
            (2) insecure ICT networks that are vulnerable to manipulation
        can increase opportunities for--
                (A) the compromise of cyber infrastructure, including data
            networks, electronic infrastructure, and software systems; and
                (B) the use of online information operations by adversaries
            and malign actors to undermine United States allies and
            interests;
            (3) it is in the national security interest of the United
        States to support the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of Western
        Balkans countries; and
            (4) it is in the national security interest of the United
        States to support continued progress to enhance cybersecurity
        infrastructure in Western Balkan countries in response to threats
        posed by state and non-state actors, including threats originating
        from the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the
        Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of
        Korea.
        (b) Interagency Report on Cybersecurity and the Digital Information
    Environment in Western Balkans Countries.--Not later than 1 year after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in
    coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall
    submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress and the
    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that contains--
            (1) an overview of interagency efforts to strengthen
        cybersecurity and cyber resilience in Western Balkans countries;
            (2) a review of the information environment in each Western
        Balkans country;
            (3) a review of existing United States Government cyber and
        digital initiatives that--
                (A) counter influence operations and safeguard elections
            and democratic processes in Western Balkans countries;
                (B) strengthen ICT infrastructure, digital accessibility,
            and cybersecurity capacity in the Western Balkans;
                (C) support democracy and internet freedom in Western
            Balkans countries; and
                (D) build cyber capacity of governments who are allies or
            partners of the United States;
            (4) an assessment of cyber threat information sharing between
        the United States and Western Balkans countries;
            (5) an assessment of--
                (A) options for the United States to better support
            cybersecurity and cyber resilience in Western Balkans countries
            through changes to current assistance authorities; and
                (B) the advantages or limitations, such as funding or
            office space, of posting cyber professionals from other Federal
            departments and agencies to United States diplomatic posts in
            Western Balkans countries and providing relevant training to
            Foreign Service Officers; and
            (6) any additional support needed from the United States for
        the cybersecurity and cyber resilience of the following NATO
        Allies: Albania, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.
    SEC. 8340. RELATIONS BETWEEN KOSOVO AND SERBIA.
        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the Agreement on the Path to Normalization of Relations,
        which was agreed to by Kosovo and Serbia on February 27, 2023, with
        the facilitation of the European Union, is a positive step forward
        in advancing normalization between the two countries;
            (2) Serbia and Kosovo should seek to make immediate progress on
        the Implementation Annex to the agreement referred to in paragraph
        (1);
            (3) once sufficient progress has been made on the
        Implementation Annex, the United States should consider advancing
        initiatives to strengthen bilateral relations with both countries,
        which could include--
                (A) establishing bilateral strategic dialogues with Kosovo
            and Serbia; and
                (B) advancing concrete initiatives to deepen economic ties
            and investment with both countries; and
            (4) the United States should continue to support a
        comprehensive final agreement between Kosovo and Serbia based on
        mutual recognition.
        (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
    Government that--
            (1) it shall not pursue any policy that advocates for land
        swaps, partition, or other forms of redrawing borders along ethnic
        lines in the Western Balkans as a means to settle disputes between
        nation states in the region; and
            (2) it should support pluralistic democracies in countries in
        the Western Balkans as a means to prevent a return to the ethnic
        strife that once characterized the region.
    SEC. 8341. REPORTS ON RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS
    AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE WESTERN BALKANS.
        (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the
    Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the
    Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other Federal
    departments or agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a report to the
    appropriate committees of Congress, the Select Committee on
    Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services of the
    Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House
    of Representatives regarding Russian and Chinese malign influence
    operations and campaigns carried out with respect to Balkan countries
    that seek--
            (1) to undermine democratic institutions;
            (2) to promote political instability; and
            (3) to harm the interests of the United States and North
        Atlantic Treaty Organization member and partner states in the
        Western Balkans.
        (b) Elements.--Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a)
    shall include--
            (1) an assessment of the objectives of the Russian Federation
        and the People's Republic of China regarding malign influence
        operations and campaigns carried out with respect to Western
        Balkans countries--
                (A) to undermine democratic institutions, including the
            planning and execution of democratic elections;
                (B) to promote political instability; and
                (C) to manipulate the information environment;
            (2) the activities and roles of the Department of State and
        other relevant Federal agencies in countering Russian and Chinese
        malign influence operations and campaigns;
            (3) an assessment of--
                (A) each network, entity and individual, to the extent such
            information is available, of Russia, China, or any other
            country with which Russia or China may cooperate, that is
            supporting such Russian or Chinese malign influence operations
            or campaigns, including the provision of financial or
            operational support to activities in a Western Balkans country
            that may limit freedom of speech or create barriers of access
            to democratic processes, including exercising the right to vote
            in a free and fair election; and
                (B) the role of each such entity in providing such support;
            (4) the identification of the tactics, techniques, and
        procedures used in Russian or Chinese malign influence operations
        and campaigns in Western Balkans countries;
            (5) an assessment of the effect of previous Russian or Chinese
        malign influence operations and campaigns that targeted alliances
        and partnerships of the United States Armed Forces in the Western
        Balkans, including the effectiveness of such operations and
        campaigns in achieving the objectives of Russia and China,
        respectively;
            (6) the identification of each Western Balkans country with
        respect to which Russia or China has conducted or attempted to
        conduct a malign influence operation or campaign;
            (7) an assessment of the capacity and efforts of NATO and of
        each individual Western Balkans country to counter Russian or
        Chinese malign influence operations and campaigns carried out with
        respect to Western Balkans countries;
            (8) the efforts by the United States to combat such malign
        influence operations in the Western Balkans, including through the
        Countering Russian Influence Fund and the Countering People's
        Republic of China Malign Influence Fund;
            (9) an assessment of the tactics, techniques, and procedures
        that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of
        National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, determines are
        likely to be used in future Russian or Chinese malign influence
        operations and campaigns carried out with respect to Western
        Balkans countries; and
            (10) activities that the Department of State and other relevant
        Federal agencies could use to increase the United States
        Government's capacity to counter Russian and Chinese malign
        influence operations and campaigns in Western Balkans countries.
        (c) Form.--Each report required under subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

             Subtitle D--Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025

    SEC. 8351. SHORT TITLE.
        This title may be cited as the ``Countering Wrongful Detention Act
    of 2025''.
    SEC. 8352. DESIGNATION OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AS A STATE SPONSOR OF
    UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION.
        The Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking
    Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.) is amended by inserting
    after section 306 the following:
    ``SEC. 306A. DESIGNATION OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY AS A STATE SPONSOR OF
    UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION.
        ``(a) In General.--Subject to the notice requirement of subsection
    (c)(1)(A), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of
    other relevant Federal agencies, may designate a foreign country that
    has provided support for or directly engaged in the unlawful or
    wrongful detention of a United States national as a State Sponsor of
    Unlawful or Wrongful Detention based on any of the following criteria:
            ``(1) The unlawful or wrongful detention of a United States
        national occurs in the foreign country.
            ``(2) The government of the foreign country or an entity
        organized under the laws of a foreign country has failed to release
        an unlawfully or wrongfully detained United States national within
        30 days of being officially notified by the Department of State of
        the unlawful or wrongful detention.
            ``(3) Actions taken by the government of the foreign country
        indicate that the government is responsible for, complicit in, or
        materially supports the unlawful or wrongful detention of a United
        States national, including by acting as described in paragraph (2)
        after having been notified by the Department of State.
            ``(4) The actions of a state or nonstate actor in the foreign
        country, including any previous action relating to unlawful or
        wrongful detention or hostage taking of a United States national,
        pose a risk to the safety and security of United States nationals
        abroad sufficient to warrant designation of the foreign country as
        a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention, as determined by
        the Secretary.
        ``(b) Termination of Designation.--The Secretary of State may
    terminate the designation of a foreign country under subsection (a) if
    the Secretary certifies to Congress that the government of the foreign
    country--
            ``(1) has released the United States nationals unlawfully or
        wrongfully detained within the territory of the foreign country;
            ``(2) has positively contributed to the release of United
        States nationals taken hostage within the territory of the foreign
        country or from the custody of a nonstate entity;
            ``(3) has demonstrated changes in leadership or policies with
        respect to unlawful or wrongful detention and hostage taking; or
            ``(4) has provided assurances that the government of the
        foreign country will not engage or be complicit in or support acts
        described in subsection (a).
        ``(c) Briefing and Reports to Congress; Publication.--
            ``(1) Consultation and reports to congress.--
                ``(A) Consultation.--Prior to the designation under
            subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult the
            appropriate committees of Congress.
                ``(B) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 7 days after
            making a designation of a foreign country as a State Sponsor of
            Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a), the
            Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate committees
            of Congress a report notifying the committees of the
            designation, including a certification of which criteria in
            subsection (a) are the basis for the designation.
                ``(C) Elements.--In each report submitted under
            subparagraph (B) with respect to the designation of a foreign
            country as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention,
            the Secretary shall include--
                    ``(i) the justification for the designation; and
                    ``(ii) a description of any action taken by the United
                States Government, including the Secretary of State or the
                head of any other relevant Federal agency, in response to
                the designation to deter the unlawful or wrongful detention
                or hostage-taking of foreign nationals in the country.
            ``(2) Initial briefing required.--Not later than 60 days after
        the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
        brief Congress on the following:
                ``(A) Whether any of the following countries should be
            designated as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention
            under subsection (a):
                    ``(i) Afghanistan.
                    ``(ii) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
                    ``(iii) The People's Republic of China.
                    ``(iv) The Russian Federation.
                    ``(v) Venezuela under the regime of Nicolas Maduro.
                    ``(vi) The Republic of Belarus.
                ``(B) The steps taken by the Secretary and the heads of
            other relevant Federal agencies to deter the unlawful and
            wrongful detention of United States nationals and to respond to
            such detentions, including--
                    ``(i) any engagement with private sector companies to
                optimize the distribution of travel advisories; and
                    ``(ii) any engagement with private companies
                responsible for promoting travel to foreign countries
                engaged in the unlawful or wrongful detention of United
                States nationals.
                ``(C) An assessment of a possible expansion of chapter 97
            of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the `Foreign
            Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976') to include an exception from
            asset seizure immunity for State Sponsors of Unlawful or
            Wrongful Detention.
                ``(D) A detailed plan on the manner by which a geographic
            travel restriction should or could be instituted against State
            Sponsors of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention.
                ``(E) The progress made in multilateral fora, including the
            United Nations and other international organizations, to
            address the unlawful and wrongful detention of United States
            nationals, in addition to nationals of partners and allies of
            the United States in foreign countries.
            ``(3) Annual briefing.--
                ``(A) In general.--Not later than one year after the date
            of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter for 5
            years, the Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs
            and the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs shall
            brief the appropriate committees of Congress with respect to
            unlawful or wrongful detentions taking place in the countries
            listed under paragraph (2)(A) and actions taken by the
            Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant Federal
            agencies to deter the wrongful detention of United States
            nationals, including any steps taken in accordance with
            paragraph (2)(B).
                ``(B) No limitation on other briefings.--Any briefings
            pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any
            briefings requested by the appropriate congressional
            committees. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to
            limit the provision of any other briefings to the appropriate
            committees of Congress.
            ``(4) Publication.--The Secretary shall make available on a
        publicly accessible website of the Department of State, and
        regularly update, a list of foreign countries designated as State
        Sponsors of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a).
        ``(d) Review of Available Responses to State Sponsors of Unlawful
    or Wrongful Detention.--Upon designation of a foreign country as a
    State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention under subsection (a),
    the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other
    relevant Federal agencies, shall conduct a comprehensive review of the
    use of existing authorities to respond to and deter the unlawful or
    wrongful detention of United States nationals in the foreign country,
    including--
            ``(1) sanctions available under the International Emergency
        Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
            ``(2) visa restrictions available under section 7031(c) of the
        Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
        Appropriations Act, 2024 (division F of Public Law 118-47; 8 U.S.C.
        1182 note) or any other provision of Federal law;
            ``(3) sanctions available under the Immigration and Nationality
        Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.);
            ``(4) restrictions on assistance provided to the government of
        the country under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
        2151 et seq.) or any other provision of Federal law;
            ``(5) restrictions on the export of certain goods to the
        country under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.),
        the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.), or
        any other Federal law; and
            ``(6) designating the government of the country as a government
        that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international
        terrorism pursuant to--
                ``(A) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Control Reform
            Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A)(i));
                ``(B) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
            (22 U.S.C. 2371);
                ``(C) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22
            U.S.C. 2780(d)); or
                ``(D) any other provision of law.
        ``(e) Defined Term.--In this section, the term `appropriate
    committees of Congress' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
        Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
        and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
        Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
        Representatives.
        ``(f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to imply that--
            ``(1) the United States Government formally recognizes any
        particular country or the government of such country as legitimate;
        or
            ``(2) every United States national detained in a country
        designated as a State Sponsor of Unlawful or Wrongful Detention
        under subsection (a) should be or is determined to be wrongfully
        detained under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-
        Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.).''.
    SEC. 8353. CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON COMPONENTS RELATED TO HOSTAGE
    AFFAIRS AND RECOVERY.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report
    on the following:
            (1) The Hostage Response Group established pursuant to section
        305(a) of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking
        Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741c(a)).
            (2) The Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell established pursuant to
        section 304(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1741b(a)).
            (3) The Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage
        Affairs established pursuant to section 303(a) of such Act (22
        U.S.C. 1741a(a)).
        (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
    include--
            (1) a description of the existing structure of each component
        listed in subsection (a);
            (2) recommendations on how the components can be improved,
        including through reorganization or consolidation of the
        components; and
            (3) cost efficiencies on the components listed in subsection
        (a), including resources available to eligible former wrongful
        detainees and hostages and their family members.
    SEC. 8354. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
        Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title may be
    construed as preventing the freedom of travel of United States
    citizens.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    SEC. 8361. NATIONAL REGISTRY OF KOREAN AMERICAN DIVIDED FAMILIES.
        (a) National Registry.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the
        Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, the Assistant
        Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, or such other individual
        as the Secretary may designate, shall--
                (A) engage, to the extent practicable, Korean American
            families who wish to be reunited with family members residing
            in North Korea from which such Korean American families were
            divided after the signing of the Agreement Concerning a
            Military Armistice in Korea, signed at Panmunjom July 27, 1953
            (commonly referred to as the ``Korean War Armistice Agreement''
            ), in anticipation of future reunions for such families and
            family members, including in-person and video reunions; and
                (B) establish a private, internal national registry of the
            names and other relevant information of such Korean American
            families--
                    (i) to facilitate such future reunions; and
                    (ii) to provide for a repository of information about
                such Korean American families and family members in North
                Korea, including information about individuals who may be
                deceased.
            (2) Disclosure of information.--The Secretary of State may
        enter into agreements with Korean individuals and families,
        academic institutions, or other members of the public, as
        appropriate, to share, in whole or in part, information collected
        and housed in the database if--
                (A) the United States person whose personally identifiable
            information would be disclosed as a result of an agreement has
            provided consent to such disclosure; and
                (B) the agreement outlines reasonable steps and commitments
            to ensure that any information disclosed as a result of such
            agreement is--
                    (i) kept private and confidential; and
                    (ii) will not be disclosed improperly to other parties
                outside the agreement.
        (b) Actions to Facilitate Dialogue Between the United States and
    North Korea.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State should take steps to
        ensure that any direct dialogue between the United States and North
        Korea includes progress towards holding future reunions for Korean
        American families and their family members in North Korea.
            (2) Consultations.--The Secretary of State shall consult with
        the Government of the Republic of Korea, as appropriate, in
        carrying out this subsection.
            (3) Reporting requirement.--
                (A) In general.--The Secretary of State, acting through the
            Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues, shall
            include in each report required under section 107(d) of the
            North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 (22 U.S.C. 7817(d)) a
            description of the consultations described in paragraph (2)
            conducted during the year preceding the submission of the
            report.
                (B) Elements.--The reporting required under subparagraph
            (A) should include--
                    (i) the status of the national registry established
                pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B);
                    (ii) the number of individuals included on the registry
                who--

                        (I) have met their family members in North Korea
                    during previous reunions; and
                        (II) have yet to meet their family members in North
                    Korea;

                    (iii) a summary of responses by North Korea to requests
                by the United States Government to hold reunions of divided
                families; and
                    (iv) a description of actions taken by North Korea that
                prevent the emigration of family members of Korean American
                families.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee
    on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
    of the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 8362. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RUSSIA'S ILLEGAL ABDUCTION OF UKRAINIAN
    CHILDREN.
        (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of
        Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian Federation military forces
        and the Government of the Russian Federation have abducted,
        forcibly transferred, or facilitated the illegal deportation of at
        least 20,000 Ukrainian children.
            (2) The Russian Federation's abduction, forcible transfer, and
        facilitation of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children has
        left countless children and families with devastating physical and
        psychological trauma.
        (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that Congress--
            (1) condemns the Russian Federation's abduction, forcible
        transfer, and facilitation of the illegal deportation of Ukrainian
        children; and
            (2) implores the Russian Federation to work with the
        international community to ensure the return, without delay, of all
        forcibly transferred Ukrainian children to their families.
    SEC. 8363. SUPPORTING THE IDENTIFICATION AND RECOVERY OF ABDUCTED
    UKRAINIAN CHILDREN.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Abducted
    Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act''.
        (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) According to a White House press release, dated March 25,
        2025, ``The United States and Ukraine agreed that the United States
        remains committed to helping achieve the exchange of prisoners of
        war, the release of civilian detainees, and the return of forcibly
        transferred Ukrainian children.''.
            (2) To implement the commitment referred to in paragraph (1),
        the United States Government requires an organized and resourced
        policy approach to assist Ukraine with--
                (A) investigations of Russia's abduction of Ukrainian
            children;
                (B) the rehabilitation and reintegration of children
            returned to Ukraine; and
                (C) justice and accountability for perpetrators of the
            abductions.
        (c) Authorization of Technical Assistance and Advisory Support.--
            (1) In general.--The Department of Justice and the Department
        of State are authorized--
                (A) to provide law enforcement and intelligence technical
            assistance, training, capacity building, and advisory support
            to the Government of Ukraine in support of the commitment
            described in subsection (b)(1); and
                (B) to advance the objectives described in subsection
            (b)(2).
            (2) Type of assistance.--The law enforcement and intelligence
        technical assistance authorized under paragraph (1)(A) may
        include--
                (A) training regarding the utilization of biometric
            identification technologies in abduction and trafficking in
            persons investigations;
                (B) assistance with respect to collecting and analyzing
            open source intelligence information;
                (C) assistance in the development and use of secure
            communications technologies; and
                (D) assistance with respect to managing and securing
            relevant databases.
            (3) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the determination to
        provide assistance in any category identified in this subsection,
        the Secretary of State shall brief the Committee on Foreign
        Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
        House of Representatives on--
                (A) the amount of assistance determined to be obligated;
                (B) the type of assistance to be utilized; and
                (C) any information on the technology operationalized to
            support the means identified in this subsection.
        (d) Coordination.--
            (1) Nongovernmental organizations.--The Department of Justice
        and the Department of State may coordinate with nongovernmental
        organizations to carry out the assistance authorized under
        subsection (c).
            (2) Federal agencies.--The National Security Council may
        coordinate with appropriate representatives from the Department of
        Justice, the Department of State, the intelligence community (as
        defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
        U.S.C. 3003)), and other Federal agencies, as needed, to carry out
        the assistance authorized under subsection (c).
        (e) Rehabilitation and Reintegration.--
            (1) Authorization of assistance.--The Secretary of State is
        authorized to provide support to the Government of Ukraine and
        nongovernmental organizations and local civil society groups in
        Ukraine for the purpose of providing Ukrainian children (including
        teenagers) who have been abducted, forcibly transferred, or held
        against their will by the Russian Federation with--
                (A) medical and psychological rehabilitation services;
                (B) family reunification and support services; and
                (C) services in support of the reintegration of such
            children into Ukrainian society, including case management,
            legal aid, and educational screening and placement.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
        to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
        Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that
        describes all current or planned foreign assistance programs that
        will provide the assistance authorized under paragraph (1).
        (f) Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine.--The Department of
    State is authorized to support the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for
    Ukraine by providing technical assistance, capacity building, and
    advisory support to the Government of Ukraine's Office of the
    Prosecutor General, and other relevant components of the Government of
    Ukraine, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases
    involving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.
        (g) Department of Justice.--The Department of Justice is authorized
    to provide technical assistance, capacity building, and advisory
    support to the Government of Ukraine through its Office of Overseas
    Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training, which shall be
    coordinated by the Resident Legal Adviser at the United States Embassy
    in Kyiv, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting cases
    involving abducted children, and other atrocity crimes.
        (h) Reports.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act--
            (1) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney
        General, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
        Relations of the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the
        Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
        Representatives, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
        Representatives that describes current and planned United States
        Government support for the Government of Ukraine's work to
        investigate and prosecute atrocity crimes; and
            (2) the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary
        of the Treasury, shall submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
        Relations of the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
        Urban Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
        the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Financial
        Services of the House of Representatives that outlines--
                (A) any discrepancies between the sanctions regimes of the
            United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union with
            respect to those responsible for the abduction of Ukrainian
            children; and
                (B) efforts made by the United States Government to better
            align such sanction regimes.
    SEC. 8364. FAIRNESS IN ISSUANCE OF TACTICAL GEAR TO DIPLOMATIC SECURITY
    SERVICE PERSONNEL.
        (a) In General.--In any instance when the Diplomatic Security
    Service of the Department of State issues tactical gear to Special
    Agents, uniform division officers, or personal service contractors, the
    Service must, whenever such products are commercially available,
    provide both men's and women's sizing options.
        (b) Tactical Gear Defined.--In this section, the term ``tactical
    gear'' includes, among other items, ballistic plates, ballistic plate
    carriers, helmets, media jackets, tactical pants, and gloves.
    SEC. 8365. STRATEGY FOR COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS
    IN MEXICO.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
    Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
    Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report with a
    strategy for countering transnational criminal organizations in Mexico.
        (b) Strategy Elements.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
    shall include the following elements:
            (1) A detailed plan for how United States security assistance
        will--
                (A) dismantle transnational criminal networks that traffic
            illicit drugs, including fentanyl, into the United States and
            profit from other criminal activities, including pervasive
            human trafficking and human smuggling, weapons trafficking,
            cybercrimes, money laundering, and the importation of precursor
            chemicals to mass-produce illicit drugs;
                (B) increase the capacity of Mexico's military and public
            security institutions to improve security at Mexico's northern
            and southern borders and degrade transnational criminal
            organizations; and
                (C) enhance the institutional capacity of civilian law
            enforcement, prosecutors, and courts to strengthen rule of law,
            redress public corruption related to the activities and
            influence of transnational criminal organizations, and combat
            impunity.
            (2) A detailed summary of activities to implement the plan
        described in paragraph (1), including a list of implementing
        government entities and nongovernmental organizations.
            (3) A detailed assessment of previous assistance to Mexico
        under the Merida Initiative and the Bicentennial Framework for
        Security, Public Health, and Safe Communities focused on how these
        initiatives advanced United States national security objectives,
        including those listed in paragraph (1)(A).
            (4) A detailed summary of priorities, milestones, and
        performance measures to monitor and evaluate results of the
        strategy.
            (5) A fraud risk assessment, conducted by the Office of the
        Inspector General of the Department of State for the Department of
        State's current security assistance programs in Mexico that--
                (A) identifies inherent fraud risks affecting such
            programs;
                (B) assesses the likelihood and impact of inherent fraud
            risks;
                (C) determines fraud risk tolerance;
                (D) examines the suitability of existing fraud controls and
            prioritizes residual fraud risks; and
                (E) documents the program's fraud risk profile.
        (c) Bilateral Cooperation Reporting.--The report required by
    subsection (a) shall include an overview of bilateral cooperation
    mechanisms and engagements between the United States Government and the
    Government of Mexico, such as diplomatic engagements, security
    assistance programs, technical assistance, and other forms of
    cooperation that advance the priorities described in subsection (b).
        (d) Form.--The report and strategy required by subsection (a) shall
    be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        (e) Implementation Report.--Not later than one year after the
    submission of the report and strategy required by subsection (a), and
    annually thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State shall submit
    to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee
    on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the
    implementation of the strategy.
        (f) Rule of Construction Regarding Use of Military Force Against
    Mexico.--Nothing in this section may be construed as an authorization
    for the use of military force against Mexico or any entity within
    Mexico.
    SEC. 8366. INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``International
    Nuclear Energy Act of 2025''.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Advanced nuclear reactor.--The term ``advanced nuclear
        reactor'' has the meaning given the term in section 951(b) of the
        Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16271(b)), except that, for
        purposes of this section, the reference to ``reactors operating on
        the date of enactment of the Energy Act of 2020'' in paragraph
        (1)(A) of that section shall be deemed to read ``reactors operating
        in the United States on the date of enactment of the Energy Act of
        2020''.
            (2) Ally or partner nation.--The term ``ally or partner
        nation'' means--
                (A) the Government of any country that is a member of the
            Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development;
                (B) the Government of the Republic of India; and
                (C) the Government of any country designated as an ally or
            partner nation by the Secretary of State for purposes of this
            section.
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term ``appropriate
        committees of Congress'' means--
                (A) the Committees on Foreign Relations, Homeland Security
            and Governmental Affairs, and Energy and Natural Resources of
            the Senate; and
                (B) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and
            Technology, and Energy and Commerce of the House of
            Representatives.
            (4) Associated entity.--The term ``associated entity'' means an
        entity that--
                (A) is owned, controlled, or operated by--
                    (i) an ally or partner nation; or
                    (ii) an associated individual; or
                (B) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to
            the jurisdiction of, a country described in paragraph (2),
            including a corporation that is incorporated in a country
            described in that paragraph.
            (5) Associated individual.--The term ``associated individual''
        means a foreign national who is a national of a country described
        in paragraph (2).
            (6) Civil nuclear.--The term ``civil nuclear'' means
        activities, other than atomic energy defense activities, relating
        to--
                (A) nuclear plant construction;
                (B) nuclear fuel services;
                (C) nuclear energy financing;
                (D) nuclear plant operations;
                (E) nuclear plant regulation;
                (F) nuclear medicine;
                (G) nuclear safety;
                (H) community engagement in areas in reasonable proximity
            to nuclear sites;
                (I) infrastructure support for nuclear energy;
                (J) nuclear plant decommissioning;
                (K) nuclear liability;
                (L) safe storage and safe disposal of spent nuclear fuel;
                (M) environmental safeguards;
                (N) nuclear nonproliferation and security; and
                (O) technology related to the matters described in
            subparagraphs (A) through (N).
            (7) Embarking civil nuclear nation.--
                (A) In general.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear
            nation'' means a country that--
                    (i) does not have a civil nuclear energy program;
                    (ii) is in the process of developing or expanding a
                civil nuclear energy program, including safeguards and a
                legal and regulatory framework, for--

                        (I) nuclear safety;
                        (II) nuclear security;
                        (III) radioactive waste management;
                        (IV) civil nuclear energy;
                        (V) environmental safeguards;
                        (VI) community engagement in areas in reasonable
                    proximity to nuclear sites;
                        (VII) nuclear liability; or
                        (VIII) nuclear reactor licensing;

                    (iii) is in the process of selecting, developing,
                constructing, or utilizing nuclear reactors, including
                advanced nuclear reactors, or advanced civil nuclear
                technologies; or
                    (iv) is eligible to receive development lending from
                the World Bank.
                (B) Exclusions.--The term ``embarking civil nuclear
            nation'' does not include--
                    (i) the People's Republic of China;
                    (ii) the Russian Federation;
                    (iii) the Republic of Belarus;
                    (iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
                    (v) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
                    (vi) the Republic of Cuba;
                    (vii) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela;
                    (viii) Burma; or
                    (ix) any other country--

                        (I) the property or interests in property of the
                    government of which are blocked pursuant to the
                    International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
                    1701 et seq.); or
                        (II) the government of which the Secretary of State
                    has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts
                    of international terrorism for purposes of--

                            (aa) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance
                        Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a));
                            (bb) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control
                        Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d));
                            (cc) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export
                        Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C.
                        4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); or
                            (dd) any other relevant provision of law.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
        Energy.
            (9) Spent nuclear fuel.--The term ``spent nuclear fuel'' has
        the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Nuclear Waste Policy
        Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
            (10) United states nuclear energy company.--The term ``United
        States nuclear energy company'' means a company that--
                (A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to
            the jurisdiction of, the United States; and
                (B) is involved in the nuclear energy industry.
        (c) Nuclear Exports Working Group.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, to be
        known as the ``Nuclear Exports Working Group'' (referred to in this
        subsection as the ``working group'').
            (2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
                (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected internally by
            the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any Federal
            agency or organization that the President determines to be
            appropriate; and
                (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected
            internally by the applicable Federal agency or organization,
            from any other Federal agency or organization that the
            Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the President
        or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the President, if
        applicable.
            (4) Duties.--The working group shall coordinate, not less
        frequently than quarterly, with the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
        Committee of the Department of Commerce, the Nuclear Energy
        Advisory Committee of the Department of Energy, and other advisory
        or stakeholder groups, as necessary, to maintain an accurate and
        up-to-date knowledge of the standing of civil nuclear exports from
        the United States, including with respect to meeting the targets
        established as part of the 10-year civil nuclear trade strategy
        described in paragraph (5)(A).
            (5) Strategy.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the working group shall establish a 10-
            year civil nuclear trade strategy, including biennial targets
            for the export of civil nuclear technologies, including light
            water and non-light water reactors and associated equipment and
            technologies, civil nuclear materials, and nuclear fuel that
            align with meeting international energy demand while seeking to
            avoid or reduce emissions and prevent the dissemination of
            nuclear technology, materials, and weapons to adversarial
            nations and terrorist groups.
                (B) Collaboration required.--In establishing the strategy
            under subparagraph (A), the working group shall collaborate
            with--
                    (i) any Federal department or agency that the President
                determines to be appropriate; and
                    (ii) representatives of private industry and experts in
                nuclear security and risk reduction, as appropriate.
        (d) Engagement With Ally or Partner Nations.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall launch, in accordance with
        applicable nuclear technology export laws (including regulations),
        an international initiative to modernize the civil nuclear outreach
        to embarking civil nuclear nations.
            (2) Financing.--
                (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative described
            in paragraph (1), the President, acting through an appropriate
            Federal official, and in coordination with the officials
            described in subparagraph (B), may, if the President determines
            to be appropriate, seek to establish cooperative financing
            relationships for the export of civil nuclear technology,
            components, materials, and infrastructure to embarking civil
            nuclear nations.
                (B) Officials described.--The officials referred to in
            subparagraph (A) are--
                    (i) appropriate officials of any Federal agency that
                the President determines to be appropriate; and
                    (ii) appropriate officials representing foreign
                countries and governments, including--

                        (I) ally or partner nations;
                        (II) embarking civil nuclear nations; and
                        (III) any other country or government that the
                    President , in consultation with the officials
                    described in clause (i), determines to be appropriate.

            (3) Activities.--In carrying out the initiative described in
        paragraph (1), the President shall--
                (A) assist nongovernmental organizations, the Department of
            Energy, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies in
            the provision of education and training to foreign governments
            in nuclear safety, security, and safeguards--
                    (i) through engagement with the International Atomic
                Energy Agency; or
                    (ii) independently, if the applicable entity determines
                that it would be more advantageous under the circumstances
                to provide the applicable education and training
                independently;
                (B) assist the efforts of the International Atomic Energy
            Agency to expand the support provided by the International
            Atomic Energy Agency to embarking civil nuclear nations for
            nuclear safety, security, and safeguards;
                (C) coordinate with appropriate Federal departments and
            agencies on efforts to expand outreach to the private
            investment community and establish public-private financing
            relationships that enable the adoption of civil nuclear
            technologies by embarking civil nuclear nations, including
            through exports from the United States;
                (D) seek to better coordinate, to the maximum extent
            practicable, the work carried out by any Federal agency that
            the President determines to be appropriate; and
                (E) coordinate with the Export-Import Bank of the United
            States to improve the efficient and effective exporting of
            civil nuclear technologies and materials.
        (e) Cooperative Financing Relationships With Ally or Partner
    Nations and Embarking Civil Nuclear Nations.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall designate an appropriate
        White House official to coordinate with the officials described in
        subsection (d)(2)(B) to develop, as the President determines to be
        appropriate, financing relationships with ally or partner nations
        to assist in the adoption of civil nuclear technologies exported
        from the United States or ally or partner nations to embarking
        civil nuclear nations.
            (2) United states competitiveness clauses.--
                (A) Definition of united states competitiveness clause.--In
            this paragraph, the term ``United States competitiveness
            clause'' means any United States competitiveness provision in
            any agreement entered into by the Department of Energy,
            including--
                    (i) a cooperative agreement;
                    (ii) a cooperative research and development agreement;
                and
                    (iii) a patent waiver.
                (B) Consideration.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
            relevant officials described in that paragraph shall consider
            the impact of United States competitiveness clauses on any
            financing relationships entered into or proposed to be entered
            into under that paragraph.
                (C) Waiver.--The Secretary shall facilitate waivers of
            United States competitiveness clauses as necessary to
            facilitate financing relationships with ally or partner nations
            under paragraph (1).
        (f) Cooperation With Ally or Partner Nations on Advanced Nuclear
    Reactor Demonstration and Cooperative Research Facilities for Civil
    Nuclear Energy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with
        the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, shall conduct
        bilateral and multilateral meetings with not fewer than 5 ally or
        partner nations, with the aim of enhancing nuclear energy
        cooperation among those ally or partner nations and the United
        States, for the purpose of developing collaborative relationships
        with respect to research, development, licensing, and deployment of
        advanced nuclear reactor technologies for civil nuclear energy.
            (2) Requirement.--The meetings described in paragraph (1) shall
        include--
                (A) a focus on cooperation to demonstrate and deploy
            advanced nuclear reactors, with an emphasis on United States
            nuclear energy companies, during the 10-year period beginning
            on the date of enactment of this Act to provide options for
            addressing energy security and environmental impacts; and
                (B) a focus on developing a memorandum of understanding or
            any other appropriate agreement between the United States and
            ally or partner nations with respect to--
                    (i) the demonstration and deployment of advanced
                nuclear reactors; and
                    (ii) the development of cooperative research
                facilities.
            (3) Financing arrangements.--In conducting the meetings
        described in paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, in coordination
        with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of
        other relevant Federal agencies and only after initial consultation
        with the appropriate committees of Congress, shall seek to develop
        financing arrangements to share the costs of the demonstration and
        deployment of advanced nuclear reactors and the development of
        cooperative research facilities with the ally or partner nations
        participating in those meetings.
        (g) International Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation.--Section 959B
    of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16279b) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``The
        Secretary'' and inserting the following:
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
                (A) in paragraph (1)--
                    (i) by striking ``financing,''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the
                end;
                (B) in paragraph (2)--
                    (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``preparations
                for''; and
                    (ii) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) to support, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
        State, the safe, secure, and peaceful use of civil nuclear
        technology in countries developing nuclear energy programs, with a
        focus on countries that have increased civil nuclear cooperation
        with the Russian Federation or the People's Republic of China; and
            ``(4) to promote the fullest utilization of the reactors, fuel,
        equipment, services, and technology of United States nuclear energy
        companies (as defined in subsection (b) of the International
        Nuclear Energy Act of 2025) in civil nuclear energy programs
        outside the United States through--
                ``(A) bilateral and multilateral arrangements developed and
            executed with the concurrence of the Secretary of State that
            contain commitments for the utilization of the reactors, fuel,
            equipment, services, and technology of United States nuclear
            energy companies (as defined in that subsection);
                ``(B) the designation of 1 or more United States nuclear
            energy companies (as defined in that subsection) to implement
            an arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary
            determines that the designation is necessary and appropriate to
            achieve the objectives of this section; and
                ``(C) the waiver of any provision of law relating to
            competition with respect to any activity related to an
            arrangement under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary, in
            consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of
            Commerce, determines that a waiver is necessary and appropriate
            to achieve the objectives of this section.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) Requirements.--The program under subsection (a) shall be
    supported in consultation with the Secretary of State and implemented
    by the Secretary--
            ``(1) to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable,
        workshops and expert-based exchanges to engage industry,
        stakeholders, and foreign governments with respect to international
        civil nuclear issues, such as--
                ``(A) training;
                ``(B) financing;
                ``(C) safety;
                ``(D) security;
                ``(E) safeguards;
                ``(F) liability;
                ``(G) advanced fuels;
                ``(H) operations; and
                ``(I) options for multinational cooperation with respect to
            the disposal of spent nuclear fuel (as defined in section 2 of
            the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101)); and
            ``(2) in coordination with any Federal agency that the
        President determines to be appropriate.
        ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of funds authorized to be
    appropriated or otherwise made available to the Secretary to carry out
    activities related to international civil nuclear energy cooperation,
    there is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2026
    through 2030 up to $15,500,000 to carry out this section.''.
        (h) International Civil Nuclear Program Support.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with
        the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal officials designated by
        the President, if applicable, shall launch an international
        initiative (referred to in this subsection as the ``initiative'')
        to provide financial assistance to, and facilitate the building of
        technical capacities by, in accordance with this subsection,
        embarking civil nuclear nations for activities relating to the
        development of civil nuclear energy programs.
            (2) Financial assistance.--
                (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the
            Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 or
            more other Federal officials designated by the President, if
            applicable, is authorized to award grants of financial
            assistance in amounts not greater than $5,500,000 to embarking
            civil nuclear nations in accordance with this paragraph--
                    (i) for activities relating to the development of civil
                nuclear energy programs; and
                    (ii) to facilitate the building of technical capacities
                for those activities.
                (B) Limitations.--The Secretary of State, in coordination
            with the Secretary and 1 or more other Federal officials
            designated by the President, if applicable, may award--
                    (i) not more than 1 grant of financial assistance under
                subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil nuclear nation
                each fiscal year; and
                    (ii) not more than a total of 5 grants of financial
                assistance under subparagraph (A) to any 1 embarking civil
                nuclear nation.
            (3) Senior advisors.--
                (A) In general.--In carrying out the initiative, the
            Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary and 1 or
            more other Federal officials designated by the President, if
            applicable, is authorized to provide financial assistance to an
            embarking civil nuclear nation for the purpose of contracting
            with a United States nuclear energy company to hire 1 or more
            senior advisors to assist the embarking civil nuclear nation in
            establishing a civil nuclear program.
                (B) Requirement.--A senior advisor described in
            subparagraph (A) shall have relevant experience and
            qualifications to advise the embarking civil nuclear nation on,
            and facilitate on behalf of the embarking civil nuclear nation,
            1 or more of the following activities:
                    (i) The development of financing relationships.
                    (ii) The development of a standardized financing and
                project management framework for the construction of
                nuclear power plants.
                    (iii) The development of a standardized licensing
                framework for--

                        (I) light water civil nuclear technologies; and
                        (II) non-light water civil nuclear technologies and
                    advanced nuclear reactors.

                    (iv) The identification of qualified organizations and
                service providers.
                    (v) The identification of funds to support payment for
                services required to develop a civil nuclear program.
                    (vi) Market analysis.
                    (vii) The identification of the safety, security,
                safeguards, and nuclear governance required for a civil
                nuclear program.
                    (viii) Risk allocation, risk management, and nuclear
                liability.
                    (ix) Technical assessments of nuclear reactors and
                technologies.
                    (x) The identification of actions necessary to
                participate in a global nuclear liability regime based on
                the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear
                Damage, with Annex, done at Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS
                15-415).
                    (xi) Stakeholder engagement.
                    (xii) Management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear
                waste.
                    (xiii) Any other major activities to support the
                establishment of a civil nuclear program, such as the
                establishment of export, financing, construction, training,
                operations, and education requirements.
                (C) Clarification.--Financial assistance under this
            paragraph is authorized to be provided to an embarking civil
            nuclear nation in addition to any financial assistance provided
            to that embarking civil nuclear nation under paragraph (2).
            (4) Limitation on assistance to embarking civil nuclear
        nations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
        Act, the Offices of the Inspectors General for the Department of
        State and the Department of Energy shall coordinate--
                (A) to establish and submit to the appropriate committees
            of Congress a joint strategic plan to conduct comprehensive
            oversight of activities authorized under this subsection to
            prevent fraud, waste, and abuse; and
                (B) to engage in independent and effective oversight of
            activities authorized under this subsection through joint or
            individual audits, inspections, investigations, or evaluations.
            (5) Authorization of appropriations.--Of funds authorized to be
        appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out international
        civil nuclear energy cooperation, there is authorized to be
        appropriated to the Secretary of State for fiscal years 2026
        through 2030 up to $50,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
        (i) Biennial Cabinet-level International Conference on Nuclear
    Safety, Security, Safeguards, and Sustainability.--
            (1) In general.--The President, in coordination with
        international partners, as determined by the President, and
        industry, shall hold a biennial conference on civil nuclear safety,
        security, safeguards, and sustainability (referred to in this
        subsection as a ``conference'').
            (2) Conference functions.--It is the sense of Congress that
        each conference should--
                (A) be a forum in which ally or partner nations may engage
            with each other for the purpose of reinforcing the commitment
            to--
                    (i) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and
                sustainability;
                    (ii) nonproliferation and environmental safeguards; and
                    (iii) local community engagement in areas in reasonable
                proximity to nuclear sites;
                (B) facilitate--
                    (i) the development of--

                        (I) joint commitments and goals to improve--

                            (aa) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and
                        sustainability;
                            (bb) environmental safeguards; and
                            (cc) local community engagement in areas in
                        reasonable proximity to nuclear sites;

                        (II) cooperative financing relationships to promote
                    competitive alternatives to Chinese and Russian
                    financing;
                        (III) a standardized financing and project
                    management framework for the construction of civil
                    nuclear power plants;
                        (IV) a strategy to change internal policies of
                    multinational development banks, such as the World
                    Bank, to support the financing of civil nuclear
                    projects;
                        (V) a document containing any lessons learned from
                    countries that have partnered with the Russian
                    Federation or the People's Republic of China with
                    respect to civil nuclear power, including any
                    detrimental outcomes resulting from that partnership;
                    and
                        (VI) a global civil nuclear liability regime;

                    (ii) cooperation for enhancing the overall aspects of
                civil nuclear power, such as--

                        (I) nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and
                    sustainability;
                        (II) nuclear laws (including regulations);
                        (III) waste management;
                        (IV) quality management systems;
                        (V) technology transfer;
                        (VI) human resources development;
                        (VII) localization;
                        (VIII) reactor operations;
                        (IX) nuclear liability; and
                        (X) decommissioning; and

                    (iii) the development and determination of the
                mechanisms described in subparagraphs (G) and (H) of
                subsection (j)(1), if the President intends to establish an
                Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center as
                described in that subsection;
                (C) strengthen the international institutions that support
            nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and sustainability; and
                (D) foster enhanced international coordination on licensing
            frameworks for civil nuclear technologies.
            (3) Input from industry and government.--It is the sense of
        Congress that each conference should include a meeting that
        convenes nuclear industry leaders and leaders of government
        agencies with expertise relating to nuclear safety, security,
        safeguards, or sustainability to discuss best practices relating
        to--
                (A) the safe and secure use, storage, and transport of
            nuclear and radiological materials;
                (B) managing the evolving cyber threat to nuclear and
            radiological security; and
                (C) the role that the nuclear industry should play in
            nuclear and radiological safety, security, and safeguards,
            including with respect to the safe and secure use, storage, and
            transport of nuclear and radiological materials, including
            spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
        (j) Advanced Reactor Coordination and Resource Center.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall consider the feasibility
        of leveraging existing activities or frameworks or, as necessary,
        establishing a center, to be known as the ``Advanced Reactor
        Coordination and Resource Center'' (referred to in this subsection
        as the ``Center''), for the purposes of--
                (A) identifying qualified organizations and service
            providers--
                    (i) for embarking civil nuclear nations;
                    (ii) to develop and assemble documents, contracts, and
                related items required to establish a civil nuclear
                program; and
                    (iii) to develop a standardized model for the
                establishment of a civil nuclear program that can be used
                by the International Atomic Energy Agency;
                (B) coordinating with countries participating in the Center
            and with the Nuclear Exports Working Group established under
            subsection (c)--
                    (i) to identify funds to support payment for services
                required to develop a civil nuclear program;
                    (ii) to provide market analysis; and
                    (iii) to create--

                        (I) project structure models;
                        (II) models for electricity market analysis;
                        (III) models for nonelectric applications market
                    analysis; and
                        (IV) financial models;

                (C) fostering the safety, security, safeguards, and nuclear
            governance required for a civil nuclear program;
                (D) supporting multinational standards or guidance on
            nuclear safety, security, and safeguards to be developed by
            countries with civil nuclear programs and experience;
                (E) developing and strengthening communications,
            engagement, and consensus-building;
                (F) carrying out any other major activities to support
            export, financing, education, construction, training, and
            education requirements relating to the establishment of a civil
            nuclear program;
                (G) developing mechanisms for how to fund and staff the
            Center; and
                (H) determining mechanisms for the selection of the
            location or locations of the Center.
            (2) Objective.--The President shall carry out paragraph (1)
        with the objective of establishing the Center if the President
        determines that it is feasible to do so.
        (k) Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a working group, to be
        known as the ``Strategic Infrastructure Fund Working Group''
        (referred to in this subsection as the ``working group'') to
        provide input on the feasibility of establishing a program to
        support strategically important capital-intensive infrastructure
        projects.
            (2) Composition.--The working group shall be composed of--
                (A) senior-level Federal officials, selected by the head of
            the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any Federal
            agency or organization that the President determines to be
            appropriate;
                (B) other senior-level Federal officials, selected by the
            head of the applicable Federal agency or organization, from any
            other Federal agency or organization that the Secretary
            determines to be appropriate; and
                (C) any senior-level Federal official selected by the
            President or 1 or more Federal officials designated by the
            President from any Federal agency or organization.
            (3) Reporting.--The working group shall report to the National
        Security Council.
            (4) Duties.--The working group shall--
                (A) provide direction and advice to the officials described
            in subsection (d)(2)(B)(i) and appropriate Federal agencies, as
            determined by the working group, with respect to the
            feasibility of establishing a Strategic Infrastructure Fund
            (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Fund'') to be used--
                    (i) to support those aspects of projects relating to--

                        (I) civil nuclear technologies; and
                        (II) microprocessors; and

                    (ii) for strategic investments identified by the
                working group; and
                (B) address critical areas in determining the appropriate
            design for the Fund, including--
                    (i) transfer of assets to the Fund;
                    (ii) transfer of assets from the Fund;
                    (iii) how assets in the Fund should be invested; and
                    (iv) governance and implementation of the Fund.
            (5) Briefing and report required.--
                (A) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the working group shall brief the
            committees described in subparagraph (C) on the status of the
            development of the processes necessary to implement this
            subsection.
                (B) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, the working group shall submit to the
            committees described in subparagraph (C) a report on the
            findings of the working group that includes suggested
            legislative text for how to establish and structure a Strategic
            Infrastructure Fund or an assessment of why the establishment
            of the Fund is not feasible.
                (C) Committees described.--The committees referred to in
            subparagraphs (A) and (B) are--
                    (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on
                Armed Services, the Committee on Energy and Natural
                Resources, the Committee on Environment and Public Works,
                the Committee on Finance, and the Committee on
                Appropriations of the Senate; and
                    (ii) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
                Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Armed Services, the
                Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee
                on Ways and Means, and the Committee on Appropriations of
                the House of Representatives.
        (l) Joint Assessment Between the United States and India on Nuclear
    Liability Rules.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with
        the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall
        establish and maintain within the United States-India Strategic
        Security Dialogue a joint consultative mechanism with the
        Government of the Republic of India that convenes on a recurring
        basis--
                (A) to assess the implementation of the Agreement for
            Cooperation between the Government of the United States of
            America and the Government of India Concerning Peaceful Uses of
            Nuclear Energy, signed at Washington October 10, 2008 (TIAS 08-
            1206);
                (B) to discuss opportunities for the Republic of India to
            align domestic nuclear liability rules with international
            norms; and
                (C) to develop a strategy for the United States and the
            Republic of India to pursue bilateral and multilateral
            diplomatic engagements related to analyzing and implementing
            those opportunities.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years, the
        Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other
        relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the
        appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the
        joint assessment developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A).
        (m) Section 123 Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall--
                (A) pursue, where in the interest of the United States,
            renegotiation or renewal of agreements for cooperation pursuant
            to section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
            2153) (commonly referred to, and referred to in this
            subsection, as ``section 123 agreements'') that are scheduled
            to expire before the date that is 10 years after the date of
            enactment of this Act; and
                (B) pursue, in any renegotiated or new section 123
            agreements, agreements that adhere to the highest standards of
            safety, security, and nonproliferation.
            (2) Report.--
                (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
            the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
            Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a
            report that describes United States diplomatic engagement and
            negotiations for section 123 agreements.
                (B) Inclusions.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
            include--
                    (i) an updated list of all countries the Secretary of
                State with which is pursuing or has pursued section 123
                agreements during the 1-year period ending on the date of
                submission of the report; and
                    (ii) an analysis of current trends of global
                competition in the civil nuclear sphere with the Russian
                Federation and the People's Republic of China up and down
                the supply chain, including--

                        (I) the participation of those countries in global
                    nuclear fuel markets; and
                        (II) trends in the participation of the People's
                    Republic of China in those markets.

        (n) Program to Enhance Global Competitiveness.--The Secretary, in
    consultation with the relevant heads of other Federal departments and
    agencies, shall implement a program to enhance the global
    competitiveness of United States persons (as defined in section 1637(d)
    of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (50 U.S.C. 1708(d))) who are
    nuclear suppliers, investors, or lenders to compete for nuclear
    projects in foreign countries, including--
            (1) expediting the conclusion of intergovernmental agreements
        on nuclear energy and the fuel supply chain with potential export
        countries;
            (2) promoting broad adherence to the Convention on
        Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with Annex, done at
        Vienna September 12, 1997 (TIAS 15-415); and
            (3) encouraging favorable decisions by potential partner
        countries on the use of nuclear technology, fuel supplies,
        equipment, and services from the United States.
        (o) Rosatom.--
            (1) Statement of policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
        States--
                (A) to work with allies and partners to identify
            alternative nuclear energy suppliers to Russia to end the
            reliance of those allies and partners on Rosatom;
                (B) to promote United States nuclear energy exports and
            prioritize engagement in countries where Rosatom is present;
                (C) to condemn the involvement of Rosatom in Russia's war
            of aggression against Ukraine and the role of Rosatom in
            endangering nuclear safety at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power
            Plant;
                (D) to limit the exploitation of Rosatom by the Russian
            Federation as a tool of malign influence;
                (E) to end United States reliance on the Russian nuclear
            energy sector; and
                (F) to protect national security interests by United States
            civil nuclear partnerships and exports and to protect the
            national security interests of the United States.
            (2) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
        the Secretary of Energy, shall submit to the appropriate committees
        of Congress a strategy--
                (A) to promote United States nuclear energy exports and
            United States nuclear energy companies, especially in nations
            where Rosatom is present;
                (B) to utilize the tools available to the United States
            government to discourage civil nuclear nations from partnering
            with Rosatom;
                (C) to identify what is necessary to effect a permanent
            decoupling of the United States from the Russian nuclear
            industry; and
                (D) to succeed Rosatom as the primary entity that can
            provide reactor safety and operation services to the existing
            Rosatom and Russian-designed and constructed nuclear reactor
            fleet.
            (3) Form.--The strategy required to be submitted under
        paragraph (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may
        contain a classified annex.
        (p) Savings Provisions.--
            (1) Savings provision regarding section 123 agreements.--Except
        as expressly stated in this section, nothing in this section alters
        or otherwise affects the interpretation or implementation of
        section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153) or
        any other provision of law, including the requirement that
        agreements pursuant to that section be submitted to Congress for
        consideration.
            (2) Savings provision regarding authorities of the nuclear
        regulatory commission.--Nothing in this section affects the
        authorities of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
        (q) Sunset.--This section and the amendments made by this section
    shall cease to have effect on the date that is 20 years after the date
    of enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 8367. STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO GLOBAL BASES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC
    OF CHINA.
        (a) Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees an intelligence
        assessment analyzing the risk posed by PRC global bases and
        potential PRC global bases identified pursuant to subsection
        (b)(2)(A) to the ability of the United States or any United States
        ally to project power, maintain freedom of movement, and protect
        other interests.
            (2) Form.--The assessment required in this subsection may be
        submitted in classified form.
        (b) Strategy.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with
        the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior Federal
        officials, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
        the strategy described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Contents.--The strategy described in this paragraph shall--
                (A) identify, of the locations where the PRC maintains or
            is suspected to be seeking a physical presence and that could
            transition into PRC global bases, not fewer than 5 locations
            that pose the greatest risk to the ability of the United States
            or any United States ally to project power, maintain freedom of
            movement, and protect other interests;
                (B) include a comprehensive list of executive branch
            entities involved in addressing aspects of PRC global base
            establishment, including estimated programmatic and personal
            resource requirements on an agency-by-agency basis to
            effectively address the issue of potential PRC global base
            establishment, and any relevant resource constraints;
                (C) describe in detail all executive branch efforts to
            mitigate the impacts to the national interests of the United
            States and partner countries of the locations described in
            subparagraph (A) and prevent the establishment of PRC global
            bases, including with resources described pursuant to
            subparagraph (B); and
                (D) for each of the locations identified pursuant to
            subparagraph (A), identify the actions by the United States or
            United States allies that would be most effective in ensuring
            that the government of the country in which such location is
            located does not host a PRC global base.
        (c) Task Force.--Not later than 90 days after the submission of the
    strategy required in subsection (b), the Secretary of State, in
    coordination with the Secretary of Defense and other appropriate senior
    Federal officials, shall establish an interagency task force--
            (1) to implement such strategy to counter the PRC's efforts to
        establish PRC global bases at the locations identified pursuant to
        subsection (b)(2)(A); and
            (2) to identify mitigation measures that would prevent the PRC
        from establishing PRC global bases in locations other than the
        locations identified pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A).
        (d) Quadrennial Reviews and Reports.--Not later than 4 years after
    the submission of the strategy required in subsection (b), and not less
    frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of State,
    in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National
    Intelligence, and other appropriate senior Federal officials, shall--
            (1) conduct a review of the Executive Branch's strategy and
        overall approach in response to efforts by the PRC to establish PRC
        global bases; and
            (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the
        results of such review and the updated information described in
        subsection (b)(2).
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
                (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
                (C) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
                (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                (E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives;
                (F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
            Representatives;
                (G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
            House of Representatives; and
                (H) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
            Representatives.
            (2) PRC.--The term ``PRC'' means the People's Republic of
        China.
            (3) PRC global base.--The term ``PRC global base'' means a
        physical location outside of the PRC where the PRC maintains an
        element of the People's Liberation Army, PRC intelligence or
        security forces, or infrastructure designed to support the presence
        of PRC military, intelligence, or security forces, for the purposes
        of power projection.
    SEC. 8368. DISPOSITION OF WEAPONS AND MATERIEL IN TRANSIT FROM IRAN TO
    THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.
        (a) Disposition of Weapons and Materiel.--The President may treat
    as stocks of the United States, including for drawdown uses consistent
    with section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
    2318(a)), any weapon or materiel intended for the Houthis in the
    Republic of Yemen and obtained by the United States in transit or
    otherwise.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five years, the
    President shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
    report that includes the following:
            (1) The number of times the President exercised the authority
        under subsection (a).
            (2) An inventory of the weapons and materiel treated as United
        States stocks pursuant to such authority.
            (3) An inventory of the weapons and materiel provided to
        foreign partners, to include the Government of Yemen, pursuant to
        the authority provided in subsection (a).
            (4) An assessment of the capacity and overall professionalism
        of the Yemeni coast guard, including their capability to expand
        oversight of Yemen's territorial waters and carry out lawful anti-
        piracy and interdiction efforts, particularly with respect to
        implementation of any relevant United Nations Security Council
        Resolutions, and an overview of the steps the United States is
        taking to support these efforts; and
            (5) an assessment of the legal authorities underpinning the
        interdiction of illicit shipments to the Houthis, and related
        challenges to boosting the success of international interdiction
        efforts.
        (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
        Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
    SEC. 8369. REPEAL OF CAESAR SYRIA CIVILIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.
        (a) Repeal.--The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019
    (title LXXIV of division F of Public Law 116-92; 22 U.S.C. 8791 note)
    is hereby repealed.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the following 4 years,
    the President shall submit to the Committees on Foreign Affairs,
    Financial Services, and Judiciary of the House of Representatives and
    the Committees on Foreign Relations and Banking, Housing, and Urban
    Affairs of the Senate an unclassified report, with a classified annex
    if necessary, that certifies whether the Government of Syria--
            (1) is taking concrete and tangible action to eliminate the
        threat posed by ISIS and other terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda
        and its affiliates, in partnership with the United States, and
        prevent an ISIS resurgence;
            (2) has removed, or is taking steps to remove, foreign fighters
        from senior roles in the Government of Syria, including those in
        the state and security institutions of Syria;
            (3) is upholding religious and ethnic minority rights in Syria,
        including with respect to freedom of worship and belief, and
        allowing for fair and equitable representation in the government,
        including ministries and parliament;
            (4) is not taking unilateral, unprovoked military action
        against its neighbors, including the State of Israel, and continues
        to make progress towards international security agreements, as
        appropriate;
            (5) is taking tangible and credible steps to implement the
        March 10, 2025, agreement as negotiated between the Government of
        Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces including commensurate
        security force integration measures and political representation;
            (6) is taking steps to effectively combat money laundering,
        terrorist financing, and the financing of proliferation of weapons
        of mass destruction, in line with international standards, and not
        knowingly financing, assisting (monetarily or through weapons
        transfers), or harboring sanctioned individuals or groups
        (including foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated
        global terrorists) that are harmful to the national security of the
        United States or allies and partners of the United States in the
        region;
            (7) is actively prosecuting those that have committed serious
        abuses of internationally recognized human rights since December 8,
        2024, including those responsible for the massacre of religious
        minorities; and
            (8) is taking verifiable steps to combat the illicit production
        and international illicit proliferation of narcotics, including
        Captagon.
        (c) Notification to the Government of Syria.--The President shall
    inform the Government of Syria of the findings of the report required
    under subsection (b).
        (d) Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--If the President is unable to make an
        affirmative certification under subsection (b) for two consecutive
        reporting periods, the President may consider whether to impose
        targeted sanctions on individuals under existing authorities until
        the President makes an affirmative certification under subsection
        (b).
            (2) Exception.--The sanctions described in this subsection
        shall not include sanctions on the importation of goods.
            (3) Defined term.--In this subsection, the term ``good'' means
        any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or
        manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and
        excluding technical data.
    SEC. 8370. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE RELATING
    TO IRAQ.
        The following are hereby repealed:
            (1) Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq
        Resolution (Public Law 102-1; 105 Stat. 3; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) is
        hereby repealed.
            (2) The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq
        Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107-243; 116 Stat. 1498; 50 U.S.C.
        1541 note) is hereby repealed.

         TITLE LXXXIV--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

    Subtitle A--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned
                                  Officer Corps

    Sec. 8401. Title and qualifications of head of National Oceanic and
              Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps and
              Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; promotions of flag
              officers.
    Sec. 8402. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel fleet.
    Sec. 8403. Cooperative Aviation Centers.
    Sec. 8404. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain
              positions.
    Sec. 8405. Alignment of physical disqualification standard for obligated
              service agreements with standard for veterans' benefits.
    Sec. 8406. Streamlining separation and retirement process.
    Sec. 8407. Separation of ensigns found not fully qualified.
    Sec. 8408. Repeal of limitation on educational assistance.
    Sec. 8409. Disposal of survey and research vessels and equipment of the
              National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

                  Subtitle B--South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters

    Sec. 8411. References to South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.
    Sec. 8412. Definitions.
    Sec. 8413. Prohibited acts.
    Sec. 8414.  Exceptions.
    Sec. 8415. Criminal offenses.
    Sec. 8416.  Civil penalties.
    Sec. 8417. Licenses.
    Sec. 8418.  Enforcement.
    Sec. 8419. Findings by Secretary of Commerce.
    Sec. 8420.  Disclosure of information.
    Sec. 8421. Closed area stowage requirements.
    Sec. 8422.  Observers.
    Sec. 8423.  Fisheries-related assistance.
    Sec. 8424. Arbitration.
    Sec. 8425. Disposition of fees, penalties, forfeitures, and other
              moneys.
    Sec. 8426. Additional agreements.

                            Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 8431. North Pacific Research Board enhancement.

          Subtitle A--National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                           Commissioned Officer Corps

    SEC. 8401. TITLE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF HEAD OF NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
    ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS AND OFFICE OF
    MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS; PROMOTIONS OF FLAG OFFICERS.
        (a) Title and Qualifications of Head.--
            (1) In general.--Section 228(c) of the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002
        (33 U.S.C. 3028(c)) is amended--
                (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Corps and
            Office of'' and inserting ``Commissioned Officer Corps and
            Assistant Administrator for'';
                (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``serving in'' and
            all that follows through ``half)'' and inserting ``who has
            served, on the date of such appointment, in the grade of
            captain or above for not less than one year''; and
                (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Director of the
            Office of'' and inserting ``Assistant Administrator of the
            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(a) of the Commercial
        Engagement Through Ocean Technology Act of 2018 (33 U.S.C. 4103(a))
        is amended by striking ``Director of the Office of'' and inserting
        ``Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
        Administration for''.
        (b) Promotions of Flag Officers.--Section 226 of the National
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act
    of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3026) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Appointments'' and inserting the following:
        ``(a) In General.--Appointments'';
            (2) by inserting after ``all permanent grades'' the following:
        ``, other than a grade described in subsection (b),''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) Flag Officers.--Appointments in and promotions to the grade
    of rear admiral (upper half) or above shall be made by the President,
    by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.''.
    SEC. 8402. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION VESSEL
    FLEET.
        (a) In General.--The NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891 et
    seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 603 (33 U.S.C. 891a)--
                (A) in the section heading, by striking ``fleet'' and all
            that follows through ``program'' and inserting ``operation and
            maintenance of noaa fleet''; and
                (B) by striking ``is authorized'' and all that follows and
            inserting the following: ``, acting through the Assistant
            Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations, shall
            operate and maintain a fleet of vessels to meet the
            requirements of NOAA in carrying out the mission and functions
            of NOAA, subject to the requirements of this title.'';
            (2) in section 604 (33 U.S.C. 891b)--
                (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary'' and all
            that follows and inserting ``Secretary, acting through the
            Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation
            Operations, shall develop and submit to the Committee on
            Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
            Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science,
            Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a
            replacement and modernization plan for the NOAA fleet not later
            than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, and every 2
            years thereafter.'';
                (B) by striking subsections (b) and (d);
                (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
                (D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated--
                    (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``proposed'' and all
                that follows and inserting the following: ``in operation in
                the NOAA fleet as of the date of submission of the Plan, a
                description of the status of those vessels, and a statement
                of the planned and anticipated service life of those
                vessels;'';
                    (ii) by striking paragraph (6);
                    (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and
                (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
                    (iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) a plan with respect to operation, maintenance, and
        replacement of vessels described in paragraph (1), including the
        schedule for maintenance or replacement and anticipated funding
        requirements;
            ``(3) the number of vessels proposed to be constructed by
        NOAA;'';
                    (v) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking
                ``constructed, leased, or chartered'' and inserting
                ``acquired, leased, or chartered by NOAA'';
                    (vi) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--

                        (I) by striking ``or any other federal official''
                    and inserting ``the Director of the National Science
                    Foundation, or any other Federal official''; and
                        (II) by striking ``their availability'' and
                    inserting ``the availability of those vessels'';

                    (vii) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking
                ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (viii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) a plan for using small vessels, uncrewed systems, and
        partnerships to augment the requirements of NOAA for days at sea;
            ``(9) the number of officers of the NOAA commissioned officer
        corps and professional wage mariners needed to operate and maintain
        the NOAA fleet, including the vessels identified under paragraph
        (3); and
            ``(10) current and potential challenges with meeting the
        requirements under paragraph (9) and proposed solutions to those
        challenges.''; and
                (E) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(c) Vessel Procurement Approval.--The National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration may not procure vessels that are more than
    65 feet in length without the approval of the Assistant Administrator
    of NOAA for Marine and Aviation Operations.'';
            (3) in section 605 (33 U.S.C. 891c)--
                (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``working through the Office of the NOAA Corps
            Operations and the Systems Procurement Office'' and inserting
            ``acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine
            and Aviation Operations''; and
                (B) in subsection (b)--
                    (i) by striking ``shall'' and all that follows through
                ``submit to Congress'' and inserting ``, acting through the
                Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine and Aviation
                Operations, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce,
                Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee
                on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space,
                and Technology of the House of Representatives,''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``subsequent'';
            (4) in section 608 (33 U.S.C. 891f)--
                (A) by striking subsection (b);
                (B) by striking ``(a) Vessel Agreements.--''; and
                (C) by inserting after ``Secretary'' the following: ``,
            acting through the Assistant Administrator of NOAA for Marine
            and Aviation Operations,''; and
            (5) in section 610 (33 U.S.C. 891h)--
                (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``for carrying'' and all
            that follows and inserting the following: ``$93,000,000 for the
            period of fiscal years 2025 through 2026 to carry out this
            title and section 302 of the Fisheries Survey Vessel
            Authorization Act of 2000 (title III of Public Law 106-450; 114
            Stat. 1945; 33 U.S.C. 891b note).''; and
                (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``National Oceanic and
            Atmospheric Administration fleet modernization'' and inserting
            ``NOAA fleet modernization,''.
        (b) Fishery Survey Vessels.--Section 302(a) of the Fisheries Survey
    Vessel Authorization Act of 2000 (title III of Public Law 106-450; 114
    Stat. 1945; 33 U.S.C. 891b note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may in accordance with this section'' and
        inserting ``may'';
            (2) by striking ``up to six''; and
            (3) by inserting after ``this section'' the following: ``and
        the NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891 et seq.)''.
        (c) Notifications of Proposed Deactivation of Vessels.--Section
    401(b)(4) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Authorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-567; 106 Stat. 4291; 33
    U.S.C. 891b note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(A)'' and all that follows through ``The
        Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
            (2) by striking ``the Committee on Merchant Marine and
        Fisheries'' and inserting ``the Committee on Natural Resources and
        the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology''; and
            (3) by striking ``, if an equivalent'' and all that follows
        through ``deactivation''.
    SEC. 8403. COOPERATIVE AVIATION CENTERS.
        (a) In General.--Section 218 of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33
    U.S.C. 3008) is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``aviation accession
        training programs'' and inserting ``cooperative aviation centers'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Cooperative aviation center.--The term `Cooperative
        Aviation Center' means a Cooperative Aviation Center designated
        under subsection (b)(1).'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Aviation
            Accession Training Programs'' and inserting ``Cooperative
            Aviation Centers'';
                (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (D) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Designation required.--The Administrator shall designate
        one or more Cooperative Aviation Centers for the commissioned
        officer corps of the Administration at institutions described in
        paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of Cooperative Aviation Centers is
        to facilitate the development and recruitment of aviators for the
        commissioned officer corps of the Administration.''; and
                (E) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), inserting
                ``that'' after ``educational institution'';
                    (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``that requests''
                and inserting ``applies'';
                    (iii) in subparagraph (B)--

                        (I) by striking ``that has'' and inserting ``has'';
                    and
                        (II) by striking the semicolon and inserting ``;
                    and'';

                    (iv) in subparagraph (C)--

                        (I) by striking ``that is located'' and inserting
                    ``is located'';
                        (II) by striking clause (ii);
                        (III) by striking ``that--'' and all that follows
                    through ``experiences'' and inserting ``that
                    experiences''; and
                        (IV) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period;
                    and

                    (v) by striking subparagraph (D); and
            (4) by striking subsections (c), (d), and (e) and inserting the
        following:
        ``(c) Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor.--
            ``(1) Assignment.--The Administrator shall assign an officer or
        employee of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration to
        serve as the Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Cooperative Aviation Centers Advisor shall--
                ``(A) coordinate all engagement of the Administration with
            Cooperative Aviation Centers, including assistance with
            curriculum development; and
                ``(B) serve as the chief aviation recruiting officer for
            the commissioned officer corps of the Administration.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of the
    Act entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the Hydrographic Services
    Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 107-372)
    is amended by striking the item relating to section 218 and inserting
    the following:
    ``Sec. 218.Cooperative Aviation Centers.''.
    SEC. 8404. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER OFFICERS TO COMPETE FOR CERTAIN
    POSITIONS.
        (a) In General.--The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001
    et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 269B the following new
    section:
    ``SEC. 269C. ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER OFFICERS TO COMPETE FOR CERTAIN
    POSITIONS.
        ``(a) In General.--An individual who was separated from the
    commissioned officer corps of the Administration under honorable
    conditions after not fewer than 3 years of active service may not be
    denied the opportunity to compete for a vacant position with respect to
    which the agency in which the position is located will accept
    applications from individuals outside the workforce of that agency
    under merit promotion procedures.
        ``(b) Type of Appointment.--If selected for a position pursuant to
    subsection (a), an individual described in that subsection shall
    receive a career or career-conditional appointment, as appropriate.
        ``(c) Announcements.--The area of consideration for a merit
    promotion announcement with respect to a position that includes
    consideration of individuals within the Federal service for that
    position shall--
            ``(1) indicate that individuals described in subsection (a) are
        eligible to apply for the position; and
            ``(2) be publicized in accordance with section 3327 of title 5,
        United States Code.
        ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to confer an entitlement to veterans' preference that is not
    otherwise required by any statute or regulation relating to veterans'
    preference.
        ``(e) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel
    Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration
    of this section.
        ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 3 years after the date
    of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2026, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation and Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources, the
    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on
    Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a
    report which includes the following:
            ``(1) A description of how the Administrator has utilized the
        authority granted under this section, including the number and
        locations of individuals hired utilizing the authority granted
        under this section.
            ``(2) An overview of the impact to Federal employment for
        former members of the commissioned officer corps of the
        Administration as a result of the authority granted under this
        section.
        ``(g) Sunset.--This section shall be repealed on the date that is 5
    years after the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2026.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of the
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer
    Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) is amended by inserting
    after the item relating to section 269B the following new item:
    ``Sec. 269C. Eligibility of former officers to compete for certain
              positions.''.
    SEC. 8405. ALIGNMENT OF PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATION STANDARD FOR
    OBLIGATED SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH STANDARD FOR VETERANS' BENEFITS.
        Section 216(c)(2)(B) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C.
    3006(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``misconduct or grossly negligent
    conduct'' and inserting ``willful misconduct''.
    SEC. 8406. STREAMLINING SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT PROCESS.
        Section 241(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
    Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C.
    3041(c)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Effective Date of Retirements and Separations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a retirement or
        separation under subsection (a) shall take effect on such date as
        is determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Determination of date.--The effective date determined
        under paragraph (1) for a retirement or separation under subsection
        (a) shall be--
                ``(A) except as provided by subparagraph (B), not earlier
            than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary approves the
            retirement or separation; or
                ``(B) if the officer concerned requests an earlier
            effective date, such earlier date as is determined by the
            Secretary.''.
    SEC. 8407. SEPARATION OF ENSIGNS FOUND NOT FULLY QUALIFIED.
        Section 223 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 3023) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``permanent''; and
            (2) by striking ``the officer's commission shall be revoked
        and''.
    SEC. 8408. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
        (a) In General.--Section 204 of the National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of
    2020 (33 U.S.C. 3079-1) is repealed.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
    the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned
    Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-259; 134 Stat.
    1153) is amended by striking the item relating to section 204.
    SEC. 8409. DISPOSAL OF SURVEY AND RESEARCH VESSELS AND EQUIPMENT OF THE
    NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.
        Section 548 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Maritime'' and inserting ``(a) In
        General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Maritime''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(b) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Vessels and
    Equipment.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration may dispose of covered vessels and
        equipment, which would otherwise be disposed of under subsection
        (a), through sales or transfers under this title.
            ``(2) Use of proceeds.--During the 2-year period beginning of
        the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
        Fiscal Year 2026, notwithstanding section 571 of this title or
        section 3302 of title 31, the Administrator of the National Oceanic
        and Atmospheric Administration may--
                ``(A) retain the proceeds from the sale or transfer of a
            covered vessel or equipment under paragraph (1) until expended
            under subparagraph (B); and
                ``(B) use such proceeds, without fiscal year limitation,
            for the acquisition of new covered vessels and equipment or the
            repair and maintenance of existing covered vessels and
            equipment.
            ``(3) Covered vessels and equipment defined.--In this
        subsection, the term `covered vessels and equipment' means survey
        and research vessels and related equipment owned by the Federal
        Government and under the control of the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration.''.

                 Subtitle B--South Pacific Tuna Treaty Matters

    SEC. 8411. REFERENCES TO SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA ACT OF 1988.
         Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this subtitle
    an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or
    repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
    considered to be made to a section or other provision of the South
    Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.).
    SEC. 8412. DEFINITIONS.
        (a) Applicable National Law.--Section 2(4) (16 U.S.C. 973(4)) is
    amended by striking ``described in paragraph 1(a) of Annex I of'' and
    inserting ``noticed and in effect in accordance with''.
        (b) Closed Area.--Section 2(5) (16 U.S.C. 973(5)) is amended by
    striking ``of the closed areas identified in Schedule 2 of Annex I of''
    and inserting ``area within the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party
    that is closed to vessels pursuant to a national law of that Pacific
    Island Party and is noticed and in effect in accordance with''.
        (c) Fishing.--Section 2(6) (16 U.S.C. 973(6)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``for any purpose'' after
        ``harvesting of fish''; and
            (2) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows:
                ``(F) use of any other vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or
            hovercraft for any activity described in this paragraph except
            for emergencies involving the health or safety of the crew or
            the safety of a vessel.''.
        (d) Fishing Vessel; Vessel.--Section 2(7) (16 U.S.C. 973(7)) is
    amended by striking ``commercial fishing'' and inserting ``commercial
    purse seine fishing for tuna''.
        (e) Licensing Area.--Section 2(8) (16 U.S.C. 973(8)) is amended by
    striking ``in the Treaty Area'' and all that follows and inserting
    ``under the jurisdiction of a Pacific Island Party, except for internal
    waters, territorial seas, archipelagic waters, and any Closed Area.''.
        (f) Limited Area; Party; Treaty Area.--Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 973) is
    amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (10), (13), and (18);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs
        (10) and (11), respectively;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (12); and
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (17) as paragraphs
        (14) through (16), respectively.
        (g) Regional Terms and Conditions.--Section 2 (16 U.S.C. 973) is
    amended by inserting after paragraph (12), as redesignated by
    subsection (f)(3), the following:
            ``(13) The term `regional terms and conditions' means any of
        the terms or conditions attached by the Administrator to a license
        issued by the Administrator, as notified by the Secretary.''.
    SEC. 8413. PROHIBITED ACTS.
        (a) In General.--Section 5(a) (16 U.S.C. 973c(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Except
        as provided in section 6 of this Act, it'' and inserting ``It'';
            (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs
        (3) through (11), respectively;
            (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting ``,
        except in accordance with an agreement pursuant to the Treaty''
        after ``Closed Area'';
            (5) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking ``or''
        at the end;
            (6) in paragraph (11), as so redesignated, by striking the
        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) to violate any of the regional terms and conditions; or
            ``(13) to violate any limit on an authorized fishing effort or
        catch.''.
        (b) In the Licensing Area.--Section 5(b) (16 U.S.C. 973c(b)) is
    amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Except
        as provided in section 6 of this Act, it'' and inserting ``It'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (5); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5)
        and (6), respectively.
    SEC. 8414. EXCEPTIONS.
        Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 973d) is repealed.
    SEC. 8415. CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
        Section 7(a) (16 U.S.C. 973e(a)) is amended by striking ``section
    5(a) (8), (10), (11), or (12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6), (8),
    (9), or (10) of section 5(a)''.
    SEC. 8416. CIVIL PENALTIES.
        (a) Amount.--Section 8(a) (16 U.S.C. 973f(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``Code'' after ``liable
        to the United States''; and
            (2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``Except for those acts
        prohibited by section 5(a) (4), (5), (7), (8), (10), (11), and
        (12), and section 5(b) (1), (2), (3), and (7) of this Act, the''
        and inserting ``The''.
        (b) Waiver of Referral to Attorney General.--Section 8(g) (16
    U.S.C. 973f(g)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
        ``section 5(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), or
        (13)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),
        (11), (12), or (13) of section 5(a)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, all Limited Areas closed
        to fishing,'' after ``outside of the Licensing Area''.
    SEC. 8417. LICENSES.
        (a) Forwarding of Vessel License Application.--Section 9(b) (16
    U.S.C. 973g(b)) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(b) In accordance with subsection (e), and except as provided in
    subsection (f), the Secretary shall forward a vessel license
    application to the Administrator whenever such application is in
    accordance with application procedures established by the Secretary.''.
        (b) Fees and Schedules.--Section 9(c) (16 U.S.C. 973g(c)) is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Fees required under the Treaty shall be paid in accordance
    with the Treaty and any procedures established by the Secretary.''.
        (c) Minimum Fees Required to Be Received in Initial Year; Grounds
    for Denial of Forwarding of License Application; Grandfathering of
    Certain Vessels.--Section 9 (16 U.S.C. 973g) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (f);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (f)
        and (g), respectively;
            (3) by amending subsection (f), as so redesignated, to read as
        follows:
        ``(f) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
    may determine that a license application should not be forwarded to the
    Administrator if--
            ``(1) the application is not in accordance with the Treaty or
        the procedures established by the Secretary; or
            ``(2) the owner or charterer--
                ``(A) is the subject of proceedings under the bankruptcy
            laws of the United States, unless reasonable financial
            assurances have been provided to the Secretary;
                ``(B) has not established to the satisfaction of the
            Secretary that the fishing vessel is fully insured against all
            risks and liabilities normally provided in maritime liability
            insurance; or
                ``(C) has not paid any penalty which has become final,
            assessed by the Secretary in accordance with this Act.''; and
            (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
                (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) section 12113 of title 46, United States Code;'';
                (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``of 1972'' after
            ``Marine Mammal Protection Act'';
                (C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``of 1972'' after
            ``Marine Mammal Protection Act''; and
                (D) in the matter following paragraph (3), by striking
            ``any vessel documented'' and all that follows and inserting
            the following:
        ``any vessel documented under the laws of the United States as of
    the date of enactment of the Fisheries Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-43)
    for which a license has been issued under subsection (a) may fish for
    tuna in the Licensing Area, and on the high seas and in waters subject
    to the jurisdiction of the United States west of 146 west longitude and
    east of 129.5 east longitude in accordance with international law,
    subject to the provisions of the Treaty, this Act, and other applicable
    law, provided that no such vessel intentionally deploys a purse seine
    net to encircle any dolphin or other marine mammal in the course of
    fishing.''.
    SEC. 8418. ENFORCEMENT.
        (a) Notice Requirements to Pacific Island Party Concerning
    Institution of Legal Proceedings.--Section 10(c)(1) (16 U.S.C.
    973h(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``paragraph 8 of Article
        4 of''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``Article 10 of''.
        (b) Searches and Seizures by Authorized Officers.--Section
    10(d)(1)(A) (16 U.S.C. 973h(d)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) in clause (iii), by adding ``or'' at the end.
    SEC. 8419. FINDINGS BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.
        (a) Order of Vessel To Leave Waters Upon Failure To Submit to
    Jurisdiction of Pacific Island Party; Procedure Applicable.--Section
    11(a) (16 U.S.C. 973i(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``, all
        Limited Areas,'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph 2 of
            Article 3 of''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``within the Treaty
            Area'' and inserting ``under the jurisdiction''; and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 5 (a)(4),
            (a)(5), (b)(2), or (b)(3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3) of
            section 5(a) or paragraph (2) or (3) of section 5(b)'';
                (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 5(b)(7)''
            and inserting ``section 5(b)(6)''; and
                (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``section 5(a)(7)''
            and inserting ``section 5(a)(5)''.
        (b) Order of Vessel To Leave Waters Where Pacific Island Party
    Investigating Alleged Treaty Infringement.--Section 11(b) (16 U.S.C.
    973i(b)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 7 of Article 5 of''.
    SEC. 8420. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
        Section 12 (16 U.S.C. 973j) is amended to read as follows:
      ``SEC. 12. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
        ``(a) Prohibited Disclosure of Certain Information.--Pursuant to
    section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, except as provided in
    subsection (b), the Secretary shall keep confidential and may not
    disclose the following information:
            ``(1) Information provided to the Secretary by the
        Administrator that the Administrator has designated confidential.
            ``(2) Information collected by observers.
            ``(3) Information submitted to the Secretary by any person in
        compliance with the requirements of this Act.
        ``(b) Authorized Disclosure of Certain Information.--The Secretary
    may disclose information described in subsection (a)--
            ``(1) if disclosure is ordered by a court;
            ``(2) if the information is used by a Federal employee--
                ``(A) for enforcement; or
                ``(B) in support of the homeland security missions and non-
            homeland security missions of the Coast Guard as defined in
            section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
            468);
            ``(3) if the information is used by a Federal employee or an
        employee of a Fishery Management Council for the administration of
        the Treaty or fishery management and monitoring;
            ``(4) to the Administrator, in accordance with the requirements
        of the Treaty and this Act;
            ``(5) to the secretariat or equivalent of an international
        fisheries management organization of which the United States is a
        member, in accordance with the requirements or decisions of such
        organization, and insofar as possible, in accordance with an
        agreement that prevents public disclosure of the identity of any
        person that submits such information;
            ``(6) if the Secretary has obtained written authorization from
        the person providing such information, and disclosure does not
        violate other requirements of this Act; or
            ``(7) in an aggregate or summary form that does not directly or
        indirectly disclose the identity of any person that submits such
        information.
        ``(c) Savings Clause.--
            ``(1) Nothing in this section shall be construed to adversely
        affect the authority of Congress, including a Committee or Member
        thereof, to obtain any record or information.
            ``(2) The absence of a provision similar to paragraph (1) in
        any other provision of law shall not be construed to limit the
        ability of the Senate or the House of Representatives, including a
        Committee or Member thereof, to obtain any record or
        information.''.
    SEC. 8421. CLOSED AREA STOWAGE REQUIREMENTS.
        Section 13 (16 U.S.C. 973k) is amended by striking ``. In
    particular, the boom shall be lowered'' and all that follows and
    inserting ``and in accordance with any requirements established by the
    Secretary.''.
    SEC. 8422. OBSERVERS.
        Section 14 (16 U.S.C. 973l) is repealed.
    SEC. 8423. FISHERIES-RELATED ASSISTANCE.
        Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 973m) is amended to read as follows:
      ``SEC. 15. FISHERIES-RELATED ASSISTANCE.
        ``The Secretary and the Secretary of State may provide assistance
    to a Pacific Island Party to benefit such Pacific Island Party from the
    development of fisheries resources and the operation of fishing vessels
    that are licensed pursuant to the Treaty, including--
            ``(1) technical assistance;
            ``(2) training and capacity building opportunities;
            ``(3) facilitation of the implementation of private sector
        activities or partnerships; and
            ``(4) other activities as determined appropriate by the
        Secretary and the Secretary of State.''.
    SEC. 8424. ARBITRATION.
        Section 16 (16 U.S.C. 973n) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Article 6 of'' after ``arbitral tribunal
        under''; and
            (2) by striking ``paragraph 3 of that Article'' and all that
        follows through ``under such paragraph'' and inserting ``the
        Treaty, shall determine the location of the arbitration, and shall
        represent the United States in reaching agreement under the
        Treaty''.
    SEC. 8425. DISPOSITION OF FEES, PENALTIES, FORFEITURES, AND OTHER
    MONEYS.
        Section 17 (16 U.S.C. 973o) is amended by striking ``Article 4
    of''.
    SEC. 8426. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
        Section 18 (16 U.S.C. 973p) is amended by striking ``Within 30 days
    after'' and all that follows and inserting ``The Secretary may
    establish procedures for review of any agreements for additional
    fishing access entered into pursuant to the Treaty.''.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    SEC. 8431. NORTH PACIFIC RESEARCH BOARD ENHANCEMENT.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``North Pacific
    Research Board Enhancement Act''.
        (b) Amendments.--Section 401(e) of the Department of the Interior
    and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998 (43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)) is
    amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                (A) in subparagraph (L), by striking ``and'' after the
            semicolon;
                (B) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting a semicolon;
                (C) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; and'';
                (D) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following:
                ``(O) one member who shall represent Alaska Natives and
            possesses personal knowledge of, and direct experience with,
            subsistence uses and shall be nominated by the Board and
            appointed by the Secretary.''; and
                (E) by adding at the end the following: ``Board members
            appointed under subparagraphs (N) and (O) shall serve for 3-
            year terms, and may be reappointed once.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
            ``(5) If the amount made available for a fiscal year under
        subsection (c)(2) is less than the amount made available in the
        previous fiscal year, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
        Atmospheric Administration may increase the 15 percent cap on
        administrative expenses provided under paragraph (4)(B) for that
        fiscal year to prioritize--
                ``(A) continuing operation of the Board;
                ``(B) maximizing the percentage of funds directed to
            research; and
                ``(C) maintaining the highest quality standards in
            administering grants under this subsection.''.
        (c) Waiver.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and
    ending on the date that is 5 years after such date of enactment, the 15
    percent cap on funds to provide support for the North Pacific Research
    Board and administer grants under section 401(e)(4)(B) of the
    Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
    1998 (43 U.S.C. 1474d(e)(4)(B)) shall be waived.

    TITLE LXXXV--COMPREHENSIVE OUTBOUND INVESTMENT NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF
                                      2025

                           Subtitle A--General Matters

    Sec. 8501. Secretary defined.
    Sec. 8502. Severability.
    Sec. 8503. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 8504. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 8505. Termination.

                       Subtitle B--Imposition of Sanctions

    Sec. 8511. Imposition of sanctions.
    Sec. 8512. Definitions.
    Sec. 8513. Exception relating to importation of goods.

      Subtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to
                     Covered National Security Transactions

    Sec. 8521. Prohibition and notification on investments relating to
              covered national security transactions.

                   Subtitle D--Securities and Related Matters

    Sec. 8531. Requirements relating to the Non-SDN Chinese Military-
              Industrial Complex Companies List.

                          Subtitle A--General Matters

    SEC. 8501. SECRETARY DEFINED.
        Except as otherwise provided, in this title, the term ``Secretary''
    means the Secretary of the Treasury.
    SEC. 8502. SEVERABILITY.
        If any provision of this title or any amendment made by this title,
    or the application thereof, is held invalid, the validity of the
    remainder of this title or any amendment made by this title and the
    application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall
    not be affected thereby.
    SEC. 8503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
        (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated
    $150,000,000 to the Department of the Treasury, out of which amounts
    may be transferred to the Department of Commerce to jointly conduct
    outreach to industry and persons affected by this title or any
    amendment made by this title, and to administer the provisions of this
    title or any amendment made by this title, for each of the first two
    fiscal years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this
    title, to carry out this title or any amendment made by this title.
        (b) Hiring Authority.--
            (1) By the president.--The President may appoint, without
        regard to the provisions of sections 3309 through 3318 of title 5,
        United States Code, not more than 15 individuals directly to
        positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of
        that title) to carry out this title or any amendment made by this
        title.
            (2) By agencies.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce
        may appoint, without regard to the provisions of sections 3309
        through 3318 of title 5, United States Code, individuals directly
        to positions in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102
        of that title) of the Department of the Treasury and the Department
        of Commerce, respectively, to carry out this title or any amendment
        made by this title.
    SEC. 8504. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
        It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) due to the fact that there are countless known and unknown
        entities in countries of concern, to include the People's Republic
        of China (PRC), developing dual-use strategic technologies that
        benefit a foreign adversary's military modernization efforts,
        surveillance states, and human rights abuses, restricting certain
        United States outbound investments into these technologies in
        countries of concern is necessary to prevent harm to United States
        national security and foreign policy interests; and
            (2) the President should therefore exercise the authorities
        granted in this title or any amendment made by this title to
        prevent countries of concern from exploiting United States capital
        to undermine United States national security and foreign policy
        interests.
    SEC. 8505. TERMINATION.
        This title and any amendment made by this title shall cease to have
    any force or effect on the date that is seven years after the date of
    the enactment of this Act.

                      Subtitle B--Imposition of Sanctions

    SEC. 8511. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.
        (a) In General.--The President may impose the sanctions described
    in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person determined to be a
    covered foreign person.
        (b) Sanctions Described.--The President may exercise all of the
    powers granted to the President under the International Emergency
    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to
    prohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing
    significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a foreign person
    that is determined to be a covered foreign person pursuant to
    subsection (a).
        (c) Penalties.--The penalties provided for in subsections (b) and
    (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
    (50 U.S.C. 1705) shall apply to any person who violates, attempts to
    violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of any prohibition
    of this section, or an order or regulation prescribed under this
    section, to the same extent that such penalties apply to a person that
    commits an unlawful act described in section 206(a) of such Act (50
    U.S.C. 1705(a)).
        (d) Exception for Intelligence and Law Enforcement Activities.--
    Sanctions under this section shall not apply with respect to--
            (1) any activity subject to the reporting requirements under
        title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et
        seq.); or
            (2) any authorized intelligence activities of the United
        States.
        (e) Exception for United States Government Activities.--Nothing in
    this section shall prohibit transactions for the conduct of the
    official business of the Federal Government by employees, grantees, or
    contractors thereof.
        (f) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for seven years, the
        President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
        a report that states whether any foreign person on the Non-SDN
        Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List is a covered
        foreign person.
            (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
        submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        (g) Administrative Provisions.--The President may exercise all
    authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International
    Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out
    this section.
        (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to limit the authority of the President to designate foreign persons
    for the imposition of sanctions pursuant to any other provision of
    Federal law, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
    (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
    SEC. 8512. DEFINITIONS.
        In this subtitle:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee
            on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
            and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
            (2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern'' means
        the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong and Macau
        Special Administrative Regions.
            (3) Covered foreign person.--The term ``covered foreign
        person'' means a foreign person--
                (A) that is incorporated in, has a principal place of
            business in, or is organized under the laws of a country of
            concern;
                (B) that is a member of the Central Committee of the
            Chinese Communist Party or member of the political leadership
            of a country of concern;
                (C) that is the state or the government of a country of
            concern, as well as any political subdivision, agency, or
            instrumentality thereof;
                (D) that is subject to the direction or control of any
            entity described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or
                (E) that is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly,
            50 percent or more by an entity or a group of entities
            described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); and
                (F) that knowingly engaged in significant operations in the
            defense and related materiel sector or the surveillance
            technology sector of the economy of a country of concern.
            (4) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means a person
        that is not a United States person.
            (5) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'', with respect to
        conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has
        actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the
        circumstance, or the result.
            (6) Non-SDN chinese military-industrial complex companies
        list.--The term ``Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex
        Companies List'' means the list maintained by the Office of Foreign
        Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive
        Order 13959, as amended by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701
        note; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments
        that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China),
        or any successor order.
            (7) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or entity.
            (8) United states person.--The term ``United States person''
        means--
                (A) any United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted
            for permanent residence to the United States;
                (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States
            or of any jurisdiction within the United States (including any
            foreign branch of such an entity); or
                (C) any person in the United States.
    SEC. 8513. EXCEPTION RELATING TO IMPORTATION OF GOODS.
        (a) In General.--The authorities and requirements to impose
    sanctions authorized under this title shall not include the authority
    or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods.
        (b) Good Defined.--In this section, the term ``good'' means any
    article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply or manufactured
    product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding
    technical data.

      Subtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to
                     Covered National Security Transactions

    SEC. 8521. PROHIBITION AND NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS RELATING TO
    COVERED NATIONAL SECURITY TRANSACTIONS.
        The Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is
    amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``TITLE VIII--PROHIBITION AND NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS RELATING TO
                     COVERED NATIONAL SECURITY TRANSACTIONS

        ``SEC. 801. PROHIBITION ON INVESTMENTS.
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may prohibit, in accordance with
    regulations issued under subsection (e), a United States person,
    including its controlled foreign entities, from knowingly engaging in a
    covered national security transaction in any prohibited technology.
        ``(b) Evasion.--Any action that evades or avoids, has the purpose
    of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate
    the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) is prohibited.
        ``(c) Exemptions.--
            ``(1) National interest exemption.--Subject to subsection (d),
        the Secretary is authorized to exempt from the prohibition set
        forth in subsection (a) any activity determined by the President,
        in consultation with the Secretary, or delegated to the Secretary,
        in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
        State, and, as appropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal
        departments and agencies, to be in the national interest of the
        United States.
            ``(2) Intelligence exemption.--Regulations issued under
        subsection (e) shall not apply to any authorized intelligence
        activities of the United States.
        ``(d) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) notify the appropriate congressional committees not later
        than five business days after issuing an exemption under subsection
        (c); and
            ``(2) include in such notification an identification of the
        national interest justifying the use of the exemption, subject to
        appropriate confidentiality and classification requirements.
        ``(e) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State and, as appropriate,
        the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, may
        issue or update existing regulations to carry out this section
        subject to public notice and comment in accordance with subchapter
        II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and
        not subject to the requirements of section 709. The regulations
        issued pursuant to this paragraph shall, as necessary, amend,
        terminate, supersede, revoke, or streamline existing requirements
        in part 850 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (the Outbound
        Investment Rule) and shall provide a reasonable timeframe for
        compliance.
            ``(2) Non-binding feedback.--
                ``(A) In general.--The regulations issued under paragraph
            (1) shall include a process under which a person can request to
            receive non-binding feedback on a confidential basis, or as
            anonymized guidance to the public, as to whether a transaction
            would constitute a covered national security transaction in a
            prohibited technology.
                ``(B) Authority to limit frivolous feedback requests.--In
            establishing the process required by subparagraph (A), the
            Secretary may prescribe limitations on requests for feedback
            identified as frivolous for purposes of this subsection.
            ``(3) Notice; opportunity to cure.--
                ``(A) In general.--The regulations issued under paragraph
            (1) shall account for whether a United States person has self-
            identified and self-disclosed a violation of the prohibition
            set forth in subsection (a) in determining the legal
            consequences of that violation.
                ``(B) Self-disclosure letters.--The regulations issued
            under paragraph (1) shall dictate the form and content of a
            letter of self-disclosure, which shall include relevant facts
            about the violation, why the United States person believes its
            activity to have violated the prohibition set forth in
            subsection (a), and a proposal for mitigation of the harm of
            such action.
            ``(4) Low-burden regulations.--In issuing regulations under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary should balance the priority of
        protecting the national security interest of the United States
        while, to the extent practicable--
                ``(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of compliance for
            affected parties, including the duplication of reporting
            requirements under current regulations;
                ``(B) adopting the least burdensome alternative that
            achieves regulatory objectives; and
                ``(C) prioritizing transparency and stakeholder involvement
            in the process of issuing the rules.
            ``(5) Burden of proof.--In accordance with section 556(d) of
        title 5, United States Code, in an enforcement action for a
        violation of the prohibition set forth in subsection (a), the
        burden of proof shall be upon the Secretary.
        ``SEC. 802. NOTIFICATION ON INVESTMENTS.
        ``(a) Mandatory Notification.--Not later than 450 days after the
    date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary shall issue
    regulations prescribed in accordance with subsection (b), to require a
    United States person that itself or whose controlled foreign entity
    knowingly engages in a covered national security transaction in a
    prohibited technology (unless the Secretary has exercised the authority
    provided by section 801(a) to prohibit knowingly engaging in such
    covered national security transaction) or a notifiable technology to
    submit to the Secretary a written notification of the transaction not
    later than 30 days after the completion date of the transaction.
        ``(b) Regulations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 450 days after the date of
        the enactment of this title, the Secretary, in consultation with
        the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and, as
        appropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal departments and
        agencies, shall issue regulations to carry out this section subject
        to public notice and comment in accordance with subchapter II of
        chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not
        subject to the requirements of section 709. The regulations issued
        pursuant to this paragraph shall as necessary, amend, terminate,
        supersede, revoke, or streamline existing requirements in part 850
        of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (the Outbound Investment
        Rule) and shall provide a reasonable timeframe for compliance.
            ``(2) Low-burden regulations.--In issuing regulations under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary should balance the priority of
        protecting the national security interest of the United States
        while, to the extent practicable--
                ``(A) minimizing the cost and complexity of compliance for
            affected parties, including the duplication of reporting
            requirements under current regulation;
                ``(B) adopting the least burdensome alternative that
            achieves regulatory objectives; and
                ``(C) prioritizing transparency and stakeholder involvement
            in the process of issuing the rules.
            ``(3) Burden of proof.--In accordance with section 556(d) of
        title 5, United States Code, in an enforcement action for a
        violation of the prohibition set forth in subsection (a), the
        burden of proof shall be upon the Secretary.
            ``(4) Completeness of notification.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon receipt of a
            notification under subsection (a), promptly inspect the
            notification for completeness.
                ``(B) Incomplete notifications.--If a notification
            submitted under subsection (a) is incomplete, the Secretary
            shall promptly inform the United States person that submits the
            notification that the notification is not complete and provide
            an explanation of relevant material respects in which the
            notification is not complete.
            ``(5) Identification of non-notified activity.--The Secretary
        shall establish a process to identify covered national security
        transactions in a prohibited technology or a notifiable technology
        for which--
                ``(A) a notification is not submitted to the Secretary
            under subsection (a); and
                ``(B) information is reasonably available.
        ``(c) Inapplicability.--If the Secretary prohibits a covered
    national security transaction in a prohibited technology under section
    801, the requirements of this section shall not apply with respect to
    the covered national security transaction.
        ``SEC. 803. REPORT.
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
    enactment of this title, and not less frequently than annually
    thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
    Commerce and, as appropriate, the heads of other relevant Federal
    departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional
    committees a report, subject to appropriate confidentiality and
    classification requirements, that--
            ``(1) lists all enforcement actions taken subject to the
        existing regulations and regulations issued under section 801(e)
        and 802(b) during the year preceding submission of the report,
        which includes, with respect to each such action, a description
        of--
                ``(A) the prohibited technology or notifiable technology;
                ``(B) the covered national security transaction;
                ``(C) the covered foreign person; and
                ``(D) the relevant United States person;
            ``(2) provides an assessment of the definition of the term
        `prohibited technology' under existing regulations or regulations
        issued under section 801(e) or 802(b) by--
                ``(A) identifying additional technologies that the
            Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and,
            as applicable, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
            State, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of National
            Intelligence, and the heads of any other relevant Federal
            agencies, determined under existing regulations or regulations
            issued pursuant to 801(e) may pose an acute threat to the
            national security of the United States if developed or acquired
            by a country of concern;
                ``(B) explaining why each technology identified in
            subparagraph (A) may pose an acute threat to the national
            security of the United States if developed or acquired by a
            country of concern; and
                ``(C) describing any removal of technologies from the
            category of prohibited technology under existing regulations or
            regulations issued under section 801(e) during the reporting
            period to the extent that the technologies no longer pose an
            acute threat to the national security of the United States if
            developed or acquired by a country of concern;
            ``(3) lists all notifications submitted under existing
        regulations or regulations issued section 802 during the year
        preceding submission of the report and includes, with respect to
        each such notification--
                ``(A) basic information on each party to the covered
            national security transaction with respect to which the
            notification was submitted; and
                ``(B) the nature of the covered national security
            transaction that was the subject of the notification, including
            the elements of the covered national security transaction that
            necessitated a notification;
            ``(4) includes a summary of those notifications, disaggregated
        by prohibited technology, by notifiable technology, by covered
        national security transaction, and by country of concern;
            ``(5) provides additional context and information regarding
        trends in the prohibited technology, notifiable technology, the
        types of covered national security transaction, and the countries
        involved in those notifications; and
            ``(6) assesses the overall impact of those notifications,
        including recommendations for--
                ``(A) expanding existing Federal programs to support the
            production or supply of prohibited technologies or notifiable
            technologies in the United States, including the potential of
            existing authorities to address any related national security
            concerns;
                ``(B) investments needed to enhance prohibited technologies
            or notifiable technologies and reduce United States dependence
            on countries of concern regarding those technologies; and
                ``(C) the continuation, expansion, or modification of the
            implementation and administration of this title.
        ``(b) Consideration of Certain Information.--In preparing the
    report pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall consider information provided jointly by the
        chairperson and ranking member of any of the appropriate
        congressional committees;
            ``(2) may consider credible information obtained by other
        countries and nongovernmental organizations that monitor the
        military, surveillance, intelligence, or technology capabilities of
        a country of concern; and
            ``(3) may consider any other information that the Secretary
        deems relevant.
        ``(c) Form of Report.--Each report required by this section shall
    be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        ``(d) Testimony Required.--Not later than one year after the date
    of the enactment of this title, and annually thereafter for five years,
    the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce, or their designee, shall
    each provide to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
    the Senate and the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Financial Services
    of the House of Representatives testimony with respect to the national
    security threats relating to investments by United States persons in
    countries of concern and broader international capital flows.
        ``(e) Requests by Appropriate Congressional Committees.--
            ``(1) In general.--After receiving a request that meets the
        requirements of paragraph (2) with respect to whether a technology
        should be included in the amendments as described in subsection
        (a)(2), the Secretary shall, in preparing the report pursuant to
        subsection (a)--
                ``(A) determine if that technology may pose an acute threat
            to the national security of the United States if developed or
            acquired by a country of concern; and
                ``(B) include in the report pursuant to subsection (a) an
            explanation with respect to that determination that includes--
                    ``(i) a statement of whether or not the technology, as
                determined by the Secretary, may pose an acute threat to
                the national security of the United States if developed or
                acquired by a country of concern; and
                    ``(ii) if the Secretary determines that--

                        ``(I) the technology may pose an acute threat to
                    the national security of the United States if developed
                    or acquired by a country of concern, an explanation for
                    such determination and a recommendation whether that
                    technology should be named a prohibited technology or a
                    notifiable technology; and
                        ``(II) the technology would not pose an acute
                    threat to the national security of the United States if
                    developed or acquired by a country of concern, an
                    explanation for such determination.

            ``(2) Requirements.--A request under paragraph (1) with respect
        to whether a technology may pose an acute threat to the national
        security of the United States if developed or acquired by a country
        of concern shall be submitted to the Secretary in writing jointly
        by the chairperson and ranking member of 1 or more of the
        appropriate congressional committees.
        ``SEC. 804. MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION.
        ``(a) Authorities.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
    Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other
    relevant Federal agencies, should--
            ``(1) conduct bilateral and multilateral engagement with the
        governments of countries that are allies and partners of the United
        States to promote and increase coordination of protocols and
        procedures to facilitate the effective implementation of and
        appropriate compliance with the prohibitions and notification
        requirement pursuant to this title;
            ``(2) upon adoption of protocols and procedures described in
        paragraph (1), work with those governments to establish mechanisms
        for sharing information, including trends, with respect to such
        activities; and
            ``(3) work with and encourage the governments of countries that
        are allies and partners of the United States to develop similar
        mechanisms of their own, for the exclusive purpose of preventing
        the development of prohibited technologies by a country of concern.
        ``(b) Strategy for Multilateral Engagement and Coordination.--Not
    later than 180 days after the date of the regulations implementing
    enactment of this title, the Secretary, in coordination with the
    Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other
    relevant Federal agencies, should--
            ``(1) develop a strategy to work with the governments of
        countries that are allies and partners of the United States to
        develop mechanisms that are comparable to the prohibitions and
        notification requirements pursuant to this title, for the exclusive
        purpose of preventing the development of prohibited technologies by
        a country of concern; and
            ``(2) assess opportunities to provide technical assistance to
        those countries with respect to the development of those
        mechanisms.
        ``(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    regulations implementing enactment of this title, and annually
    thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall submit to the
    appropriate congressional committees a report, subject to the
    appropriate confidentiality and classification requirements, that
    includes--
            ``(1) a discussion of any strategy developed pursuant to
        subsection (b)(1), including key tools and objectives for the
        development of comparable mechanisms by the governments of allies
        and partners of the United States;
            ``(2) a list of partner and allied countries to target for
        cooperation in developing their own prohibitions;
            ``(3) the status of the strategy's implementation and outcomes;
        and
            ``(4) a description of impediments to the establishment of
        comparable mechanisms by governments of allies and partners of the
        United States.
        ``(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
    section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
        Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
        ``SEC. 805. PUBLIC DATABASE OF COVERED FOREIGN PERSONS.
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
    Secretary of Commerce, may establish a publicly accessible, non-
    exhaustive database that identifies covered foreign persons that are
    either engaged in a prohibited technology or a notifiable technology
    pursuant to this title.
        ``(b) Modification Process.--The Secretary, in consultation with
    the Secretary of Commerce, is authorized to establish a mechanism for a
    covered foreign person to petition for their removal from or inclusion
    in the publicly accessible, non-exhaustive database described in (a).
        ``(c) Confidentiality of Evidence.--The Secretary shall establish a
    mechanism for the public, including Congress, stakeholders, investors,
    and nongovernmental organizations, to submit evidence on a confidential
    basis regarding whether a foreign person is a covered foreign person in
    a prohibited technology or notifiable technology and should be included
    in the database described in subsection (a), if any.
        ``(d) Rule of Construction.--The database described in subsection
    (a), if any, shall not be considered to be an exhaustive or
    comprehensive list of covered foreign persons for the purposes of this
    title.
        ``SEC. 806. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
        ``Nothing in this title may be construed to negate the authority of
    the President under any authority, process, regulation, investigation,
    enforcement measure, or review provided by or established under any
    other provision of Federal law, including the International Emergency
    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), or any other authority of
    the President or the Congress under the Constitution of the United
    States.
        ``SEC. 807. PENALTIES.
        ``(a) In General.--The regulations issued under section 801 or 802
    shall provide for the imposition of civil penalties described in
    subsection (b).
        ``(b) Penalties Described.--
            ``(1) Unlawful acts.--It shall be unlawful for a person to
        violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a
        violation of any order, regulation, notification requirement, or
        prohibition issued under this title.
            ``(2) Civil penalty.--The Secretary may impose civil penalties
        on any person who commits an unlawful act described in paragraph
        (1) in amounts equivalent to amounts provided for under section
        206(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
        U.S.C. 1705(b)) for violations under that Act.
            ``(3) Divestment.--The Secretary may compel the divestment of a
        covered national security transaction in a prohibited technology
        determined to be in violation of section 801(a) or regulations
        issued thereunder.
            ``(4) Relief.--The President may direct the Attorney General of
        the United States to seek appropriate relief, including divestment
        relief for violations of the prohibition set forth in subsection
        801(a), in the district courts of the United States, in order to
        implement and enforce this title.
        ``SEC. 808. EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any
    information or documentary material filed with the Secretary or the
    Secretary's designee pursuant to this title shall be exempt from
    disclosure under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and
    no such information or documentary material may be made public.
        ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not prohibit the disclosure
    of the following, subject to appropriate confidentiality and
    classification requirements:
            ``(1) Information relevant to any administrative or judicial
        action or proceeding.
            ``(2) Information to Congress or any duly authorized committee
        or subcommittee of Congress.
            ``(3) Information important to the national security analysis
        or actions of the Secretary to any domestic governmental entity, or
        to any foreign governmental entity of a United States ally or
        partner, under the exclusive direction and authorization of the
        Secretary, only to the extent necessary for national security
        purposes, and subject to appropriate confidentiality and
        classification requirements.
            ``(4) Identity of a covered foreign person in the public
        database described in section 805.
            ``(5) Information that the parties have consented to be
        disclosed to third parties.
            ``(6) Information gathered by the Secretary or the Secretary's
        designee where the disclosure is determined to be in the national
        security interest, which may include publication of anonymized
        data.
        ``SEC. 809. DEFINITIONS.
        ``In this title:
            ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--Except as provided
        in section 804(d), the term `appropriate congressional committees'
        means--
                ``(A) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives; and
                ``(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
            and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
            ``(2) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern'
        means--
                ``(A) the People's Republic of China, including the Hong
            Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions;
                ``(B) the Republic of Cuba;
                ``(C) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
                ``(D) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
                ``(E) the Russian Federation; and
                ``(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela under the regime
            of Nicolas Maduro Moros.
            ``(3) Covered foreign person.--Subject to regulations
        prescribed in accordance with this title, the term `covered foreign
        person' means a foreign person that--
                ``(A) is incorporated in, has a principal place of business
            in, or is organized under the laws of a country of concern;
                ``(B) is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese
            Communist Party or is a member of the political leadership of a
            country of concern;
                ``(C) is subject to the direction or control of a country
            of concern, as defined by regulation, an entity described in
            subparagraph (A) or (B), or the state or the government of a
            country of concern (including any political subdivision,
            agency, or instrumentality thereof); or
                ``(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50
            percent or more by a country of concern, an entity described in
            subparagraph (A) or (B), or the state or the government of a
            country of concern (including any political subdivision,
            agency, or instrumentality thereof).
            ``(4) Covered national security transaction.--
                ``(A) In general.--Subject to such regulations as may be
            issued in accordance with this title, the term `covered
            national security transaction' means a United States person's
            direct or indirect--
                    ``(i) acquisition of an equity interest or contingent
                equity interest in a covered foreign person that the United
                States person knows at the time of the acquisition is a
                covered foreign person;
                    ``(ii) provision of a loan or similar debt financing
                arrangement to a covered foreign person that the United
                States person knows at the time of the provision is a
                covered foreign person, where such debt financing affords
                or will afford the United States person an interest in
                profits of the covered foreign person, the right to appoint
                members of the board of directors (or equivalent) of the
                covered foreign person, or other comparable financial or
                governance rights characteristic of an equity investment
                but not typical of a loan;
                    ``(iii) entrance by such United States person into a
                joint venture, wherever located, that is formed with a
                person of a country of concern, and that the subject United
                States person knows at the time of entrance into the joint
                venture that the joint venture will engage, or plans to
                engage, in a prohibited technology or notifiable
                technology;
                    ``(iv) conversion of a contingent equity interest (or
                interest equivalent to a contingent equity interest) or
                conversion of debt to an equity interest in a covered
                foreign person;
                    ``(v) acquisition, leasing, or other development of
                operations, land, property, or other assets in a country of
                concern that the United States person knows at the time of
                such acquisition, leasing, or other development will result
                in, or that the United States person plans to result in--

                        ``(I) the establishment of a covered foreign
                    person; or
                        ``(II) the engagement of a person of a country of
                    concern in a prohibited technology or notifiable
                    technology;

                    ``(vi) knowingly directing prohibited transactions or
                notifiable transactions by foreign persons that the United
                States person has knowledge at the time of the transaction
                would constitute an activity described in clause (i), (ii),
                (iii), (iv), or (v), if engaged in by a United States
                person;
                    ``(vii) acquisition of a limited partner or equivalent
                interest in a venture capital fund, private equity fund,
                fund of funds, or other pooled investment fund (in each
                case where the fund is not a United States person) that the
                United States person has knowledge at the time of the
                acquisition likely will invest in a person of a country of
                concern that is in one of the notifiable technology or
                prohibited technology sectors, and such fund undertakes a
                transaction that would be a covered national security
                transaction if undertaken by a United States person; or
                    ``(viii) any other transaction identified by the
                Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate
                congressional committees and subject to public notice and
                comment in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and
                chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject
                to the requirements of section 709, that is contributing to
                the military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber-enabled
                capabilities of a country of concern.
                ``(B) Exceptions and clarifications.--Subject to
            regulations prescribed in accordance with this title, the term
            `covered national security transaction' does not include--
                    ``(i) any transaction the value of which the Secretary
                determines is de minimis;
                    ``(ii) any category of transactions that the Secretary
                determines is in the national interest of the United
                States;
                    ``(iii) an investment--

                        ``(I) in a security (as defined in section 3(a) of
                    the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)))
                    that is traded on an exchange or the over-the-counter
                    market in any jurisdiction;
                        ``(II) in a security issued by an investment
                    company (as defined in section 3 of the Investment
                    Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)) that is
                    registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
                    or, if the Secretary chooses to include it as an
                    exception from a covered national security transaction,
                    in a security issued by a non-United States investment
                    company that is registered with a foreign regulator
                    with comparable oversight standards and regulatory
                    jurisdiction to the Securities and Exchange Commission
                    as determined by the Secretary of Treasury;
                        ``(III) made as a limited partner or equivalent in
                    a venture capital fund, private equity fund, fund of
                    funds, or other pooled investment fund (other than as
                    described in subclause (II)) where--

                            ``(aa) the limited partner or equivalent's
                        committed capital is not more than a de minimis
                        amount, as determined by the Secretary, aggregated
                        across any investment and co-investment vehicles of
                        the fund; or
                            ``(bb) the limited partner or equivalent has
                        secured a binding contractual assurance that its
                        capital in the fund will not be used to engage in a
                        transaction that would be a covered national
                        security transaction if engaged in by a United
                        States person; or

                        ``(IV) in a derivative of a security described
                    under subclause (I), (II), or (III);

                    ``(iv) any ancillary transaction undertaken by a
                financial institution (as defined in section 5312 of title
                31, United States Code);
                    ``(v) the acquisition by a United States person of the
                equity or other interest owned or held by a covered foreign
                person in an entity or assets located outside of a country
                of concern in which the United States person is acquiring
                the totality of the interest in the entity held by the
                covered foreign person;
                    ``(vi) an intracompany transfer of funds, as defined in
                regulations prescribed in accordance with this title, from
                a United States parent company to a subsidiary located in a
                country of concern or a transaction that, but for this
                clause, would be a covered national security transaction
                between a United States person and its controlled foreign
                person that supports operations that are not covered
                national security transactions or that maintains covered
                national security transactions that the controlled foreign
                person was engaged in prior to the effective date of the
                regulations implementing this title;
                    ``(vii) a transaction secondary to a covered national
                security transaction, including--

                        ``(I) contractual arrangements (not including
                    contractual arrangements for technology transfer or
                    technical knowledge transfer) or the procurement of
                    material inputs for any covered national security
                    transaction (such as raw materials);
                        ``(II) bank lending;
                        ``(III) the processing, clearing, or sending of
                    payments by a bank;
                        ``(IV) underwriting services including, but not
                    limited to, the temporary acquisition of an equity
                    interest for the sole purpose of facilitating
                    underwriting services;
                        ``(V) debt rating services;
                        ``(VI) prime brokerage;
                        ``(VII) global custody;
                        ``(VIII) equity research or analysis; or
                        ``(IX) other similar services;

                    ``(viii) any ordinary or administrative business
                transaction as may be defined in such regulations; or
                    ``(ix) any transaction completed before the date of the
                enactment of this title.
                ``(C) Ancillary transaction defined.--In this paragraph,
            the term `ancillary transaction' means, subject to regulations
            prescribed by the Secretary--
                    ``(i) the processing, settling, clearing, or sending of
                payments and cash transactions;
                    ``(ii) underwriting services, including the temporary
                acquisition of an equity interest for the sole purpose of
                facilitating underwriting services;
                    ``(iii) credit rating services; and
                    ``(iv) other services ordinarily incident to and part
                of the provision of financial services, such as opening
                deposit accounts, direct custody services, foreign exchange
                services, remittances services, and safe deposit services.
            ``(5) Foreign person.--The term `foreign person' has the
        meaning given that term in regulations prescribed in accordance
        with this title.
            ``(6) Knowledge; know.--The terms `knowledge' or `know' mean--
                ``(A) actual knowledge that a fact or circumstance exists
            or is substantially certain to occur;
                ``(B) an awareness of a high probability of a fact or
            circumstance's existence or future occurrence; or
                ``(C) reason to know of a fact or circumstance's existence.
            ``(7) Notifiable technology.--
                ``(A) In general.--Subject to the regulations prescribed in
            accordance with this title, the term `notifiable technology'
            means a technology within the following areas not already
            captured by the technical thresholds specified by any
            regulations issued in accordance with section 801:
                    ``(i) Semiconductor technology and microelectronics.
                    ``(ii) Artificial intelligence systems.
                    ``(iii) Quantum information technologies.
                    ``(iv) High-performance computing and supercomputing.
                    ``(v) Hypersonic systems.
                ``(B) Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
            appropriate congressional committees and subject to notice and
            comment in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and
            chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject to
            the requirements of section 709, may prescribe regulations in
            accordance with this title to--
                    ``(i) define the technical parameters of technologies
                described in subparagraph (A),as reasonably needed for
                national security purposes; or
                    ``(ii) to add and define categories to the list in
                subparagraph (A) that enable the military, intelligence,
                surveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of
                concern.
            ``(8) Party.--The term `party', with respect to a covered
        national security transaction, has the meaning given that term in
        regulations prescribed in accordance with this title.
            ``(9) Person.--The term `person' includes an individual,
        corporation, partnership, association, or any other organized group
        of persons, or legal successor or representative thereof, or any
        State or local government or agency thereof.
            ``(10) Prohibited technology.--
                ``(A) In general.--Subject to the regulations prescribed in
            accordance with this title, the term `prohibited technology'
            means a technology within the following areas, as specified by
            the regulations:
                    ``(i) Advanced semiconductor technology and
                microelectronics.
                    ``(ii) Artificial intelligence systems.
                    ``(iii) Quantum information technologies.
                    ``(iv) High-performance computing and supercomputing.
                    ``(v) Hypersonic systems.
                ``(B) Updates.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
            appropriate congressional committees and subject to notice and
            comment in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 5 and
            chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, and not subject to
            the requirements of section 709, may prescribe regulations in
            accordance with this title to--
                    ``(i) define the technical parameters of technologies
                described in subparagraph (A), as reasonably needed for
                national security purposes; or
                    ``(ii) to add and define categories to the list in
                subparagraph (A) that enable the military, intelligence,
                surveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of
                concern.
            ``(11) Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided, the term
        `Secretary' means the Secretary of the Treasury.
            ``(12) United states person.--The term `United States person'
        means--
                ``(A) any United States citizen or an alien lawfully
            admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
                ``(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United
            States or of any jurisdiction within the United States
            (including any foreign branch of such an entity); or
                ``(C) any person in the United States.''.

                   Subtitle D--Securities and Related Matters

    SEC. 8531. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-
    INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.
        (a) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for six years, the
        President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees
        a report that states whether any of the following foreign persons
        qualifies for inclusion on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial
        Complex Companies List:
                (A) Any PRC person listed on the Military End-User List
            (Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the Export Administration
            Regulations).
                (B) Any PRC person listed pursuant to section 1260H of the
            William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                (C) Any PRC person listed on the Department of Commerce's
            Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export
            Administration Regulations).
                (D) Any PRC person listed on the Federal Communications
            Commission's Covered List pursuant to the Secure and Trusted
            Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601).
                (E) Any PRC person listed on the Uyghur Forced Labor
            Prevention Act Entity List pursuant to the Uyghur Forced Labor
            Prevention Act (P.L. 117-78).
            (2) Process required.--To prepare the reports required by
        paragraph (1), the President shall establish a process under which
        the Federal agencies responsible for administering the lists
        described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) shall
        share with each other all relevant information that led to the
        identification of the entities described in such lists.
            (3) Risk-based prioritization framework.--In making the initial
        determinations under paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish a
        risk-based prioritization framework factoring in prioritization of
        entity review submitted to the Secretary by the Federal agencies
        administering the lists described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
        (C) of paragraph (1).
            (4) Annual reports to the appropriate congressional
        committees.--The report under paragraph (1) may summarize findings
        concerning entities previously reviewed pursuant to this section
        that do not necessitate additional review by the Secretary.
            (5) Matters to be included.--The Secretary shall include in the
        report required by paragraph (1) an overview of the criteria
        required for listing on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial
        Complex Companies List. The heads of the Federal agencies
        administering the lists described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and
        (C) of paragraph (1) shall provide to the Secretary for use in the
        report an overview of the criteria for entity identification or
        listing on each respective list.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (A) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee
            on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
                (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
            the Senate.
            (2) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern''--
                (A) means the People's Republic of China; and
                (B) includes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
            and the Macau Special Administrative Region.
            (3) Non-SDN chinese military-industrial complex companies
        list.--The term ``Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex
        Companies List'' means the list maintained by the Office of Foreign
        Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury under Executive
        Order 13959, as amended by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701
        note; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments
        that finance certain companies of the People's Republic of China),
        and any successor order.
            (4) PRC person.--The term ``PRC person'' means a foreign person
        that--
                (A) is incorporated in a principal place of business in, or
            is organized under the laws of, a country of concern;
                (B) is a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese
            Communist Party;
                (C) is the state or the government of a country of concern,
            as well as any political subdivision, agency, or
            instrumentality thereof; or
                (D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50
            percent or more by an entity or a group of entities described
            in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).

     TITLE LXXXVI--SECURING THE AIRSPACE, FACILITATING EMERGENCY RESPONSE,
    AND SAFEGUARDING KEY INFRASTRUCTURE, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND STADIUMS

    Sec. 8601. Short title.
    Sec. 8602. Drone countermeasures to protect public safety and critical
              infrastructure.
    Sec. 8603. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft and counter unmanned
              aircraft systems.
    Sec. 8604. Use of grant funds for unmanned aircraft.
    Sec. 8605. Penalties.
    Sec. 8606. Rulemaking and implementation.
    Sec. 8607. Severability.
    SEC. 8601. SHORT TITLE.
        This title may be cited as the ``SAFER SKIES Act''.
    SEC. 8602. DRONE COUNTERMEASURES TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRITICAL
    INFRASTRUCTURE.
        Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n)
    is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) Authorities.--
            ``(1) Authority of the department of homeland security and
        department of justice.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 49,
        United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367 and chapters 119 and
        206 of title 18, United States Code, the Secretary and the Attorney
        General may, for their respective Departments, take and may
        authorize personnel to take such actions as are described in
        subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to enforce the law, protect
        the public, or to mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned
        aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or
        security of a covered facility or asset.
            ``(2) Authority of state, local, tribal, and territorial law
        enforcement and correctional agencies.--Notwithstanding section
        46502 of title 49, United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367
        and chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code,
        notwithstanding the laws of any particular State, local, Tribal, or
        territorial jurisdiction, and after completing the training
        detailed in subsection (d)(2), any State, local, Tribal, or
        territorial law enforcement or correctional agency may, subject to
        subsection (d)(2), take, and authorize personnel with assigned
        duties that include the security or protection of people,
        facilities, or assets, to take such actions as are described in
        subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate a credible threat
        that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the
        safety or security of people, facilities, and assets, a venue or
        set of venues used for large-scale public gatherings or events,
        critical infrastructure, or correctional facilities.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``and electromagnetic
        means'' and inserting ``electromagnetic means, and through the use
        of remote identification broadcast or other means''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                (A) by inserting ``pursuant to subsection (a)(1)'' after
            ``Attorney General'';
                (B) by striking ``Any unmanned'' and inserting the
            following:
            ``(1) Federal agencies.--Any unmanned''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Other agencies.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned
        aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by a State,
        local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional
        agency pursuant to subsection (a)(2) is subject to forfeiture under
        the laws of the agency's jurisdiction.'';
            (4) in subsection (d)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or the Attorney
            General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, or any State,
            local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional
            agency'';
                (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
                (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement
        training and certification.--
                ``(A) Training and certification required.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Only State, local, Tribal, or
                territorial law enforcement and correctional officers who
                have been trained and certified by the Attorney General, or
                the Attorney General's designee, in coordination with the
                Secretary of Homeland Security through a national
                schoolhouse which will serve as the sole certifying
                authority for State, local, Tribal, territorial, and
                correctional officers in the use of the authority granted
                under subsection (a)(2), may exercise authorities in
                subsection (b)(1)(C), (D), and (F).
                    ``(ii) Training and certification procedures.--The
                Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of
                Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the
                Secretary of Transportation, shall, not later than 180 days
                after the date of enactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, develop
                training and certification procedures for the use of the
                authority described in subsection (a)(2) that State, local,
                Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and correctional
                officers shall be required to satisfy before taking any
                actions described in subsection (b)(1).
                    ``(iii) Technologies.--Technologies used by State,
                local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement or
                correctional agencies to take actions described in
                subsection (b)(1) shall be limited to systems or
                technologies that are included on a list of authorized
                technologies maintained jointly by the Department of
                Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the
                Department of Defense, the Department of Transportation,
                the Federal Communications Commission, and the National
                Telecommunications and Information Administration.
                ``(B) Oversight.--The Attorney General, in coordination
            with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator
            of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall oversee
            compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection (e)
            with respect to the use of the authority granted under
            subsection (a)(2) by each State, local, Tribal, and territorial
            law enforcement agency that has been certified pursuant to the
            training and certification requirements described in
            subparagraph (A).
                ``(C) State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement
            and correctional agencies mitigation notification
            requirement.--
                    ``(i) In general.--Any State, local, Tribal, or
                territorial law enforcement or correctional agency
                exercising authority under subsection (a)(2) shall, within
                48 hours of taking any mitigation action described in
                subsection (b)(1), submit a notification to the Attorney
                General and the Secretary of Homeland Security containing--

                        ``(I) the date, time, and geographic location of
                    the mitigation action;
                        ``(II) a brief description of the credible threat
                    or safety concern necessitating such action;
                        ``(III) the type of mitigation capability employed;
                    and
                        ``(IV) any known operational effects, including the
                    seizure, disabling, or destruction of an unmanned
                    aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.

                    ``(ii) Report mechanism.--The Attorney General and the
                Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a
                streamlined and secure submission mechanism to support the
                notification requirement under clause (i).
                ``(D) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            enactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, and biannually thereafter,
            the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of
            Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation, shall
            submit to the appropriate congressional committees an
            unclassified report with a classified annex on activities
            carried out by State, local, Tribal, and territorial law and
            correctional enforcement agencies exercising the authority
            granted under subsection (a)(2) and subject to the training and
            certification requirements described in subparagraph (A),
            including--
                    ``(i) a description of the training and certification
                procedures developed and implemented pursuant to
                subparagraph (A)(ii);
                    ``(ii) a list of State, local, Tribal, and territorial
                law enforcement and correctional agencies that applied for
                and were certified to exercise the authorities granted by
                subsection (a)(2);
                    ``(iii) a list of currently authorized technologies
                pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii);
                    ``(iv) the frequency, location, and circumstances of
                State, local, Tribal, territorial, and correctional
                officers mitigation deployments and types of mitigation
                employed;
                    ``(v) a list of any aviation security or safety
                incidents that occurred due to State, local, Tribal,
                territorial, and correctional officers deployment of
                counter-UAS technologies;
                    ``(vi) recommendations for improving State, local,
                Tribal, and territorial law and correctional agencies
                counter-UAS training, oversight, compliance, and execution
                and the compliance audits required by section 8606(b)(2) of
                the SAFER SKIES Act; and
                    ``(vii) a determination on if State, local, Tribal, and
                territorial law and correctional agencies are able to fully
                protect critical infrastructure from the drone threat and
                if not, recommendations on how to expand counter-UAS
                authorities to critical infrastructure owners.'';
            (5) in subsection (e)--
                (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``or
            the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General,
            or any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or
            correctional agency'';
                (B) in paragraph (3)--
                    (i) by striking ``or the Attorney General'' and
                inserting ``, the Attorney General, or any State, local,
                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional
                agency'';
                    (ii) by inserting ``, State, local, Tribal, or
                territorial'' after ``Federal''; and
                    (iii) by inserting ``(as applicable)'' after ``law'';
                (C) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph
            (A), by striking ``or the Department of Justice'' and inserting
            ``the Department of Justice, or the State, local, Tribal, or
            territorial law enforcement or correctional agency''; and
                (D) in paragraph (5)--
                    (i) by striking ``tribal'' and inserting ``Tribal'';
                and
                    (ii) by inserting ``other than those of an aeronautical
                communications system, as allowed for in section
                2511(2)(g)(ii)(IV) of title 18, United States Code, or
                information readily available to the public'' after ``which
                shall not include communications'';
            (6) in subsection (g)(3)(G)--
                (A) by inserting ``Tribal, territorial,'' after ``State,'';
            and
                (B) by inserting ``, including those exercised under
            subsection (a)(2)'' after ``authorities'';
            (7) by redesignating subsections (j), (k), and (l) as
        subsections (k), (l), and (m);
            (8) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
        ``(i) Applicability of Other Laws to Activities Related to the
    Mitigation of Threats From Unmanned Aircraft Systems or Unmanned
    Aircraft.--Sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 of
    title 18, United States Code, and section 46502 of title 49, United
    States Code, may not be construed to apply to activities of the Coast
    Guard, whether under this section or any other provision of law, that--
            ``(1) are conducted outside the United States; and
            ``(2) are related to the mitigation of threats from unmanned
        aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft.
        ``(j) Terminations.--
            ``(1) Counter-UAS authority.--The authority to carry out this
        section with respect to a covered facility or asset, protecting the
        public, and enforcing the law shall terminate on September 30,
        2031.
            ``(2) State, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and
        correctional agencies.--Authority of State, local, tribal, and
        territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies under
        subsection (a)(2) shall terminate on December 31, 2031.'';
            (9) in subsection (l), as so redesignated--
                (A) in paragraph (3)(C) by inserting ``a Federal law
            enforcement, correctional, and homeland security agency mission
            necessary to enforce the law, protect the public or to'' after
            ``directly relates to'';
                (B) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
            ``(6)(A) For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the term
        `personnel' means officers, employees, contractors, detailed
        personnel, and deputized personnel who perform Federal law
        enforcement, correctional, homeland or national security duties.
            ``(B) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term `personnel'
        means officers and employees of State, local, Tribal, and
        territorial law enforcement and correctional agencies.''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) The term `correctional facility' means any jail, prison,
        or any other penal or detention facility operated by a State,
        local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, or by a
        private party that is under contract with a State, local, Tribal,
        or territorial law enforcement agency, and used to house
        individuals who have been arrested, detained, held, or charged with
        or convicted of criminal offenses.
            ``(10) The term `critical infrastructure' has the meaning given
        the term in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures
        Protection Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56).''; and
            (10) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(n) Reimbursement Program.--Not later than 180 days of after the
    date of enactment of the SAFER SKIES Act, the Secretary of Homeland
    Security and the Attorney General shall provide the appropriate
    congressional committees with a plan to establish a reimbursement
    program for Federal agencies providing counter-UAS protection to events
    that are not organized or operated by the Federal Government.''.
    SEC. 8603. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND COUNTER
    UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
        Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
    of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following:
                ``(J) Programs to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft
            systems (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States
            Code) to benefit public safety.
                ``(K) Programs to purchase and operate counter-UAS systems
            (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code)
            included on the list of technologies established by subsection
            (d)(2)(A)(iii) section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of
            2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(d)(2)(A)(iii)) to exercise the authority
            granted under subsection (a)(2) of such section.''.
    SEC. 8604. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
        Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
    of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs
        (24) and (25), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
            ``(23) to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems (as
        such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States
        Code) to benefit public safety;''; and
            (3) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated, by striking ``(22)''
        and inserting ``(23)''.
    SEC. 8605. PENALTIES.
        (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``unmanned aircraft''
    has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United
    States Code.
        (b) Felony Penalty for Repeat Violation of National Defense
    Airspace.--Section 46307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following: ``If a person is convicted of a second
    or subsequent offense under this section, the punishment shall be
    imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine under title 18, or
    both.''.
        (c) Increased Penalties for Operation of Unmanned Aircraft to
    Facilitate Felony Offense.--If a person who is convicted of a felony
    offense (other than an offense based solely on the operation of an
    unmanned aircraft) knowingly operated an unmanned aircraft during, in
    relation to, or in furtherance of such offense, the maximum
    imprisonment otherwise provided by law for that offense shall be
    doubled or increased by 5 years, whichever is less.
        (d) Increased Penalties for Use of Unmanned Aircraft to Introduce
    Contraband Into Prisons.--If a defendant who is convicted under section
    1791 of title 18, United States Code, knowingly used an unmanned
    aircraft to provide a prohibited object to an inmate of a prison, the
    maximum imprisonment otherwise provided by law for that offense shall
    be increased by 5 years.
        (e) Directive to United States Sentencing Commission: Enhanced
    Sentencing Range for Use of Unmanned Aircraft.--
            (1) In general.--To carry out the purposes of this section,
        during the Sentencing Commission's amendment cycle in progress at
        the time this Act is enacted, the Commission shall, under section
        994 of title 28, United States Code,--
                (A) promulgate guidelines, or amendments to guidelines,
            that substantially increase the sentencing range for all
            offenses involving the use of an unmanned aircraft; and
                (B) as necessary, promulgate policy statements, or
            amendments to policy statements to assist in the application of
            this section.
            (2) Enhanced penalties.--In any case in which the enhanced
        penalties of subsection (c) apply, the guidelines and amendments
        issued under paragraph (1) shall call for an increase of at least 6
        levels in the base offense level and in all other cases, the base
        offense level shall be increased by at least 4 levels.
        (f) Penalties for Unauthorized Counter-UAS Actions.--Any entity or
    individual authorized to take such actions to mitigate the threat posed
    by an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft pursuant to section
    210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) who knowingly
    engages in such actions without Federal coordination as required by
    those statutes, shall be subject to--
            (1) a civil fine up to $100,000 per violation; or
            (2) suspension of counter-UAS authority pending review by the
        Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security.
        (g) Civil Enforcement.--The Attorney General is authorized to bring
    a civil action in a United States district court to collect fines and
    enforce civil penalties imposed under this section.
        (h) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
    section shall take effect 30 days after enactment of this Act.
    SEC. 8606. RULEMAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION.
        (a) Rulemaking Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
        Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and
        the Secretary of Transportation, shall develop and publish
        regulations governing counter-UAS authority for SLTT law
        enforcement agencies and correctional agencies under this title and
        the amendments made by this title.
            (2) Role of faa.--In carrying out the rulemaking in paragraph
        (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General
        shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
        Administration on any aspect of the rulemaking that affects
        aviation safety, civilian aviation and aerospace operations,
        aircraft airworthiness, or the use of airspace.
            (3) Saving clause.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
        to vest in the Secretary or the Attorney General any authority of
        the Secretary of Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal
        Aviation Administration.
            (4) Authorized equipment and technology.--The Secretary of
        Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense,
        in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
        Administration, the Chairman of the Federal Communications
        Commission, and the Administrator of National Telecommunications
        and Information Administrator shall authorize equipment and
        technology to be used for actions in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
        and (F) of section 210G(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
        (b) Training and Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General, in coordination with the
        Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the
        Department of Transportation, shall approve standards for training
        programs for SLTT law enforcement agencies or correctional agencies
        for the safe and lawful interception of drones. Such training
        programs shall include instruction on the legal, operational, and
        technological aspects of counter-UAS operations.
            (2) Compliance audits.--The Attorney General and the Secretary
        of Homeland Security shall periodically conduct compliance audits
        to prevent misuse of counter-UAS authority.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) SLTT law enforcement agency.--The term ``SLTT law
        enforcement agency'' means a State, local, Tribal, or territorial
        law enforcement agency.
            (2) Correctional agency.--The term ``correctional agency''
        means a Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial government
        body responsible for operating correctional facilities or a private
        party that is under contract with a State, local, Tribal, or
        territorial law enforcement agency to operate such facilities.
            (3) Correctional facility.--The term ``correctional facility''
        means any jail, prison, or any other penal or detention facility
        operated by a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement
        agency, or by a private party that is under contract with a State,
        local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, and used to
        house individuals who have been arrested, detained, held, or
        charged with or convicted of criminal offenses.
    SEC. 8607. SEVERABILITY.
        If any provision of this title, or the application of any provision
    of this title to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
    application of such provision or circumstance and the remainder of this
    title shall not be affected thereby.

        TITLE LXXXVII--DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

    Sec. 8701. Short title.

            Subtitle A--Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus

    Sec. 8711. Definitions.
    Sec. 8712. Less developed country focus.

                      Subtitle B--Management of Corporation

    Sec. 8721. Structure of Corporation.
    Sec. 8722. Board of Directors.
    Sec. 8723. Chief Executive Officer.
    Sec. 8724. Chief Risk Officer.
    Sec. 8725. Chief Development Officer.
    Sec. 8726. Chief Strategic Officer.
    Sec. 8727. Officers and employees.
    Sec. 8728. Development Finance Advisory Council.
    Sec. 8729. Strategic Advisory Group.
    Sec. 8730. Five-year strategic priorities plan.
    Sec. 8731. Development finance education.
    Sec. 8732. Internships.
    Sec. 8733. Independent accountability mechanism.

          Subtitle C--Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support

    Sec. 8741. Equity investment.
    Sec. 8742. Special projects.
    Sec. 8743. Terms and conditions.
    Sec. 8744. Termination.

                            Subtitle D--Other Matters

    Sec. 8751. Operations.
    Sec. 8752. Corporate powers.
    Sec. 8753. Maximum contingent liability.
    Sec. 8754. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning.
    Sec. 8755. Annual report.
    Sec. 8756. Publicly available project information.
    Sec. 8757. Notifications to be provided by the corporation.
    Sec. 8758. Limitations and preferences.
    SEC. 8701. SHORT TITLE.
        This title may be cited as the ``DFC Modernization and
    Reauthorization Act of 2025''.

            Subtitle A--Definitions and Less Developed Country Focus

    SEC. 8711. DEFINITIONS.
        Section 1402 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as
        paragraphs (2), (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(1) Advancing income country.--The term `advancing income
        country', with respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation, means
        a country the gross national income per capita of which at the
        start of such fiscal year is--
                ``(A) greater than the World Bank threshold for initiating
            the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
            graduation process; and
                ``(B) is equal to or less than the per capita income
            threshold for classification as a high-income economy (as
            defined by the World Bank).'';
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(3) Country of concern.--The term `country of concern' means
        any of the following countries:
                ``(A) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
                ``(B) The Republic of Cuba.
                ``(C) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
                ``(D) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
                ``(E) The People's Republic of China.
                ``(F) The Russian Federation.
                ``(G) The Republic of Belarus.
            ``(4) High-income country.--The term `high-income country',
        with respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation, means a country
        with a high-income economy (as defined by the World Bank) at the
        start of such fiscal year but does not include any wealthy country
        except to the extent investments in such wealthy country are
        permitted pursuant to section 1412(f).'';
            (4) by striking paragraph (5), as so redesignated, and
        inserting the following:
            ``(5) Less developed country.--The term `less developed
        country', with respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation, means
        a country the gross national income per capita of which at the
        start of such fiscal year is equal to or less than the World Bank
        threshold for initiating the International Bank for Reconstruction
        Development graduation process.''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Wealthy country.--The term `wealthy country', with
        respect to a fiscal year for the Corporation--
                ``(A) means a country that is among the top 20 countries
            with the highest gross domestic product per capita at
            purchasing power parity, as calculated by the World Bank; and
                ``(B) does not include members of the `Five Eyes' alliance
            or the overseas territories of the 20 countries referred to in
            subparagraph (A).''.
    SEC. 8712. LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRY FOCUS.
        Section 1412 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9612) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence--
                (A) by striking ``and countries in transition from
            nonmarket to market economies'' and inserting ``countries in
            transition from nonmarket to market economies, and other
            eligible foreign countries''; and
                (B) by inserting ``and national security'' after ``foreign
            policy''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Eligible Countries.--
            ``(1) Less developed country focus.--The Corporation shall
        prioritize the provision of support under title II in less
        developed countries.
            ``(2) Advancing income countries.--The Corporation may provide
        support for a project under title II in an advancing income country
        if, before providing such support, the Chief Executive Officer
        certifies in writing to the appropriate congressional committees,
        that such support will be provided in accordance with the policy
        established pursuant to subsection (d)(2). Such certification may
        be included as an appendix to the report required by section 1446.
            ``(3) High-income countries.--
                ``(A) In general.--The Corporation may provide support for
            a project under title II in a high-income country if, before
            providing such support, the Chief Executive Officer certifies
            in writing to the appropriate congressional committees that
            such support will be provided in accordance with the policy
            established pursuant to subsection (d)(3). Such certification
            may be included as an appendix to the report required by
            section 1446.
                ``(B) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
            the enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act
            of 2025, and annually thereafter, the Corporation shall submit
            to the appropriate congressional committees a report, which may
            be submitted in classified or confidential form, that
            includes--
                    ``(i) a list of all high-income countries in which the
                Corporation anticipates providing support in the subsequent
                fiscal year (and, with respect to the first such report,
                the then-current fiscal year); and
                    ``(ii) to the extent practicable, a description of the
                type of projects anticipated to receive such support.
                ``(C) Projects in high-income countries not previously
            identified in report.--The Corporation may not provide support
            for a project in a high-income country in any year for which
            that high-income country is not included on the list required
            by subparagraph (B)(i), unless, not later than 15 days before
            commitment, the Corporation consults with and submits to the
            appropriate congressional committees a notification describing
            how the proposed project advances the foreign policy interests
            of the United States.
            ``(4) Continuation of eligibility.--Projects previously
        approved by the Corporation shall remain eligible for support
        notwithstanding any change in the income classification of the
        country.
        ``(d) Strategic Investments Policy.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Board shall establish policies, which
        shall be applied on a project-by-project basis, to evaluate and
        determine the strategic merits of providing support for projects
        and investments in advancing income countries and high-income
        countries.
            ``(2) Investment policy for advancing income countries.--Any
        policy used to evaluate and determine the strategic merits of
        providing support for projects in an advancing income country shall
        require that such projects--
                ``(A) advance--
                    ``(i) the national security interests of the United
                States in accordance with United States foreign policy, as
                determined by the Secretary of State; or
                    ``(ii) significant strategic economic competitiveness
                imperatives;
                ``(B) are designed in a manner to produce significant
            developmental outcomes or provide developmental impacts to the
            poorest populations of such country; and
                ``(C) are structured in a manner that maximizes private
            capital mobilization.
            ``(3) Investment policy for high-income countries.--Any policy
        used to evaluate and determine the strategic merits of providing
        support for projects in high-income countries shall require that--
                ``(A) each such project meets the requirements described in
            paragraph (2);
                ``(B) with respect to each project in a high-income
            country--
                    ``(i) private sector entities have been afforded an
                opportunity to support the project on viable terms in place
                of support by the Corporation; and
                    ``(ii) such support by the Corporation does not exceed
                25 percent of the total cost of the project;
                ``(C) with respect to support for all projects in all high-
            income countries, the aggregate amount of such support does not
            exceed 10 percent of the total contingent liability authorized
            by section 1433; and
                ``(D) the Chief Executive Officer submit to the appropriate
            congressional committees a report, which may be submitted as an
            appendix to a report required by section 1446, that--
                    ``(i) certifies that the Corporation has applied the
                policy to each supported project in a high-income country;
                and
                    ``(ii) describes whether such support--

                        ``(I) is a preferred alternative to state-directed
                    investments by a foreign country of concern; or
                        ``(II) otherwise furthers the strategic interest of
                    the United States to counter or limit the influence of
                    foreign countries of concern.

        ``(e) Ineligible Countries.--The Corporation shall not provide
    support for a project in--
            ``(1) a country of concern; or
            ``(2) a wealthy country, except to the extent permitted
        pursuant to subsection (f).
        ``(f) Sectoral Exceptions.--Subject to the requirements in
    subsection (d)(3), the restriction in subsection (e)(2) shall not apply
    to projects in the following sectors:
            ``(1) Energy.
            ``(2) Critical minerals and rare earths.
            ``(3) Information and communications technology, including
        undersea cables.
        ``(g) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            ``(1) the Corporation should continuously operate in a manner
        that advances its core mission and purposes, as described in this
        title; and
            ``(2) resources of the Corporation should not be diverted for
        domestic or other activities extending beyond the scope of such
        mission and purpose.''.

                     Subtitle B--Management of Corporation

    SEC. 8721. STRUCTURE OF CORPORATION.
        Section 1413(a) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(a)) is amended by inserting ``a
    Chief Strategic Officer,'' after ``Chief Development Officer,''.
    SEC. 8722. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
        Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking ``5 individuals''
            each place it appears and inserting ``3 individuals''; and
                (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Sunshine act compliance.--Meetings of the Board are
        subject to section 552b of title 5, United States Code (commonly
        referred to as the `Government in the Sunshine Act').''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Public Hearings.--The Board shall--
            ``(1) hold at least 2 public hearings each year in order to
        afford an opportunity for any person to present views with respect
        to whether--
                ``(A) the Corporation is carrying out its activities in
            accordance with this division; and
                ``(B) any support provided by the Corporation under title
            II in any country should be suspended, expanded, or extended;
            ``(2) as necessary and appropriate, provide responses to the
        issues and questions discussed during each such hearing following
        the conclusion of the hearing;
            ``(3) post the minutes from each such hearing on a website of
        the Corporation and, consistent with applicable laws related to
        privacy and the protection of proprietary business information, the
        responses to issues and questions discussed in the hearing; and
            ``(4) implement appropriate procedures to ensure the protection
        from unlawful disclosure of the proprietary information submitted
        by private sector applicants marked as business confidential
        information unless--
                ``(A) the party submitting the confidential business
            information waives such protection or consents to the release
            of the information; or
                ``(B) to the extent some form of such protected information
            may be included in official documents of the Corporation, a
            nonconfidential form of the information may be provided, in
            which the business confidential information is summarized or
            deleted in a manner that provides appropriate protections for
            the owner of the information.''.
    SEC. 8723. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
        Section 1413(d)(3) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading
    to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(d)(3)) is amended to read as
    follows:
            ``(3) Relationship to board.--The Chief Executive Officer
        shall--
                ``(A) report to and be under the direct authority of the
            Board; and
                ``(B) take input from the Board when assessing the
            performance of the Chief Risk Officer, established pursuant to
            subsection (f), the Chief Development Officer, established
            pursuant to subsection (g), and the Chief Strategic Officer,
            established pursuant to subsection (h).''.
    SEC. 8724. CHIEF RISK OFFICER.
        Section 1413(f) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) by striking ``who--'' and inserting ``who shall be
            removable only by a majority vote of the Board.''; and
                (B) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Duties and responsibilities.--The Chief Risk Officer
        shall--
                ``(A) report directly to the Chief Executive Officer;
                ``(B) support the risk committee of the Board established
            under section 1441 in carrying out its responsibilities as set
            forth in subsection (b) of that section, including by--
                    ``(i) developing, implementing, and managing a
                comprehensive framework and process for identifying,
                assessing, and monitoring risk;
                    ``(ii) developing a transparent risk management
                framework designed to evaluate risks to the Corporation's
                overall portfolio, giving due consideration to the policy
                imperatives of ensuring investment and regional
                diversification of the Corporation's overall portfolio;
                    ``(iii) assessing the Corporation's overall risk
                tolerance, including recommendations for managing and
                improving the Corporation's risk tolerance and regularly
                advising the Board on recommended steps the Corporation may
                take to responsibly increase risk tolerance; and
                    ``(iv) regularly collaborating with the Chief
                Development Officer and the Chief Strategic Officer to
                ensure the Corporation's overall portfolio is appropriately
                balancing risk tolerance with development and strategic
                impact.''.
    SEC. 8725. CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.
        Section 1413(g) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
                    (i) by striking ``Subject to the approval of the Board,
                the'' and inserting ``The''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``in development'' and inserting ``in
                international development and development finance''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Board'' and
            inserting ``the Chief Executive Officer''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and
            responsibilities'' after ``duties'';
                (B) by redesignating subparagraph (A) as subparagraph (E);
                (C) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (F) and inserting
            before subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, the following:
                ``(A) advise the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy
            Chief Executive Officer on international development policy
            matters;
                ``(B) in addition to the Chief Executive Officer and the
            Deputy Chief Executive Officer, represent the Corporation in
            interagency meetings and processes relating to international
            development;
                ``(C) be an ex officio member of the Development Finance
            Advisory Council established under subsection (i) and
            participate in or send a representative to each meeting of the
            Council;
                ``(D) work with other relevant Federal departments and
            agencies to--
                    ``(i) identify projects that advance United States
                international development interests; and
                    ``(ii) explore investment opportunities that bring
                evidence-based, cost-effective development innovations to
                scale in a manner that can be sustained by markets;'';
                (D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated--
                    (i) by striking ``coordinate'' and inserting
                ``support--
                    ``(i) coordination of'';
                    (ii) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking
                ``United States Government'' and all that follows through
                the semicolon and inserting ``Federal departments and
                agencies, including by directly liaising with the relevant
                members of United States country teams serving overseas, to
                ensure that such Federal departments, agencies, and country
                teams have the training and awareness necessary to fully
                leverage the Corporation's development tools overseas;'';
                and
                    (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(ii) management of employees of the Corporation that
                are dedicated to structuring, monitoring, and evaluating
                transactions and projects codesigned with other relevant
                Federal departments and agencies for development impact;
                    ``(iii) coordination of funds or other resources
                transferred to and from such Federal departments, agencies,
                or overseas country teams, upon concurrence of those
                institutions, in support of the Corporation's international
                development projects or activities;
                    ``(iv) management of the responsibilities of the
                Corporation under paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 1442(b)
                and paragraphs (1)(A) and (3)(A) of section 1443(b);
                    ``(v) coordination and implementation of the activities
                of the Corporation under section 1445; and
                    ``(vi) implementation of the Corporation's development
                impact strategy and work to ensure development impact at
                the transaction level and portfolio-wide;''; and
                (E) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(F) foster and maintain relationships both within and
            external to the Corporation that enhance the capacity of the
            Corporation to achieve its mission to advance United States
            international development policy and interests; and
                ``(G) coordinate within the Corporation to ensure United
            States international development policy and interests are
            considered together with the Corporation's foreign policy and
            national security goals.''.
    SEC. 8726. CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER.
        Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (i)
        and (j), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
        ``(h) Chief Strategic Officer.--
            ``(1) Appointment.--The Chief Executive Officer shall appoint a
        Chief Strategic Officer, from among individuals with experience in
        United States national security matters and foreign investment,
        who--
                ``(A) shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer;
            and
                ``(B) shall be removable only by a majority vote of the
            Board.
            ``(2) Duties and responsibilities.--The Chief Strategic Officer
        shall--
                ``(A) advise the Chief Executive Officer and the Deputy
            Chief Executive Officer on national security and foreign policy
            matters;
                ``(B) in addition to the Chief Executive Officer and the
            Deputy Chief Executive Officer, represent the Corporation in
            interagency meetings and processes relating to United States
            national security and foreign policy;
                ``(C) be an ex officio member of the Development Finance
            Advisory Council established under subsection (i) and
            participate in or send a representative to each meeting of the
            Council;
                ``(D) work with other relevant Federal departments and
            agencies to identify projects that advance United States
            national security and foreign policy priorities, including by
            complementing United States domestic investments in critical
            and emerging technologies;
                ``(E) support--
                    ``(i) coordination of efforts to develop the
                Corporation's strategic investment initiatives--

                        ``(I) to counter predatory state-directed
                    investment and coercive economic practices of
                    adversaries of the United States;
                        ``(II) to preserve the sovereignty of partner
                    countries; and
                        ``(III) to advance economic growth and national
                    security through the highest standards of transparency,
                    accessibility, and competition;

                    ``(ii) the establishment of performance measurement
                frameworks and reporting on development outcomes of
                strategic investments, consistent with sections 1442 and
                1443; and
                    ``(iii) management of employees of the Corporation that
                are dedicated to ensuring that the Corporation's activities
                advance United States national security and foreign policy
                interests, including through--

                        ``(I) long-term strategic planning;
                        ``(II) issue and crisis management;
                        ``(III) the advancement of strategic initiatives;
                    and
                        ``(IV) strategic planning on how the Corporation's
                    foreign investments may complement United States
                    domestic production of critical and emerging
                    technologies;

                ``(F) foster and maintain relationships both within and
            external to the Corporation that enhance the capacity of the
            Corporation to achieve its mission to advance United States
            national security and foreign policy interests; and
                ``(G) collaborate with the Chief Development Officer to
            ensure United States national security interests are considered
            together with the Corporation's development policy goals.''.
    SEC. 8727. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
        Section 1413(i) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(i)), as so redesignated, is
    amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        section, officers, employees, and agents shall be selected and
        appointed by, or under the authority of, the Chief Executive
        Officer, and shall be vested with such powers and duties as the
        Chief Executive Officer may determine.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (i) by striking ``50'' and inserting ``100''; and
                    (ii) by striking ``Code'' and inserting ``Code, and
                such positions--
                    ``(i) shall be reserved for individuals meeting the
                expert qualifications established by the Corporation's
                qualification review board; and
                    ``(ii) should be prioritized for the development of the
                Corporation's next generation of talent, particularly for
                the recruitment of early career financial or legal sector
                equivalent positions.''; and
                (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, provided that no
            such officer or employee may be compensated at a rate exceeding
            level II of the Executive Schedule'' after ``respectively'';
            and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``subsection (i)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (j)''.
    SEC. 8728. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
        Section 1413(j) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613(j)), as so redesignated, is
    amended--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
        following:
            ``(1) In general.--There is established a Development Finance
        Advisory Council (in this subsection referred to as the `Council')
        that shall advise the Board and the Congressional Strategic
        Advisory Group established by subsection (k) on the development
        priorities and objectives of the Corporation.
            ``(2) Membership.--Members of the Council shall be appointed by
        the Board, on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer,
        and shall be composed of not more than 9 members broadly
        representative of nongovernmental organizations, think tanks,
        advocacy organizations, foundations, private industry, and other
        institutions engaged in international development and international
        development finance, of whom not fewer than 5 members shall be
        experts from the international development sector.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) Board meetings.--The Board shall meet with the Council at
        least twice each year and engage directly with the Board on its
        recommendations to improve the policies and practices of the
        Corporation to achieve the development priorities and objectives of
        the Corporation.
            ``(5) Administration.--The Board shall--
                ``(A) prioritize maintaining the full membership and
            composition of the Council;
                ``(B) inform the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
            Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives when a vacancy of the Council occurs, including
            the date that the vacancy occurred; and
                ``(C) for any vacancy on the Council that remains for 120
            days or more, submit a report to the Committee on Foreign
            Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of
            the House of Representatives explaining why a vacancy is not
            being filled and provide an update on progress made toward
            filling such vacancy, including a reasonable estimation for
            when the Board expects to have the vacancy filled.''.
    SEC. 8729. STRATEGIC ADVISORY GROUP.
        Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is
    further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(k) Congressional Strategic Advisory Group.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the
        enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025,
        there shall be established a Congressional Strategic Advisory Group
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Group'), which shall meet
        not less frequently than annually, including after the budget of
        the President submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United
        States Code, for a fiscal year.
            ``(2) Composition.--The Group shall be composed of the
        following:
                ``(A) The Chief Executive Officer.
                ``(B) Other representatives of the Corporation, as deemed
            necessary by the Chief Executive Officer.
                ``(C) The Strategic Advisors of the Senate, as described in
            paragraph (3)(A).
                ``(D) The Strategic Advisors of the House of
            Representatives, as described in paragraph (3)(B).
            ``(3) Strategic advisors of the senate and the house of
        representatives.--
                ``(A) Strategic advisors of the senate.--
                    ``(i) Establishment.--There is established a group to
                be known as the `Strategic Advisors of the Senate'.
                    ``(ii) Composition.--The group established by clause
                (i) shall be composed of the following:

                        ``(I) The chair of the Committee on Foreign
                    Relations of the Senate, who shall serve as chair of
                    the Strategic Advisors of the Senate.
                        ``(II) The ranking member of the Committee on
                    Foreign Relations of the Senate, who shall serve as
                    vice-chair of the Strategic Advisors of the Senate.
                        ``(III) Not more than 6 additional individuals who
                    are members of the Committee on Foreign Relations of
                    the Senate, designated by the chair, with the consent
                    of the ranking member.

                ``(B) Strategic advisors of the house of representatives.--
                    ``(i) Establishment.--There is established a group to
                be known as the `Strategic Advisors of the House of
                Representatives'.
                    ``(ii) Composition.--The group established by clause
                (i) shall be composed of the following:

                        ``(I) The chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
                    of the House of Representatives, who shall serve as
                    chair of the Strategic Advisors of the House.
                        ``(II) The ranking member of the Committee on
                    Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, who
                    shall serve as vice-chair of the Strategic Advisors of
                    the House.
                        ``(III) Not more than 6 additional individuals who
                    are members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
                    House of Representatives, designated by the chair, with
                    the consent of the ranking member.

            ``(4) Objectives.--The Chief Executive Officer shall consult
        with the Strategic Advisors of the Senate and the Strategic
        Advisors of the House of Representatives established under
        paragraph (3) in order to solicit and receive congressional views
        and advice on the strategic priorities and investments of the
        Corporation, including--
                ``(A) the challenges presented by adversary countries to
            the national security interests of the United States and
            strategic objectives of the Corporation's investments;
                ``(B) priority regions, countries, and sectors that require
            focused consideration for strategic investment;
                ``(C) the priorities and trends pursued by similarly-
            situated development finance institutions of friendly nations,
            including opportunities for partnerships, complementarity, or
            coinvestment;
                ``(D) evolving methods of financing projects, including
            efforts to partner with public sector and private sector
            institutional investors;
                ``(E) institutional or policy changes required to improve
            efficiencies within the Corporation; and
                ``(F) potential legislative changes required to improve the
            Corporation's performance in meeting strategic and development
            imperatives.
            ``(5) Meetings.--
                ``(A) Times.--The chair and the vice-chair of the Strategic
            Advisors of the Senate and the chair and the vice-chair of the
            Strategic Advisors of the House of Representatives, in
            coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, shall determine
            the meeting times of the Group, which may be arranged
            separately or on a bicameral basis by agreement.
                ``(B) Agenda.--Not later than 7 days before each meeting of
            the Group, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit a proposed
            agenda for discussion to the chair and the vice-chair of each
            strategic advisory group referred to in subparagraph (A).
                ``(C) Questions.--To ensure a robust flow of information,
            members of the Group may submit questions for consideration
            before any meeting. A question submitted orally or in writing
            shall receive a response not later than 15 days after the
            conclusion of the first meeting convened wherein such question
            was asked or submitted in writing.
                ``(D) Classified setting.--At the request of the Chief
            Executive Officer or the chair and vice-chair of a strategic
            advisory group established under paragraph (3), business of the
            Group may be conducted in a classified setting, including for
            the purpose of protecting business confidential information and
            to discuss sensitive information with respect to foreign
            competitors.''.
    SEC. 8730. FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES PLAN.
        (a) In General.--Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of
    Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as
    amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following new subsection:
        ``(l) Strategic Priorities Plan.--
            ``(1) Plan required.--Based upon guidance received from the
        Group established pursuant to section 1413(k), the Chief Executive
        Officer shall develop a Strategic Priorities Plan, which shall
        provide--
                ``(A) guidance for the Corporation's strategic investments
            portfolio and the identification and engagement of priority
            strategic investment sectors and regions of importance to the
            United States; and
                ``(B) justifications for the certifications of such
            investments in accordance with section 1412(c).
            ``(2) Evaluations.--The Strategic Priorities Plan should
        determine the objectives and goals of the Corporation's strategic
        investment portfolio by evaluating economic, security, and
        geopolitical dynamics affecting United States strategic interests,
        including--
                ``(A) determining priority countries, regions, sectors, and
            related administrative actions;
                ``(B) plans for the establishment of regional offices
            outside of the United States;
                ``(C) identifying countries where the Corporation's
            support--
                    ``(i) is necessary;
                    ``(ii) would be the preferred alternative to state-
                directed investments by foreign countries of concern; or
                    ``(iii) otherwise furthers the strategic interests of
                the United States to counter or limit the influence of
                foreign countries of concern;
                ``(D) evaluating the interest and willingness of potential
            private finance institutions and private sector project
            implementers to partner with the Corporation on strategic
            investment projects; and
                ``(E) identifying bilateral and multilateral project
            finance partnership opportunities for the Corporation to pursue
            with United States partner and ally countries.
            ``(3) Revisions.--At any time during the relevant period, the
        Chief Executive Officer may request to convene a meeting of the
        Congressional Strategic Advisory Group for the purpose of
        discussing revisions to the Strategic Priorities Plan.
            ``(4) Transparency.--The Chief Executive Officer shall publish,
        on a website of the Corporation--
                ``(A) procedures for applying for products offered by the
            Corporation; and
                ``(B) any other appropriate guidelines and compliance
            restrictions with respect to designated strategic
            priorities.''.
        (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that the
    Corporation, during the 2-year period beginning on October 1, 2025,
    should consider--
            (1) advancing secure supply chains to meet the critical
        minerals needs of the United States and its allies and partners;
            (2) making investments to promote and secure the
        telecommunications sector, particularly undersea cables; and
            (3) establishing, maintaining, and supporting regional offices
        outside the United States for the purpose of identifying and
        supporting priority investment opportunities.
    SEC. 8731. DEVELOPMENT FINANCE EDUCATION.
        Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is
    further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(m) Report on the Feasibility of Establishing a Development
    Finance Education Program at the Foreign Service Institute.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
        enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025,
        the Secretary of State, acting through the Director of the Foreign
        Service Institute and in collaboration with the Chief Executive
        Officer of the Corporation, shall conduct a review of and submit to
        the appropriate congressional committees a report on the utility of
        establishing elective training classes or programs on development
        finance within the School of Professional and Area Studies for all
        levels of the foreign service.
            ``(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
        include a description of how a proposed class would be structured
        to ensure an appropriate level of training in development finance,
        including descriptions of--
                ``(A) the potential benefits and challenges of development
            finance as a component of United States foreign policy in
            promoting development outcomes and in promoting United States
            interests in advocating for the advancement of free-market
            principles;
                ``(B) the operations of the Corporation, generally, and a
            comparative analysis of similarly situated development finance
            institutions, both bilateral and multilateral;
                ``(C) how development finance can further the foreign
            policies of the United States, generally;
                ``(D) the anticipated foreign service consumers of any
            proposed classes on development finance;
                ``(E) the resources that may be required to establish such
            training classes, including through the use of detailed staff
            from the Corporation or temporary fellows brought in from the
            development finance community; and
                ``(F) other relevant issues, as determined by the Secretary
            of State and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
            determines appropriate.''.
    SEC. 8732. INTERNSHIPS.
        Section 1413 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9613), as amended by this title, is
    further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(n) Internships.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Chief Executive Officer shall establish
        the Development Finance Corporation Student Internship Program
        (referred to in this subsection as the `Program') to offer
        internship opportunities at the Corporation to eligible individuals
        to provide important professional development and work experience
        opportunities and raise awareness among future development and
        international finance professionals of the career opportunities at
        the Corporation and to supply important human capital for the
        implementation of the Corporation's critically important
        development finance tools.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible to participate in
        the Program if the applicant--
                ``(A) is a United States citizen;
                ``(B) is enrolled at least half-time at--
                    ``(i) an institution of higher education (as such term
                is defined in section 102(a) of the Higher Education Act of
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a))); or
                    ``(ii) an institution of higher education based outside
                the United States, as determined by the Secretary of State;
                and
                ``(C) satisfies such other qualifications as established by
            the Chief Executive Officer.
            ``(3) Selection.--The Chief Executive Officer shall establish
        selection criteria for individuals to be admitted into the Program
        that includes a demonstrated interest in a career in international
        relations and international economic development policy.
            ``(4) Compensation.--
                ``(A) Housing assistance.--The Chief Executive Officer may
            provide housing assistance to an eligible individual
            participating in the Program whose permanent address is within
            the United States if the location of the internship in which
            such individual is participating is more than 50 miles away
            from such individual's permanent address.
                ``(B) Travel assistance.--The Chief Executive Officer shall
            provide to an eligible individual participating in the Program,
            whose permanent address is within the United States, financial
            assistance that is sufficient to cover the travel costs of a
            single round trip by air, train, bus, or other appropriate
            transportation between the eligible individual's permanent
            address and the location of the internship in which such
            eligible individual is participating if such location is--
                    ``(i) more than 50 miles from the eligible individual's
                permanent address; or
                    ``(ii) outside of the United States.
            ``(5) Voluntary participation.--
                ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section may be construed
            to compel any individual who is a participant in an internship
            program of the Corporation to participate in the collection of
            the data or divulge any personal information. Such individuals
            shall be informed that any participation in data collection
            under this subsection is voluntary.
                ``(B) Privacy protection.--Any data collected under this
            subsection shall be subject to the relevant privacy protection
            statutes and regulations applicable to Federal employees.
            ``(6) Special hiring authority.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of law, the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with
        the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, with respect to
        the number of interns to be hired under this subsection each year,
        may--
                ``(A) select, appoint, and employ individuals for up to 1
            year through compensated internships in the excepted service;
            and
                ``(B) remove any compensated intern employed pursuant to
            subparagraph (A) without regard to the provisions of law
            governing appointments in the competitive excepted service.
            ``(7) Availability of appropriations.--Internships offered and
        compensated by the Corporation under this subsection shall be
        funded solely by available amounts appropriated after the date of
        the enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of
        2025 to the Corporate Capital Account established under section
        1434.''.
    SEC. 8733. INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM.
        Section 1415 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9614) is amended by adding at the
    end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Consolidation of Functions.--Not later than 90 days after the
    date of enactment of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of
    2025, the Board shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional
    committees describing any efficiencies that may be gained through the
    consolidation of functions of the independent accountability mechanism
    under the authorities of the Office of the Inspector General of the
    Corporation under section 1414. The report shall include an outline as
    to how the Inspector General of the Corporation would develop an
    internal environmental, social, and governance expertise to adequately
    replace the independent accountability mechanism's environmental,
    social, and governance expertise.''.

          Subtitle C--Authorities Relating to the Provision of Support

    SEC. 8741. EQUITY INVESTMENT.
        (a) Corporate Equity Investment Fund.--Section 1421(c) of the
    Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018
    (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
            ``(7) Corporate equity investment account.--
                ``(A) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury
            of the United States a fund to be known as the `Development
            Finance Corporate Equity Investment Account' (referred to in
            this division as the `Equity Investment Account'), which shall
            be administered by the Corporation as a revolving account to
            carry out the purposes of this section.
                ``(B) Purpose.--The Corporation shall--
                    ``(i) manage the Equity Investment Account in ways that
                demonstrate a commitment to pursuing catalytic investments
                in less developed countries in accordance with section
                1412(c)(1) and paragraph (1); and
                    ``(ii) collect data and information about the use of
                the Equity Investment Account to inform the Corporation's
                record of returns on investments and reevaluation of equity
                investment subsidy rates prior to the termination of the
                authorities provided under this title.
                ``(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
            to be appropriated to the Equity Investment Account
            $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
                ``(D) Offsetting collections and funds.--Earnings and
            proceeds from the sale or redemption of, and fees, credits, and
            other collections from, the equity investments of the
            Corporation under the Equity Investment Account shall be
            retained and deposited into the Fund and shall remain available
            to carry out this subsection without fiscal year limitation
            without further appropriation.
                ``(E) Impact quotient.--The Corporation shall ensure that
            at least 25 percent of its obligations from funds authorized to
            be appropriated under subparagraph (C) or otherwise made
            available for the Fund for Corporation projects are rated in
            the upper 20 percent on the Impact Quotient tier system, or any
            similar or successor assessment tool, developed pursuant to
            section 1442(b)(1).''.
        (b) Guidelines and Criteria.--Section 1421(c)(3)(C) of the Better
    Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22
    U.S.C. 9621(c)(3)(C)), is amended by inserting ``, localized
    workforces, and partner country economic security'' after ``markets''.
        (c) Limitations on Equity Investments.--Section 1421(c)(4)(A) of
    the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of
    2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621(c)(4)(A)), by striking ``30'' and inserting
    ``40''.
    SEC. 8742. SPECIAL PROJECTS.
        Section 1421 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9621) is amended by striking
    subsection (f) and inserting the following:
        ``(f) Special Projects and Programs.--The Corporation may
    administer and manage special projects and programs in support of
    specific transactions undertaken by the Corporation--
            ``(1) for the provision of post-investment technical assistance
        for existing projects of the Corporation, including programs of
        financial and advisory support that provide private technical,
        professional, or managerial assistance in the development of human
        resources, skills, technology, or capital savings; or
            ``(2) subject to the nondelegable review and approval of the
        Board, by creating companies, corporations, and partnerships that
        advance both the development objectives and foreign policy
        interests outlined in the purpose of this division if, not later
        than 30 days prior to entering into an agreement or other
        arrangement to provide support pursuant to this section, the Chief
        Executive Officer--
                ``(A) notifies the appropriate congressional committees;
            and
                ``(B) includes in the notification required by subparagraph
            (A) a certification that such support--
                    ``(i) is designed to meet an exigent need that is
                critical to the national security interests of the United
                States; and
                    ``(ii) could not otherwise be secured utilizing the
                authorities under this section.''.
    SEC. 8743. TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
        Section 1422 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9622) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting
        the following:
            ``(3) The Corporation shall, with respect to providing any loan
        guaranty to a project, require the parties to the project to bear a
        risk of loss on the project in an amount equal to at least 20
        percent of the amount of such guaranty. The Corporation shall
        continue to work with the President to streamline the process for
        securing waivers that would enable the Corporation to guarantee up
        to 100 percent of the amount of a loan, provided that risk of loss
        in the project borne by the parties to the project is equal to at
        least 20 percent of the guaranty amount.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Best Practices to Prevent Usurious or Abusive Lending by
    Intermediaries.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Corporation shall ensure that terms,
        conditions, penalties, rules for collections practices, and other
        finance administration policies that govern Corporation-backed
        lending, guarantees and other financial instruments through
        intermediaries are consistent with industry best practices and the
        Corporation's rules with respect to direct lending to its clients.
            ``(2) Truth in lending policies.--The Corporation shall develop
        required truth in lending rules, guidelines, and related
        implementing policies and practices to govern secondary lending
        through intermediaries and shall report such policies and practices
        to the appropriate committees not later than 180 days of enactment
        of the DFC Modernization and Reauthorization Act of 2025, with
        annual updates, as needed, thereafter.
            ``(3) Policy development requirements.--In developing such
        policies and practices required by paragraph (2), the Corporation
        shall--
                ``(A) take into account any particular vulnerabilities
            generally faced by potential applicants or recipients of
            microlending and other forms of microfinance, such as lack of
            experience with lending or lack of financial literacy;
                ``(B) develop and apply, generally, rules and terms to
            ensure Corporation-backed lending through an intermediary does
            not carry excessively punitive or disproportionate penalties
            for customers in default;
                ``(C) ensure that such policies and practices include
            effective safeguards to prevent usurious or abusive lending by
            intermediaries, including in the provision of microfinance; and
                ``(D) ensure the intermediary includes in any lending
            contract with microfinance borrowers that is supported by the
            Corporation an appropriate level of financial disclosure to the
            borrower, including--
                    ``(i) disclosures that explain in all material respects
                to the customer both lender and customer rights and
                obligations under the contract in language that is
                accessible to the customer;
                    ``(ii) the material loan terms and tenure of the
                contract;
                    ``(iii) the procedures and potential penalties or
                forfeitures in case of default;
                    ``(iv) information on privacy and personal data
                protection; and
                    ``(v) any other information that the Corporation
                determines is needed to inform the borrower of the material
                terms of the loan.
            ``(4) Audit requirements.--The Corporation shall establish
        appropriate auditing mechanisms to oversee and monitor secondary
        lending provided through intermediaries in partner countries and
        include in each annual report to Congress required under paragraph
        (2) a summary of the results of such audits.''.
    SEC. 8744. TERMINATION.
        Section 1424(a) of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9624) is amended by striking ``the
    date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and
    inserting ``December 31, 2031''.

                           Subtitle D--Other Matters

    SEC. 8751. OPERATIONS.
        Section 1431 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9631) is amended by adding at the
    end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            ``(1) the Corporation is obligated to consult with and collect
        input from current employees on plans to substantially reorganize
        the Corporation prior to implementation of such plan; and
            ``(2) the Corporation should consider preference, experience,
        and, when relevant, seniority when reassigning existing employees
        to new areas of work.''.
    SEC. 8752. CORPORATE POWERS.
        Section 1432(a)(10) of the Better Utilization of Investments
    Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9632(a)(10)) is amended
    by striking ``until the expiration of the current lease under
    predecessor authority, as of the day before the date of the enactment
    of this Act''.
    SEC. 8753. MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY.
        Section 1433 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9633) is amended to read as follows:
    ``SEC. 1433. MAXIMUM CONTINGENT LIABILITY.
        ``(a) In General.--The maximum contingent liability of the
    Corporation outstanding at any one time shall not exceed in the
    aggregate $205,000,000,000.
        ``(b) Rule of Construction.--The maximum contingent liability shall
    apply to all extension of liability by the Corporation regardless of
    the authority cited thereto.''.
    SEC. 8754. PERFORMANCE MEASURES, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING.
        Section 1442 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9652) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
            ``(1) develop a development impact measurement system, to be
        known as the Corporation's Impact Quotient, which shall--
                ``(A) serve as a metrics-based measurement system to assess
            a project's expected outcomes and development impact on a
            country, a region, and populations throughout the sourcing,
            origination, management, monitoring, and evaluation stages of a
            project's lifecycle;
                ``(B) enable the Corporation to assess development impact
            at both the project and portfolio level;
                ``(C) provide guidance on when to take appropriate
            corrective measures to further development goals throughout a
            project's lifecycle; and
                ``(D) inform congressional notification requirements
            outlining the Corporation's project development impacts;'';
                (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (C) in paragraph (4)--
                    (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``method for ensuring, appropriate development
                performance'' and inserting ``method for evaluating and
                documenting the development impacts''; and
                    (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) develop standards for, and a method for ensuring,
        appropriate monitoring of the Corporation's compliance with
        environmental and social standards consistent with the guidance
        published by the Corporation following broad consultation with
        appropriate stakeholders to include civil society; and
            ``(6) develop standards for, and a method for ensuring,
        appropriate monitoring of the Corporation's portfolio, including
        standards for ensuring employees or agents of the Corporation
        identify and conduct in-person site visits of each high-risk loan,
        loan guarantee, and equity project, as necessary and appropriate,
        after the initial disbursement of funds.'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d)
        and (e), respectively;
            (3) by inserting the following after subsection (b):
        ``(c) Required Performance Measures Update for Congressional
    Strategic Advisory Group.--At any meeting of the Congressional
    Strategic Advisory Group, the Corporation shall be prepared discuss the
    standards developed in subsection (b) for all ongoing projects.''; and
            (4) by inserting at the end the following:
        ``(f) Staffing for Portfolio Oversight and Reporting.--
            ``(1) Requirement to maintain capacity.--The Corporation shall
        maintain an adequate number of full-time personnel with appropriate
        expertise to fulfill its obligations under this section and section
        1443, including--
                ``(A) monitoring and evaluating the financial performance
            of the Corporation's portfolio;
                ``(B) evaluating the development and strategic impact of
            investments throughout the program lifecycle;
                ``(C) preparing required annual reporting on the
            Corporation's portfolio of investments, including the
            information set forth in section 1443(a)(6); and
                ``(D) monitoring for compliance with all applicable laws
            and ethics requirements.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--Personnel assigned to carry out the
        obligations described in paragraph (1) shall possess demonstrable
        professional experience in relevant areas, such as development
        finance, financial analysis, investment portfolio management,
        monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, or legal and ethics
        expertise.
            ``(3) Organizational structure.--The Corporation shall maintain
        such personnel within 1 or more dedicated units or offices, which
        shall--
                ``(A) be functionally independent from investment
            origination teams;
                ``(B) be managed by senior staff who report to the Chief
            Executive Officer or Deputy Chief Executive Officer; and
                ``(C) be allocated resources sufficient to fulfill the
            Corporation's obligations under this section and to support
            transparency and accountability to Congress and to the public.
            ``(4) Insulation from reductions.--The Corporation may not
        reduce the staffing, funding, or organizational independence of the
        units or personnel responsible for fulfilling the obligations under
        this section unless--
                ``(A) the Chief Executive Officer certifies in writing to
            the appropriate congressional committees that such reductions
            are necessary due to operational exigency, statutory change, or
            budgetary shortfall; and
                ``(B) the Corporation includes in its annual report a
            detailed explanation of the impact of any such changes on its
            capacity to analyze and report on portfolio performance.''.
    SEC. 8755. ANNUAL REPORT.
        Section 1443 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9653) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting a semicolon; and
                (C) by inserting at the end the following:
            ``(5) the United States strategic, foreign policy, and
        development objectives advanced through projects supported by the
        Corporation; and
            ``(6) the health of the Corporation's portfolio, including an
        annual overview of funds committed, funds disbursed, default and
        recovery rates, capital mobilized, equity investments' year on year
        returns, and any difference between how investments were modeled at
        commitment and how they ultimately performed, to include a
        narrative explanation explaining any changes.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B)
            and inserting the following:
                ``(A) the desired development impact and strategic outcomes
            for projects, and whether or not the Corporation is meeting the
            associated metrics, goals, and development objectives,
            including, to the extent practicable, in the years after
            conclusion of projects;
                ``(B) whether the Corporation's support for projects that
            focus on achieving strategic outcomes are achieving such
            strategic objectives of such investments over the duration of
            the support and lasting after the Corporation's support is
            completed;
                ``(C) the value of private sector assets brought to bear
            relative to the amount of support provided by the Corporation
            and the value of any other public sector support;
                ``(D) the total private capital projected to be mobilized
            by projects supported by the Corporation during that year,
            including an analysis of the lenders and investors involved and
            investment instruments used;
                ``(E) the total private capital actually mobilized by
            projects supported by the Corporation that were fully funded by
            the end of that year, including--
                    ``(i) an analysis of the lenders and investors involved
                and investment instruments used; and
                    ``(ii) a comparison with the private capital projected
                to be mobilized for the projects described in this
                paragraph;
                ``(F) a breakdown of--
                    ``(i) the amount and percentage of Corporation support
                provided to less developed countries, advancing income
                countries, and high-income countries in the previous fiscal
                year; and
                    ``(ii) the amount and percentage of Corporation support
                provided to less developed countries, advancing income
                countries and high-income countries averaged over the last
                5 fiscal years;
                ``(G) a breakdown of the aggregate amounts and percentage
            of the maximum contingent liability of the Corporation
            authorized to be outstanding pursuant to section 1433 in less
            developed countries, advancing income countries, and high-
            income countries;
                ``(H) the risk appetite of the Corporation to undertake
            projects in less developed countries and in sectors that are
            critical to development but less likely to deliver substantial
            financial returns; and
                ``(I) efforts by the Chief Executive Officer to incentivize
            calculated risk-taking by transaction teams, including through
            the conduct of development performance reviews and provision of
            development performance rewards;'';
                (B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``; and'' and
            inserting a semicolon;
                (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
                (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) to the extent practicable, recommendations for measures
        that could enhance the strategic goals of projects to adapt to
        changing circumstances; and''.
    SEC. 8756. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PROJECT INFORMATION.
        Section 1444 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9654) is amended in paragraph (1) to
    read as follows:
            ``(1) maintain a user-friendly, publicly available, machine-
        readable database with detailed project-level information, as
        appropriate and to the extent practicable, including a description
        of the support provided by the Corporation under title II, which
        shall include, to the greatest extent feasible for each project--
                ``(A) the information included in the report to Congress
            under section 1443;
                ``(B) project-level performance metrics; and
                ``(C) a description of the development impact of the
            project, including anticipated impact prior to initiation of
            the project and assessed impact during and after the completion
            of the project; and''.
    SEC. 8757. NOTIFICATIONS TO BE PROVIDED BY THE CORPORATION.
        Section 1446 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9656) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and
        inserting ``$20,000,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (B) in paragraph (3)--
                    (i) by inserting ``the Corporation's impact quotient
                outlining'' after ``asset and''; and
                    (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                ``; and''; and
                (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4)(A) information relating to whether the Corporation has
        accepted a creditor status that is subordinate to that of other
        creditors in the project, activity, or asset; and
            ``(B) for all projects, activities, or assets that the
        Corporation has accepted a creditor status that is subordinate to
        that of other creditors the Corporation shall include a description
        of the substantive policy rationale required by section 1422(b)(12)
        that influenced the decision to accept such a creditor status.''.
    SEC. 8758. LIMITATIONS AND PREFERENCES.
        Section 1451 of the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to
    Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9671) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting
        ``2.5 percent''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(j) Policies With Respect to State-owned Enterprises,
    Anticompetitive Practices, and Countries of Concern.--
            ``(1) Policy.--The Corporation shall develop appropriate
        policies and guidelines for support provided under title II for a
        project involving a state-owned enterprise, sovereign wealth fund,
        or a parastatal entity to ensure such support is provided
        consistent with appropriate principles and practices of competitive
        neutrality.
            ``(2) Prohibitions.--
                ``(A) Anticompetitive practices.--The Corporation may not
            provide support under title II for a project that involves a
            private sector entity engaged in anticompetitive practices.
                ``(B) Countries of concern.--The Corporation may not
            provide support under title II for projects that would be
            operated, managed, or controlled by the government of a county
            of concern or a state-owned enterprise that belongs to or is
            under the control of a country of concern.
                ``(C) Exception.--The President may waive the restriction
            under subparagraph (B) on a project-by-project basis if the
            President submits to the appropriate congressional committees--
                    ``(i) a certification, which may be included as a
                classified or confidential annex to a report required by
                section 1446, that such support is important to the
                national security interests of the United States; and
                    ``(ii) a written justification of how such support
                directly counters or significantly limits the influence of
                an entity described in such subparagraph.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                ``(A) Control.--The term `control', with respect to an
            enterprise, means the power by any means to control the
            enterprise regardless of--
                    ``(i) the level of ownership; and
                    ``(ii) whether or not the power is exercised.
                ``(B) Owned.--The term `owned', with respect to an
            enterprise, means a majority or controlling interest, whether
            by value or voting interest, of the shares of that enterprise,
            including through fiduciaries, agents, or other means.
                ``(C) State-owned enterprise.--The term `state-owned
            enterprise' means any enterprise established for a commercial
            or business purpose that is directly owned or controlled by one
            or more governments, including any agency, instrumentality,
            subdivision, or other unit of government at any level of
            jurisdiction.''.

                         TITLE LXXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 8801. Pilot program for sound insulation repair and replacement.
    Sec. 8802. Alignment of timing of updates of strategic plan with updates
              to National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing.
    Sec. 8803. Lumbee Fairness Act.
    Sec. 8804. Drinking water well replacement for Chincoteague, Virginia.
    Sec. 8805. Briefing on implementation of Compact of Free Association
              Amendments Act of 2024 with respect to veterans in the Freely
              Associated States.
    Sec. 8806. Disinterment of remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam
              Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    SEC. 8801. PILOT PROGRAM FOR SOUND INSULATION REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.
        (a) Government Share.--Section 47109 of title 49, United States
    Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(i) Special Rule for Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement.--
    With respect to a project to carry out sound insulation that is granted
    a waiver under section 47110(j), the allowable project cost for such
    project shall be calculated without consideration of any costs that
    were previously paid by the Government.''.
        (b) Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Projects.--
    Section 47110 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at
    the end the following:
        ``(j) Pilot Program for Sound Insulation Repair and Replacements.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
        enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Federal
        Aviation Administration shall establish a pilot program at up to
        two large hub public-use airports for local airport operators that
        have established a local program to fund secondary noise insulation
        using nonaeronautical revenue that provides a one-time waiver of
        the requirement of subsection (b)(4) for a qualifying airport as
        applied to projects to carry out repair and replacement of sound
        insulation for a residential building for which the airport
        previously received Federal assistance or Federally authorized
        airport assistance under this subchapter if--
                ``(A) the Secretary determines that the additional
            assistance is justified due to the residence containing any
            sound insulation treatment or other type of sound proofing
            material previously installed under this subchapter that is
            determined to be eligible pursuant to paragraph (2);
                ``(B) the residence--
                    ``(i) falls within the Day Night Level (DNL) of 65 to
                75 decibel (dB) noise contours, according to the most
                recent noise exposure map (as such term is defined in
                section 150.7 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations)
                available as of the date of enactment of this subsection;
                    ``(ii) fell within such noise contours at the time the
                initial sound insulation treatment was installed, but a
                qualified noise auditor has determined that--

                        ``(I) such sound insulation treatment caused
                    physical damage to the residence; or
                        ``(II) the materials used for sound insulation
                    treatment were of low quality and have deteriorated,
                    broken, or otherwise no longer function as intended;
                    and

                    ``(iii) is shown through testing that current interior
                noise levels exceed DNL 45 dB, and the new insulation would
                have the ability to achieve a 5 dB noise reduction; and
                ``(C) the qualifying airport--
                    ``(i) is a large hub airport (as defined in section
                40102 of title 49, United States Code);
                    ``(ii) is located in a dense residential area, with a
                minimum population of 200,000 residents within a 5-mile
                radius of the airport;
                    ``(iii) has an established residential sound insulation
                program that has been operational for at least 30 years and
                began in the year 1985;
                    ``(iv) is located in a metropolitan statistical area
                with a population of at least 4,000,000 people; and
                    ``(v) has at least 22,000,000 enplanements annually.
            ``(2) Eligibility determination.--To be eligible for waiver
        under this subsection for repair or replacement of sound insulation
        treatment projects, an applicant shall--
                ``(A) ensure that the applicant and the property owner have
            made a good faith effort to exhaust any amounts available
            through warranties, insurance coverage, and legal remedies for
            the sound insulation treatment previously installed on the
            eligible residence;
                ``(B) verify the sound insulation treatment for which
            Federal assistance was previously provided was installed prior
            to the year 2002; and
                ``(C) demonstrate that a qualified noise auditor, based on
            an inspection of the residence, determined that--
                    ``(i) the sound insulation treatment for which Federal
                assistance was previously provided has resulted in
                structural deterioration that was not caused by failure of
                the property owner to repair or adequately maintain the
                residential building or through the negligence of the
                applicant or the property owner; and
                    ``(ii) the condition of the sound insulation treatment
                described in subparagraph (A) is not attributed to actions
                taken by an owner or occupant of the residence.
            ``(3) Additional authority for surveys.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, the Secretary shall consider a cost
        allowable under this subchapter for an airport to conduct periodic
        surveys of properties in which repair and replacement of sound
        insulation treatment was carried out as described in paragraph (1)
        and for which the airport previously received Federal assistance or
        Federally authorized airport assistance under this subchapter. The
        surveys shall be conducted only for those properties for which the
        airport has identified a property owner who is interested in having
        a survey be undertaken to assess the current effectiveness of the
        sound insulation treatment. Such surveys shall be carried out to
        identify any properties described in the preceding sentence that
        are eligible for funds under this subsection.''.
    SEC. 8802. ALIGNMENT OF TIMING OF UPDATES OF STRATEGIC PLAN WITH
    UPDATES TO NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
        (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 34(i) of the National
    Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is
    amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and update not less
        frequently than once every 3 years thereafter,'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (M) as
        subparagraphs (E) through (N), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C), the following new
        subparagraph:
                ``(D) to update the strategic plan developed under
            subparagraph (C) not less frequently than once every four years
            such that the planning cycle for each such update aligns with
            the planning cycle for updates to the strategic plan required
            under section 102(c)(4) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization
            Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 6622(c)(4)) to better ensure the Program
            reflects the priorities of such strategic plan under such
            section 102(c)(4);''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 34(i) of the National Institute
    of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278s(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``developing and updating the
        strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C)'' and inserting ``developing
        the strategic plan under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) and
        updating such plan under subparagraph (D) of such paragraph''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following new
        sentence: ``Upon completion of each update required under paragraph
        (2)(D), the Secretary shall transmit such strategic plan to such
        committees.''.
    SEC. 8803. LUMBEE FAIRNESS ACT.
        (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Lumbee
    Fairness Act''.
        (b) Federal Recognition.--The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254,
    chapter 375), is amended--
            (1) by striking section 2;
            (2) in the first sentence of the first section, by striking
        ``That the Indians'' and inserting the following:
    ``SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF LUMBEE INDIANS.
        ``The Indians'';
            (3) in the preamble--
                (A) by inserting before the first undesignated clause the
            following:
    ``SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
        ``Congress finds that--'';
                (B) by designating the undesignated clauses as paragraphs
            (1) through (4), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
                (C) by striking ``Whereas'' each place it appears;
                (D) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of
            each of paragraphs (1) and (2) (as so designated); and
                (E) in paragraph (4) (as so designated), by striking ``:
            Now, therefore,'' and inserting a period;
            (4) by moving the enacting clause so as to appear before
        section 1 (as so designated);
            (5) by striking the last sentence of section 3 (as designated
        by paragraph (2));
            (6) by inserting before section 3 (as designated by paragraph
        (2)) the following:
    ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
        ``In this Act:
            ``(1) Claim.--The term `claim' means any claim that has been
        asserted or could have been asserted by the Lumbee Tribe of North
        Carolina or any member relating to a right, title, or interest in
        property, to trespass or property damages, or hunting, fishing, or
        other rights to natural resources, subject to the condition that
        the claim is based on aboriginal title, recognized title, or title
        by grant, patent, or treaty.
            ``(2) Federally recognized indian tribe.--The term `federally
        recognized Indian tribe' means any Indian tribe included on the
        most recent list published by the Secretary under section 104(a) of
        the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C.
        5131(a)).
            ``(3) Member.--The term `member' means any individual enrolled
        as a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina--
                ``(A) as of the date of enactment of the Lumbee Fairness
            Act; and
                ``(B) after that date of enactment.
            ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of
        the Interior.''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
    ``SEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.
        ``(a) In General.--Federal recognition is extended to the Lumbee
    Tribe of North Carolina.
        ``(b) Applicability of Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this
    Act, all Federal laws (including regulations) of general application to
    Indians and federally recognized Indian tribes, including the Act of
    June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the `Indian Reorganization Act') (48
    Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), shall apply to the
    Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its members.
    ``SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL SERVICES.
        ``(a) In General.--The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and its
    members shall be eligible for all services and benefits provided by the
    Federal Government to federally recognized Indian tribes when--
            ``(1) the Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services has developed a determination of needs under section
        subsection (c); and
            ``(2) the Secretary has completed the verification of the
        tribal roll under subsection (d)(1).
        ``(b) Service Area.--For the purpose of the delivery of Federal
    services and benefits described in subsection (a), members residing in
    Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina
    shall be deemed to be residing on or near an Indian reservation.
        ``(c) Determination of Needs.--On verification by the Secretary of
    a tribal roll under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary and the Secretary
    of Health and Human Services shall--
            ``(1) develop, in consultation with the Lumbee Tribe of North
        Carolina, a determination of needs to provide the services for
        which members are eligible; and
            ``(2) in the first fiscal year following the date on which the
        tribal roll is verified, each submit to Congress a written
        statement of those needs, which shall be included in the materials
        submitted to Congress in support of the President's budget
        submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code,
        for that fiscal year.
        ``(d) Tribal Roll.--
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition of receiving Federal services
        and benefits described in subsection (a), the Lumbee Tribe of North
        Carolina shall submit to the Secretary the tribal roll in effect on
        the date of enactment of this section, which shall be verified by
        the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Verification limitation and deadline.--The verification
        by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be--
                ``(A) limited to confirming the presence of documentary
            proof of compliance with the membership criteria described in
            the constitution of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina adopted
            on November 16, 2001; and
                ``(B) completed not later than 2 years after the submission
            of a digitized roll with supporting documentary proof by the
            Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to the Secretary.
        ``(e) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section prevents the
    Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina from changing its tribal roll or
    membership qualifications after the date of enactment of this section.
    ``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE LAND INTO TRUST.
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to take land into
    trust for the benefit of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, if such
    land is located within the boundaries of Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, or
    Scotland Counties in North Carolina.
        ``(b) Treatment of Certain Land.--An application to take into trust
    land located within Robeson County in North Carolina under this section
    shall be treated by the Secretary as an `on reservation' trust
    acquisition under part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (or
    a successor regulation).
        ``(c) Claims Against the United States.--Any claim accruing before
    the date of enactment of this section against the United States shall
    first be authorized by an Act of Congress.
    ``SEC. 7. JURISDICTION OF STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
        ``(a) In General.--With respect to land located within the State of
    North Carolina that is owned by, or held in trust by the United States
    for the benefit of, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, or any
    dependent Indian community of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the
    State of North Carolina shall exercise jurisdiction over--
            ``(1) all criminal offenses that are committed; and
            ``(2) all civil actions that arise.
        ``(b) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--
            ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 403 of the Civil Rights
        Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1323), and subject to paragraph (2), the
        Secretary may accept on behalf of the United States, after
        consulting with the Attorney General of the United States, any
        transfer by the State of North Carolina to the United States of any
        portion of the jurisdiction of the State of North Carolina
        described in subsection (a) over Indian country occupied by the
        Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina pursuant to an agreement between the
        Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and the State of North Carolina.
            ``(2) Restriction.--A transfer of jurisdiction described in
        paragraph (1) may not take effect until 2 years after the effective
        date of the agreement described in that paragraph.
        ``(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the application of
    section 109 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919).
    ``SEC. 8. SAVINGS PROVISION.
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c)--
            ``(1) the delivery of services to the Lumbee Tribe of North
        Carolina or its members shall not occur before the third fiscal
        year following the date of enactment of this section; but
            ``(2) that delay in the delivery of services shall not extend
        beyond 3 fiscal years following that date of enactment.
        ``(b) New and Restored Tribes Funding.--The Lumbee Tribe of North
    Carolina shall be eligible for funding provided by the Department of
    the Interior and the Department of Human Services that is only
    available to newly federally recognized and restored Indian tribes.
        ``(c) Current Funding and Services.--Nothing in this section
    affects the level of funding or services being delivered by any Federal
    agency to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on or before the date of
    enactment of this section.''.
    SEC. 8804. DRINKING WATER WELL REPLACEMENT FOR CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA.
        (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
    Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may
    enter into an agreement, as appropriate, with the Town of Chincoteague,
    Virginia, for a period of up to five years, for reimbursement of the
    Town of Chincoteague's costs directly associated with the development
    of a plan for the following:
            (1) The decommissioning of drinking water wells currently
        situated on property administered by National Aeronautics and Space
        Administration.
            (2) The establishment of alternative drinking water wells,
        which are located on property under the administrative control,
        whether through lease, ownership, or easement, of the Town of
        Chincoteague.
        (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include, to the
    extent practicable, information relating to the following:
            (1) Any drinking water well described in paragraph (1) such
        subsection, including an identification relating thereto, that is
        to be decommissioned.
            (2) The location under paragraph (2) of such subsection of the
        site to which any alternative drinking water well is be
        established.
            (3) The estimated cost of any such establishment, including for
        the purchase, lease, or use of additional property, engineering,
        design, permitting, or construction relating thereto.
        (c) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, in coordination with the head or
    other appropriate representative of any entity relevant to any
    agreement entered into under subsection (a), shall submit to the
    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
    Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate a copy of any such agreement.
    SEC. 8805. BRIEFING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION
    AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2024 WITH RESPECT TO VETERANS IN THE FREELY
    ASSOCIATED STATES.
        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than monthly thereafter
    until the date that is five years after such date of enactment, the
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the Committee on
    Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    of the House of Representatives a briefing on the status of
    implementation of the provisions of the Compact of Free Association
    Amendments Act of 2024 (title II of division G of Public Law 118-42)
    relating to veterans in the Freely Associated States in a way that is
    consistent with the intent of Congress, including--
            (1) engagement with the governments of the Freely Associated
        States;
            (2) a projected timeline for veterans in the Freely Associated
        States to receive hospital care and medical services; and
            (3) an estimate of the cost of implementation of such
        provisions.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Freely associated states.--The term ``Freely Associated
        States'' means--
                (A) the Federated States of Micronesia;
                (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
                (C) the Republic of Palau.
            (2) Hospital care; medical services.--The terms ``hospital
        care'' and ``medical services'' have the meanings given those terms
        in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code.
    SEC. 8806. DISINTERMENT OF REMAINS OF FERNANDO V. COTA FROM FORT SAM
    HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, TEXAS.
        (a) Disinterment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall disinter
    the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National
    Cemetery, Texas.
        (b) Notification.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not carry
    out subsection (a) until after notifying the next of kin of Fernando V.
    Cota.
        (c) Disposition.--After carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
    of Veterans Affairs shall--
            (1) relinquish the remains to the next of kin described in
        subsection (b); or
            (2) if no such next of kin responds to the notification under
        subsection (b), arrange for disposition of the remains as the
        Secretary determines appropriate.

                                   Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                                Vice President of the United States and
                                                   President of the Senate.